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Thanks Henry,Scott and Joe.........I waited what seemed forever for the tool and once I got this part done, couldn't help myself. Had some ideas on how to do the throttle body and couldn't wait to see if they would work out. The tolerances are down to just thousandths of an inch with what you're seeing here. I consider this a more than worthy replacement for the intake on the engine now. The hardest part will most likely be the removal and fitment of the new one. Tomorrow is the Mecum auction in Harrisburg with my 6 year old daughter.....no bench time for me. Cheers guys. Tim

tool I've been waiting for arrived today finally. here's the top of the intake done except for a few machining marks I have to remove yet. Next I'll make the plate that bolts to the lower portion of the intake and affix the top that you see in these pics. Then the throttle body. cheers, tim

Continued working on the Mustang which might become a modern funny car instead of a promod. Anyways, it's getting closer each time I putty and prime it. comments welcome. cheers, tim Sorry guys, this thread has gotten a little screwy for some reason. hopefully you can follow along. Joe - "Henry" is priority number 1, got way too much into it now AND it's still fun for me to build so........it's gotta get done first and foremost... Bob - On the taxiway is an early MPC Mustang that I modified the body by moving the rear wheel wells back 3/8" and closed up the blower opening on the hood. it's going to be an early "phantom" 70's REAR engined funny. That one is the very next car I'm delving into after I complete the Henry. Here's a pic of the modified body: Len - this is the stuff I used on the hood earlier when it was a promod and then changed up to a funny. There's a builder that did a WIP about 12 months ago that did a Mickey Thompson blue bonneville, 4 engined car. He glassed his and I did some research and decided to try it. I can only say it adds a LOT of structural rigidity to the body. I've included a pic of the resin (use the "finishing resin" as it's not as thick and I got the 3/4 oz. glass from Hobbico and the 1/2 oz. if from Hangar 9 ) It's pretty straightforward to use. I've included a pic of the hood I chopped off and you can see the glass on the underside. It's best to smooth out the surfaces that you're applying the glass to before application. I didn't do that on this hood as you can see. Wear a mask and do it in a well ventilated area. It's strong stuff and not meant for lungs or eyes. The previous hood that was chopped off and glassed earlier.

Thanks Branndon for the comments/compliments and regarding my henry build as well. Glad you're following along. Andy - That's pretty sweet what you posted on that rendering. How about one for a funny? Today I spent some time re-shaping the rear wheel openings. Their shape had to be completely re-worked and lowered. Next I'll sand the under body and get the inside of the car fiber glassed for some additional strength. With all the cutting I've done it's a good precaution. I have a rather lengthy list of body mods / tweaks that need to be done but this is such a filthy dust filled job that it's a treat to do it out on the patio. Comments welcome as always, (still no tool yet to finish the intake for the Henry build, I'm hoping it shows up by day end. Cheers, Tim

yeah Branndon, nobody was more disappointed than me when ford announced their decision last year....nothing like staring at 8 camaros, 4 mopars (whatever they call em') and the rest being toyotas (with the exception of the ONE mustang left in the field, which btw is VERY competitive even without fords support this year) I too can only "guess" as to what they MIGHT look like, but I ask everyone to consider Mikes comment above regarding today's cars being more recognizable in the first place versus what they have evolved into today. Thanks for the positive comment too! cheers, Tim

Joe....you're still funny even with a change of address.................thanks for following along even though you have a pool and new house to entertain you now. Mike...DING DING DING............everyone, read what he said because I 100% agree. And I'm not making excuses for what I'm building as it is not 100% accurate with regards to what the current funny's look like. I HATE the look of the current cars due to their slab sides etc. Their shape is totally dictated by aero, just like modern F1...which i also despise after being a fan for 35 years. I can't watch an F1 race anymore because the cars are basically UGLY. Just ugly. So I'm building this car with the idea that it WILL be immediately recognizable as a 2015 Mustang and only a Mustang. Not a Toyota or whatever else the NHRA is trying to pawn off on us today. And they wonder why their attendance is down. Just like F1. They've forgotten who the customers is, it's the fans. Not the car manufacturers. Anyways, enough of my soap box moment and I want to thank Mike for his comment, it's all the encouragement I need to keep plowing forward with this one. BTW, I was very pleased when I measured the dimensions of this car and compared it to the 2014 NHRA body dimension rules. It meets ALL the dimensions so far. A lucky accident, but still......yeah! Cheers, Tim

THAT'S exciting Scott. I just know that you'll have a spurt of creativity and productivity that will rival the best of the minions. And that Pocher F40 is pretty darn sweet too. Cheers, Tim

I figured my choice would be met with a bit of surprise and disappointment. But in defense of my decision to change it up to a funny car, I do like to build different things and not the same thing over and over. So, i just had to change this up. today was some solid progress on the roof and b pillars in particular. I can "see it" coming together and I think it's going to be pretty cool when done. The engine on this should be pretty cool to make as well, but that's another subject......

Nice all the around Joe.....now when you're done playing "house" maybe you'd like to get back to the reason we read your threads....... cheers my friend

I hope that tool shows up soon as it seems that idle hands are the work of the devil so I keep hacking on Frankenstein. I made the decision to make it into a modern funny car instead of a promod afterall. Never made one so I thought it would be a fun build at somepoint. The valance / rocker panel was revised and yet it is still 1/8" too short so I'll have to fix that. The big challenge is the roof. It's a mess now but it's on. I have to make the rounded tapered back as close to the way the big boys do them. I'm considering brass possibly to do those sides. Have to see as I go along. I had the car in a "good place" to be a promod but I just couldn't help myself. It's only plastic right? Cheers, Tim

Continued working on the Mustang which might become a modern funny car instead of a promod. Anyways, it's getting closer each time I putty and prime it. comments welcome. cheers, tim

Probably a week till I can finish the intake Henry. I had to send a tool out to be modified. I will post some pics of the Frankenstein mustang i have been hacking on the last few days. Thanks for asking! Cheers

Brad, it's the natural progression I believe. You'll get the brass thing down pretty quickly I'm sure and then you'll be like...hmmm...what's next...a mill perhaps? You're going to get the bug bad I'm afraid. It's a slippery slope. Cheers and THANK YOU for the help on the decals. I'll look for your note. Tim

Hey Brad, glad to hear your taking the leap, you'll find it fun and rewarding. Cheers, Tim

Thanks for the comments guys. Got a little more done on the upper part of the intake.......I've got quite a few operations to execute yet, but so far it's squared up and the proper dimensions. I'm stopping and measuring / checking everything 3 and 4 times before making a cut at this stage as I don't want to mess it up. Here's the round rod cut into the rectangular shape of the intake. The next pics shows some small shaping at the base so it matches up to the bottom portion of the intake that I posted previously and an angle cut which will face towards the front of the car. The last pic shows the front and the size of the throttle body (i've yet to make of course) and it's location will be just a little bit higher on the face of the intake. There are many subtle but important cuts that I've yet to do but I'll make the effort to take more pics along the way and hopefully it will turn out. I enjoy doing these sorts of custom pieces because each one is so different from the others I've done and I have to think it through in advance and at times, as I go along. When I get really stumped, I turn to Dave for assistance as he always seems to have the right answer / advice for me.....if you read this Dave, thanks again!!! Oh, and the sharp edges along the top you see at this point will be rounded in a later operation. Cheers, Tim

Thanks guys. Brad, I might just take you up on your offer.....what would you need from me specifically? Send me a PM if you'd prefer. Cheers, Tim

* Chris, certainly appreciated. I just know your next funny update will be spectacular. * Henry, appreciated sir. * Brad, I'm going to need some help with the decals. My friend Dave has offered some assistance on that front. No hurries to get em' done but they will certainly complete them. *John, Derrick, Michael and Dave - thank you so much guys for not getting totally bored with this build at this point and your favorable comments are always welcome. * Joe - Joe - Joe ----- put the drink down and step away from the pun machine. That new house is really suiting you obviously. Gonna ever build anything again. *Cesar, depends I guess. I either snip em' off with heavy duty electrical snips which give me a particular edge or I'll use a dremel cut off blade for a straight finish. If I'm fish mouthing the ends, I'll use the dremel cut off wheel to put a notch in the the end and then work a round file to open it up. Many times I'll use dremel quick change sanding discs (60, 120 or 240 grit depending) to square up or finish off the ends. Probably more than you expected as an answer. I'm sure there are many more options you could attempt too. Hope this helped. **** Today, I started a revised intake for the car. As much as I like the engine or this car, the intake was made entirely by hand and scratch. With a mill now I can attempt some other things and intake design has really leapt ahead the last several years. Today I got the bottom half of the intake done and I've got the top drawn up. It's a multi facected piece and the top is only 3mm tall. (it'll be a low profile design manifold obviously) The top half is the challenging part and what I'm attempting to make is not the holy grail design I really wanted to attempt for the car. My friend Dave, (yup, comp1839) has offered to teach / assist on that particular when our calendars mesh. In the mean time I'm going to try something new and better than what i have now. It'll have a throttle body that will scale out at 5" too. Comments welcome. Cheers, tim

Really like the stance and color Joe. cheers, Tim

Scott, nice progress on this build. Your brass working skills are pretty good to say the least and it's obvious you're having fun. Will be sure to follow along. Cheers, tim

Hey Jeremy it's good to hear from you and that you're still following along. Tell your dad I said "hi"... The Braille batteries and tray are done. The batteries are made of aluminum, the posts are s/steel, the tray I machined from brass and the top strap is titanium ( I drilled it with 3 small "lightening" holes after I took these pics) . The terminals are brass knurled electrical connectors, bolts and threaded rod are from T2M. Just decals and wiring to complete them. Cheers, Tim A pic of the real deal.

Thanks guys for all of your positive comments. I'll have some pics to post soon of the new batteries and box. Cesar, sorry for the delay in answering your question, I'm not quite sure exactly what you're asking me however. It seems a straightforward question but could you let me know specifically what you'd like me to share? Cheers, Tim

Stunning.

Great car you picked to build Art. I picked up a HiroBoy 917LK and was curious how you found working with their white metal chassis parts. I'm considering just doing it in brass. It's a big kit (1/12th) and it will certainly weigh quite a bit when done. You're dong a really nice job constructing on this one too. When might you pick your midget back up btw? Cheers, Tim

That is so well executed Tim. Nice results. Cheers

Thanks JT. I must say, that's the first I've seen of your rig. Very very nice I must say and your taste in cars is great too! Gotta love the mustangs right? Cheers, Tim