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Well that's different...................AND fantastic. You sir have some real talent. As others have stated, don't be a stranger and I look forward to more of your builds. How about a "WIP" on whatever you're working on? I've no doubt I could learn something from you. cheers, tim

Told you I found it John. You ALWAYS have something on the bench I just have to look around sometimes to find you/it. I read the comment (Chris?) about you being 1 week into the build. Just shaking MY head at that. Oh, and yes John, it's VERY cool. cheers

Oh my goodness Geoff. I have nothing else to add other than I wish it were mine. What finish and execution in every single pic. Congratulations sir. cheers, tim

Aw, come on Peter. A build this nice just deserves more than 1 pic. More please!! cheers, tim

Love this build Bruce. I can't stop shaking my head over how nice it looks. cheers, tim

Great job Seth. Your work is quite spectacular. No one has asked so I thought I would. The backs of your white bucket seats show some beautiful "chrome" trim pieces. HOW did you do those? They're fantastic. cheers, tim

Gorgeous Andrew. You're one heck of a scratch-builder. I did chuckle with your description of the missing bezel. I don't know if I could shrug it off as easily as you, but hey, it does happen. Always scratch my head over where in the heck those missing pieces actually ended up. Great build is all I can say sir. cheers

You have fantastic taste in cars Pico. Stunning car. cheers, tim

Really like the solution you hit upon Rickard on the door issue. Learned something new again from you. The whole build is exciting to see as you progress. Time for another post yet? hint-hint

I can only echo what the others have said Darryl.....cheers!

Neat story and project(s). Can't wait to see you next update. cheers

Looks great in the natural light Stu. Nice color choice. cheers, tim

Great car you're building Daniel. The bodywork is stupendous. I'm still cursing your name however as I saw the stacks you're working on and I can't get out of my head how I'd try to make them. Your efforts are well worth it and I've no doubt you'll hit upon a solution that's worthy. They will be front and center and certain to grab eyeballs. Sorry, I digress but count me too as a fan of your car. cheers, tim

Richie, may I suggest forming the tunnel in pieces as Bill stated but try them in alum. (flashing material would work too) or brass if you're going to paint it anyways. It will hold the shape you come up with. Lots of info on the forum on how to form the panels should help you if you decide to give it a try. cheers, tim

Chris, like you I can't wait either to see it in the chassis. Still chipping away though. Thank you as always. John, and my best regards to you too this New Year. Oh, and I found your latest project on the forum. NICE! Rickard, wish I knew how to say "thanks & Happy New Year" in Swedish, but I don't unfortunately. Best regards to you too!! Hi Eric, nice to have you stop by and check it out.......now I have to explore the forum to find what YOU have been working on. They're always imaginative and well executed. Happy New Year! So, with a little advice from my friend Dave (comp1839) on how to machine mild steel, I re-did the brake rotors in steel. The alum. ones I have/had just weren't cutting it and I didn't want to paint them per se. The new ones are better. Spent the last 2 days detailing the calipers and here are a few pics of a quick mock-up of them. Just 1 or 2 days worth of "dumb" stuff to wrap up and then I'm starting the actual final assembly. Cheers everyone! The caliper support brackets aren't in these pics btw. The brake bleeders are from RB motion and the assorted bolts used are RB and T2M. The pics are just mock-ups and are not glued together yet.

You guys have me really stoked to keep moving ahead on the car. Thank you for ALL of your kind comments. I completed detailing the headers (2 water neck lines to be affixed when I attach the headers near the end of assembly) and took some pics of the bottom end of the motor. You'll only be able to see some of the detail of course when it's completed so I wanted to snap a few pics now and share. To each and every member of the forum, may you and your family have a Happy & Prosperous New Year!!

Got the trans detailing completed & a few mock-up pics and you'll note the bolt that fell out that secures the shifter.....I left it off for assembly purposes. To all that celebrate it..........MERRY CHRISTMAS.........and a Happy New Year! Cheers, Tim The entire trans is 1 1/8" long.

Dave is a stone cold master machinist. There, I said it. To see his work in person is something truly amazing and I consider myself lucky to have seen it AND to have learned from one of the best. Did I mention he's a great guy to boot? Cheers, Tim

You brought that one to life. Love it sir. cheers, tim

Exquisite Dann!

Hey Art, posted a note to your Foose truck. Really sharp my friend. What's that I hear, oh it's the brass chassis midget calling your name...... Chris, puppies ARE fun and a bit of work too as you well know. I'll send you a pic of her soon. Hopefully you'll get some time to work on your drawings for the next build. If I can be of any help when it comes to your mill, let me know.............if I can't help I know Dave sure can!!! Gotta mate the trans to the bell-housing next and confirm how I'm going install it in the car. The shift lever will interfere with the installation of the seat, so............these w pics are just for mock-up of the levers and linkage. I spent a couple days just detailing the pieces with the bolts. I used the method that Chris shared to get the proper length of the bolts (the bolt, not including the head is .5mm in length) by drilling holes in a .5mm thick piece of plastic, inserted the bolts, cut them off from below, super glued them and finally sanded them down. Chris documented it beautifully on his Vega Funny. The trickiest part was installing the tiny bolts after cutting them down. No tweezers will do, so I took a steel scribe that has a sharp point and was magnetized. I picked each up and positioned them into their respective holes and then super glued them from the back side. Hopefully it makes sense. Another day or so and this thing will be done. btw, the entire trans is 5/8" in length. Cheers, tim

I missed this one Art. Seems I always forget to check out the trucks on the forum. I like what you did on this one, very very NICE! cheers, tim

Hey Dave, dropped you an email. Thanks for checking it out! cheers Chris, hope things are coming along for you on your next build(s). We're still anxious to see what's percolating. btw, we just got another G.Shepard pup. Stella, 8 weeks old. She's a keeper and puts a smile on my face every day even though I really didn't want another dog. Hope you find your next pup soon! Thanks too for the sentiment. As slow as this build has been, I get a bit fatigued from it. I know you know. RANDY! nice to hear from you, period. I've got to call you sometime to get caught up and I trust all is well. Your comments are a bit too much but I know they're sincere. Thank you. Barry, well, I've actually thought of just donating it to their museum if they'd want this one. As you've probably figured out already, I'm so slow at this point but it will get done. The trans is almost assembled/detailed. Like the rest of it, it's tedious in nature. I'll share some of the assembly tricks / challenges I used to assemble it when I post pics next week. Some of Mooneyez tips were helpful and I'll be sure to point those out too. Art, nice to hear from you too as always. I do miss what you've been working on as of late..........anything you'd share? Cheers fellas! Tim

Now THAT'S precision. Great job on those Bob. I have a 1/25th lacing tool that I bought from micronitro several years ago. Never used it. Won't be of any help to Errol however. Sorry, tim

I'm an acknowledged Ford guy but I'm sure glad I checked out this car of yours. It's just oh so right in every way. Nice nice car Bruce! cheers, tim