R. Thorne Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 Whoops, just realized that last picture is a five lug pattern. That one’s out.
R. Thorne Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 A coat of gray primer on some small parts.
R. Thorne Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 Marked, drilled, and installed breathers on valve covers. 1
dragcarz Posted June 22, 2023 Posted June 22, 2023 Hey Ron, I have these, I think with a little work they could be made to work. Your welcome to them. PM me with your address and I’ll mail them to you. 2
R. Thorne Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Started scratch building a water pump, then decided to modify the stock pump that came with the kit. Put some aluminum paint on the trans and valve covers with my handy dandy micro brush, then some GreenStuffWorld chrome on the headers, trans pan, and breathers. Also, patched the hole in the timing cover. Had some chrome left, so did up some wheels I may possibly use on this build. Edited June 23, 2023 by R. Thorne 1
R. Thorne Posted June 26, 2023 Author Posted June 26, 2023 Some aluminum paint applied to the Chief Joseph quadrajet and the water pump. Plus some black paint on engine.
R. Thorne Posted June 26, 2023 Author Posted June 26, 2023 Sometimes, I just keep messing up on the same part on a build, and you just have to work through it. I was painting the front wheel wells and, as I often do, I looked around for anything else that needed to be painted that color, also. Grabbed the (2nd) hood and sprayed it. Then I remembered I had not primed it after sanding off the emblems. Well, let’s just say it’s taking a bath in 91% alcohol.
R. Thorne Posted June 28, 2023 Author Posted June 28, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 8:00 PM, dragcarz said: Coming along nicely Ron! Thanks in part to you, Roger. Took a day off for other stuff.
R. Thorne Posted June 29, 2023 Author Posted June 29, 2023 Installed the oil filter and transmission (with super glue). The valve covers looked like BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH (too rough sandpaper). Was going to hand sand the paint off and smooth the scratches off, but, upon looking in my sandpaper drawer, I spied a small reciprocal sander that works off a aa battery. I don’t remember where I got it from, but, with some 400 grit paper, it was a lot easier and quicker than hand sanding. Sprayed with a heavy coat of #500 mr. Surfacer primer. We’ll see how it turns out. 1
R. Thorne Posted July 2, 2023 Author Posted July 2, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 3:04 AM, Straightliner59 said: Nice save! Those look beautiful, now. Thanks, Daniel. Some piddling work done. Terrible picture of the electric water pump after adding some 1/16 rod rod to the end. Then cut some narrow masking tape strips with my handy dandy dual knife blade that I previously have used for bare metal foil strips. Then a little black paint from mr. Color. Not the best job, but, ok, I guess. A little eBay research to verify my old brain on spark plug location. Finally, my modified ultra high dollar sander that I got from Amazon a couple years ago. Wouldn’t recommend it as a powerhouse sander, but it helped me out this time. I am also going to try it out on the hood(s). The valve covers after some ts17 Tamiya.
R. Thorne Posted July 3, 2023 Author Posted July 3, 2023 A little motor assembling and some rubber black on the inside of the 9” slicks. 1
R. Thorne Posted July 4, 2023 Author Posted July 4, 2023 A quick synopsis of the 68-72 Novas for Nhra class racing, courtesy of Henry Kunz and Classracer.com. Sanded of the Delco on the battery and painted it and some other “fiddly bits” today. Also, some hood filling, sanding, and priming. Will post some pics tomorrow.
R. Thorne Posted July 5, 2023 Author Posted July 5, 2023 Some pieces painted mostly yesterday. Did some door panel detailing with Tamiya tape cut with dual bladed knife, painted with primer to emulate Mike’s car. 1
dragcarz Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 Really coming along nicely Ron, people don’t realize the amount of work it takes to actually replicate a specific 1to1 race car. 1
Straightliner59 Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 40 minutes ago, dragcarz said: Really coming along nicely Ron, people don’t realize the amount of work it takes to actually replicate a specific 1to1 race car. Or just how esoteric rules can be. ?
dragcarz Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 22 hours ago, Straightliner59 said: Or just how esoteric rules can be. ? So true, I I’m surprised as to what is allowed in Stock Class racing, back in the day stock meant stock. 2
Nitrobarry Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 I like it so far. Good to see someone taking extra care in replicating a contemporary Stock Eliminator car. I`ve noticed a fare number of rule changes that do make sense to me, (non stock racing seats, electric water pumps, wheelie bars, etc). Amazing how many people don`t understand class racing as they think it`s just bracket racing. Stock Eliminator has always been my favorite category! Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing the finished car. 1
R. Thorne Posted July 16, 2023 Author Posted July 16, 2023 I am back at it. Working on the rear suspension. 2
dragcarz Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 I’m liking the Cal-Track bars, good job on those! 1
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