Andrew McD Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Really enjoying your efforts to make this authentic period correct. Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 On 3/14/2024 at 10:16 PM, Andrew McD said: Really enjoying your efforts to make this authentic period correct. Keep up the great work! Thanks, Andrew. Doing my best. Some slow progress on bars. Got ‘em painted. Gonna do some work on some scale 7” “cheater” slicks with required grooves. They will replace the scale 8” regular slicks I started this project with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 “Traction Masters” installed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Scuffed up the “new” 7 inch tires and removed the double pin stripe whitewalls. Gonna have to scrounge up or make/modify the backing plates as they too wide for the smaller tires. Rarely can you change one thing without having to change one or two others. Part of the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoMoCo66 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Looks spot on man. How did you make the grooves in the tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 9 minutes ago, FoMoCo66 said: Looks spot on man. How did you make the grooves in the tires. Broke down and purchased the amt #977 Surf Woody kit as it came with four 7” slicks. The tires came with 4 grooves in them. Believe it or not, I am considering how to fill 2 of the grooves (how anal is that?) as the slicks in those days came with 2 grooves. Thanks, always appreciate the input. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Coomer Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Great build so far. I really like the traction bars… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 On 3/18/2024 at 9:15 PM, Tony Coomer said: Great build so far. I really like the traction bars… Thanks. Finally got around (sidetracked by another build and lack of motivation) to rigging up some thinner backing plates. Glued them together, then glued them on to the rear end using some 123 weights and some old tires for alignment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 (edited) On 3/18/2024 at 9:15 PM, Tony Coomer said: Great build so far. I really like the traction bars… Thanks. Finally got around (sidetracked by another build and lack of motivation) to rigging up some thinner backing plates. Glued them together, then glued them on to the rear end using some 123 weights and some old tires for alignment. Edited March 24 by R. Thorne Pics didn’t upload 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 It's coming along very nicely, Ron. Fine attention to detail. Looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 12 hours ago, Bainford said: It's coming along very nicely, Ron. Fine attention to detail. Looking great. Thanks, Trevor. Your acknowledgments are always much appreciated. I will keep plugging along and finish this thing soon (famous last words). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 Got stalled on this one. Had some paint issues on the other WIP (69 Camaro). Yes, I work on at least 2 builds at once. Anyway, after some reaming with an 1/8” drill bit and some spare tires because the center hub protrudes beyond the tire face, I glued on the front tires. Really like the cheapo drill chucks instead of changing drill bits all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Painted some black under the hood that I missed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Coomer Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Looking good… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 On 4/7/2024 at 5:15 PM, Tony Coomer said: Looking good… Thanks, James. Hopefully, get back on this build soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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