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WHOA Dave. With your idea of putting the car up on jacks etc. with wheels off and who knows what else you have in store for us, might you consider making a 2nd clutch can with trans to put on the car and put this one on a "pallet" or other pedestal for it. You could show off the can and clutch apart / separately which it will truly deserve. You had to have already thought of it right? Too many options which is a nice problem to have when you make such wonderful things. Just tryin' to help my friend. Wish I had those sorts of "problems". cheers, tim

It would surely be fun just to sit down and watch you work for a few hours. I wouldn't even know where to begin on a build like this one John. Just seems to flow for you. Great start to say the least. cheers

Your shots Chris reflect your super sanitary work. You've gotta get excited when you see it at this point. Really like the parts too that you got from Shapeways. It is amazing the quality of the manifold and blower. Are you doing your FED chassis in brass after all? Cheers, tim

That looks sharp Brad. I wanted to also answer your question about the Bantam that missed answering somehow. I'm going to do a drop axle with shocks in front of the chassis. I have a single pic of a car setup that way and it looks pretty cool so I'll attempt to pull that off. cheers, tim

Mooneyz was my inspiration for these v band clamps. After looking at his for the Vega, I wanted to try and do a better job replicating them. These are brass and will be plated with nickel. They're better than my others. The threaded bolt is .5mm and the overall diameter of each is less than 4.0mm. They'll slip over each end of the driveshaft tube. I prefer the ones that Chris made but in 1/25th their are some compromises that I had to make. cheers, tim

Man does my piddly little clutch can look sorry next to that. I can't wait to see the clutch in this thing. Trust me, that's one part I'll happily skip trying to make. Beautiful job Dave. cheers

Pretty simple Dave, I'll just go back to NOT feeding the troll. Sooner or later he'll starve to death. He just proved my point about why I have NO respect for him as a person. No further explanation is necessary. For anyone else that does have questions about the build I will happily respond and attempt to assist as I always have. cheers, tim

When you can explain to me Michael why your 4 link chassis frame brackets are on upside down, I might take your "query" seriously. I have NO desire to respond to you in any way shape or form but enough is enough. I'm not "OBLIGATED" to do so even though this is an open forum. I had a direct, private conversation with you over a year ago wherein I made it clear that I have no respect for you as a person and therefore have made EVERY effort to just ignore you. It seems you just can't take a hint. So, let the name calling begin from your end. I could care less as in my opinion, you continue to "poison" this forum. Hey Harry, let me know when you want to finally drop in on this and put this "troll" in his place once and for all. I'm about to leave this forum because of "contributors" such as Michael. You're nothing but a "bomb thrower" Michael. I have proven myself in answering any and all questions AND criticisms over the last few years on this forum in a proper and professional manner. They were all well given with proper intention and I have NEVER dodged any or all. But not so in your case. Maybe you should go back and re-read Harry's comments in the "How to Use this Forum" from last year related to "BANS" and your "contribution" to that particular call out Michael, it seems you don't ever learn. I have not forgotten the recent call out of me personally on Dave (comp1839's) thread as the "arrogant" one and the snide comments that went along with it. Nor should I. If I'm not clear on my feelings about you here, well, I can't help ya' there. I don't expect you to take my advice, but it remains the same as before, lets agree to disagree and just get on with it without the "drama". No "cheers" here.

Thank you Dan! Hey Dave, yes a 2 speed with reverse. Mid-plate is done, now just fiddling around to get the tabs soldered onto the chassis, then drill the clutch can for the pedal assembly before moving onto the Lenco. Today I went to the Bruce Larson Dragfest and had a great time. Met Dave (GoatGuy) there too and the special guest was Don Garlits himself. Hard to believe I grew up just 2 miles from Bruce's place. Pics are posted on my fotki for anyone interested. Hi Randy, all one piece. Turned the can on my lathe, parted it off, flipped it upside down and drilled the holes into the flange from the backside on the mill. I'm not sure you could put a cats whisker between the bolt head and can it seems that tight to me. cheers

I know it might seem like a "small" update Randy, but I know all too well the time you've got in it so they're perfectly positioned etc. I'm in awe man of what you're doing here. My hats off to you sir. cheers, tim

hi there Niko, certainly appreciate the kind comments. btw, I really like the pics on your website! I've only been to Finland once which was for a business (Nokia) meeting. My hosts suggested I try the reindeer and bear..........wow is all I can say. Oh, and they could really hold their vodka, I only drink beer or wine so I was amazed at what they could consume. Oh, and when I left the states for Finland we had a record breaking snowfall here and it was sunny with little snow on the ground there. Go figure. cheers, tim

Thanks Davewilly for the comment. Everything I've made for the car so far is first time for me. I gained a lot of experience during the Henry build but this is very different for sure. Again, thanks for following. Brad, appreciate it too and that you're still following along. Dave, thanks man. so far, so good. Hey Paul, not heard from you in a bit. Glad you like it so far. Still a fairly long way to go though. Thank you as well Bob, it's been a challenging (for me) but fun build all the same. Cheers EVERYONE!

Hope you get some time to get back to the bench soon Paul. Enjoy your builds. Cheers, Tim

Clutch can 1st, next will be the motor plate then the trans. Have to add the clutch inspection plate and this is done. The trans will be a 2 speed lenco with reverse. The can is modeled after a mid 70's Lakewood. The bolt flange is 1.1mm wide as an fyi. Cheers, tim

Superb plumbing Chris, the shots you shared really give them their due. btw, that crank pulley is phenomenal. cheers, tim

Superb plumbing Chris, the shots you shared really give them their due. btw, that crank pulley is phenomenal. cheers, tim

Thanks Bob and Brad. Brad, the motor plate, bell-housing and trans are on deck. s-l-o-w-l-y moving along with it. Pete, I wholeheartedly agree with the natural look of the annealing. The concerns would be long term oxidation of the metal and more importantly, I don't want to risk undoing my joints and work by going back over them with a flame. My jig to make them was pretty crude and involved my fingers too. The detail with the flanges etc. compared to any of the kit plastic headers, well there is no comparison. I'll have a build book on the car and I'll be sure to have pics of them in their "raw" state. I'll try to send you a note this weekend on the steps taken to make them. What scale is your build btw? Thank you too Ray and Randy. I'm happy Randy with where it's at and how quickly (for me anyhow) overall. If I stay on my "schedule" I think this will be done by June or so. That would be great and then its back to get the Falcon finished. After that, a special project for a friend. Cheers, Tim

Aw come on Randy, admit it, half the fun is figuring out HOW you're going to make it and then making it happen. Those turned out so slick. Now, could you work a little faster please? (this coming from the guy known as "turtle") cheers, tim

Hey thanks John, except I realized last night I forgot to add the braces to them. Done now. cheers, tim

Thank you Dave! Joe, oh Joe. Yes, we have the same ruler, but I'm still trying to figure out how to use it. There was a lot of brass tubing that "died" to make those buggers. Each one was annealed about 10 times to get the bends without crimping and I found a quick method to fix those that did a. You should see the burn on my stomach where I dropped the pliers during one torch session and it melted the top, and my skin, almost instantaneously. Learned a quick lesson there my friend. ALWAYS wear my smock, somehow I forgot to put it on that time. So, yeah, 8 little pieces of bent tubing is all I got to show for it. Cheers, Tim

Nicely executed John. As always. The details you put into this one are sweet. The circuit panel on the frame being but one example. Cheers

That is one striking paint job Ray. Very cool build. cheers, tim

That is one striking paint job Ray. Very cool build. cheers, tim

Many thanks everyone. Started the headers on Monday and wrapped them up this morning. 40 degree swept back shorties. Scale about 16" in length. They aren't attached to the heads permanently yet as I have to add the bolts and will probably paint them flat black or white. cheers, tim I wanted them up and away so that the bottom end of the block & girdle would be more visible.

Hey Art, would love to see you back at that one. Got the 2 halves of the chassis combined. In the 1st pic you can see 3 brackets I made to support the chassis for the remainder of the project. 2 machined, 1 made of brass to support the rear when lining it up to the engine. The aluminum one will be the primary and used to do the brakes / hubs etc. The front bracket I machined so it would line up the frame rails and a connecting rail that will limit back and forth on the chassis during fabrication. cheers