Biffo

Hi guys, can anyone help identify what this is on dick landys 68 charger motor ?

Even more useful shots here ! http://www.chris-isaacs.com/1970dusterpromod.html

Might be usefull to some on here ! http://www.eurodrags...amm/default.asp

Ok i guess this is pretty near finisheded so here you go what do you guys think ! and body up one ! will probably post more under a finished banner when i take them !

Thanks Chris, your photos helped a lot with the details !

Ok nearly done ! and only 3 days till 1st competition ! Heres the engine detailling ! hope you like ! And another one ! Next one should be finished article.

Ok finally got some photos and updates,( 11 days till show/competition time) Found a body up photo on an old Hot Rod mag cover so had to change the plug wires to BLUE ! also plumbed oil filters and fitted blower belt ! And now am working on 3rd Bug Catcher ! 1st one the alclad finish wasnt good, 2bd one finish was nice, but nhabdked it to much when fitting injector hoses, and rubbed paint off the fins !! And heres the third (paint finish not as good as second but no rub off on fins !) Hope you like ! All comments welcome, and thanks for all the photos Guys !

Thanx Chris, lots of inspiration there ! still b it unsure of what barrel valve on bug catcher looks like but i think it must be like a backwards,laid flat upside down "y" with one line from fuel pump and spliting to two to the injector and manifold blocks ! will scratch build what i mean and post ! got roll cage padding and oil filter lines done last night, wiil post later ! Thanks again !

Cool my detailling bits have just arrived time to start plumbing this project ! Thanks PRO TECH and Brian Daly @ CORRUPT DIECASTS ! Updates to follow tonight !

Very useful Chris thanks, clears up the first thing i wondered, single or twin fuel pumps! and some nice fuel line info to, barrel valve ? shot would be good !

Ok restarted under this heading, as windscreen problem is resolved ! Latest problem is !!! i have lost my reading glasses and have to wait til 28/01/12 to get new ones ! Car needs to be be finished by 11/02/ for my first model show competition ! And i am waiting on delivery of braided lines and other parts to finish ! And heres where i am with engine detailing so far ! So during my next 1 week+ hiatus i thought i would research some fuel pump fuel line reference for info, but i am struggling to find anything ! Does anyone have any ref photos of F/C engines around 1979 period? please help! Biffo

And here's the begining of engine detailing (awaiting braided lines before i can continue)

Here's the front end damage and repair ! (also changed fuel tank colour after finding a referance photo with body up !)

Ok good news and some BAD ! Good news i have decided detail this engine and make it my first competition entry at a show on the 11th of Feb ! Bad news the chassis in front of the motor turned into a banana, when i tried to dry some mattcoat on the headers over an electric fire !!!OOPPS !! So currently "front ending" the chassis and waiting on my pro tech hoses to arrive ! Will post pictures later !

Very nice looking bikle ! but the neat blower instalation/drive confusses me ! it looks to be driven by the output shaft/final drive sprocket ? surely yhus means blower is only turning when bike is in gear and back wheel is turning ? ior am i missing something? excellent work though

Been lokking for ages for the purple wonder over here in the uk ! and just cannot obtain it ! But good news (i think!) i have come across a bike degeaser ! which is purple and seems to be working ! Results after one day soaking a charger body = the decals started to lossen ! after two days all the humbrol enamels on the inside (satin black 85 ) came off ! after 4 days clear acrylic (halfords spray cans) seems to be lossening (giving access to the decals and colours underneath, is a week now and the red and metallic blue acrylic (halfords spray cans) seems to be softening ! But the original silver metallic acrylic (halfords spray cans) still seems to be untouched in most places, !!? Is this the sort of results you guys would exspect in the U/S with super clean ? going to leave it another week now!

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Project back on track thanks to the unbelievable helpful MAGIC PHOTOS (Cant thank you enough mate) Windscreen is now fitted along with internal tins ! Starting on scratch/kit bashing a roll cage hoop ! Body pretty much finished (cant find any photos of actual car for associate sponsor decals so leaving them off for now!), but it was a nightmare decalling as the slixx decals where designed for the longer comp resins body i think, so all colours blue,white yellow had to be painted on , and then the slixx pinstripe flashes etc had to be cut into about 20 sections each side then lined up,! all looks good now clear is on though ! http://images51.fotki.com/v303/photos/9/1843909/10246273/DSC_0025-vi.jpg

nice "bird", working on the same (airfix burnout bird) kit my self (in john collins poineer colours) ! havinig problems with headers (not letting the engine sit low enogh in the chassis ) so having to notch top frame rail and side plates ! Will update with pic of mine later, good job with an awkward kit/build ! ,,,,,,, just one thing, is the steering link up that way for a reason?

yeah thats the one ! even got the roll cage top i need ! let me know when you want to sell

w409 i dont think airfix released the burnout bird, just seemed like it might be from same tooling to me, so suspected screens would match ! just found another airfix black belt opened but complete but guy wants over £30.00 ($52.00) for it !! So holding out for the screen from magic, to hopefully save the day! (M,P. you are a gentlemen and a scholar)

Thanks for the nice comments and feedback guys ! Will try to photograph and post a couple of my later projects when i get home, (nothin exciting Jerry Eckman Pro Stock, & Strickler bel air prob) Sorry but the availability and range of kits and aftermarket stuff over here kinda limits things ! VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE DUSTER AND CHALLENGER PRO STOCK KITS I RECENTLY WON ON EBAY ! THAT ARE CURRENTLY WINGING THERE WAY OVER HERE FROM YOUR PART OF THE WORLD ! Might start an on going thread on the John collins 79 bird funny car that i am working on (was very pleased how the paint etc was going on that, until i wrecked it after having to remove a cracked screen) Also can someone tell me how i insert fotki (actual photo instead of thr URL for it??)

Ok here goes ! Finished this about this time last year ! (going to build up to more recent couple as a time line learning process thing !) Its the 1963 super stock galaxie of Dick Brannan, built from an AMT prestige kit, with the rear chassis and axle etc from a Revell 64 thunderbolt (didnt like the one piece lack of detail in the stock kit!) also used the thunderbolt block with amt (Thunderbird valve covers) This was built before i discovered polishing kits ! and cleaning up to take this pic led to me damaging the 823 decal , http://images53.fotki.com/v249/photos/9/1843909/10246273/DSC_0015-vi.jpg http://images112.fotki.com/v386/photos/9/1843909/10246273/DSC_0016-vi.jpg http://images54.fotki.com/v77/photos/9/1843909/10246273/DSC_0017-vi.jpg ok just set up fotiki acc hopefully you can see pics now

Very interesting article, crisp (chip) packet time or early case of dodge boyz on the N20 ! For Whisnant ? Cheers for the read, but still need to know that number.

Ok here goes, I am working on a monogram camaro pro stock of Frank Iaconio, best ref picture i have come up with is (i believe) from ihra winternationals (darlington?) http://www.stevesnov...ad.php?t=141525 As i am trying to replicate the car from this photo, can anyone tell me what his race number would have been? (as you can see in photo, his nhra results No2 is covered with square sheet, presumably with ihra No written on to) can anyone advise what this number wouldve been? Aso has anyone used compresins wrinkle wall (launch) tyres withe the monogram pro stock kits ? are they acurate/do they fit? Thanks in anticipation ! P,s. will post some pictures of project soon 1