StevenGuthmiller Posted June 23, 2019 Author Posted June 23, 2019 I did manage to get some time in the shop today, and I got a bunch of parts painted. The chassis parts and exhaust are painted and ready for detail, as are the interior parts. I also got the arm rests and window cranks finished with Alclad chrome. The final piece of the puzzle will be the engine, which I'll get a start on at a later time. The small parts on the jar in the interior parts photo are the arm rest pads. It's also hard to tell from the photos, but the steering wheel and lower half of the dash are the body color minus the clear coat. Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 26, 2019 Author Posted June 26, 2019 Got a good portion of the interior tub foiled today. The tough parts are left to do. The dash and steering wheel. I've pretty much exhausted my stock of foil, so on to the web to order more. Steve
72 Charger Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 Thats a lot of foil work in there Steve. Looking great though
moparfarmer Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Got a good portion of the interior tub foiled today. The tough parts are left to do. The dash and steering wheel. I've pretty much exhausted my stock of foil, so on to the web to order more. Steve Take a drive into Fargo, the shop on 17th Avenue should have some foil..
Geno Posted June 26, 2019 Posted June 26, 2019 Man, that is so beautiful Steve, these are near and dear to me as my Pops had one when i was a kid.
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 27, 2019 Author Posted June 27, 2019 Finished up the dash today with the help of Bob Spedding, (TooOld) who was so kind as to provide me with some photo reductions for the speedometer and other gauges! I am indebted to you Bob!! Thank you! Steve
Belugawrx Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 Very nice attention to detail Steve..this is coming along beautifully?
kelson Posted June 28, 2019 Posted June 28, 2019 Real outstanding attention to detail!,besides google where do you do most of your research before you start a build?,i find google doesn't always give the greatest pics.
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 29, 2019 Author Posted June 29, 2019 11 hours ago, kelson said: Real outstanding attention to detail!,besides google where do you do most of your research before you start a build?,i find google doesn't always give the greatest pics. The web is what I'm pretty much limited to. If I can't find what I need on line, I just wing it! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 Yes, I am still working on this project. It just seems that every time I have a few minutes that I could be spending at the bench, the lawn needs mowing again!! But I have continued to sporadically work on the foil on the body and have started some assembly of the chassis. After playing around with the chassis a bit and checking the stance, I decided that the rear of the car needed to be raised slightly. I suppose I could have taken the easy route and glued some blocks between the rear springs and the frame, but why do in a few minutes what you can spend an hour on! Making some rear shackles seemed like more fun! I'll pin them to the rear springs after a little more refining and some paint. Steve
Flat32 Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 Your mastery of accurately drilled holes in very small parts is quite impressive.
ChrisBcritter Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: but why do in a few minutes what you can spend an hour on! Preach it, brother!
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Flat32 said: Your mastery of accurately drilled holes in very small parts is quite impressive. Thanks Ray! The trick is to drill the holes before cutting the parts to shape. I took a strip of plastic, drilled the holes in one piece about the distance apart that I wanted, and then laid the next strip next to it to mark the holes for the next strip, and so on. After all of the holes were satisfactorily drilled, I cut the pieces to size. I rarely get out my ruler for parts like this. It's all kind of "free hand", by eye. Steve Edited July 6, 2019 by StevenGuthmiller
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 7, 2019 Author Posted July 7, 2019 The brackets are finished and in place along with the rear suspension. The shocks will require a little adjustment before installation. The scratch made exhaust is interfering with their alignment just a slight bit. Steve
Bucky Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 I like the shackles...and the muffler clamps! Nice scratchin'!!
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 7, 2019 Author Posted July 7, 2019 On to a little bit of interior work. Started to add some carpet. So far just the seat backs and door panels. Hopefully I can finish up the console and floor later this evening. Steve
Bucky Posted July 7, 2019 Posted July 7, 2019 Great!!! (Uhhh...Steve? I need some new carpet in my living room. That is...if you're available...) LOL
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 8, 2019 Author Posted July 8, 2019 Okay.....that wasn't any fun at all!! Steve
StevenGuthmiller Posted July 8, 2019 Author Posted July 8, 2019 Well, I missed the fact that the rear axle is a little too narrow to fit well under the Fury body. So, I was forced to do something that I hate more than anything else.......disassemble!!! Not a terribly difficult fix. Just a couple of short extensions to bring the rear wheels out a bit further. Steve
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