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Getting started on the brake lines & brackets. Time to take some pics as reference for future final assembly which I've no doubt will be quite the challenge for me. Cheers, Tim Got a chance to take some pics in natural light finally. Helps to see what's what.

Hey Chris, as an fyi, I'll cut the .2 nickel rod short as it enters the tube on the chassis rail and insert it into a hiroboy flexible spring cable. The .2 slips inside of it beautifully. The pic doesn't show that. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused you. cheers

Chris, Albion nickel/silver tube or rod. Comes in .1mm on up. I think I used .2 for the chute. There is a US distributor for their products that I go to, Mmodelstore.com They also have a decent selection of brass tube in all sizes (even down to .3) in millimeters. cheers, tim

Many thanks to each of you that posted. I don't want to appear rude and not acknowledge each of you individually but I for the sake of some brevity on this thread, I'll just say a big ol' thank you to each and every one of you!! For those that have just peeked in, thanks for following along. More puttering. Brake lines are next then body work, firewall and brackets for mounting the body. Before moving on I took some time this weekend to fab up some tabs and brackets for the chutes & fuel cut-off. The fuel cut-off "T" handle is actually made up of a piece of brass rod & brass tube then painted Testors Guards Red. Put the handbrake in the pics too. All of the tabs / brackets on the car are soldered on. I've gotten pretty confident in my soldering skills now wherein I'm not as concerned about loosening other joints etc. while putting on new ones. Everything on this build has either been flame soldered (sweat soldered I believe it's also referred to) and my American Beauty resistance soldering rig. I document a lot for my own benefit for when final assembly commences. I'll print out my own pics and scribble notes on it so I know what I planned for in advance. Sorry, a few nuts to put on the brackets you see and then they'll be ready for final. Cheers to one and all! tim

Puttering around on the bench today & I thought I'd try to do some proper clamps for the main fuel line. There's a flexible rubber hose that will join the main tank line to the fuel pump. The material for the hose that was the closest to the real thing I could find was some black shrink tube. To make the bend I'll insert a used watch spring inside so it won't collapse. The 4 clamps are 1.7mm diameter brass tube with .5mm tube soldered on top. I then thinned them down to size, cleaned them up and nickel plated them. Lastly I inserted a T2M bolt to simulate the real thing. cheers, tim

You've done a great job on that body Daniel. Can't wait to see the rest of the build. cheers, tim

And 10 minutes later I'm still staring at the pics. Thanks for the posts and pics from all angles John. A lot to absorb................wow! cheers, tim

Thanks Jurgen for sharing your model. I wasn't familiar with this particular model but without a doubt, it's a beauty. cheers, tim

THAT'S very cool. congrats on a fine build. cheers, tim

Fantastic work Jason. Just fantastic. cheers, tim

Chris - I got a whiff of "Chris Flu" and tore it apart and re-worked it. Got it done now but spent another 15+ hours on it. I think I'm about 35 hours or so all in on this part. I TOTALLY underestimated the effort this was going to take. You have my utmost respect on how you did your Vega pump assembly!! Pete - Hopefully you like the re-vamped pump v. the earlier pics. Randy - Still got nothing on you but I proved to myself on this part that I can still "do tedious" when it becomes necessary. Dave - Thanks sir. Art - Appreciated man. Not a hilborn however, I modeled it after the Enderle 110 pump. Thank you for the nice sentiments!!! Mr. Dave - Thanks sir, you kinda beat me to the final pics of it. Completed now and onto the next item on the list. Always appreciate your stopping by and checking it out. For those of you that have seen Dave's 37' Chevy before, be sure to check out his recent pics in his Fotki album, that BEAST is really moving along now and I'm sure you'll like it as much as I do. Completed Pump Pics -

Brief update. I got the pump body media blasted and some of the fittings going on. Did a quick mock-up, nothings permanently secured yet to check for coloration etc. Tricky part drilling the hole in the shut off valve extension. The brass body that the cable passes through is .5mm. I used Hiroboy spring cable with a .2mm nickel silver piece inserted. I've got some brackets to make and a couple more fitting things to finish then I'll finalize the colors and assemble it. Getting closer though. cheers, tim

Yeah Dave, you're to blame for the madness. Thanks as always for sharing your insights with me too! Brad, as I gather more experience, the more fun it's becoming. Making far fewer mistakes..............not to mean that I'm not making mistakes, I assure you I am. Just fewer of them. YEAH!! Chris, I can't wait to see what you can do in the new couple of years with your mill. No doubt you'll catch onto it quickly, then you'll be hooked for sure. thanks too for the comments. Thank YOU Dave for always stopping by. Well, I'm no plumber and I've come to the conclusion I wouldn't want to be one either. But I did get started on the fuel pump plumbing and after making some good headway the last couple days, I can now envision it a whole lot better. More tedious fittings etc. to add but the pieces I fabricated in brass are a big step to getting this part finished. cheers, tim Gratuitous penny shot

Beautifully executed Tom. That's one to be proud of for sure. cheers, tim

Chris, I go back and check out YOUR Vega all the time. I see details in your pics that I try to capture or I'm reminded to add them when I would have likely overlooked them. You're a great guy and builder Chris and we're all looking forward to more of your creations. Randy, just remember I am the President of the Randy D. fan club so if it's all the same to you, I really have to have something to present at the next fan club meeting and you've not been giving me anything new to discuss or share. hint-hint.......... Today was a productive one. Pump body is pretty much done the aluminum flanges aren't secured just yet as I've still got to media blast the pump. A few pics to share. cheers, tim Here you can see the pump neck and the aluminum flange that the pump attaches to. Nothing has been permanently attached, just 2 mock-up pics. Barrel valve, return line fittings and a few other details to address and this will be done. Cheers!!!

Dave, glad you like it so far. Lets just wait to see how the rest of it goes as I check another one off the list of parts to make soon. Pete & Brad, I can't take credit for that method, it was something I learned from Dave. thanks too! Tim - glad to see you checked it out and I appreciate your comment. Give me another 7 or so months and this one will be done, weather permitting for paint of course. Bob, I can always count on you to count the parts, I never really think about that to be honest as I fab something but it makes me smile when you remind me what's in it. Come the weekend I should have pics of the completed pump and it's valves. Cheers guys!

As always, a thanks for following along and your interest in the thread. I do have to acknowledge that today's efforts were challenging thanks to the small factor of the part. Pete, I completely agree but I do get frustrated at times when I turn my head and then look back and a bunch of super talented builders have completed this, that AND the other thing, while I turn out a little at a time. Today I started the Enderle fuel pump. I wanted to capture the 6 ribs on the body of the pump, mine are .4mm x 1.0mm in length. I drilled holes down through the top and then machined half of it away to expose half of the hole afterwards. Put the brass rod down through the top and soldered them in place. Several flanges to make yet, 1 brass, 2 aluminum for the pump body. Then I'll solder the brass bottom flange onto the pump & media blast it for texture like the Cirello mag body. It will be painted but the aluminum flanges won't. There are a bunch of little bits and pieces to make up this whole thing, I underestimated how much effort it will take to make I think. What else is new right? cheers, tim

Black is tough to get right, those bodies look really sharp. Have you polished them? Nice work. cheers, tim

Nice to see you moving forward with the car Brad. What colors do you have in mind for this one? cheers,tim

Many thanks again fellas. This week was one of those weeks that if I measured the productivity by pieces produced, I'd rate it a 2. I want to thank Dave (comp1839) for sharing his knowledge while answering my questions that at times must seem just stupid. He has incredible patience. I detailed the tank with various fittings such as vent tube, lowered the filler neck, added brackets on the sides to secure it to the chassis with a couple of braces etc. All of that required various tabs and brackets to be fabricated or altered and added to the chassis. While working on the tank I spent some time making about half a dozen important fuel fittings for the car. My intent is to use hard lines for fuel throughout. I had to fab them out of various brass tube, rod and odds and ends. No pics of those yet but just making those took half of my bench time. The Enderle fuel pump is next on the list which I'm going to make of brass primarily and alum. too. If I can pull that piece off, the engine will be basically completed and ready for prep & assembly. cheers, tim

Excellent start to it Jeff. The stance is oh so right. cheers, tim

And this is why you're one of the best. cheers, tim

Just sitting here with my coffee and a big ol' smile this morning Chris. They look fantastic on the car. Cheers, Tim

No problem Hairy, I wasn't aware that Toyota made the Colt, from my research I thought it was made by Mitsubishi and imported by Chrysler in partnership. I learned something new today. Thanks and good luck on your build. Cheers, Tim

Hi Hairy, I searched for info on a Colt body a couple months ago. If you're using the Doyusha Levin body, I was given some help by DaddyFink (Jesse) as he referred this kit to me and he also shared that the scale is off. It's neither 1/24th or 1/25th scale. An odd ball, DaddyFink suggested it's more like 1/22nd scale. After a lot of research on the real car, I believe Jesse had those numbers pegged. I took out 7.0mm down the center to narrow the body and shortened it 8.0mm at the doors (this is where they stretched it to fit the electric motor). The rockers are off too as they're about 4.0mm to long. A bunch more work on it yet to make it work but I was satisfied that the biggest cuts I had to make brought it back into a more realistic scale. It's a good basis to build one from if you can find the kit as it's more than 20 years old. If you have one already, I believe you'll have to scratch-build the frame to make one work. I had purchased some resin bodies but I wasn't satisfied with the quality/accuracy. Good luck, Tim