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That is really cool Art. I had no idea the battery kit was so large but you made it fit beautifully. Adds a whole other dimension with the lights on. Great build. cheers, tim

Andy and Randy, greatly appreciated I assure you. The tank strap is a bit thick however and I'll thin it down by about half before final install. Dave, appreciated too, nice to see you back on your build! Ray, yes, a slit saw. I can make multiple pieces like I did on that stock and part off what I need. Steering box done. Little bit of clean-up on it but its a step towards completing the steering rack. cheers everyone! Have to part it off yet.

Ahhhh, getting excited now aren't you Chris. Your weathering skills are fantastic. Where did you learn to do that so accurately? And of course, the pieces Dave made, well, lets just say they compliment your build in the best of ways. cheers, tim

THUD.......nothing to see here ladies and gentlemen, now move along..............it was just my jaw hitting the ground. Perfect Randy. Just perfect. cheers, tim

Oops, sorry Joe....I just checked it out.....thanks for the heads-up.....I haven't been to that part of the forum in quite some time. cheers, tim

AH-HA....found ya'! Sorry Joe, but like my youngest daughter trying to catch a leprechaun with her trap she made, you have proved "elusive" with this thread. Cool subject, obviously I was not paying attention earlier. Will now!! btw, that thing is nasty cool looking. cheers, tim

Bob, I'm looking forward to attending my first show sometime this year. Don't know when or where yet, but I'm going to make a real effort to attend one or two so I can finally meet other builders on this forum and check out the builds myself. thanks again for your interest. Eric, that is high praise and I take that compliment especially to heart. I like what you've done with your build, a truly unique and well executed build. Brad, I don't know about "schooling" anyone but I'm glad that you like what I'm attempting to do & build. Steering rack is next. My inspiration for that comes from Randy D. and his 1/25th scale GT 40 build he's currently making. Truly amazing detail on a really tiny part. btw, what's on YOUR table now? thanks again! Mr. Teresi, you're the Michelangelo of styrene, He was a heck of a sculptor in stone, but he couldn't touch you in plastic. cheers Tony, (GT Junior) now that's a loyal follower. Sorry I don't have more to post as I'm so slow.....if you knew the time I put into that silly strap you'd shake your head in disbelief. Hope you like what's next. Dave Willy, thanks man! Dave (comp1839) - I have a GREAT teacher so I can't take credit for all of it. If I can pull it off, I think you'll giggle at the steering rack mount brackets/posts that I have in mind. We'll see. thanks again Dave. Joe, oh Joe, what can I say other than thanks for making my day start with a good chuckle as always. Just like I asked Brad, what are YOU working on now btw? Cheers to each and everyone of you. tim

Chris, whenever I have moments like yours, I'll come back to this page and read it again. Your attitude towards everything you've just shared is fantastic. I'm not sure I would be able to say the same. For whatever it might be worth, just seeing the interior body tin in black, makes all of the you have AND will put into the build will be the reward itself. That piece looks sweet with some color on it. tim

Brad, I can't divulge all my secrets.......it was actually quite straightforward however. I got the strap done...I've got to shorten the bolts yet and the A & N fittings are not the final, I just wanted to see what it looks like. Since I wanted to do something a little different on the strap design, I machined it and then finessed it by hand. The challenging part was getting the bends and the bolt holes in the proper position. Not sure if I'll dychem anything but I'm thinking I might do the strap itself in a purple and then remove the red and blue from the tank caps and leave em' shiny against the purple. cheers, tim this pic shows the strap with the initial shaping on the mill On the car

Thank you Roy and Bruce. This week I got the brackets and mounts done for the tanks. I wanted to be able to pop the tanks in and bolt them in so even though I've got the tank strap to fab yet, I did drill and solder in threaded.5mm brass nuts into the two side rails. The strap will go over the top and be secured with the .5mm bolts. I also added a bevel to the gas / oil caps. .The tanks will clear the steering rack and there is less than 1/32" between the tanks and the inside of the front end. Tank strap and then steering rack are next. Thanks again for following along. tim In this pic I'm using an awl to point out the .5mm nuts and a bolt to show where the strap will come down and be secured on each side. The solder joints are not completely cleaned up yet and the twin tanks will be polished after the tinal fitment is confirmed and completed

When I read the opening part of your update, was like, uh-oh, this can NOT be good. But sir, that was one heck of a "save" on the car and was well worth all of the extra time. The car looks great and I'm happy for ya' Chris that you can move on with it. cheers, tim

Cato, please consider this the most sincere of compliments. If I didn't know better that this is a model, from certain perspectives and your photos, I would think it's the REAL, 1:! deal. Hope you're smiling right now because that is quite the accomplishment. Kudos to you sir, Tim

Thanks Dave & Chris....I do like the new tanks for this build v. the original. Regarding the gas cap, I had to make a twin and tweaked my earlier efforts and came up with 2 matching, slightly improved ones. Have to part them off of course. Now to get the tanks in the car. cheers, tim

Thanks you again guys. New fuel/oil tanks.

Awwww nuts, and I'm talking lug nuts Dave. I DO like the wing and brace/bracket, but man o' man, those lug nuts are the truest, most accurate I've ever seen. You gotta be layin' awake at night dreaming this stuff up. Thanks for sharing! tim

Exquisitely done Jason. It's so well done it looks like it should be the stock configuration. Trim is great too! cheers, tim

Exquisitely done Jason. It's so well done it looks like it should be the stock configuration. Trim is great too! cheers, tim

Fantastic scratch building right there. Smiling at every pic Randy. Cheers, tim

Randy, don't know about "precision engineering" but I'm doing my best to fake it. Chris, I TOO look forward to the day when we finally get to meet, chat and of course, check out the builds themselves. Thanks for looking in. Appreciate it John.,.......I'm sure you'll finish 6 more builds by the time I get this one finally done.............always enjoy your builds and unusual projects. John, Scott and Brad, you're three of the most loyal followers of this thread, like Chris, I look forward to meeting each of you one day in the near future. Thanks Tony for following along, it's kinda cool that people half way round the world check out the build and comment. Glad you like it. Dave, thanks too for checking it out and commenting, I'm hopeful the rest comes along now that I believe the hardest parts are now done with the build and I should be able to click along at a faster pace now to wrap it up. When I said I had the struts done, I did/do. I did forget the strut sensors so I took the morning to make and get em' on the car. Fuel tank is something I've been looking forward to and that's next. Enjoy the pics. Cheers, Tim .

WOW Cato. They're sweet!!! You must be pleased how they turned out, at least you should be. cheers, tim

Struts on, I'm not going to bother putting the brake calipers on at this time as I know they fit and are correct at this point and she sits flat on all fours. Just trying to save some time. I polished up the fuel cell and next I'll detail it a bit and make the brackets etc. to get it in the car. Then the steering rack. Thanks to each and every one of you that continues to follow along and your kind words. cheers, tim

I knew you could/would fix it and it looks great Chris. cheers, tim

I was starting to wonder what happened to Tyrone and there he is doing a new, very cool build. I'm certainly going to follow along. cheers, tim

That's some mighty fine carb detailing there John. Another outstanding job sir. cheers, tim

Randy, loving the new engine and trans fabrication you've done. Always fun figuring out how to make it and you've got that down pat. Superb! Tim