GoatGuy Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Looking good Chris. Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Dave... No, I haven't been able to get to the bench the past few weeks, have had some things going on. I need to get my butt back there so I can get this chassis into some paint. I need to fix a few joints and then I should be good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hello.......I am pretty much finished with this build .......I added a Competition Resins figure , I modified it and painted it with a Red,White and Blue Flag scheme .....I painted the cowl and added the decals .......I also scratch built a Garlits trademark Flag Scheme Tach......I used "Pro Tech" 5 point harness......I also built the display stand that comes with the kit , but I up-graded my own scratch built Back drop.....I made replica of one of Don Garlits first shops he had from early the 60`s .......GWS Decals made the custom decals for the back drop replica........I made it for a back drop so I could take pictures of my older Garlits builds ......here are a few pics of some of my older Garlit`s builds with the new Back drop.......I will post finished pics of this build when Clay and Chris finish there builds........thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Few more WIP pics...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 And a few more......thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Came out great. I'm curious if you did any mods for attaching the front axle. Would please show a picture of the front axle setup. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Awesome work John... that dragster is killer and turned out great. I love the Garlits shop you did for this. Sorry I am holding you back from posting finished pics. This past month has been really hard for me to get motivated to work on anything lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Just amazing John, love the black and whites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Nice too John. Roger's comment about the black and white pics really add a cool element to them. Very creative. cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvadrag Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Great work John. Your work on the shorty Garlits dragster is superb. Great detail. The tach and driver figure add to the overall look of this version of the car. I also like the older Garlits' builds with the back drops. I used one of your Dart 2 builds as inspiration to finish one for a friend who bought the resin body and didn't have the dragster parts to build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Beautiful work Mr. Teresi!! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Great job on all of these John. Always love your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 John, Great work as always! I hope you don't mind my taking liberties with your photo. From one fellow Garlits enthusiast to another. All the best, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 All great but I love the streamliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahshu Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) That Body by Jocko is my favourite, but they're all very cool. Don't know if I'd be a fan of sharing space with the fuel tank on Swamp Rat, it sure proved to be a winner though, the car that is. Edited February 24, 2019 by Yahshu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebolt Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Great job. All 3 of you are masters of your craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Well Fellas.... I decided it was time to knock some dusts off this build and do some work on it. I would like to finish this little dragster up so I can get the motivation to get back to my FED and a few other projects. Here is some work that I have been able to accomplish on it over the past few week. I had decided to scale down one of the blowers and injector hats to see how it would print in 1/25th scale since I wasn't very fond of the kit one: Here is what the quality of it looked like after I got some primer on it. It has a little sanding that needs to be done and will look like new: I didn't care for the kits steering shaft and chassis mount so I figured I would make something of some brass to Jazz it up: Next I got the Valve Covers Glued on: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Then I moved onto the seat to remove the molding in seat belts. I still have to fix and sand the rest of the scratches out of it: It was then time to glue in the distributor and start wiring the engine up. I used a combination of Pro-Tech and MAD aftermarket distributors which I got from Art Laski over at scaleproshop.com: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Looking good Chris nice up-date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I then decided to add decals to the Valve covers and it is begging for some weathering on the engine to tone it all down: I also glued the Bell Housing to the Block: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 1 minute ago, John Teresi said: Looking good Chris nice up-date Thanks Brother!! I now need to get more work done on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Nice, Chris! Can’t wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Progressing nicely brother. Glad you're getting some bench time and getting great results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Lovin' these updates Chris. Can't wait to see more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Chris is back. YEAH! Nice to see you having 2 builds going at once. Cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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