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It's been 1 year since I put this up......bangshift.com has pics galore of this years Bonneville time trials. The Speed Demon won overall top speed again. More great pics that bangshift has to offer over the last week if your curious. They post an update of pics almost daily and have since early last week. A few pics the Demon. cheers, tim

Bill, sooo many interesting details to see and appreciate. Can I ask if you could take some pics outside when it's done so we can see more of them. I realize lighting is an issue but this build deserves more "exposure". (pun intended) cheers, tim

Francis, thanks man. Made some more headway the last couple days, hope to have a few more bits and pieces to post soon. Thanks too Dave! After I get the rear hubs done then I can get to the calipers & their brackets done. Then onto the brass chassis. Appreciated Chris.........time to get that new thread started here. hint-hint............ Randy, I just stumbled across your latest updates on your Birdcage.......talk about inspiring. For those that haven't seen Randy's scratch-built masterpiece be sure to check it out under the LSR category just below the Drag category. Thanks too Randy! Ian, totally agree. It brought back new enthusiasm to the hobby for me. I still can't get over the difference now. And thank you! Charlie, not sure what I could possibly teach you but as I've commented, the forum is "rich" with scratch-builders right now and we're all the better for it. Some real talent all over the place. CHEERS TO ONE AND ALL! tim

This just looks "oh so right" Ian. cheers, tim

Boy did that turn out nice. Great looking car sir. cheers, tim

So great to see so many talented scratch-builders on the forum. I know of a couple more that I've been "pestering" to post their latest and greatest efforts here as well. Beautiful Charlie. cheers, tim

Nice updates Chris. Appreciate your sharing! cheers, tim

Hey stranger........ALWAYS a good day when you post your latest and greatest efforts Randy. Glad to see your progress and the engine is going to be a stunner no doubt. Best to you, tim

Hi Mike, for the Ti, I mostly use On-line metals for what I use. They cut to length, have a great ranges of sizes and metal grades and ship very quickly. Because of the small diameter sizes I'm using most of the time, the price for Ti isn't nearly as bad as you might think. You can also find odd sizes (metric) on line at ebay / amazon........even some at 4" in length. It's working with it that takes a bit of patience. It work hardens fairly quickly and can destroy tools almost instantly. Low speeds & feeds (which ones I've discovered by researching and experimenting with) proper cutting fluid helps tremendously too and finally carbide tools, not HSS. Hope this helps to answer your question and for others that might want to try it out too. cheers, tim Good morning Bill, Well now, you have a rare car there so you had best figure a build slot for it and get her done. JoHan's were pretty nice cars. cheers Fernandez, thanks sir. Lots of detail work to add yet but it's something after such a long lay off. Start small as they say. (no pun intended) cheers, tim

Dave, 2 1/2 weeks into the post op. All good and I appreciate you're asking. What a difference is all I can say. Charlie, too funny on the one score. I had Lasik 21 years ago and got lucky then and this turned out as well as I could imagine/hope for. Thanks again, Tim Bob, thank you as well. I just always liked the Maverick body style. I envy the fact you actually owned one and I'm willing to bet you'd like to have it back. cheers, tim The past week I got back to the bench finally. I machined some mild steel brake discs for the car and machined the front hubs out of titanium. They're heat stained btw. I have included a pic of the infamous Mopar Missile "wire car" front hub as a reference. That particular car has a fascinating history even though it never raced in Pro Stock as it was intended / built for. I'm either going to do the rear hubs in titanium too or might go a different direction of a Gapp & Roush hub I like. Anyways, back at it and it feels oh so good doing so. Cheers again to each and every one of you!! tim If I told anyone how much time I spent to get just these parts done............well, nevermind......I won't admit it.

Very cool build Ian. That distributor ( along with the rest of the car ) are pretty nice to say the least. You gotta be happy with where you are now with it. cheers, tim

Ray, nice, nice car. I think you're wife was right about the color. I would love to see the car shot in natural light as I'm sure it will pop. Any input / insights you have on that duplicolor clear you're using would be helpful. Looks nice in the pics. cheers, tim

Chris, I'm a purist, I admit that. Not good or bad but as much as I want to look away, you're build has my interest. Never thought I'd say THAT but.............good luck with the build and all kidding aside, I'll be checking it out. cheers, tim

S-W-E-E-T Francis. I'm diabetic and this is one serious sugar high. You're killin' me..........? cheers, tim

It truly was a great looking Funny car Stephen. Yours turned out really nice. cheers, tim

Thanks everyone for your shared sentiments & comments. Doctor says 20/20, which I can attest to and come Monday I can get back to the bench. cheers, tim

"I kind of like this brass fabrication deal".........yup, he's hooked. You've mastered it quite well too Ian. Truly enjoying your thread. cheers, tim

"till I get my mojo back".............seriously John? Ya' never lost it. So nice to see you back on the forum and I too look forward to your updates on the MT Mustang Funny as well. cheers sir, tim

I'm loving the details you're putting into it Chris. Looks like a really fun build. cheers, tim

I always enjoy getting caught up with your thread Charlie. You always have some interesting techniques to share which is greatly appreciated. The engine is looking fantastic sir and it's hard to pic out one detail part above another as a favorite. I do admire your header too btw. Again, thanks for sharing, tim

I always admired that car Rich and another nice build you've shared. That was quite the interesting period in F1. cheers, tim

I'm jealous Tomasz. Beautiful car and wonderfully rendered. cheers, tim

Ray, in the overall, was the kit what you expected? Nice work on yours. cheers, tim

Such a sweet looking car Nick. Congrats on a well executed build. cheers, tim

Hi everyone, well I had to take a "pause" on the build as I just couldn't see for the most part. Had my second cataract surgery yesterday and already I'm just about 100%. Other than having to change some of the light bulbs/lighting in the house back to something "normal" I should be at the bench in a week. Amazing what they can do anymore with lasers and such. Cheers to all and thank you for following the build. Tm