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Gentlemen, these are the last pics of the lenco (at least until the entire car is completed and under glass. I spent the week doing tedious, mind-numbing, fiddly, patience busting and all in all a PITA but the linkage is on. Not sure pics will down-load but I'm trying capture all of the different angles I can for you. Francis has inspired me to do my tank next and then I'll begin my drawings as I suspect I'll be post surgery around that time. Thanks for you interest as always and the kind sentiments. cheers, tim btw, the lenco shift levers are PE from Futurattraction. I only used his levers, everything I fabbed or grabbed from my parts stash. Just noticed a bolt fell out at the bottom of the reverse case........I'll get it...........

Nice build you have going Bill. Paint, details AND the subject matter I like em' all. Cheers, tim

Kudos Francis for how the tank turned out. Love the material choice and it brings the tank to life along with the details you added. Excited to know you're onto the engine next. My favorite too! cheers, tim

Count me a fan of John's too Brian. He's a great guy and I miss his posts around here on our forum. Thanks for the comment too. Thanks Ian too, I got many great pics of the car itself and what's interesting is that most of my numbers on my blueprint were fairly accurate....most, not all. So this will really help me along......you know I won't have it done in the next week or month for that matter. I'm just slow. Cheers, tim Just the shifter handles/bracket but I got the trans stand made and painted and this gives an idea of what they'll look like outside of the car when it's done. Cheers to ALL! tim

Nicely done Serg! cheers, tim

That's just a striking bike Bruce. So aggressive looking by design. Well done sir. cheers, tim

Nice progress Joe. This one is coming along well but I must admit, I would love to see you build the V-18 as well. That is a fantastic looking bird and I'd take some "leeway" on her w/regards to paint scheme and decals. Cheers, tim

Hey Chris, I wanted to post a reply as well as the emoji but the site just locked up and wouldn't let me nor could I edit it. So I'll just post again and share what a spectacular build again by you. Cheers, tim

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Engine, Engine, Engine, Engine................🙂 Can't wait Francis! Hope it snows there so you have at least another solid month of bench time. cheers, tim

WOW Ian. You've gotta be pleased and proud of how she turned out. I know I would be. Cheers, tim

Hey Paul, nice to see this one back on your bench. That last pic you showed with her all mocked up before you paused the build looks so fantastic. Great stance and profile. Can't wait to see how you progress with her now. cheers, tim

I always enjoy your builds Niko. Your builds are always "just right"......great details AND that paint is fantastic too. Just a great job! cheers, tim

The 908 is one of my all time favorite race cars Mark. Just looks just right and so purposeful. Well done, cheers, tim

She presents very well Urs. Cheers to you for a great looking car. tim

Francois, the ingenuity, creativeness and outright speed that you're bringing this to life is beyond compare. A unique build AND builder for sure. Cheers, Tim

That turned out fantastic Mark. Very crisp & clean looking. cheers, tim

Today was a day to smile. First, my bicep IS torn but is still attached........upper part of muscle is suspected torn as well. Surgeon will discuss next Thursday my options. If a muscle like this is torn completely they strongly recommend getting it re-attached asap. Makes sense....but even partial tears can heal themselves. They suspect this all occurred by possibly tearing my rotator cuff again. Enough of that......so today my daughter & I drove 90 minutes to 3 DOG Garage in Boyertown Pa. Chris the manager was the nice man I met weeks ago that said he'd invite me down so he could put the Dyno Don Mustang 2 on the lift for proper pics and measurements to help me with my chassis. The shop was closed but the car was up and it was just the 3 of us. Seems they open their museum, which is stunning with regards to their collections only on certain dates. The next open museum date is 4-26 and I'm planning on visiting to see it all. Two buildings I was told full of very well known cars and all in spectacular condition. I owe him big time. An hour later and 90 pics taken and lots of key measurements and I'm all set to do a proper blueprint to do mine. I'm posting 3 pics I took today that will make many of you smile. Cheers, tim The Old Master Mickey's Monocoque Mustang And a pic of the Mustang II that I went down to take pics of.....many many more yet to go thru.......the Hardy chassis is all original from the front clip back..........WOW is all I could say. Cheers ALL!!!!

Thank you Francis & John, other than the bruising spreading and getting uglier since my last post nothing else has changed. I WAS able to finish the 2nd bracket today which put a smile back on my face. I'm going to get a stand made for the trans next and then do the shift bracket / levers to finish it. Cheers and thanks again to all, tim

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. The MRI was yesterday and I'm still waiting on the next step and scheduling of the surgery. If I keep my arm close to my body and don't elevate it too far, I can function. Not lift mind you.......so I'm going to try to use the mill to finish the other bracket I shared as it's the X axis wheel and I'm only turning it. The surgery is they drill the bone in the forearm and re-attach the muscle to it. Simple enough right? A pic....nothing gross I assure you. Cheers to everyone and if I'm fortunate to get the part done I'll share it for sure. Cheers, tim

Gentlemen, THANKS for those comments and of course your on-going interest. Today I've got good news and some bad. The good......I machined 1 of the 2 Lenco brackets yesterday, took me longer than I'll admit. The real one that I shared in a pic earlier was in aluminum.......so I made mine out of titanium (just for the color contrast) The GREAT news is I'm to call the shop that has offered to put the Dyno Don car up on the lift for me to get proper measurements for the chassis. This is a BIG deal (well, for me most certainly) which I'll keep as an appointment.........The BAD news, after machining this bracket was made, I was cleaning up and suddenly my right bicep just "exploded" in pain and swelled up in seconds to twice it's size and began to spasm up and down the muscle. MRI is tomorrow and the initial diagnosis is I tore my bicep. So, I'll pause to learn more before I continue and to take it easy so as to not make the situation worse. Please be patient and check back as I promise to be back on the car as soon as I know (and CAN) do more. CHEERS ? tim

Hi Francis, nice progress. I want to say thanks again for the way you document and share via pics your processes and of course the results. Inspirational and educational for scratch-builders of any level of experience. Cheers, tim

Thanks Brian.....have a couple pics today.....she's detailing up nicely I believe. Can't wait to get her done. Francis, you'll get a lot of use from the media air brush. Just another tool for us and it's relatively cheap in price too. I own the Paasche model btw...... Pics of how it looks now that some details are finally being added. I'm beyond pleased with it so far if I might say......Cheers ALL!

Hi fellas, just some quick pics of a mock-up.....nothing glued yet but for the ribs and "feet"......I smiled when I media blasted the pieces so far and it met my expectations. I have the assembly with the nuts/bolts etc. and the shifter assembly (bracket to be made yet) and also 2 side brackets (a pic included of the real thing I want to replicate) to secure the trans to the chassis. Not sure yet if I'll keep the yoke you see or do a duplicate spline shaft like the front of it. 1 pic is with a halogen light on it while the others show what it looks like it in it's "natural" state. I'm glad I spent the time to make it out of steel to be honest. Each case rib was milled of .6 steel place and inserted into their respective slots.....for those wondering..I've got 40+ hours into this so far not counting research and drawings I had to do.......probably another 10 to go........Cheers, tim What I might use instead of the yoke you see......... This pic is of the brackets I want to replicate...

That was a great idea to put the 3 cars together in one shot. That'll make ya' smile on a bad day. Cheers, tim