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Having some issues posting pics, I'll try this again.

Happy Belated Birthday Chris!

Very nicely detailed. Your assembly reflects the entire build. Had to check a couple pics to be sure it was the model and not the "real deal". cheers, tim

Big WOW! congrats on a nice build. cheers

I like your build a lot. Very clean and sharp. cheers

Love that update Randy. Just gorgeous. cheers, tim

Won't get much bench time this week but I do want to thank you guys. And Joe, that minion knows the rules, no selfies in the shop. hmmmmm, some punishment will HAVE to be meted out. Tom, thank you and to answer your question, all free-hand. No CNC. I take that as a compliment for sure. Cheers, tim

Thanks everyone! Slits cut for the ribs, parted off. Have to "notch" the front of the head on the passenger side for the necessary bore offset and drill the cam and few other holes on the front face. On the back you'll see a notch cut in for the part of the block that supports the bell housing. I'll machine that next and secure permanently. For a variety of reasons, it was easier to make it this way which took some figuring on my part.... The holes drilled in several spots are to locate and secure various parts by "pinning" them. cheers to each of you. tim

Yeah Randy, what's up with this OOB stuff. Can't believe you're not making each and every part. All kidding aside, I can appreciate what you're doing and must say that its pretty cool to see what you're accomplishing on this build with your capabilities. What's your opinion of the kit overall? cheers, tim

What an interior. You managed to bring your imagination to life. cheers, tim

Congratulations Jason on a well executed build. Can't wait till you have it completed as are others I'm sure. cheers

Dave, funny post. Someday I'll get around to delving into 3D printing. I find that fascinating as well but I'm afraid my computing skills need a LOT of work to do that. Leonard, appreciated as well. Finally got started on the alum. block. This is 3 days of on / off time spent as it's summer and been doing family things. I've never done one of these and I certainly don't have the talent of Dave (comp1839) or Bill Davis (vintagedragfan) but for my first attempt so far, it's going fairly well. Still have several more hours of machining it. The bottom of the block will be "decked" half way up where the crank hole is at and I came up with a fairly simple way to do the rear part of the block (which is the side facing up in these shots) for the oil passage / bell housing portion. More on that later. I have come to quickly understand why others don't do the blocks in alum more often...........after all this, you really won't get to appreciate a lot of it. Thank goodness it's going in a rear engine funny. cheers, tim

Hi John, your build of that car is so well done. Nice one. I remember John Teresi did one too and you both nailed it. Cheers, tim

Joe, YES YES YES, I too like the green funny. But I really want to know how that beer got on top of the roof that caused you to get the ladder to get it down? cheers, tim

Looks nasty Tyrone. LIke it! cheers

Like the way you mounted the box Chris. Hadn't thought about doing it that way, but I like it A LOT! cheers

WOW.............just WOW.

Just came across this thread Randy. Your mad skills and this kit were made for each other. Beautiful to say the least. Is there anything you can't do? cheers, tim

Eloquently said Cato. Thank you on behalf of all of us that want to wish Harry the best at this time. You captured it all. Get well soon Harry. Tim

Trust me Chris, my skin isn't that thin. No harm, no foul. Now, about that next Vega post please. Thanks Dave.......I'm going to start on the block this week in aluminum. Should have something done by the weekend. Kids are now officially out of school today, so summer messes up bench time a bit, but it's ALL good! Cheers everyone!

Chris, I might do it at final assembly. Something to consider. My ref. car pics show it all shiny and bling bling. Engine, trans and rear will be the focus of this car. Bob & Scott, Lloyd and Kerry, a sincere thank you to each of you! Randy, nice to see you back dude. You KNOW I'm asking for my GT40 update. Thanks too for the comments, glad to make your day. Brad, I wanted to give it to my wife for Mothers Day but she wasn't all that thrilled. Soooo, it will go on the Mustang after all. John, well, I think you have effectively crushed any notion I might have had as to who is a fan. And I am one of yours. Now please tell me what you're building and where you're hiding it so I can check it out. cheers

Certainly enjoy your postings Chris. Your weathering skills are top drawer too. Hmmm, what's next? cheers

38 nuts and bolts and fittings.......several hours just putting them all on. But it IS done now. Cheers, tim

I was on a roll with the plating. As Chris has discovered, it can be "hit or miss" with the Caswell system. The more experience I get at it, the more frequently I get it right.....shocking, right? Anyways, I plated the rear today but first I used their "acid copper" before putting on the nickel. It plated VERY quickly. When applying the nickel, or any of the solutions I believe, you have to very aware of certain parameters or you start to get "shmutz" on the finish. It doesn't polish out from my experience. So when doing this, less is more and it's better to err on the side of just enough, than my typical attitude of "if a little is good, a lots gotta be better". I'll add the bolts to it and the pinion collar. I'm just glad the plating went well because having to remove it and starting over isn't fun. cheers

Beautiful car. Any engine pics to share? cheers, tim