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As always Francis I've learned some new things & I like the different techniques/approaches you're using. As an aside, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY concur with your sentiments in replying to CrazyJim. He brings up a good suggestion, but one cannot really appreciate what you're doing unless they've tried it themselves. It certainly is not for everyone and to do what you're doing..............well, it's certainly unique and one of a kind. You've got some real talents sir. cheers, tim

Thanks Mark. Bruce, Thanks too......the progress slowed down obviously but in the near future I'm onto the body and designing the chassis. This will NOT be a one year build as hoped. Joe, appreciate your comments coming from someone that shares my interest in Mavericks. Mike (Magic Photos) appreciate your stopping by and the comment. I'm enjoying it but I wish had more bench time. (don't we all) cheers Pete, sorry to hear what's been going on. Obviously something fairly serious. I wish you the very best and a quick return to the bench. I miss you posts and the tips you share in how you do things. You have a lot to offer all of us. Take care, Tim

Nicely executed Nick. Would love to see more pics of it, maybe indoors so we can see more of the detail. Great looking no matter what. Cheers, Tim

Sexy Francis. You should share a bit more on the technique and products though.............just because I'm curious. ? Cheers, Tim

Danno, great idea in light of all the cancellations. I'll be sure to sign up. Cheers, tim

Greatly appreciated iBorg......I wish I had the knowledge/skills to do CNC but......all of my equipment is Sherline too btw. cheers Thanks as always Dave. Learned most of it from you. Thanks Francis.....you crank out an entire block and I'm foolin' around with this thing. sheesh....... CabDriver, I did it out of aluminum and machined it on the lathe. Painted it Testor's Guards Red. I love that color. Andy, that's a cool story..........they ARE unusual and to my eye very trick looking. I think they'll truly set the engine off if I can figure out how to make them. They'll be tricky. Cheers everyone, Tim

Appreciated Joe & Carl. Bench time hard to come by as I'm now a substitute teacher......but I had to get something done. So I finished detailing the water pump. Put the pump snout pulley bracket on, machined and attached the fuel pump housing & machined a red cap for the water pump pipe. The pump is not attached to the block or pan as of yet as an fyi....cheers, tim

Hey Joe, I can envision it with the bumpers on already. The blacked out rear on it really pops now. You got this! cheers, tim

I'm LOVIN' it. cheers, tim

I want to be respectful of those that have left a comment.. Cheers to all, tim JC, Mark, Scott, Iborg and Ray.........thank you as always. I've appreciated your interest in my builds since the Bantam. Hope you like the rest. Francis....the pump gave me a real taste of the challenge what the carbs will be like. thanks too. Kurt, I got the giant tweezers at the giant tweezer store of course. ? Ray, thanks for the thought, the engine though won't be in the car. I'm going to fab an engine stand for it.

Now THAT'S a radiator. I have that same screen photo etch but haven't used it yet Francis. Really makes all the hard work on the shell stand out all that much more. I chuckled at your soldering "jig"........effective for sure and very imaginative. I'll try that one sometime myself. cheers, tim

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