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Well, not sure how much of an update this will appear to be. I've had about half my normal bench time this past month and I got way into the weeds on brackets, throttle linkage, hard fuel lines (and of course how to make them so they look somewhat as nice as Chris & John Teresi's). Ventured into paint as the weather has been nice here for it and I took one of the earlier Bantam bodies to experiment on. Messed around too with getting some final colors for various components to paint like the trans, brake calipers, the crower 8-port which I've decided not to plate afterall, headers & blower manifold. I did a reasonable facsimile of the bolts that hold the butterflies onto the throttle linkage. Lastly, I'm posting a pic of the Hemi Colt I'm going to do down the road. The body has been modified to start by narrowing the body by 7.0mm and shortening it by 8.0mm. Lots more to do to it but the biggest cuts are done as I wanted to see if the 20+ year old model body was something that would work. I'll share more when the day comes to create a separate thread for it. Now I've got to get the parts painted so I can work on them over the fall & winter so I just have to paint the frame & body next spring. A full mock-up in the coming months will be forthcoming before final assembly. cheers, tim Just some of the brackets made and selected PE components. I want to thank Randy D. for the insights to the .2mm spring wire for the throttle cable. That stuff is great. The hard lines are only in their holes for mock-up and are not permanently attached yet and their fittings are missing in this pic. Some of the paint tests I messed around with. Most of what you see are Alclad 2 and Gravity paints. I'm no John Teresi. I have great ambitions for the paint but I can only chew off so much with my level of painting abilities. The body in these pics has not been cleared. I went more traditional (conservative) on the color combo as the build is supposed to represent the mid-70's. Alclad Candy Red & their Pale Gold. I'm anxious to see how it pops once I put some clear over it. The gold is a flat finish in it's natural state. In the photo above of the spoons, in the last row you can see a two-tone spoon that was clear coated. This stuff went down super nice and I did the whole thing in about an hour. The masking took longer. The spoon in the foreground will be the color of the crower 8 port. The Hemi Colt...............

Thanks Bill, I have oh so many questions for you.........the only reason I might not make it is the NHRA Maple Grove race is that weekend but I think I'm going on Friday to the races and if my wife is cool with it, then Saturday would be great to visit the club and meet the other members. Calendar is duly marked. Cheers!

I can only add to what Pete recommended. I've a few different Starrett measuring devices and had need to have one of them checked / cleaned. Sent it to the factory and for a very reasonable price they did their voodoo and sent it back as good as new. Can't beat their tools for accuracy would be my only other insight. Cheers, Tim

Sorry I missed this earlier post. I will make a real effort to make the next meeting. It would be nice to meet & get to know each of you for the first time. Kudos to you Bill & Tom for taking the initiative to start one up. Cheers, Tim

"Cyan"....."isometric view"..............what is the world coming to? Just kidding you Chris. It is nice to see you working on something that you have a real desire to do. Whichever you pick, will it be 1/16th scale and will you do the chassis in brass? You should start a separate thread for this future build as this one will surely deserve it's own spot on the forum. cheers

Nice to see you back Paul and working on this one again. cheers, tim

John, never saw the car in action but I agree it was one of my all time favorites too when I was a kid. The Conway topless funny was another one. You've got great taste in cars in addition to all that talent. cheers, tim

John, be sure to put it in a plexi covered display case otherwise the paint will be ruined by all the drool. I look forward to your outdoor pics of this car when you get the time as all that detail you poured into this will truly pop out.................not that it doesn't already of course. Congrats on a another phenomenal build. cheers, Tim

Hi, Just curious about Gravity before I spend some time experimenting on paint colors / combos for some builds. I purchased a decent assortment of paints last winter from them and was wondering if anyone has purchased and received their orders from them in the last month or so. I know the reviews on their colors and application have been fantastic, just curious if their shipping has improved. Any shared experiences are appreciated. cheers, tim

Nice looking build. The bare metal foil job that you did on it is really sharp. cheers, tim

What an eye for details Rickard. I love that pic and what you did in the trunk area, and the sweet paint job you put down. Appreciate the link to your site and I made sure to check it out. Some super nice builds you've done and I realize now why so many others follow your threads. cheers, tim

Oh look, John put down another super smooth paint job. How do you do it John, how do you do it? (he said shaking his head in amazement) cheers, tim

I like the changes Chris and especially how you describe doing them. Nice indeed. cheers, tim

Bill, your build threads are always informative and fun to read. I wanted to learn something about body work and made sure to check out how YOU did it. Sure enough, learned some methods I hadn't thought about really liked. Hope to see you back at this soon. A student of yours, Tim

Fantastic pic of the interior through the drivers window John. You're as good at taking pics as you are building. cheers!

Fantastic pic of the interior through the drivers window John. You're as good at taking pics as you are building. cheers!

You've got some truly amazing scratch-building skills Rick. Sorry you "lost" your earlier photo-bucket pics in the thread but I'll most certainly be following along as well. Do you have a Fotki (or other photo hosting site) page that we can visit to check out your other work? Cheers, Tim

John, how can I get anything done when you keep posting such updates and I spend half my time staring at them. Once I think I've checked out all the newest updates, BAM!, you post some more. btw, I see you went to the Chris Sobak School of Hard Fuel Line Installation. They are as straight and sweet as can be. I'm going to have to sign up for the class too. Cheers, Tim

If you hadn't mentioned that it was the model, I could swear I was staring at something you were building for your 37'. The clutch pic is new ground. The effort you put into that one part, even though most of it is covered up, is jaw dropping and "crisp" is the only way I can describe the throttle linkage. I'm thinking you need just a few more days away from the 37'................cheers!

Great googly moogly John. Phenomenal progress and execution. You're a truly unique builder with a talent few possess. cheers, tim

John, Chris, Brad, Foxer & Danno I thank you guys for the comments. It provides motivation & encouragement that I'm heading down the right path. Glad you like it. Dave, "tension", I laughed. Gotta love a pun. Pete, been a week now, share some pics please......... Good news yesterday wherein my doctor took x-rays & showed no tear in my right shoulder rotator-cuff. I had surgery for it years ago and I thought I tore it again. So a few weeks of physical therapy and all better. Today I sat down and made the front motor mounts, the tolerances were silly. They look pretty simple but the angles etc. were interesting when I drew it up. Drawing & machining them was about 5 hours all in. I was relieved when I parted them off and saw how well they fit the chassis/engine. Now I can prep & paint the manifold so I can get a bunch of these things installed on the engine once and for all. Cheers guys!!

I know you too well sir. When you say "I'll think you'll like them" regarding ANYTHING, then my expectations are set VERY high. You're a pretty down to earth guy and coming from you, well, I can't wait to see the clutch pics. Oh, and yeah, the most recent pics are quite tasty as well. Thank you Dave. Looks like Saturday is a go btw. I'll send you an email. Cheers

How is it possible you're getting better at this? I'm jealous too. Looking forward to the next post already. cheers, tim

John, I ALWAYS check out your pics that you take outside. You're setup for the shots brings the subject to life. That bike looks real in those pics with the way you've "staged" it. Beautifully done. Cheers, Tim

DOH ! A picture is worth a thousand words. I've got 2,000 for you now. What a build. Cheers Sir!