Fuel Coupe

Great stuff Bill Thread HIGHJACK Bill, Not sure if we know each other or not. Im Shane I had the Bahama blue 66 48IDA'd 2276 traditional looker.s I was a member of Houston Air Coolers I sold it about 7 years ago..

Small update. Ive got the bike all stripped and cleaned up. Starting to mock up and make some engine mounts from aluminum. Here is another shot with a shortened seat. Heres the look I'm after...

Thanks everyone. Andy , Pat yourself on the back for not bombing it with glue. Didn't take much to break it down. Yes the rubber played heck on the rims and sprockets but nothing that cant be fixed. Ive started making new brackets and such from aluminum sheet. Update tomorrow...

I know, I know, Ive been in a funk with starting builds and shelving them after starting them. I hope this one changes my poor streak The flat track bikes how a special place with me as I had a family member race these back in the 70's out in California. I think the guys that "hang on" to these beasts are absolutely fearless. No Brakes and flat out gettin it. I got this built up from ModelMartin today and jumped right in. I have a minty one on the way as we speak from Norway. Not sure as to what I'll do with it.. Here it is straight out of the shipping box No turning back now...

Ive learned a valuable lesson on primer. Ive been using Duplicolor t-99 primer under House of Kolor paints. Its worked fine and I really didn't see a problem. I switched clears and started using urethane clear and noticed that the HoK was separating from the primer and coming off in sheets. I believe this was always happening but since HoK is so thin it didn't sheet off like it does with urethane. I just bought a can of U-Pol High build lacquer primer through the advice of the local PPG tech guy. I'm going try it on a junk body and make sure it doesn't attack the plastic......

Dont give up on lacquers yet. I use House of Kolors lacquers and mix them according to their directions. Without looking at my notes I believe its 1:1 on the basecoats and candys/clears is 2:1. I shoot through a Paasche External mix airbrush at 25#. The finish on the color will come out flat. I then follow up with urethane clear which gives me a pretty nice finish. You can achieve the same finish with lacquer clear...

Competition resins body... great job.....

Beautiful build...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfY_BKyWEfo&feature=player_embedded

Nick, I try not to get involved in these threads but Nick my son is less than 4 years younger than you and Its possible that you suffer from the same thing he does. Instant gratification. I believe Dave touched on this a bit too. To be fair , your builds are way better than mine were when I was your age but as I got older My patience also grew. I know it seems like everyone is picking on you and in its seem like a dog pile but in all actuality most here do see you as a young kid and want to do everything to keep you involved and help you grow as a better modeler. I offer you and your mentors a challenge: Pick a kit, any kit of your choice and start a workbench thread on it and build it using some of the techniques that have been offered.take your time and go slow. As for the "adults" here when offering advice on this challenge remember that Nick is only 14. When this build is done Nick, I promise you'll be a better builder. Your choice......

Great car and Great lady

BOING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Knocked this one out in a few days and man what a really nice kit. No real issues, very little flash, great fit and just darn fun....

hopefully this wasn't a canned answer. Ive "heard" that alot of the pro stock series molds were worn or damaged to an extent that big money would be required to bring them back. Round2 may be the one to bring them back. Man I hope so....

thank you

Johan, nuff said...

be prepared for an onslaught of safety posts. for me I use PPG's house brand, shopline. Its cheap at about $35 a pint quart with activator , shoots really smooth and doesnt collapse or go flat. 2:1 paint to activator shot at 25psi plus it doesnt build so thick that you lose details. I do not thin the shopline urethane. depending on where you live you can buy it from most automotive paint houses... personally I think its a great paint...

Life's been good to the ol'Rat

two of my favorite f/e's.

did you drill the distributor cap to accept the wires?

DRAG CARS SCHUWINGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice as always John....

looks great John.....

Hey guys thanks for all the comments. I really appreciate the post. here's the scratch built 2 speed Lenco with reverser. Im thinking of opening the dust cover and putting a clutch pack in the bell housing. Comments are welcome as always...

here's another update, still working on engine alignment and ride height...