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While looking up the door caps I realized that the instruments were black faced on a silver insert. I had them backwards. I think I'll add more black to the faces.

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Did the running boards. Paint over BMF.

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Added a hidem molding to the front corners and rear of the roof using half round styrene.

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Worked on the door caps. I have to do something with the dash ends where they meet the cowl above the front of the door.

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Made a new base for the shifter & "stole" the handbrake from the Packard kit.

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Continued shaping the door caps and the little fillers at the end of the dash.

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great work so far

Re. Above. thanks Cliff. It has proven to be quite the undertaking. But we are getting there.

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Yes my Pilot Rays do articulate with the front wheels. This was tricky to get them aligned but adds a wow factor to the car that nothing else can match...other than a good paint job!

You are making great progress. I continue to be impressed. I really like the interior color scheme.

E-

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Thanks Eric. The following will negate your good impressions.

On how do to things backward. I masked the flanks of the car and painted the grey. Two mistakes. I should have painted the flanks first, then masked, then paint the grey. Then I forgot to mask the sides of the hood.

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Been there, done that! I still think you are making great progress. Certainly better than my again-stalled Duesenberg! Keep up the good work and get her done.

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Added the "wood" to the dash & door tops.

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Painted the silver. Not happy with it but it'll have to do. Hopefully the rest of the car will draw the attention away.

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great work mate just one question you are using the engine from this for your 702 is this going to be curbside or is there going to be a new engine?

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great work mate just one question you are using the engine from this for your 702 is this going to be curbside or is there going to be a new engine?

Brayden: yes it will be curbside with the hood glued in place. I bid on a partially built one on eBay but didn't get it. I was planning on using the engine from that.

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Installed a new shifter out of a bag of shifters I bought at Michael's.

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One of the rumble seat armrest cushions had disappeared so I shaped one out of styrene.

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Painted the "hidem" molding I had added to the roof.

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Keeping things in the hobby, made a windshield out of a #11 blade package.

 

 

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Repaired the front bumper bracket which was broken in three pieces and the bumper itself which was broken in two.

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Assembled the rumble seat

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BMF'd the hood hinge and applied the pinstripe.

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Almost there. I'm missing the handles for the golf compartment doors. Still need to install the top irons, rumble seat steps and find a place for at least one horn.

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