Dann Tier Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 EXCELLENT change, Bud!!!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Performed some reshaping of the wheel flares for the gravel spec build. Sanded down the lips are far as I dared to narrow them and reshaped the lower edge to follow the body curvature. Shortened the front valance as well. Not a dramatic difference but useful nonetheless. The gravel car is on the left in the photos. Edited April 21, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Looks outstanding JC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/21/2020 at 10:03 AM, porschercr said: Looks outstanding JC. Thank you Trevor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) There was huge void above the rear trans-axle extending all the way up to the package shelf. Made a filler panel to close it up. A friend who's eye and opinion I trust suggested I narrow the outer bead of the wheel rim. I had narrowed the bead some previously but took the leap and narrowed them further after studying more photographs. Glad I did! The wheel on the left is the newly modified wheel, the one on the right is where I was before. Narrowing the bead also has the effect of making the tire sidewall appear taller without increasing the overall diameter - win win. Edited April 27, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Excellent modifications JC, on another one of your stellar builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Fabricated a mount for the swing arm control bracket. Added bolt detail to the control arms. Edited April 29, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Everything clean and crisp, ..I really admire your work JC ! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 11 hours ago, Belugawrx said: Everything clean and crisp, ..I really admire your work JC ! Cheers Thank you Bruce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I'm impressed by the adjustment you made to the wheels. It's one of those minor details that most viewers would never consciously notice but that add to the overall impression of realism. Subtle yet powerful. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 2 hours ago, David G. said: I'm impressed by the adjustment you made to the wheels. It's one of those minor details that most viewers would never consciously notice but that add to the overall impression of realism. Subtle yet powerful. David G. I like to give myself time to study and reflect during a project to find/discover areas where improvement is available. Little improvements along the way can add up to more than the sum of their parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 If there was no name on a thread, just a build (whatever the make) and saw this...........I would either think it was yours or on that belongs to Ace (Bill). That's a BIG compliment btw. Such clean execution. cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 (edited) Thanks Tim and I do take that as a compliment. I too admire Ace-Garageguy's work. I think my workbench is a little cleaner than Bill's though. Edited May 5, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 (edited) I've been working on a lot of part fitment and tweaking the fender flare shapes so not much interesting to show in that regard. I've decided to have another go at my customized version of the Campagnolo wheels. Here is what the wheel will look like with Replicas & Miniatures' acorn nuts and an axle nut made from solid hex rod added. I rather like it. Edited May 11, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 (edited) Edited May 11, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschercr Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Great video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Always a pleasure watching you work your magic, Bud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 (edited) More wheel choices!! My Decalcas order finally arrived. Interesting resin color choices! The gravel spec build. Edited May 13, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) Added acorn nuts(3/4" in scale) to outer rim of my modified wheels. Modified the kit wheels into the very shallow version of the Cromodora. I need to order more acorn nuts to finish out all of these wheels. Edited May 15, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Outstanding work JC! I have been enjoying your work on this thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Watched the video, too bad they didn't fire up the Fiat. Now I want to get acorn nuts, just because. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Watched the video, too bad they didn't fire up the Fiat. Now I want to get acorn nuts, just because. The acorn nuts certainly come in handy. Here is the street version but it will give you and idea of the exhaust note. Edited May 15, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 10 hours ago, slusher said: Outstanding work JC! I have been enjoying your work on this thread! Thanks Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Build is coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermn8r Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Nice build on a great project. I haven't thought about one of these since the mid 70s. Kind of makes me want to build a Danny Goodwin version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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