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Sounds good Chris. Thanks for your help, bro...

Thanks Chris. I did some checking online last night to see if I could find distributors. Many of them are overseas and/or don't seem to carry those particular P/Ns, so was hoping you had a suggestion re where to go, ideally here in the States. I think these look cool enough, and are very appropriate, scale- and appearance-wise, so will go overseas if I need to.

Will do, Stan. Thanks!

Thanks Chris. Where did you source yours from? Those look like they'd be about perfect. Like you said, maybe a tad over scale but it's better to be a little over than a little under IMHO.

Thanks, so much, Darryl! Niko - if my build gives anybody ideas or inspiration to work a little out of their comfort zone, then it makes all of us better. This build is sooo far beyond anything I've done in the past... LOL

Thanks Chris. I appreciate your expressing your opinion about the wheel stud situation. I'll look forward to seeing pics/getting info about the studs and bolts you're talking about. Not to sound slobbery, but you've had a tremendous influence on my build, as well. When I see how you've stuck with all the minute detaiing you've done, and "lived through" some of the two-steps-forward-one-step-backward situations, it's given me extra motivation to push through some of my own adversities.

I'm trying to expand the offerings in smaller scale, John. Thanks for the kind words, Lou. I'm trying to treat each sub-assembly as its own little creation. Noted, Len. Thanks! Thanks Chris! It's nice to hear from you brother... I made some progress on three different fronts over the past few days. In response to the question by John Buzzerio about if I was substituting anything for the cast lug nuts, I drilled out the rears (so far) and am a step closer to using studs and nuts. Still not sure if I want to get into wheel studs as part of the brakes or not, but at least it’s a step in the right direction. I’m showing a couple pics of the wheels as they are now. I will try to show a couple pics of how I got them to this point sometime later. It's amazing how tires seem to attract all kinds of dirt (and macro lens doesn't help!) Back side with brake hat inserted I also got a temporary pin/stand put in place to locate the fore-aft location of the engine/trans and started developing a template for the motor plate. This shows a couple-three angles of that. Although this engine and scatter shield is only for mockup, you can see the exhaust port plates on the underside of the heads. I’m also planning to use a dry sump system in this so it’ll be a much different looking pan. Finally, I got started on the construction of an overhead switch panel that will have separate toggles. I took some .060x.040 styrene channel and boxed it in with some .020x.060 flat strip, then cut it into sections and CA’d them together side by side. I’ve got to make a front for them and get the holes drilled where the toggles will go. I intend to run wiring out the back side of them in the long run. Sorry for the blurry pics. Couldn't get the camera to cooperate like I'd hoped... Front side of the switches has been trued-up. Rear still must be. Comments welcome!

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Hey Stan, Would you want both styles or only one of the two? I'm going to order some more and just wanted to check with you.

Thanks Stan! I appreciate it. Hey Tim. Thanks for the kind words. Thanks so much, Len. It was good seeing you last weekend! Got another couple pics of pieces that will eventually find their way on this build. I had some single- and dual-line clamps 3D printed for securing my fuel line on the car. They turned out pretty nice, I think. They are design/intended to fit Pro Tech .045" braided fuel line. Thought I'd share a couple pics of them. I'm hoping they'll clean up and work well. If that's the case, I'm planning to add them to my website as something available for sale.

Time for a small update. I started work on getting the seat mounted and pretty much finished prepping that tonight. I was also able to lock in the final position of the central frame rail system for the car. That will allow me to start working on the trans mount pretty soon. I started by drilling holes in the tabs I'd added to the central frame rail when I built it. I taped it in place and transferred those holes to the floor and did my best to determine where they'd hit the underside of the molded in seat mount. This series of shots shows the underside of the seat and what everything looks like when stacked together. Not a very clear shot but you get the idea... I discovered I'm going to have to mount the seat after I've installed the roll cage. Nothing like a small challenge. LOL Body, seat and dash mocked up. More to come! Comments welcome.

Very sharp!

I actually had the same thought when I saw it, Mike... LOL Great minds think alike!

Cool pic, Dave. I'm anxious to see pics of the '37 and updates of your Camaro!

Very, very nice Jason. You've done an outstanding job...

Thanks Dennis. I'm back from the Heartland show in KC, so am going to start working on getting things fixed. I've added several new items in the past few weeks that I haven't been able to add yet. If you want to e-mail me with any needs or questions, feel free to do so. Scott

Thanks Danno. That makes two of us...! Thank you, so much, Dennis, for your kind words. I really appreciate it, Gene. I had a fun time today at the show. I wish there were more opportunities to do shows close® to home. It's a blast talking to guys and getting feedback and suggestions.

I'm sorry to hear about your setback, Chris. I feel your pain, after having dropped my Fairmont earlier this year. I know what it's like, too, to be upset with onesself because of what is seen as an unnecessary accident. All I can say is I'm sure you'll get over the frustration and will be back in the saddle again - probably in no time. On a positive note, everything is looking incredible...

Thanks Brian! I am very happy with the way it sets. If I can get it to set on the suspension to match where it's at, I'll be a happy camper!

Thanks Aaron. It's slowly getting there. Lots and lots to do... I appreciate your encouraging comments, John. Your question about lug nut detail in the wheels is a great one. You know, I've been so wrapped up in all the other aspects of this build that the lug nuts had totally escaped my attention. Given everything else I've done, it would be sort of silly of me to gloss over those - so - yes, I will do something about them. That, then, begs the question, do I want to add wheel studs to the brakes. Not sure I'm going to delve into it quite that deeply, but you never know... LOL Thank you, Gabriel. I think it's sort of cool, too...!

Thanks Vince. That's good advice that I plan to follow!

That's looking really good Niko! I used to do a little bit of racing, too, though that was a long time ago. I miss it! How are you doing in the points race?

That is a really cool build, Stan. I've got a question for you. Are there any 1/25th scale 351C kit engines down in your part of the world? I know Ford produced them up into the 80s in 1:1 and am just curious what might be lurking down there. I've developed my own version of it, but am curious about other offerings.

It's been a while since I checked in on this, Bill. I am slobbering all over myself after having seen your recent update. That is truly amazing machine/fab work on your rear end. It's one thing to draw it in CAD and have it photo etched and something altogether different to machine all of those holes. Well done, my friend!

Hey everyone. I wanted to let you know that I encountered some issues with my website when I was making some updates a few weeks ago. Although what is visible looks okay, I lost all of the saved site info behind-the-scenes. I was waiting to see if the web company could recover my lost pages. I heard back from them yesterday, after several e-mails back and forth, that my files can’t be recovered. Grrrrrrrr. I am going to have to rebuild each page and re-upload it. I’m trying to get ready for a show this weekend, so won’t be able to make any progress on my website ‘til next week. Just wanted everyone to know that if things don’t look right or something isn’t working, it’s because I’ve been waiting for an answer from my web provider and currently don't have time to attend to it. Maybe the Lord is telling me it’s time to do some updating on my website. LOL