comp1839 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 glad to have you back Tim!!!!! you are breaking the boundaries of modeling here!!! incredible!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) Fantastic update Tim, thanks for posting ! I haven't been in to check up on your progress lately, and man, I love all the eye candy you produce..lol Excellent work Hope your back is getting sorted out Stay well...Cheers Edited February 24, 2022 by Belugawrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 So glad you've made a reappearance Tim and you haven't missed a beat. Hope you being back is an indication you're feeling much better. Mighty nice work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Smith Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 It’s so good to see you back at it! As always simply amazed at your attention to detail and your perseverance to keep going. Looking forward to seeing more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Good morning Dave, I can't tell you how good it sat down to do these. I got to the point where I was wondering if I even remembered how to do things. But, just like riding a bike it came together pretty well. Thanks for posting and following along. Tim Bruce, yes sir, got my back, neck and other nonsense sorted finally. I won't be able to do as much per week as in years past I'm afraid but I can still keep moving things along thankfully and it's still FUN! cheers, tim Hey Brad, nice to hear from you as always and that you still follow the build. I'll be posting more regularly again should have some good things to share going forward. I'm going to go back to posting more "how I did that" kinds of posts too so as to share how I tackled some of these things in the future. Hopefully it will be of help & interest to others. Chris, ah, perseverance! Great word and really applicable for me. I was getting down a bit thinking I might never get back to finishing this build. I DO feel better now and had fun making those 2 simple parts. The upper & lower A-arms are going to be a bit more of a challenge I think. Stay tuned! cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Glad you are up to building again Tim. Your work is most impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 i hear ya Tim. my greatest fear is, i'll forget how to do something!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Glad to see you back in the saddle Tim! There are no small updates, just small victories for each completed part that slowly but surely lead to the finish line. These two small components are obviously part of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted February 26, 2022 Author Share Posted February 26, 2022 Thanks to JC & Dave and of course Francis for your comments........I was having some trouble posting so this pic is kind of a test to ensure that I can upload pics okay.........so far it seems okay. Cheers to all........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncamaro Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Tim that brake assembly is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Thanks Jason, now that I'm finally back on the build you should see more frequent posts from me. cheers Today I got one upper control arm done. I've yet to part it off of course and I have the front of it to round off once it's separated. Next to it are the pair of "ball joint caps" as I'll call them for now. They'll be affixed to the control arm at the front of course. I never made these before so this was time consuming for me. I'll share a pic too of the real one upper control arm I was trying to replicate. Cheers, Tim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Man this is good!!! Fantastic work Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncamaro Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I’m lost for works! I can’t believe you’re machining control arms and ball joints ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Great to see you back at the knobs, Tim! It's looking fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Hi Tim Great to hear your getting back to normal, I've missed seeing your updates. This last one shows you haven't really skipped a beat, as usual outstanding workmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 It's amazing how talented some of you guys are. I never got past the glue bomber stage myself. One can dream however. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 WOW, my god Tim, your fingers must be hurting, there is a lot of sanding to achieve this beautiful finish... No matter how much time was invested on this project, the final result looks very promising! 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 Joe, thanks for the compliment. It's fun getting back into the swing of things. cheers Jason, machining them was a challenge I set for myself instead of making fabricated tubular ones. During the early 70's pro-stock rules stipulated you had to use "stock" (most were modified extensively) upper & lower control arms. Not sure how Grumpy and others got around that at that time. I wanted to mimic modified but STOCK control arms, the lowers will be the same when it's time for them. Thanks for checking it out. Daniel & Ian & Ray - it DOES feel good and I'm pleased that I've not forgotten anything. After that long layoff its fun to get back to it and I'm eager to get onto the next parts..... cheers, tim Francis, thanks sir. To be honest, I only took my dremel with the "soft wire wheel" on them with a few passes and they came out as you see them. I did shape them with a sanding stick in a few places to get the final shape.......cheers, tim Today I parted them off and took a moment to take pics to share. All that's left of them is the ball joints and the 4 (per) bolts on the top ball joint plate. Cheers everyone! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 The control arms look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 WOW !!! Sorry but that is the first and only word that comes to mind... ... ... ... Now it's coming back to me, I love that kind of detail ! 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Those are magnificent! That is all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Smith Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Oh my!! Those are fantastic Tim. It is a pleasure to see your work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Those control arms are fantastic Tim. I love how your 1 great work of art (the car itself) is made up of 10,000 individual works of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Someone needs to come up with more adjectives for us. Tim, SO great to see you're back at the bench and of course you didn't forget. All the experience, ideas, and motivation was there all along, just waiting. Thanks for giving us inspiration. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Hi Ian, Francis, Daniel & Chris.......Just saying that I thank you for your posts on the car.....sometimes we all need that little bit of support for whatever the reason may be. Dave, that's a great way of describing the process. I can only hope that the rest of the bits and pieces come along as well. cheers GoatGuy (Dave) - we've got together again sometime soon and get caught up. thanks for checking it out once more! Status on the build, I've got 1/2 of the steering rack made and I'm just waiting on some raw material to finish it. In the meantime I've got the main chassis rails drawn and ready to go (they'll be brass btw) so as soon as rack is done I'm going to machine them. Soon! Cheers one and all, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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