Big John Cuda funny car progress

[4mula1fan]

Been making a little progress on the chassis. I guess the lighting makes the cage look blue. It's not. Got some more wiring to do, then find some better slicks. 

 

 

[Painted Black]

That looks good, the cage looks green on my screen..

[Zippi]

Nice work.  The first pic the cage looks green to me and the second pic looks blue & green.  

[4mula1fan]

Guess I'm gonna have to retake some pics. 

[4mula1fan]

OK. Better lighting. No funky green or blue cage. More stuff installed. Let's try this set of pics. Lol

 

 

[4mula1fan]

Now to come up with some throttle linkage. 

[4mula1fan]

No more comments or suggestions? 

[4mula1fan]

Also, the windows seem to go on the outside of the body. The clear adhesives I've tried don't hold worth a flip. I could use some suggestions on how to fix the glass on. Clear paint? Epoxy? Elmers? (Lol)

[4mula1fan]

I mess with pocket watches, so I have a good pile of tiny, tiny screws. Reckon I could use those? The real car looks to have rivets around the lexan...

[4mula1fan]

Hmm. No responses. Is this post even visible? 

[TransAmMike]

I see it A.J.    Looks good to me?

[alan barton]

When I was a kid, I fell in love and tried to build my own Logghe style funnycar, using the frame rails from an AMT Double Dragster and the floor pan from an MPC 69 Dodge Coronet!  What I achieved was a hot mess (I was still pretty proud of it through teenage eyes) but what I WANTED it to look like was your frame here!  That is some cool detail you have added there.

I have three suggestions for your glass issues. I'm sure Elmer's would work fine - I believe that is a "white" glue , PVA, like our Aquadhere in Australia.  The only down side is you have to leave it a solid day for strength and it is best to tape it in place.  I have recently started using Modge Plodge, after seeing it on hpiguys youtube channel and then finding it locally.   That seems to be a bit stickier than PVA and sets up quicker. I like it a lot.

In the past I have also used Micro Liquitape and Micro Crystal Clear which are a hobby shop product.

If you give any of these products adequate time to dry, like at least a day, they will work fine.  I would love to see how small your watchmaking screws are but suspect they might still look like 1/2 inch bolts in scale!  O.K. for the rat rod look but not so slick for a cool funnycar like yours.

Hope that helps

Alan

 

[4mula1fan]

Thank you Alan. I wondered about the mod podge stuff. The local HL has it, so I'll give it a shot. I'm just a bit nervous about messing up the finish on my body. Ah, that's how you teach an old dawg new tricks, I guess. 

[4mula1fan]

Oh, and the screws... There is no way I could take a pic of the little specks and not make them look like a sand grain. Itty bitty is an understatement.

[alan barton]

They sound interesting!  Don't worry about your finish, those glues are water based, and a Q tip dipped in water ( or spit, LOL!) will clean it up in  a jiffy with no damage to your paint. Even after it is dried, some careful wiping with a wet cloth will fix it.

Cheers

Alan

[4mula1fan]

Thank you for that! I'll give it a try!

[4mula1fan]

Got a little progress to share. Made the header mod out of aluminum tubing after cutting off the upswept ends to match the reference photos. Dug around in my watch parts and used winding crowns for the gas tank caps. Messed around with some stainless wire for throttle linkage. Just sat the body on for giggles. Got some Mod Podge to fix the glass in place. That's next. 

 

 

[majel]

Looking very nice, the paint on the body is fantastic.

[4mula1fan]

Teaser alert until I can get better lighting...