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Thanks Dave (GoatGuy) I won't be putting a trans blanket on it. I'll have too much time & effort into it that I don't want to cover it up. Gotta get a break in this weather so I can do some painting. Chris, thanks too. Joe, making gears (?) you have my thread confused with Daves(comp1839)......that's the kind of stuff he can / does do.....me..........not so much. Paul, thanks again for making that trans in 3D print for me........ Dave, thanks for all the insights & information to assist with this build. You guys should have seen the weekend emails going back between us over caster / camber & other "fun" suspension geometry "stuff"...............appreciate your patience with me Dave for bugging you on all that!! John, Dave is most certainly in another league. Think major leagues while I'm playing on the farm squad. Thanks though all the same. Today I started the front suspension. Took me the entire morning to get the front axle done but it was the first piece that I needed to get started. A LOT of brass rod was sacrificed to get one that was correct. The shocks I assembled are from RB Motion btw. My hope is to replicate the set-up used on the Super Thief Altered back in the day. Cheers, Tim

Joe, I don't know how you guys do it. The car looks great but I can't figure out how you build the rest of the car with the body painted so far in advance. I take the thing on / off so many times, I would have that beautiful looking paint looking like you know what in no time. Looks great & like everyone else, I'm anxious to see your next post. cheers, tim

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John, yeah I read that acrylic is the way to go if I decide to paint it. It actually looks pretty close as is just with the marker. Already thinking about how to add the "snap" rivets to secure it to the seat. Fake ones of course. Thanks also Brad & Eric for your comments AND continued interest in this one. Today spent a lot of time getting most of the Lenco ready for paint & then final detailing / assembly. I used a couple PE pieces that I drilled & modified from Futurattraction. The Lenco is the 3D piece that Paul Mendoza re-scaled per my request. I had to sand down the one flange that meets the reverse and 2nd gear case as I wanted bolts in it but I couldn't get them drilled out it's so tight. So I machined & drilled on in Renshape. Drilled out the many sundry other holes in both cases for detailing later. I really wanted to replicate some of the connecting rods & shift levers so I spent the better part of the day drilling etc. The first pic I have a pencil pointing at the connector for the shift tower to the shifter. I took stainless steel tube, drilled # 79 bit holes in them and then used .20mm jewelers slit slaw to cut them down the middle. The pic explains what I'm attempting to replicate. Here's what I was able to replicate. I had to fab 3 of those brackets in total and drill out the L-shaped lever (cam?) that the rod attaches to. The curvy looking lever that is drilled repeatedly is for reverse. I wanted something of a different color so I made that one by hand out of titanium sheet. The pistol grip looking piece is for 2nd gear. The brass bracket was fabricated to attach the lever to. The pink looking flange that joins the 2 cases is the Renshape piece I noted above. Nothing has been glued together yet as an fyi. Paint first. Cheers, tim

More please...............just more. cheers

Man I like that shot you just posted of the car. Obviously on the right track Paul. cheers

Thanks guys, I've not had much bench time as we had over 20" of snow here. I'm going to quickly re-do the rotors as I forgot to add some of the detail to the "backside" of them & I've started the Lenco trans. In the meantime, I've been going back & forth with John Teresi and he shared some great ideas for a diamond pattern quilted seat pad that I want to do for this car. More on John's ideas after I get some materials to test with but John has had some great success with his attempts at this. Today i stumbled across a common material that I spent just a couple bucks for. What you see in the pics is a quick cut out pad and colored with a Sharpie permanent black marker. 5 minutes. The pad is not glued to the seat as I have to re-do it with a few tweaks and cut-out for the seat belts. The material has a proper thickness and it's flexible so it will take the shape of the seat beautifully if I use it. The material is from a common dish washing glove with a diamond pattern print on the palm side for gripping wet dishes etc. The R & D continues.............cheers, tim

What color is that green Dave? I like the satin look to it or is that the lighting tricking my eye? cheers, tim

I sent you a PM Bill. Hope I can be of some help. tim

Gotta agree wholeheartedly with John, there are so many ways to engineer something to accomplish the task at hand. The bottle arrangement, their design and quality really compliment the car. I enjoy staring at the obscure things on the car such as particular tabs and brackets etc. A lot of ingenuity to go along with top notch execution. btw, saw what you did there. too funny. cheers, tim

This is a real treat Mike. Your original concept and the changes you're making along the way have really grabbed my interest and I especially like what you've done with the engine already. The entire car is going to be pretty spectacular. Cheers, tim

So cool John. I like the way you did the bed too. Thanks for sharing your method and I wanted to ask if this was the first time you used "Liquid Glass"? I'll have to check out Art's offerings and try that myself. Cheers, tim

Glued the halves together and did a quick mock-up. Primer/paint and add the bolts & they're done. I machined an aluminum support bracket that is not in the pics as an fyi. I'm going to assemble and detail the Lenco that was printed in 3D that Paul drew up next & then the front axle/suspension is on the list. cheers, tim

I love watching your builds Bill and the way you document the changes and progress. Beautiful looking car made all the better with your changes. btw, if you're interested, I think I have Shelby script in PE. If you let me know the height of the letters on the trunk, I'll double check & get back to you. cheers, tim

Wonderful update Eric. It's gotten to the point now wherein I look at what you're doing currently, go ga-ga over it and immediately wonder..........what's next on your bench. Can't wait to see this one finished and what else you have up your sleeve. btw, that thread you offered of the tech data has the potential to be a real problem for me as I love engines and when I went through and saw the development over the years and the uniqueness and variety of the engines themselves, well I suddenly was picturing how to machine one............I quickly closed the link as I have too much on my plate as is and I dare not even think about it. Thanks for sharing the thread, I've book-marked that one for sure. Good luck as you near the finish line on this one. cheers, tim

Today got the other half of the calipers done and the spacer between them. Now if I could just remember which glue is best for assembling Renshape (DAVE, any suggestion on what you use? If it's CA glue, would it be Loctite OR something like Zap-A-Gap or even a 2 part epoxy?? ) Once I get that figured out I'll assembly and detail them, then paint and a few bolts to finish them. Starting to see a pattern wherein everything I'm doing currently is taking me about 15 to 20 hours to complete. I've just gotta get faster at this. As a reference for size, the longest part of each caliper at the top is 6.0mm........... cheers, tim

Somebody has gotten bit by the machine bug...............bad................. Can't wait to see what's next Paul. cheers, tim

Man are you getting good at that Brad. All the work on your shop diorama (and experience gained) really paid off on the Willy's. Nice job. cheers, tim

Davewilly, thanks man. I gotta get to the other halves tomorrow so I can see how they look. I really want to move onto the front suspension now. Jeff, thanks and also for following along. Randy, appreciated............I keep peeking at the WIP everyday as I just know we're going to get an update from you soon. Always a treat. Dave, thanks sir. You can tell, they're small. Anxious to see some of your rail progress soon as well, your 37' is really coming together btw! Chris, as always appreciated. Did you schedule a time to check out that mill btw? Let me know how you make out. Cheers everyone!

Thank you gentlemen......I moved onto the calipers. These are the first "halves" for the hub side. I machined them from Renshape as I'm going to paint them a custom mix of a magnesium color I came with. Once I get em' painted and assembled I'm pretty certain they'll look pretty cool with hubs and rotors. cheers, tim

Alright Dave, fair is fair. Where are the pics you promised? cheers, tim

Just nasty looking Tyrone in the most complimentary way. cheers, tim

Hi Chris, that last pic really shows the beautiful job you've done, I especially like the drape you got on the looms & wires and the blue color of the wires accentuates the rest of it sublimely. (there's an adjective not used every day) Just superb sir. cheers, tim

Ah Pete, that clutch pedal is from Futurattraction.......I can't & won't take credit for that. It is pretty cool looking. The hubs are done, onto the calipers. cheers, tim

Mike, I ordered a week ago from the new source. The .5mm threaded nuts and bolts in particular. Quite a few I would add. They were shipped and received in less than a week. From that experience, I would say you're good to go. Cheers, Tim