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Yeah. I'm working on some hats, Henry. Hey Tyrone. Thanks brother! Joe - thanks for the kid words. Much appreciated...

Thank you for your taking a look and commenting, Carl. I love your sig...

Thanks, so much, Håkan. I appreciate your stopping in. Thank you Henry. I've got the slotted rotors in 1/16th.

I appreciate it Darryl. Will do. The question is just "how fast?"... LOL

Looks really good, Joe. For being a Ford guy, Malibus of that vintage have always been a favorite of mine.

Thanks Leonard. How're you getting along on your Camaro Super Streeter?

Thanks Ray. I appreciate it. Thanks, too, to all of you who replied after my previous post. I totally spaced off on replying to comments...

As usual, progress on my Fairmont build has gone by fits and starts. The positive thing is, I do have some progress to report. I received some very cool front and rear brake hats/hubs back in June that will find their way onto this build. This pic shows the bare front hub beside an assembled hat/rotor/stud assembly. I developed a set of retrofit slotted rotors that I've decided I'm going to use on this build instead of the drilled set. A little bit higher angle of the rear assembly. The rears were machined to accept my photo etch brake rotors and have the equivalent of a 5” bolt circle. The front hubs have a slightly smaller bolt circle and stud hole diameter and should work really nicely for a set of spindle mount wheels What the rear looks like with the rear brakes mocked up on the axles: In addition to the hub detail, I finally got around to working on the trans tunnel and pan. I was a bit concerned about removing the tunnel integral with the pan because I wasn’t sure how much flex it would introduce into the pan, but it seems manageable. I build some stepped receivers into the floor pan under which the flanges on the tunnel fit. They add some finish and a bit of rigidity to the floor. The PE tunnel is actually a two-piece unit. Since the new system doesn't appear to let me preview how things look, I hope everything is more or less in order. Thoughts and comments welcome.

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Thanks for the plug, Randy...

Fantastic job so far Tim. That puppy looks bad to the bone!

Super job... I love it!

Sweet!

Cool!

Nice!

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That's looking really wicked, Tyrone. The cowl scoop looks great!

Magnificent - and so, so tiny!

Beautiful paint job. It's looking really sharp all the way around...

Gorgeous work, Tim... I continue to be in awe... (and I shouldn't be by now)

Remarkable work, Tim. I don't recall if this has been discussed before or not - is there any significance with the 1956 date on the penny? It was a very good year, you know...

Amazing job, Chris. Engineering job and execution is first rate, my friend...!

Hey Jeremy, I am working on it. Hopefully not too much longer... Scott

Beautiful work, Tim...

Gorgeous, my friend!