Badman C/A (ca. 1975)

[absmiami]

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[Codi]

Morning Daniel,

Sorry it's been a while since I posted but I got caught up and it's nice to see the progress.......also the shared thoughts on the hobby and methods you use when fabricating something.  I too miss Caboose Hobbies btw.....they were a good source.   cheers, tim

[Straightliner59]

16 hours ago, Codi said:

Morning Daniel,

Sorry it's been a while since I posted but I got caught up and it's nice to see the progress.......also the shared thoughts on the hobby and methods you use when fabricating something.  I too miss Caboose Hobbies btw.....they were a good source.   cheers, tim

Thank you, Tim! No need for apologies. Other stuff gets in the way, from time-to-time! Caboose was awesome! It was so easy to get lost in there, for a couple of hours. I appreciate you stopping by, my friend!

[Straightliner59]

I stopped at a different Walmart, today, to get some more yellow-headed pins. This one had boxes of nothing but yellow pins! I should be set, now.🙂

[David G.]

Wow! Turning pinheads on a lathe?!

  😮 

Just Wow!

I love the colors on the intakes, they'll look great on the car.

David G.

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Mister resourcefulness strikes again!  The idea of using headpins to simulate tennis balls is brilliant in its simplicity...! 👍

[Straightliner59]

9 hours ago, David G. said:

Wow! Turning pinheads on a lathe?!

  😮 

Just Wow!

I love the colors on the intakes, they'll look great on the car.

David G.

 

5 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Mister resourcefulness strikes again!  The idea of using headpins to simulate tennis balls is brilliant in its simplicity...! 👍

Thank you,  gentlemen! I think I have the problem of tethering them together figured out, now. Photos, later! Thanks for checking in!

[Straightliner59]

Okay, so, once the pinheads are turned down to size, I need a way to tether them together. I am using some nichrome wire that's .018", to make tiny eyebolts. I place a length of wire on the anvil, and place the end of a 1/16" pin punch on the end of the wire. A light rap with the ballpeen hammer flattens the end, and flares it. Next I drill through the flat, before using 240/320 grit sanding sticks to shape the eye. All that's left, now, is to push it through the head (which, of course is drilled through--no need to complicate things!🙂), then, hit it with a dab of superglue gel. Done! I am leaning toward some ultra-fine wire from an old armature. I think I have some that's about .003"-.005", somewhere. I hope I can get it to take paint. Some of that stuff doesn't like to! Thanks for looking!

[David G.]

Okay... what's the phrase? ...gob smacked?

Yeah, gob smacked. That's what I am!

That's just amazing Daniel!

Patience and skill sir, patience and skill.

David G.

[Pierre Rivard]

Way way cool Daniel. It's these little things (literally) that delight when looking at a top notch scale model. I would have figured you would have gone to the sewing kit but I guess even the smallest sewing needles would be too big for what you want to do here.

[Straightliner59]

4 hours ago, David G. said:

Okay... what's the phrase? ...gob smacked?

Yeah, gob smacked. That's what I am!

That's just amazing Daniel!

Patience and skill sir, patience and skill.

David G.

I think patience trumps skill, in this instance--I have made at least seven attempts, so far, and four have been successful. Now, I'm trying to figure out what wire I was using. I thought it was nichrome, but that is behaving differently, so I suspect that I picked up a piece of single-strand conductor off the benchtop--I always end up with a big pile of little bits of stuff, right in the middle of the bench, because I think I might be able to use it, later. Add that to the little containers I've saved, of stuff, for the same reason, and it's no wonder I can never find anything!😂 Thank you, David! You're too kind!

4 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Way way cool Daniel. It's these little things (literally) that delight when looking at a top notch scale model. I would have figured you would have gone to the sewing kit but I guess even the smallest sewing needles would be too big for what you want to do here.

Thank you, Pierre! I appreciate that. I agree about those little details--I have always loved them, since I was a child, looking at a model railroad, in a hobby shop. That's why I build the way I do--because I want to see what that looks like! It's those little details that make models interesting, to me--I believe that we're kindred, that way. A well-built out-of-the-box model, is typically just that--well-built, but uninteresting--unless the builder's done something exceptional with paint, like highlighting and shading interior and engine and chassis parts. Thank you for your comments, my friend!

[BK9300]

Amazing creativity, Daniel - should look spectacular all put together!

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Amazing creativity, Daniel - should look spectacular all put together!

Thanks, Brian! I'm kind of excited by the prospects! I have one side of the injector lines run. Once I finish up the manifold, and get it installed, I will build and install, and wire the mag. Then, I can finally install the stacks! That'll be a pretty big day!

[Straightliner59]

Finished up the tennis balls, and shot some of the armature wire with Zinsser BIN primer, then rubbed some earth-tone pastel powder, into that. I tied the first ball onto the tether. I got the injector lines installed, along with the throttle rods, and the linkages on those. I have a few more pieces to add, and some detail painting to do, before I give it a wash, and move along to the mag. This thing's getting there! Thanks for looking!

[David G.]

That car's got a lotta tennis balls!

 

=D-

[BK9300]

So much detail you’re adding to your engine!  Where did you find the ‘brass’ fittings for your injector lines - they are incredibly small!

[Straightliner59]

4 hours ago, BK9300 said:

So much detail you’re adding to your engine!  Where did you find the ‘brass’ fittings for your injector lines - they are incredibly small!

I cheated, a little with those. I just hand-turned 1/32" K&S brass tubing against a sanding board, to taper one end, then cut them off in a little Micro Mark miter box. I'd never tried them, before, but it worked out, well! Previously, I just used wire insulation. Thanks, Brian!

[Straightliner59]

Welcome to 2025! Man, that whole Y2K thing was a quarter of a century ago, already! The fuel system is pretty much done. I'll still have to cement the main and the return to the fuel block, but, there's nothing left to do with those, but the cement. I still have a couple of things left to add to the manifold, before I can stick it down, for good. I'm fairly pleased, with it. Your questions, comments and critiques are always welcomed. Thanks for looking!

Edited January 1 by Straightliner59

[Pierre Rivard]

Happy new year Daniel. The key components are just components until the wiring/plumbing is achieved and ties everything together and creates a system. This fuel system is wonderful and we can envision it's functionality by looking at it. Great stuff!

[Straightliner59]

14 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Happy new year Daniel. The key components are just components until the wiring/plumbing is achieved and ties everything together and creates a system. This fuel system is wonderful and we can envision it's functionality by looking at it. Great stuff!

Thanks so much, my friend! My friend, Don Fahrni used to say, when people would ask him if his details like that worked. He always said, they work, but they don't move! What he meant was that he assembled it, so that it would work, then cemented it rigidly, to eliminate problems, down the road. I've always kind of followed that philosophy, as well--except, I am lazy, where components will never be seen--like this car, between the dash and firewall. I really can't see any reason to put all those details, under/back there. Leaves more time for details, where we can see them!😃 Thanks for visiting!

[David G.]

That fuel plumbing is some amazing work Daniel!

David G.

[Straightliner59]

17 hours ago, David G. said:

That fuel plumbing is some amazing work Daniel!

David G.

Thanks, David! There are a couple of things I think could be better, but, I'm still trying to figure out how to accomplish them. I've been trying, for years to come up with a better way to make connectors for the linkage rods to linkage connection. I've been using fine wire for the rods, and insulation for the connectors. It works, and looks okay, but, I still think there has to be a better way! I have an idea I want to try, but, it'll wait until next time, or until one of those times comes that, "I just have to try that, now!" 😂

[Straightliner59]

I've been fiddling around with the cooling system--what there is, of it. It consists of a place to add water (the brass-colored hex cap at the front of the manifold), and a place for it to exit, and to collect, as it expands. i cleaned up the canteen from an AMT Wynn's Charger, and drilled it and added a brass hex-shaped cap, and an eye (made like those for the tennis balls) for something to attach a tether, of some sort, to. I still need to make the mounting bracket. That will mount to the holes that mount the water pump, and will double as a block-off for the water pump holes. It should look pretty cool, I'm thinking! 

I'm getting pretty close to building the mag, and getting the plug wires (with their 90-degree boots) done. Those will be fun! As is always the case, your questions, comments and corrections are welcomed. Thanks for looking!

[dwc43]

Just FYI a lot of chevy and other engines too will bring water lines from the rear of the intake as well. Let's it balance out the temp. of the engine so it does not have hot spots or get air locked at the rear of the heads. Not sure if this would apply for your drag car that only run for a few minutes at a time. Something to think about I guess. It looks great by the way. 

Edited January 8 by dwc43
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[Straightliner59]

I've been enlightened to an error!🙂 A bit more "figgerin'" is in order!