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NAILED IT!! That's gorgeous Ian. Can't wait to see the rest, I've no doubt it will be sweet. I was not familiar with the 1:1 car but from the pics you've shared, it is one handsome ride. cheers, tim

I had to chuckle Francis when I saw the Dodge logo. You sir, have now officially crossed over to the darkside. Turned out quite nicely I might add as well. Keep at it, we're enjoying the build for sure. cheers, tim

Saw this on "carbuzz"........a tuner is going to make this car based on their rendering. They've already made a gorgeous convertible version of it.

Hi everyone......a bit of an update. I took a detour on the build and bought 2 (an AMT & an MPC) Mustang 2 model kits as a possible replacement for the Maverick body. That followed a ton more digging and research on what chassis I wanted to do. Don Hardy is the one I want to get closest to. Anyways, the Mustang kits came with warped bodies that I thought I could remedy. Researched our forum and followed the advice of others that had success. For me, not so much. So I'm sticking with the Maverick but the specific year I'm looking at is 1974. More on why later. Wheels, I have a beautiful set of aluminum Fentons that are drilled etc. and ready to go.........except I've become enamored with the Motorwheel "Fly" wheels. The wheel was discontinued in 74' when they got out of the business. The real fronts were magnesium but the rear Fly's were aluminum only. They did make the well known Spyder wheel and it was available in mag. I researched some pics and websites and drew them up so I could machine them. I'll do an entire set of 4 but I'm sharing the fronts which are done (except for the bearing caps, lug nuts & air valves) The rears I hope to complete in the next several days. To my eye they are just that little bit more contemporary for the car as I originally envisioned it. I'll post pics when all 4 are done soon and do a mock-up with the body for reference. The pics you see today have the Fenton rear mags in them but the Fly is on the front. Cheers, Tim

THAT is cool Bob. Thanks for sharing. cheers, tim

Fantastic bodywork on an interesting subject Andrew. She is a beautiful car. cheers, tim

At first I thought I was reliving my childhood and watching Batman with Adam West........."KAPOOWW" was my reaction to the paint on the car. Love it and boy does it jump at ya'......needless to say I like ALL the details you're throwing at this too Charlie. Beautiful! cheers, tim

Fun to watch you and Francis as you assemble/complete your respective builds. Looks great Ian. cheers, tim

You just have to be loving this at this point Francis. The pics of the engine in & the suspension........well, what more can be said. Perfection. Cheers, tim

Some great pics shared for sure. Looking forward to more of your build. cheers, tim

You had me at 72' dodge colt.........an all time favorite. Congrats on the build, turned out well. cheers, tim

Love that red. Good luck with the clear too. cheers, tim

Claude & Chris - thanks to each of you! Chassis planning yet more details soon. Josh - thanks sir. I hope you like the rest of it. I have some good things coming on the chassis I believe. Joe - Joe - Joe - (couldn't help myself) appreciate the sentiment, Francis is a heck of a builder/fabricator. cheers to all , tim

I really like your choice of colorization in the rear frame clip Francis. They really complement each other. Always fun to see all the bits and pieces come together, now all the effort you put into the individual pieces / sub-assemblies pays off. cheers, tim

Love that paint Joe. Looking forward to the final result. Entire build looks super clean. cheers, tim

Well done Tim. The info shared is very insightful too. Thanks for sharing & I look forward to your progress. cheers, tim

Brad, thanks for the note and nice to see you here again. Hope all has been well for you and you'll post some drag car build here soon. cheers Pete J. - "a year ago"..............thanks for reminding me. ? Time IS flying and thank you too for the note. Marcos - Appreciated sir. Daniel - I agree on the blasting a portion of it as I think it would have looked fine either way. But, of course once I blast it, there is/was no turning back so it's now shiny forever. Thank you for the post and checking it out. Ian - Thanks too! Francis - I always liked that saying but I did get a little carried away with the number of pics I took & shared. I don't post as often as I used to so when I do................well, you know. cheers Dave (comp1839) I so miss seeing your builds here at the forum. I know your car is your passion at this time but I can always hope you'll bring a project back or start a new one to share with us all. I DO have some interesting ideas on how I'm approaching the chassis now. Drawing it up now and making a list of 1st and 2nd choices that I'd like to see for the various parts to fab. I have decided to do a Hardy style chassis after doing a ton of research. This week I've got a few "experiments" to try out first to confirm construction techniques. Cheers, Tim Dennis - Appreciate the sentiment and for popping by to check the car out. More good things to come I promise. Cheers Everyone!!!

Dan, nice looking car......I'm a sucker for yellow and I wanted to ask what color yellow you used on your car? cheers,tim

Great car and thread Marco. I particularly appreciate the thorough step by step you've taken on the body prep and paint steps. Great tips you've shared. cheers, tim

THAT is exquisite Alan. Super job. cheers, tim

Finally DONE. Pic heavy. 10 rear cover bolts, 4 carrier bolts and 16 axle flange bolts.....cheers, tim

Thanks Francis & Claude for the input. I'm not going to take a lot of time wrestling with it, just wanted a quick "sanity check" before proceeding. Francis, yeah, I thought about the "messing it up part" plenty. I don't want to do that, and Claude, I appreciate the generous compliments but your observations are spot on too of the "real world" and what people do/don't do. So, I'm going to polish up the back cover to a shiny finish with Mothers Wheel Polish and leave the pumpkin alone. Insert the bolts and put it together and call her done. I'll post some final pics of it very soon. Thanks for posting gentlemen! Tim

THANKS again to each of you for following. I've been going back and forth on certain parts of the build, wheels/tires for one. Getting ready to do the chassis. I've stared at the rear end for almost a week now and I can't decide how I want to finish it. I should media blast it to replicate the original magnesium casting of the unit and paint it a realistic color..........but, from these pics, I like what I see as it is. No one, well, maybe Sox & Martin, would bother to finish off the rear in a polished finish. I'm not going to use Caswell's Blacken-It as it would be the wrong shade I believe. The pics have double sided tape holding the back cover on and the 14 bolts won't be installed until I decide how I want to finish it off. Considered just blasting the pumpkin portion and polishing the rear cover. Opinions are welcome on how you think I should finish it off. cheers, tim

Ah, onto the "fun" stuff. Everything looks super Ian......I've no doubt you're relishing this part! cheers, tim

Nice to see you back again Michael. I learned of your products from Clay and have purchased many in the past, great quality sir. Cheers, Tim