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Totally "nuts" John. (in the best of ways naturally) Cheers, Tim

Great looking build and concept Mike. I especially like your "glass" work and the body. Any more pics or insights on that in particular you might be able to share. I love the shape / design of the body. Cheers, Tim

Scott, thank you and hope you keep following the build. Chris, thanks as well, but I'm not sure what you're going to learn after what I've seen of YOUR build. Randy, appreciated...now where's that update we're all looking for on your GT-40? Matthijs, nice to see someone from the Netherlands following the build. I had the pleasure of visiting your country once and enjoyed it tremendously. And I certainly appreciate your comments too. Michael, on this build when building the chassis, I drew the main parts of the floor and main hoop in advance. Due to the nature of certain components, (inters, firebottles etc. ) some of the portions of the chassis were built around them. The funny cage being one of them, which is why I had a devil of a time getting it right. The front and back-half of the chassis will be built following specific drawings. Mine are somewhat crude but I'm making the effort to improve them as I've come to appreciate more and more their overall importance. Dave(comp1839) does technical drawings that would simply blow your mind but after viewing them, I can't stress enough their help whether making a component or executing the overall build. Doing the drawings can be time consuming, but it does save time later and reduce the amount of re-work from errors down the road. As some famous person once said, "plan your work and work your plan". Cheers, Tim

I can only echo what the others have said and that it is good to see you back on this build. Cheers, Tim

THAT is pretty cool Robert. If ever there was an "old school" gasser stance, I'd say you nailed it. Cheers, Tim

Thanks Tim..for the link AND the pics. Cheers, Tim

Randy, it's been a while...... Tim

Pics of the cage w/headrest brackets and body test fit. So far I'm happy with it. Cheers

Thanks Jeremy and Brad. Please be sure to check out John Teresi's build under the WIP. It's truly amazing what he's doing with a brand new project. Scott, thanks for following the thread....but it's not a B-17 50 cal. I took a 1/24th brass MG-17 barrel, shortened it and drilled out the holes to make it work for the headrest. Sometimes you just have to use what's at hand right? Granted, still took me a couple hours to make what you see. Cheers, Tim

John, you surely have a unique talent. To be able to "see" the vision of what it should be.....even if it was a real car, and then to turn out this much fabrication in such a quick fashion. Just amazing to me. You have a true ability that most of us will never realize or possess. Cheers, Tim

I'm almost done doing the headrests in the cage but thought I'd share the adjustable headrest I made for the car today. Cheers, Tim

Joe, when I read your reply, I laughed out loud....so loud my wife asked me what was so funny. Nice one. John and TIM, thank you both again. It won't be long now (sometime next week ) that I get started on the backhalf. That's when the fun begins. Steve, glad you like it so far. Hope you continue to follow along. Cheers to everyone. Tim

John, a great subject that everyone knows you can pull off. But we still want frequent posts (every other day should work) on your progress. Cheers, Tim

Thank you MIke, Brad and Randy for following. Hope you got a chuckle from the cow comment. Now it's black white AND pink. Here's some updates of the cage. Just have to clean up the joints and then I'll work on headrests, seat brackets and seat detail before I move onto the back half of the car. Cheers, Tim

Thanks Pim & Michael. Robert, the engine / trans will be on display outside the chassis.....I want it on full display and the car will be displayed with the front end, doors and trunk lid off as well to show the chassis. Made some progress on the funny cage. The simpe bar you see took a lot of effort so that it was tight to the roof, missed the door glass (at least where it will be eventually) and lined up to the main hoop and had proper location to the trans tunnel....OH, and that the seat would fit in it. I will not admit to how many I made before getting it right as it's embarrassing. This car has an unusual narrow roof with the pronounced curved doors so getting chassis rails to lineup was something else. The seat you see is NOT a dairy cow in disguise. It was a parts box seat that I modified (after a bit of research) to work with the car. I couldn't find any aftermarket seats that would work so......and I did try to make it out of brass but decided to skip it after 90 minutes of messing around and just modified this. I have to cut the seat belt holes in it yet and make all the necessary bracing to support the seat and integrated helmet padding in the cage. The seat is now bondoed and will get a half ounce fiberglass backing once the final shape is done. I want the "texture" of impregnated carbon fibre on the back side and I'll paint it to match unpainted real fiber. The seat surface will be CF decals from scalemotorsports. Considering putting an adjustable headrest in it too but that might be going to far. Well, here ya' go. This next pic is a jewelers saw and a black rubber eraser. I can cut it into very thin slices and I'll glue it to the cage brackets (that I've yet to make) and they'll replicate nicely the padded cage area. You'll see a thin slice in the pic too. I think it will look good when its on. The seat in bondo......which I did get a little carried away with on the bondo.

Thanks for the additional pics Paul. Nice. Tim

Randy, the real sign of genius is making something difficult look simple upon it's execution. Great job. Tim

SUPER nice job Art. Thanks for sharing the updates, they're always appreciated. Tim

Mike - thankyou.....are you getting closer to your building that car we spoke about? Chris - after checking in on your clutch/trans and pedal assembly, I'd say you have elevated builiding to a new level. Your methods in creating parts from plastic are simply ingenious. Joe - That's funny. I was going more for a popcorn maker instead. Thanks too for the comments on the pic quality. Some days are better than others. Dave, Dave, Dave. thanks again for your insights and interest. You've really helped me keep this build as true as possible to the vision I have for it in addition to your help in getting me started in machining. John - I saw the pics of your cars at the recent NNL West show. What a line-up. Your Garlits LSR car is still quite the stunner. (not knocking your other quality builds either) Thanks too for the sentiments. What's next on the bench for you btw? Ray, appreciate your continued interest in Henry and the SLOW progress I'm making. This is going to be a 2016 "under glass" at the rate I'm going. Scott - I might plan a bunch but I assure you there have plenty of re-do's....so the flawless execution you speak of, well, it might have taken countless attempts to get there. I can point to the mid-plate as one recent example. But I surely do appreciate your kind words. Greg - thanks. Today I'll start the funny cage so I can get onto the rear suspension. I'm really looking forward to that particular challenge as I can't wait to see how the rear end looks on the car. And Dave has provided TONS of insights and guidance for me to get it right. There are a couple "fun" pieces that I hope to be able to fabricate that could really add to the overall build. Cheers to all! Tim

Thanks Brent...something more to smile about Scott and Mike...a simple thank you! Here's some pics of the completed tunnel, the components that are getting squeezed into the interior and a quick mock-up of them installed. I did discover that my fire bottles are too tight next to the 1 intercooler pipe. I'll adjust that before I move onto the funny cage. As I figured, it is t-i-g-h-t in the interior. But it'll work. Cheers, Tim

Paul, nice collection. Would love to see more picks of the Riviera though. Very sharp. Cheers, Tim

Thanks fellas again for your interest and comments. Aaron, I completely agree! I took a couple pics of the tunnel which I only have a couple of support rails and the firebottle support bracket to move on to the funny cage. The tunnel main rails are 1/16th, the vertical support rails are 3/64" and the diagonal bracing is 1/32". The brass driveshaft tunnel is removeable of course and I shaped it out of brass tube. Each end is a different sized oval shape which was kind of fun to make and form out of one piece. I didn't cut or have to solder it. Cheers, Tim

Pete, That's just awesome. Nice paint AND car. Cheers, Tim

Chris, thank goodness this is a funny car. That way we're assured to see ALL of this sweet build when it's done. Hope I get to see this car someday in person. Cheers, Tim

Nice going Art. Your brass fabbing is just fantastic. I struggle still to get my tinning skills up to your level. You've got it mastered already. I'm hopeful by the time I get Henry done, I'll have the hang of it. Keep this wonderful build going and any insights on your techniques along the way are ALWAYS appreciated! Cheers, Tim