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That looks very cool, Rob. I love the color and the way it sets. '34 Fords are my favorite make from that time period, which makes yours all that more appealing...

It's looking great Chris. I'll look forward to seeing it, and other pieces, progressing in the coming days. I'm glad it sounds like you've turned the corner on your being sick. Take care, bud!

Those pieces from Mark are beautiful...

Yeah, I wish I had it back now. It was a super nice car...

Your Fairlane looks great, Jim. My first was a '67 2d hardtop with 289, so 66-67s have always held a special place in my heart. Yours is sweet...

Which Dart are you thinking of building? I looked online and saw two or three different Darts of his. One looked like it had Cragar SSs. Another had Cragar SuperTrick wheels. Do you have a pic of the real thing of what you're planning to build that you could post?

It looks like the start of another crazy-good project, Tyrone. I'll be watching!

Cool video, Ben! Thanks for sharing...

It's looking great, Tyrone. I particularly like two of your recent shots, the direct overhead and the silouette through the passenger-side door of the shifter button tree. I can't wait to see more!

Hey Chris, Everything is okay at home. I've had some honey-do type projects going on in recent weeks that have kept modeling, business progress, and even checking what's going on here pretty minimal. Thanks for your work on the belt harnesses. Here's hoping that I'll be able to open/read the files when you're done! I'm looking forward to more updates soon!

Hey Chris - I haven't checked in recently because of other things going on at home. You've gotten plenty of great feedback regarding your center section and totally agree that the studs/nickel plating is the way to go. I'll look forward to seeing more updates soon. I'm also glad to hear that you're on the mend.

Phenomenal work, Rickard... I love what you do and how you do it...

You have a very convincing build with your Mustang. The details all look great...

Looks fantastic Wayne! Your snake skin decal was/is ingenius.

Whoa, baby! That's a sharp looking ride, Dave. I hope you'll share its transformation with us, or at least points along the way... SP

Here's a closeup picture of a mechanical tach cable on a 351C pro stock engine.

That is one gorgeous build you've got going John. You've hit a real home run with it, for sure...

Your tee fitting looks great, Chris. Super job, bud!

It's looking mighty fine, Steve.

...Or maybe not so patiently! LOL I don't think there are words to express how amazing all aspects of your engine look. It is truly an inspiring build...

Joe - thanks for the kind words. Given the kind of work you're doing on your own project, it is a real compliment! Niko - I appreciate your comments. I'm trying to do this as cleanly as I can. It still doesn't measure up to the work that many builders on here do, but it's where I'm at currently. Hey Tyrone - thanks much bro. It's very much appreciated. I've admired the work you do on all your builds, so it means a lot... Thanks Dave. Slow progress, but it's getting there. Thanks for your comment about my 351C. Lots of guys these days don't appreciate the "C" engine for it's role in Ford's success in the 70s and early 80s. BTW, I'm going to draw up some lower strut arm mounts. I think your suggestion is a keeper! Thanks Todd. I know where you're coming from, but I've been a Cleveland fan since they first showed up in Ford Pro Stock, Modified and Comp classes back in the 70s, plus I own a 1:1 Cleveland, so I have an allegiance to them...

Your valve covers turned out great, Steve. The entire project is just totally awesome...

Your recent updates all look fantastic, Joe. I'm looking forward to more!!!

Sorry I've been away guys. That's the last time I'm going to say I'll try to post more pics the next day! LOL Chris, Jim and Bill - thanks for your kind words. I've been plugging away on this as time has allowed and have made a bit of progress. Here are the semi-finished forward rails with part of the lower A-arms attached. I built a jig to get the frame rail spacing uniform front to rear and to match the central frame rail section. This shows the forward frame rails assembled with the front crossmember and the PE foldable tabs I'm using to attach the diagonal portion of the lower A-arms. Because I'm planning/hoping to use this frame section as a master for resin-cast pieces, the A-arm material and RB Motion joints are a bit larger than they would be in 1:1, but I feel better about building in a bit more cross-sectional strength since these will be somewhat delicate pieces to cast. I've got everything more or less attached together. There is a bit more filling and finishing that I plan to do around joints but you get the idea. Here are a couple mockup shots under the body with a 351C setting between the rails. This is an interesting detail I discovered a long time ago. The spacing for the shift towers on the 1/24th scale Monogram Glidden Lenco is identical to the spacing of the 1/25th scale Revell pro sportsman chassis. Who'd have figured that?

Everything looks super, Chris. What prep did you do on the RB fittings before spraying them?