Maverick Pro Stock/Match Racer

[Codi]

Chris......Good one.......sadly no, they're not sponsoring me.   cheers,tim

Tony Coomer, I apologize for not acknowledging your earlier post and wanted to say thanks.  "Master of Sherline" is quite a stretch but I do appreciate the sentiment.  They make great equipment.  cheers, tim

Thank you Bob!!  cheers, tim

Francis, thanks and you're right, Tamiya makes an excellent product, we're lucky as hobbyists to have such a resource.  You've talked me into it btw on the doors.  They will be coming out too and I've settled upon how the car will be presented when finished. Should be pretty cool.  cheers, tim

Randy D.  Whatever I do I assure you it will have zero on your Birdcage Maserati.  I'm going to do a 75' Don Hardy style chassis and will do my best to be 95% accurate with it.  Most of the bits I've made to date should be perfect with it.  Plan is do get the bulk of the body work done over the next couple months and then draw up the chassis so I can get it made.   I'll paint the car next Spring and then assemble it all by Summer 25'........keep your posts coming too please!  cheers, tim

Daniel, thank you too, that grille was time consuming but when it all comes together at the end it should add that little bit of interest to the build.   cheers, tim

 

[AmericanMuscleFan]

46 minutes ago, Codi said:

Daniel, thank you too, that grille was time consuming but when it all comes together at the end it should add that little bit of interest to the build.   cheers, tim

One thing among many others, there will be no shortage of sources of interest on this build! ?

[Tony Coomer]

Everything is looking great… I make my elliptical springs out of .016” aluminum and the top spring out of .016 brass and solder brass tubing on the ends for the eyelets. I have tried to bend the ends like you have and even after annealing the aluminum I didn’t have the right tool to pull it off. May I ask what tool you are using to make these bends?

Edited April 18, 2024 by Tony Coomer

[Tony Coomer]

Sorry wrong post above ^^^^^ 

[GoatGuy]

That room looks familiar. It's always exciting to visit Tim's work bench to see and hear about what he has done. But he always is interested in what I've been working on and eager to help and answer my questions. It's like going to Da Vinci's studio. Thank you Tim for taking time to encourage and guide me. Your work is beyond my imagination.

Dave

Edited May 10, 2024 by GoatGuy
needed to add more

[mustang1989]

On 4/17/2024 at 8:59 AM, Codi said:

That grille was time consuming but when it all comes together at the end it should add that little bit of interest to the build.   cheers, tim

 

I'm back in on this one Tim. 

LOTSA work going on with that grille (which is indeed super thick to begin with) and associated body work to get all of this to work. Looking forward to seeing you back at it on this one buddy. 

[Codi]

Hello everyone,

Summer's over, school is back in session and it's time to get back to the bench.  I'm working on some tinwork for the inside of the front end, a small grille bulkhead (which I'm considering something trick with) and a radiator bulkhead.  The two will be soldered to a "base" that i have to make with a couple support braces.......then I've made some pieces that will direct the aird from the small grille opening to the reduced radiator opening on the larger bulkhead.  Everything will be covered up with an aluminum piece with "bead rolling" on it.  4 pics that I think are self explaining...........Cheers to all of you!  Tim

[Ian McLaren]

Welcome back Tim, even if it's the first sign of fall LOL.   Looks like you have a handle on the sheet metal up front, can't wait to see how it progresses!

[Straightliner59]

Good to see you back, Tim! Sounds like it'll look just right! I'm still blown away by that grille, too!

[Chris Smith]

Tim, so glad you found your way back to the bench ?

looks like you’re nailing the tin work. A lot of us are waiting for your next update ?

[bobthehobbyguy]

Cool. Glad to see you back on this great project.

[charlie libby]

looking great .nice to see you back at it. tim you can use my mini bead roller if you would like.

[iBorg]

Great work....I've tried to open the Johan Maverick grill before. I've also ruined the Maverick grill before.

[Codi]

Good day Fellas,

Ian, Daniel, Bob & Chris......your support on this past post is very welcome, I'm doing my best now to post once a week hopefully with more progress.  I'm a little slower but working on it still puts a smile on my face.

Charlie, thank you for your support and the offer of the use of your bead roller.........I'm good though but again thanks.

Mike (iBorg) glad I didn't read this over breakfast, hot coffee through the nose does sting.  Appreciate the giggle !

Todays pics of the fabbed piece that connects the two bulk heads with the idea that it channels the air directly to the radiator and closes off the rest of the engine bay from the air entering the grille.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Nothing is connected just yet but you'll see the mock-up.   Again, thank you for following along!   cheers, tim

This pic shows the goofy set-up to solder the piece together.  Curves & angles all at once. 

the next 2 pics show the piece just after soldering it (2 attempts, the first fell apart trying to get it off the alum piece....ugh)

these pics are just mock-up pics......thanks again. 

[Straightliner59]

That's looking great, Tim! Goofy, or not, I'll be keeping this one in the "note book". While I use a fair amount of fixtures, this made me realize that I don't explore them deeply, enough. That's some good thinkin', right there!?there!?

[Codi]

Hey Daniel, I admit it was a "contorted" mind meld that brought that one around.  Thankfully it worked even if it took 2 tries.  Thanx

Today a couple pics of the bead rolled top aluminum bulkhead panel (that's a mouthful to describe this piece.  Have to add the dzus fasteners at some point and the front clip will be mostly complete other than removing it from the body.   Soon!   Cheers all, tim

 

[Chris Smith]

Tim, by the time you get all those little things out of the way. It’s going to be a great looking piece. I still envy your patience and ability.

Chris

[Straightliner59]

I don't need to tell you that I love and enjoy sheet metal work. That's beautiful!

[Ian McLaren]

Tim, that looks very good and I have to agree with Daniel about sheet metal especially when it's natural finish.  There really is nothing  that can replace real metal for a convincing finish.  Very well done.                                      

[Codi]

Hi, welp, it didn't look right to my eye. I'm posting a pic of what I'm striving for and I re-worked the top piece to reflect that.  I'll tweek the bulkheads a little and then I'm going to fab a radiator up with a pretty nice looking top portion.  Thanks for your patience. cheers, tim    (Seats and the Lenco are after the radiator.......)

The mock-up pic shows the original in the foreground, the first attempt in blue....

 

[iBorg]

Great work.....how did you make the radiator cut out?

[Codi]

Morning Mike, I cut em out on my mill.  cheers, tim

[BK9300]

The real metal parts in your builds are fantastic - so much realism in a small package!  What do you use to bond the aluminum and brass pieces together?

[mr68gts]

Nice to see you back on and on this thing again Tim!

what did you use for the bead roller? I have an idea for one, I just have to proof it out first!

[Codi]

Dinner's done and so is my daughter's tennis match (she won, yeah!).....I wanted to take a moment to respond Brian & Paul's questions.

Brian, if it's brass to brass, solder typically.  Aluminum to others, I'm using Loctite in 3 different viscosity levels depending on the task at hand...thin, regular gel and the max gel....sometimes when really trying to secure something more permanent or of different materials, say metal to plastic,  I'll use 1 of 4 different Devcon brand 2 part glues.  More time allowed to set-up a piece, dries clear and has proven quite strong & reliable.

Paul, I could try to explain it but if you go to my "Bantam" thread and go to pages 50 & 51 it will explain in more detail exactly what I did and materials used.  One of the most imp. "tools" I found was a drywall sanding trowel.  At least I think that's what it's called.  It had just the right density & "give" when using the pen to make the bead roll itself.  Bit of trial and error but when you find the right tools it's easy.  Brad Norgaard was kind enough to send me samples of the printers plate that I used.  .26mm thickness.  

Hope this helps!  cheers, tim