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Appreciate the acknowledgements Dave & Chris. There's about 3/4" between the frame rails as a point of reference. Here's 2 more quick mock-up picks of what I've been wrestling with. I'm holding the oil filters and imagine the fuel pump in the middle of it all. Yup, as I said, it's TIGHT. Cheers, tim

One pic of the t fitting for the hard lines. I saw a pic of an early Garlits Swamp Rat rear engine car and he did it this way. My desire to do all hard fuel lines for the car makes it challenging as every point & bend has to be absolutely 100% specific. Making a bracket to support the t-fitting was a nuisance in it's own right. It all fits now so I'm moving onto the body & it's supports finally. cheers everyone!

Good morning Chris, the fuel lines look perfect and the engine / trans jig idea was pure genius. I'm going to borrow some of those ideas (again) at some point I'm sure. So far as the "bad news" part of the post, I have no words for you except to encourage you so you can overcome it too. I'm hopeful the damage wasn't too severe. Best regards, Tim

Paul, I don't know how you guys like you and Dave juggle all of this. Amazing and always look forward to your updates too. cheers, Tim

You've got great taste Dave. Visners intakes are just gorgeous, am I to suppose that there is one planned for your 37' someday? Maybe on top of that new monster engine you're building out? Cheers sir, tim

Thanks fellas, and in light of the recent Thanksgiving Holiday I had to reply to Randy's "feast for the eyes" comment. Saw what you did there sir...........nice one. No other updates currently as I'm going through the order of assembly planning. Still working inside that imaginary 3/4" "box" where fuel lines etc. are all jammed together. At this point, 1/32" of an inch seems like a mile when getting everything to fit. I've discovered what could have been some issues that I've addressed so it's time been time well spent even if it doesn't seem like much progress. Very close to the next phase which is getting the body mounted and firewall made. Cheers to all, Tim

Nice looking build and for someone that is new to air brushing, your efforts paid off handsomely. cheers, tim

Now those are cool Jeff. I really like how you did those and know the bit of effort that it took to make them even more so considering their size. VERY nice. Cheers, Tim

Just stumbled across this Eric, count me as a fan too. Between you and John Teresi, I couldn't say who has more imagination and can execute the vision. Cheers, Tim

Always been a fan of your work Bill. Nicely done. cheers, tim

Thank you Chris, hope you post your updates soon on the Vega, been a while and that punch list IS getting shorter. Dave, thanks but you'd fire me as I'm too slow as you've seen. Let us know how YOU made out btw..........that's got to be super exciting at this juncture. I forgot though, how much are you charging for rides again? Davewilly, thanks too and to each of you that follows this thread, I'd like to wish you a HAPPY THANKSGIVING with your friends and family!!!

Thanks Greg, thought I'd post a couple pics of whats been taking me so long. Making the tank support struts & fuel line from the tank to the pump was the better part of a day. Getting a radius to work for the fuel line was a pain. Finally I inserted .6mm into .9mm and inserted that into 1.2mm s/steel tube, heated it in the middle with a torch and got the necessary radius to make it work without crimping. A LOT of experimenting went into that to make it work out. The spring inside the tube trick didn't work as it's too tight there. Picture a 3/4" square cube inside the frame rails and then jamming the fuel & oil lines, oil filters and the pump all within a centimeter of the tank. Ugh is all I can say but it all works now & I've got the assembly ordered figured out. cheers, tim The clamps etc. on the fuel line are not in place yet, this is just a fitment mock-up as an fyi.

Sorry for the late reply guys. I did want to acknowledge everyone for the sentiments expressed. No pics today. I've been going back and tweaking parts and brackets in anticipation of assembly. There is no wasted space and even 1/32' of an inch makes all the difference in many instances in what goes where etc. and the order of assembly will be critical as some pieces MUST go on/in before others or it just won't happen. Next week I'll start the body & chassis bracing / brackets so I can begin assembly shortly afterwards. A lot of plating and parts detailing has to happen first. I'll take some pics of all the pieces for the car in one shot and then do a final order of assembly list. Again, thank you! Tim

With regard to the "rumble" this car makes, I can happily verify it is one NASTY sounding BEAST. To shamelessly quote the old ad, "It isn't your fathers Oldsmobile".......... The list of pieces and components machined or fabricated himself on this car is testimony to Dave's all around talent as a fabricator/builder. Congrats Dave, looks fantastic.

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing them with us.

more baby steps that took way to long to get done.....cheers, tim

Very cool Luis, would love to see some engine shots with the hood removed from it's supports if you have any. cheers

Nicely done Brian.

Paul, (mr68gts) I tried your technique and I like what I see. I stripped the Crower on my car and like the new finish much better. I think it takes a little differently on metal, brass in my case, but it looks better and closer all the same. Thanks for sharing the tip. cheers, tim

John, Brad, Chris, Dave & Dave - Thanks, this stuff is taking loads of time. Made fittings for the bottles today and some other dumb stuff and it took me 3 hours at the bench. Can't wait to get onto getting the body mounted etc. Art, too funny sir, I literally laughed out loud when I read your post Jim, I just wash the chassis after each solder session with dawn dish liquid and rinse well with cold water & immediately blow it off with my air brush. Then I'll go over it lightly with a piece of fine steel wool and or a used dremel polishing wheel, the extra fine variety. Stays pretty decent for several weeks at a time that way for me. I just try to keep it shiny to ensure that any and all flux is removed from the chassis after each session. That stuff can be nasty as you know. Hope this helps, tim

Trust me John, you keep building, we'll keep looking. Can't wait to see THAT paint out in the sun light. Congrats again John on a truly outstanding car and good luck at the shows! cheers, tim

Fire bottle hard lines are mocked up. The pics don't show the nozzles I created for the ends which will be added after install. I did the same for the brake lines but no pics as I'm getting ready to solder on the various tabs to the chassis for them. Too many "honey do" things around the house lately and this stuff takes time but still moving forward with it. cheers, tim

John, I would be SOOO proud to call that one mine. It's just a beautiful build. I couldn't wait to see you put down the paint and you sure didn't disappoint. Each new build you complete becomes one of my favorites. Congratulations, tim

Maxx, I have 6" of detail master hose that is 2.8mm in thickness. I don't have the original package it came in but it is theirs. If that's the part number you're seeking, I'll gladly send it if you drop me a PM and provide your shipping address info. Cheers, Tim

Morning guys, your posts are most welcome as I'm going to need all the encouragement I can get as I approach final assembly. After posting the pics and reviewing where I'm at, it's very apparent that assembly will be quite a challenge. The Henry pro mod that I had worked on was challenging but "packaging" is another story altogether. This is when 1/25th scale gets to be a bit daunting, at least for me. There are so many considerations of installation order, fuel, oil, fire bottle, brake, throttle, shut-off and other such lines to go in what is a crowded space............well, let's just say that it will be a challenge even though Joe was quite humorous in his assessment of my abilities which I want to say thanks as well for the vote of confidence. I always underestimate how much time will be needed to do something but I'm going to generously provide 2 months for final assembly. I hope that's all I'll need. Back to it, cheers, tim