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Thanks for taking the time for this informative tutorial. It takes all of the guess work out of scratch building a frame. I will put this to good use on an upcoming build. One question though. Is there a particular reason why you don't trim the end of the interior side rail to match the angle of the kickup like you did the rear side rail? I just think it would lend to looking a bit cleaner. Thanks again.

My neighbor and a bunch of his friends all have Edsels and that engine color is so close, its near perfect. If you need reference photos, I may be able to get you a few. My neighbor's father-in-law won Best of Show at a national Edsel meet for his frame off restoration. Its quite a sight to see all of these Edsels gather next door on their way to a local car show.

Now that's what I'm talking about!! Bad A$$ to the bone. I liked it before but now its even better. Am following along on this mean machine.

This looks like a great reference book. I need to add it to my ever expanding library. Last week, I picked up So-Cal Speed Shop: The Fast Tale of the California Racers Who Made Hot Rod History at 40% off. Another great book.

I did a screen shot and opened it up in PhotoShop as a .jpeg and made the changes in PhotoShop.

Thanks for the comments Paul. All of the lighting fixtures work, with the exception of the trouble light which got too hot and burnt out. When taking these pictures the lights were on and any other ambient lighting came through my studio's one south-facing window. I am planning on redoing the lighting so it doesn't run off of two 9 volt batteries as it does now. I want to put in a plug-in port for the properly rated transformer along the base in the back that's out of the way and not so noticeable when on display. The Desert Scale Classic is next month so I hope to have this done by then along with the Black Widow stock car I'm building.

Here it is place with some of the bodywork cleaned up.

How's about the Comatose Comet? I had an inspiration while enjoying my second cup of java this morning. As a former typography instructor, I enjoy these kind of challenges. What'd ya think?

Glad to have assisted in the name selection. When looking at your graffiti style type, I knew something was slightly off. It finally dawned on me that the 'M' was too small so I redid it and like this one much better. Really looking forward to your build.

Here's a couple of pix of the Dremel Stylus. It is a variable speed moto-tool that fits nicely in your hand and uses the same collets and bits as your regular Dremel. I got this a couple of years ago as a Christmas present coupled with the Dremel Driver which I use almost everyday around the house. Both of these are small, compact and holds a charge forever. Lots of torque for such a small tool. I have not seen this combo in any of the home centers lately but you can buy them individually. Highly recommend.

Very nice machining work indeed! Ha! Guess this answers my question if you were going to make it function. Very interested to see what you pull out your sleeve for the front wheels.

Great that you'll be at the Desert Scale Classic. I look forward to meeting you and seeing your front-engine dragster.

I would add the indespensible Dremel Stylus tool. It holds a charge forever and fits the hand much better than a regular Dremel tool. A must have in my book.

Nice looking stuff so far Chris. Always wanted to do a 1/16th scale kit so I'll be following your excellent progress. Are you in one of the local modeling clubs?

Very nice builds, each and every one including the four tow vehicles. Love the combinations and the different types. WOW squared!

Its a version of it as I like the '34 coupe the best of the three cars. Dan has the whole logo as his avatar.

The colors look really great on this body and separating them with the orange is a nice touch. A '32 is in my future so I've been following along with this one.

WOW!! Simply awesome build. I'll be watching this one with a magnifying glass. More pleeze.

Too bad we just can't put those 1:1 headers of yours on the copier and scale them down to size. Sure would be easier than making a set from solder.

All fixed up and much better. Thanks Tony. As for another one? Well, I sure enjoyed working on this one but amassing all of the parts was a challenge. I built this over 15 years ago and I remember finding tools and all of the other cluttering stuff took awhile. I know there is so much more available now so who knows? I may just build another one, I'm not ruling it out.

Thanks for the suggestion Greg. That's what I love about this forum, everyone is so helpful. I'll get the aft door handle hole as well as the keyhole a bit larger. I kind of figured I'd need to make my own fenderwell headers. Not much space in there especially on the driver's side with the steering box as well as everything else in the way. Thanks everyone. This has been a fun build and a bit more to do.

Man is this ever nice. Glad to see another gasser build and am excited to see the progress on this one. I'm sitting in the front row. Gassers ROCK!!

A lot of great suggestions and here's another to ponder: Maliblues I'm sure which ever you choose, it will be perfect.

Thanks for the comments guys. They are appreciated. Here's my only color photo reference and you can clearly see the fenderwells in the sunshine.

I've been working on replicating a stock car I used to watch as a kid growing up in Iowa at the Shelby County Speedway. I've only had a few pictures to use as reference so alot of this build is from memory. Built from the Black Widow kit. For a bit of interesting reading on this shop, check out swanson-automotive.com and under About Us, read the PDF file. Big challenge ahead is either finding a source for some fenderwell headers or making a set. It sure is tight in there for a set of these headers. As always, comments welcome.