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Well executed Christopher. The paint and chrome really set her off. Cheers, tim

I can only repeat the other comments here. Jaw dropping build sir. cheers, tim

I can't wait to see the completed build Chris. First Gran Prix I ever attended was at the Glen and this car was my first taste of a Ferrari F1 car. The sound of that v12 was unlike any other. It just screamed whereas the other cars were "simply" howling. You could tell where it was on track even though it was out of sight just from that engine. I have polaroids of walking through the garages on Friday and seeing the cars AND drivers in person. Times have certainly changed. Great job man! cheers, tim

Just WOW Bruce. I remember that car/paint scheme. What a fantastic looking car. You did her proud. cheers, tim

Striking good looks. Congrats to you for a really clean build. The paint is exquisite. cheers, tim

Hey JC, I had read something along those lines earlier. Chevy and Mopar protested their use in drag racing as they swore Ford had developed or was using some sort of fuel injection when they first appeared. Got the dry sump pump done. It was a headache. I know now what I'm in for when I attempt to make the carbs now. In this piece there is a grand total of 58 pieces counting the bracket, pieces I machined and every last nut, bolt and washer. Machined the gear itself out of steel for the contrast in color/look. Got a few things to address on the block and then I'm onto the heads finally. cheers, tim The gear itself is not affixed permanently as of yet. I'll do that after the entire assembly is installed on the engine.

That steering rack turned out pretty slick Francis. Been a while since I've checked out your updates.....it's looking very sharp. cheers, tim

So I had to peek to see what insanity Eric has taken on now. What an imagination AND execution of an idea. This is too cool for school as we used to say years ago. That paint you shared is crazy and I'd love to see how you replicate something like it. cheers, tim

Dann........so now you tease us by saying you shot 1 more coat of clear and you're 100% happy finally. And no pics for us to enjoy. I thought the paint was great before. Share a pic of the paint when you update again please. It's gotta be gorgeous. cheers, tim

Fantastic Kurt. I've been remiss in checking out your progress. I love the result and absolutely learned some tricks along the way from your descriptive. Congrats on a great car. tim

Love this thread as I've said before and always enjoy the newest posts. Thanks JC, tim

Thanks Dave.......NHRA had banned these as of 1973 I'm told. But since my car is being setup for a weekend of match races.........well............

Thank you everyone for your previous posts & comments. I'm almost done with the dry sump pump.....size of a pencil eraser with more than 45 components. a day or 2 and I'll post pics. Today I had the opportunity to meet a gentleman that had an original (he raced it) Boss 429 custom Holman Moody manifold with twin Autolite in-line 4 barrel carbs. Took many pics and learned a LOT..........was also fortunate enough to get actual measurements which will help when I attempt to machine em'. Out of deference to his privacy, I'll just repeat myself that he was a true gentleman and a huge help. A real honor to have met him. a few pics of the kit. cheers, tim

So well done. Congrats on a nice clean build. cheers, tim

Thanks guys. To answer the question about parting off, I use a slit saw unless parting off round stock when I use my lathe. Oil pan is done other than putting in the .4mm bolts. You can see the holes drilled on the back half for the drain plug and the dry sump lines unfortunately. Next up is a reasonable facsimile of the dry sump pump and the gears for it. In the pics I'm holding everything together as nothing has been glued together as yet. Cheers, tim

Pete, ah, you caught that huh? Pretty effective actually. I had an end mill grab just a little too much one time and lets just say that it created a bit of "excitement" when it did. Better safe than sorry right? Thanks for sharing Brad, I don't visit there much but now I most certainly will. cheers, tim

That paint is gorgeous, mile deep. Nice build sir. cheers, tim

Hey there Brad, appreciated.......btw, what are YOU working on as of late? Time for another altered perhaps? J.C. (AFX) thanks sir........the planning (research and coming up with the rendering) was the most time consuming part. I've gotta be nuts the time I put into this little piece. cheers Tom (Brutalform) glad you came across the thread and hope you stop by again in the future. Francis, as you know all to well, the drawings / prep are everything, not counting the bolts and tubes, there are 5 different pieces making it up and I've still got to make the fuel pump extension. Thanks too !!! Dave....thanks man, you taught me most of what I know and I can't say how much that matters. cheers!!!! Daniel (Straightliner) time and practice will get you there. I do admit you have to have some patience too. My kids suffer because I use up my patience quota on the mill and have little left for them. ?

I've always admired your work Martin. Nice to see this thread you've just started. Cheers, tim

Chris, come on man, hope you get back to posting something soon. If Randy D. can do it, so can you. ? And thanks too for the compliment. Dave, I think you'll like these....... Pump is done other than making the extension for the fuel pump. You'll see a hole drilled on the bottom side of the piece where that will be attached. The round portion with the 8 ribs is only temporarily attached as an fyi. The bottom half will butt up against the oil pan. The last 2 pics I have it laying on the block as a reference........after taking the pics I realized I have the block upside down......duh!! In the next pic you can clearly see the hold for the fuel pump extension I have to make yet.

Well it would appear that Francis is a big ol' fibber..........he said earlier that he is SLOW when it comes to building. That is simply NOT true. For the level of detail work and the perfect results, I can only say I would take me a whole lot longer. Amazing work that reminds me of John Teresi (come on back soon John if you read this) in that not only is your work outstanding but you do it so quickly as well. Cheers, tim

Mark, I'm surprised you have to ask me. I was one of the people to have answered your questions from 3 days ago about what recommendations there are as to what mill to buy. Others responded as well. Why are you still asking the question? Please don't answer me as it was rhetorical. Let alone the fact my pic's show SHERLINE stamped all over the equipment. Sherlock you're not. Tim

You've posted this query for the 3rd time in 3 days. Anyone else responding to this thread is simply wasting their time in my estimation even though you had multiple replies and suggestions (including my own) before. You should go do your own homework and stop wasting peoples time here. Tim

Darn it......Bill beat me to it. I won't take a year to reply to YOUR post Randy so here goes..............as President of the Randy D. fan club, I can only say that this is some of the absolute, finest scratch-building, if not THE finest in the country. What I love about your work is not just the attention to detail and your ability to transfer it to the part IN scale, but you capture the "delicacy" of it all. Which describes the Birdcage Maserati itself. You've captured it like no one else Randy. Can't wait for more and so glad to see you back posting again. Cheers my friend, Tim

Mark, I'll echo what advice you've been given by others. Sherline for the hobbiest and what you're interested in making are a great choice. The DRO is the "Digital Read-Out". I don't know how or why you'd bother buying any mill or lathe without one if you're hoping to be accurate. Best advice is that you should spend a few dollars and go to the Sherline site and buy their comprehensive book on their equipment and machine tips / setup and other general advice before you buy anything. I'm assuming that you're also new to machining so if you can find a local machinist that might be willing to mentor you, that is worth any and all the money you'll put into your equipment. For the hobby machinist Sherline also offers a WIDE range of accessories so your imagination and ability are the only things limiting you in what you can make. Good luck. cheers, tim