Art Laski Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Everything looks great, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williams Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 @Francis and @Art Laski, many thanks for viewing, things are moving along well with the bodywork. UPDATE: On to the trunk now. Luckily I have lots of real car photos so there is nowhere to have to resort to guesswork, it's all there. More later... Mike.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 That's some amazing fabrication work! Very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 WOW! This is a great build Mike, the "trunk" as you call it is impressive and very well proportioned. 😍 What type of material was used on the real car? I'm just curious as I don't know much about this type of dragster but I really LOVE it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williams Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 @Scott, hi there, how you doin? Thanks for viewing and commenting, appreciated! @Francis. The original PACERS Fuel Altered car was a steel bodied Bantam, back in 1961! Motor vibrations and increased power started to crack the steel body, so the team added a '23 Ford T, fiberglass body to the existing chassis, leaving all the rest unmolested. So, meantime, several of these cars have been made, two of which were exact replicas of the original 1963 fiberglass Ford T body. First off, 1961 Bantam body.... Soon though, the Ford T body.... Here, the clone car, built exactly like the original.... Mike.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Hi Sir! Tremendous workmanship. bravo! Having bent some tin on real 1/1 rod projects, I know how capricious it is when the issue of heat dispersion arises trough welding sheet metal. I can only imagine the added complexity of doing it in scale. Your metal surface is small and very thin, but heat is heat, whatever the scale of the work piece. Truly masterfull, really! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just amazing craftsmanship throughout on this build!! The attention to detail and the finishes are all superb. Congratulations!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williams Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 @CT, always great to have you visit. I like your "heat is heat" statement....mercy, I felt the heat with this process. Blisters! I've found the really cheap and thick, sticky bandages from the local home builders market work great on fingertips. When soldering up a small area on this body, thinking..."oh by, this will get hot"...the cheap band-aids were an immense help. Still got hot though! Thanks for your approval, very much appreciated. @sflam123, hello Steve! Good to see you here. Sorry for not replying earlier, it's been 2 weeks since I last looked here. I appreciate you looking and am grateful for the praise. Showing the almost finished car now, decals and new slicks are on the way, hopefully at my door before year's end. UPDATE: The car has paint, almost ready to race... I'll skip the chassis and motor build photos, I'd like to end this here. Finished. Thanks to those members who've bothered to comment. Mike.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Mike this is just simply an outstanding model and tribute to the real car. Very well done indeed my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Perhaps a bit presumptuous of me , but, wouldn’t the fuel lines be black to mimic the original ones . Back then “regular” hydraulic lines where commonly available and used, weren’t they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Another fantastic and inspiring project from you, Mike! It's just a little sad that it's the end because I never tire of seeing your talent in making all these great brass pieces. For me, you remain a reference in this field! I hope we will have the privilege to see the pictures with the decals applied on the body, your reproduction of the original is impressive. 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Mike, this project is just jaw dropping!! Your attention to detail, and fabrication skills are outstanding. I know you agonized over the motor, esp. those headers, but WOW!! The whole project is just amazing!! I can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve next. Edited November 28, 2021 by sflam123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williams Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 @Ian, thanks very much, you know also what a replica build entails. @R. Thorne, yes, quite presumptuous on your part. Fuel lines? Are you kidding? The injector lines are black, tank and pump lines are braided wire. Exactly like the real car. This is a replica build and not just any car from any particular era. @Francis, many thanks for your unending support throughout, very much appreciated. @Steve, thanks much for your enthusiastic support, we had nice conversations about those silly exhaust pipes. Indeed, happy to have them close now. The next project has been started already, shown on our group. Mike.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I was referring to these photos and the black lines I see there. Guess that is on the original car and not the restored one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hi Mike! Well, another masterful creation from the "Brass Master",,, Bravo! It looks so real, for a minute it felt like I was looking at the mi-60's Hot Rod Magazine coverage of the latest altered that roamed California back then. Thank you for the memories! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williams Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 @CT, thanks very much CT. Also, for the support throughout, you've been very kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Thats a great looking Altered! Some great work you did on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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