absmiami Posted September 27, 2022 Author Share Posted September 27, 2022 Gracias Kit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 3 hours ago, absmiami said: Gracias Kit These should be beautiful! Looking forward to seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERT100 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 And the goodness continues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 Gracias mr 100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted September 29, 2022 Author Share Posted September 29, 2022 The louvers presented a problem - as rhe rescesses in the casting were hard to clean and finish - in the end just cleaned these up with a file … the process of finishing the surface of the metal required repeated passes to knock out the most visible scratches … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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absmiami Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Photo II has some of the sanding tools that are used to prep the metal surface - and i have to clean the surface as i go … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 Getting “there” … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Place the "turnings" closer together. I used a small maple dowel in a dremel with some auto polish. Probably 4 times as many turnings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 Intended to : but sanity intervened …. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 First some clear cote - alclad’s light sheen - then alclad’s transparent blue : cut with some clear …. Had to sand after the second coat which was sprayed on a little too dry - leaving some graining - mite see it on these pix … 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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absmiami Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Lots of work needed to finish the bonnet - frames to hold the grills are made from brass L shaped stock - the photo-etched grill material is cut from from this sheet - had it for several years- can’t recall the source … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 The frames are useful for allowing a clean installation of the grills in the openings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Also need to make the hood straps - these will be made from flat lead strip that is 1 mil in width - embossed by rolling a diamond bit along it’s length - then “Sharpied” brown …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, absmiami said: Also need to make the hood straps - these will be made from flat lead strip that is 1 mil in width - embossed by rolling a diamond bit along it’s length - then “Sharpied” brown …. I love this technique. I made the anti-sub belt in the Super Gasser in a similar manner. I used fine screen, to emboss it. This looks great, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 An admirable job, getting the finish on the body to look right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Re-paint of chassis rails with Ukraine blue - the engine turrning process had chipped paint off of the rails … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 The bonnett straps will hang loose - but the chassis rails have buckles that attach to posts with loops of .015 nickel - the posts also have those neat castle nuts … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 2 assamblies - left - and right - 5 peices each assembly - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 The bonnet strap over the exhaust manifold sits in a channel that runs over the manifold - another part where you gotta find some random stock of brass that you got YEARS ago - and hadn’t used since - it’s .060 in width - the channel width is widened with some files - just wide enough to take the bonnett strap … the brass is heated - and then shaped … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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