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  1. Thanks fellas, I'll get the others done this week before I get some finger surgery again. Pete, glad the pic could be of help. Yeah, I'll hold onto that penny for sure. It's a great way of showing perspective on how small some of these parts are. If I might suggest, when you reply to a post, if you just use the box at the bottom of the page where it says "REPLY" instead of "QUOTE", it won't re-post/paste my previous post each time. Saves the redundancy. Thanks in advance. cheers, tim
  2. Hi guys, I was going to post some chassis progress pics, but I took a detour 2 days ago and decided to tackle the pulleys. I've drooled over the ones that Dave made for Chris and his Vega funny. So I took a stab at it. I started on the crank pulley as I think it's the sexiest of the 3 and also the most challenging. Dave provided me with some numbers that were very helpful and I want to thank him now for the insights and advice. First 2 pics show it on the mill. The cutting disc is a super thin, .27mm thick, jewelers cutoff wheel. A better angle showing the center and 6 surrounding bolt holes. In the penny shot you can see an aftermarket pulley. In fairness, I spent many hours doing mine whereas the aftermarket piece was knocked out in just a fraction of the time I'm sure.
  3. You're not foolin' me Dave when you preface that "it might not look like much".................the mark of genius is the pure engineering we're seeing here. You make it look simple, which is deceiving. I stare at the pics and see LOTS of thought in what you're doing. Beautiful beyond the bling. cheers, tim
  4. Dave, Scott and Brad..........thanks guys, just doing bars and stuff and finishing the clutch can pedal etc. Randy, appreciated. to answer your question, the template was drawn and then cut the brass a single piece. Bent the seat bottom portion then used steel dowels in a vice to bend the seat backs. Getting the seat back width correct and snug was the most time consuming. After "finessing" everything together, I flame soldered the joints. Where the bottom meets the side at the highest point, I had a large enough gap that I had to put a 1/32" piece of brass rod in a filler. After soldering, filed to shape. Probably a lot more info than you wanted. btw, you should see the one where I cut the sides upside down. Dave, thanks man. I really like figuring out & fabricating these types of parts. Took me more than an hour just to get the silly seat belt holes cut in symmetrically. It's not much bigger than a quarter. Chris, I wouldn't go that far. I've admired the way you made yours. THAT is perfection. Hey Pete, I'm hurt man. That piece in the pic will someday be something cool. My stuff in 1/25th is so small I don't throw much out that can't be used for something else. Had to laugh cause I keep my scrap in tupperware too. Thanks too Bob, I don't consider the joints perfect, but they're more than close enough as I'm probably going to cover the seat bottom at some point anyhow. Have some ideas..........
  5. Got the seat made and a bunch of other little things. I'll post some other pictures by the weekend of some of the other progress I've made. About 10 hours and this was the 4th one that I attempted and which I finally liked. The brass started out as .27mm and ended up closer to .20. some minor clean up of the solder joint on the inside and I'm still thinking about doing a quilted leather bottom for it. maybe. cheers, tim
  6. I think of all your builds that I've seen and this one is my favorite. Great all the way around Tyrone. cheers, Tim
  7. You're on a real tear here Dave. I'm not going to say "more please" but IF you should feel so compelled, well, I won't complain. cheers sir!
  8. Does anyone know how to remove slobber from their keyboard, it's sticking. Turkey dinner was awesome, but Dave just served up dessert. Cheers, tim
  9. Paul, AWESOME engine choice. I want to do one of these some day and another well known builder on this forum is a BIG fan as well. Can't wait to see what you do with it. btw, where did you score that one if I may ask? cheers, tim
  10. Hi Donn, what a treat to see you posting here. Nice car but I've always been a sucker for mustangs. Beautiful paint as always. I think you're getting the hang of it. Thanks again for all the advice and insights you've shared in the past. Trust me, I've not forgotten. cheers, tim
  11. Thanks everyone for your comments. I have to laugh that in the time I did these, Dave (comp1839) machined almost an entire clutch. How ridiculous is that (he said rhetorically) ? I did want to answer Bob's question while saying thanks for his tips that he offered me as well. BIG THANKS BOB! I started with 5/32" brass tube & drilled it out with a 3.5mm bit so it slips over the driveshaft tube. Then using a jewelers saw I cut it close to width at approx. 1.5mm and this forms the band portion. Step 2 - cut a slice into the brass band so I could solder a piece of .8mm brass tube onto one side. I filed / sanded the tube to match the width of the band and then used a super thin jewelers cut-off wheel to slice into the center of the brass tube. My smallest round diamond file widened the groove so that the .5 mm threaded piece would lay down properly. Step 3- I drilled a #79 hole into a .8mm brass tube. Then I ground down the end of a .5mm brass bolt and soldered it into the tube. Then cut it close to the width I needed & soldered the tube/bolt onto the end of the brass band with the threaded portion fitting down onto the half of the clamp. Clean up and minor filing brought the portions into square. Added the nut and just have to plate yet. I think the steps when matched up to the pics will make more sense. Hope it helps anyone interested in replicating these. cheers everyone. tim
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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!
  24. Hope you get some time to get back to the bench soon Paul. Enjoy your builds. Cheers, Tim
  25. 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
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