Dann Tier Posted October 12, 2019 Author Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/10/2019 at 8:56 PM, cobraman said: Engine tease !? Expand lol
Funkychiken Posted October 13, 2019 Posted October 13, 2019 Dann, this is going to be a great build, but an amazing challenge! looking good so far...
Dann Tier Posted October 14, 2019 Author Posted October 14, 2019 On 10/13/2019 at 11:51 AM, Funkychiken said: Dann, this is going to be a great build, but an amazing challenge! looking good so far... Expand Thanks, bud!...its not as difficult as i was planning for, and pretty soon, i will have another update.
Dann Tier Posted October 16, 2019 Author Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Hey, everyone!, i have a ton more done on the Pantera!.....hope you enjoy!! -Photo 1; After cutting open the rear vent, i notched out the areas for the muffler hangers to protrude. -Photo 2; Now that i've removed the last remnants of the battery box, i can really start building the framework! -Photo 4; I decided to start making a belly pan... -Photo 5; I modified a Countach intercooler for the rear fan assembly. -Photo 6; The hoods window always needed a stronger glue point, so i added a super thin strip to the top crossmember. You can also see the hinges, and prop shocks i made. -Photo 10; Here you can see the muffler hangers... -Photo 14; Here are the hooks for the hood hinges...it looks like they are too high, but....... -Photo 15; ....it fits perfectly flush!! Edited October 16, 2019 by Dann Tier 1
vamach1 Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 You work reminds us all why didn't anyone make this kit with an engine. You great work so far shows it would not be impossible and they would probably still sell for 50% more than the overpriced Fujumi kit that is engineless.
Dann Tier Posted October 17, 2019 Author Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 12:03 AM, vamach1 said: You work reminds us all why didn't anyone make this kit with an engine. You great work so far shows it would not be impossible and they would probably still sell for 50% more than the overpriced Fujumi kit that is engineless. Expand Thanks alot, Rex!, i dont understand it either.....just keep forcing the same old cars on us....
89AKurt Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 That's coming along nicely! Love the hydraulic struts.
Rich Chernosky Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Great work so far Dann. I just luv working stuff, what did you use for the struts..?? Keep it up...I am enjoying this build.
Dann Tier Posted October 17, 2019 Author Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 6:00 AM, 89AKurt said: That's coming along nicely! Love the hydraulic struts. Expand Thanks, bud!
Dann Tier Posted October 17, 2019 Author Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 1:02 PM, Codi said: Nice, VERY nice. Expand Thanks, Tim!!
Dann Tier Posted October 17, 2019 Author Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 1:18 PM, Rich Chernosky said: Great work so far Dann. I just luv working stuff, what did you use for the struts..?? Keep it up...I am enjoying this build. Expand Thanks, bud!, i'm glad you are enjoying it! I used spring steel rod, and black wire casing for the props.
Dann Tier Posted October 17, 2019 Author Posted October 17, 2019 Okay, everyone, HUGE goof-up here!!!...as Aoshima likes to do with several of their kits, Fujimi too, i was designing this hood to look like it could really open, but there is NO freaking way it could do this the way i mounted them....good thing its only temporary at this point. Originally i only planned on old school props, but for some stupid reason i tried to make struts out of them. They are going back to being plain old props. For those of you that know me, I'm not too comfortable with tiny functional parts. To me, its a huge risk of breakage somewhere down the road, and many working hinges out there just dont look realistic enough for me. Aoshima has started a new way of having things open, which i like alot! it gives me both an opening bit to show detail, but allows me to do better, more realistic parts. That being said, even though mine look functional, they would NEVER work the way i have them set up....thank, God its only mounted for testing!!...He was looking out for me!!
Dann Tier Posted October 18, 2019 Author Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 7:05 PM, ATHU said: ??? Expand Thanks, bud!
Dann Tier Posted December 16, 2019 Author Posted December 16, 2019 Time to get some more work done on this Pantera....copying the photos i found of an upgraded car, i drilled holes in the frame to help lighten the car up. The pencil marks show where the drive axles go. Next will be the four control arms, and hub assemblies.
beeRS Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 Thats a lovely bit of scratch building on that rear frame. Love your work Dann. Keep it going.
Dann Tier Posted December 17, 2019 Author Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 5:54 AM, beeRS said: Thats a lovely bit of scratch building on that rear frame. Love your work Dann. Keep it going. Expand Thanks, bud!, much appreciated!!
Deathgoblin Posted December 17, 2019 Posted December 17, 2019 The rear frame looks amazing! Love watching your work.
Dann Tier Posted December 18, 2019 Author Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 2:11 PM, Deathgoblin said: The rear frame looks amazing! Love watching your work. Expand Thanks, bud!!....i'm working on the final sanding now.
MeatMan Posted December 18, 2019 Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Absolutely awesome engineering there! Edited December 18, 2019 by MeatMan
Tommy124 Posted December 18, 2019 Posted December 18, 2019 Amazing work, Dann! Looking forward to see more of this brilliant SB stuff!
Dann Tier Posted December 18, 2019 Author Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 2:08 PM, MeatMan said: Absolutely awesome engineering there! Expand Thanks, Dennis!!...glad you like it!!
Dann Tier Posted December 18, 2019 Author Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/18/2019 at 2:48 PM, Tommy124 said: Amazing work, Dann! Looking forward to see more of this brilliant SB stuff! Expand Thanks, bud!!...there will be ALOT more, lol!!
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