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Nice work on the wheelie bars.

As a side benefit, if you ever need to build a shopping cart... you're half-way there! :D 

David G.

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17 hours ago, David G. said:

Nice work on the wheelie bars.

As a side benefit, if you ever need to build a shopping cart... you're half-way there! :D 

David G.

I think you're onto something!? Is there a diorama of Sunnyvale, in my future? Thanks, David!

I added some bracing to the traction bars, and painted the tops of the interior door panels. I also got the cross-bracing between the down tubes for the wheelie bars. They might be a tad large, but, once they're painted black, they won't appear as pronounced. Thanks for looking!...

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That looks right Daniel.

I still like the adjustable shackles. Is there actually enough travel in the suspension that the height could be adjusted?

David G.

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19 hours ago, David G. said:

That looks right Daniel.

I still like the adjustable shackles. Is there actually enough travel in the suspension that the height could be adjusted?

David G.

Thanks, David. Yes, there is! I can move it to any of the three locations! It actually changes the stance and look, too. I'll pick which one I like, best, before final assembly, then, I will glue it.

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15 hours ago, Tony Coomer said:

Fab work is looking good, great lil touch on the aluminum panels…

Thanks, Tony! I just looked at different images, online, and more or less copied them.

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4 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Thanks, David. Yes, there is! I can move it to any of the three locations! It actually changes the stance and look, too. I'll pick which one I like, best, before final assembly, then, I will glue it.

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That's cool!

David G.

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9 hours ago, Kenmojr said:

This is one col thread and a must follow.

Thank you, Ken. I appreciate that! 

I kind of wanted to set everything back together, and make sure it was still going to play nicely, together.? The package tray is now painted and installed to the "floor" pan. I added a trim strip of aluminum duct tape. Everything looks good, except for some minor tweaking, as necessary. Thanks for looking!

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Really coming together beautifully. Great chassis and the integration of the tubular structure (fancy for roll cage...) looks spot on. Look forward to see the engine work, with your detailing extraordinaire standards!

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19 hours ago, David G. said:

Ah, the mighty Test-Fit!

Everything is looking good Daniel!

David G.

Thanks, David! A sigh of relief, for sure!? I've always wondered how we can test fit, and test fit, and test fit, then, all of a sudden, it doesn't fit!

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17 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Really coming together beautifully. Great chassis and the integration of the tubular structure (fancy for roll cage...) looks spot on. Look forward to see the engine work, with your detailing extraordinaire standards!

Thanks so kindly, Pierre! It's getting there. I'm fiddling around with the steering box, now. Once that's done, I think I can start working out the engine mounting.

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I've decided that a Vega steering box is in order. They'd been around, four years, by this time, and have always been a popular swap. It's roughed-in, and the firewall has been penetrated for the steering shaft. Everything ends up where it needs to! The driver is happy with it. I am happy with it, so far. All that's left it to build the bracketry that mounts it, and detail the box, itself. The critical part is done.

Regarding the driver; this one is from a (couple of!?) mid-'80s Monogram Sprint car. I like to have him handy, to reference whether, or not, someone could actually drive the car. While he may not always fit into the cockpit, due to physical limitations--he's just not flexible--he can still be eyeballed against different angles of the car, to determine whether your ideas are ergonomically sound. Anyway...Thanks for looking!

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Your chassis work on this model is amazing Daniel. 

Too bad about the driver's arm. It's probably too late for safety nets... at least for him. :D 

David G.

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18 hours ago, David G. said:

Your chassis work on this model is amazing Daniel. 

Too bad about the driver's arm. It's probably too late for safety nets... at least for him. :D 

David G.

Thank you, David. It shouldn't take too long to get the steering box and mounting wrapped up. Then, I'll be on to shock mounts and getting the engine fit. We warned him, and warned him that those arm tethers served a good purpose. He went from forearmed, to one-armed, for a lack of listening!

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As is usual, with me, I wasn't happy with the first steering box. In doing further research, I noticed that the bottom, cross shaft housing on the Vega box is square. Tabs extend on three corners, to mount it on a roughly L-shaped bracket. I'm thinking of adding a u-joint, so that the box can mount "flat", and not at an angle. It's much less "fiddly", and it's something else cool, to look at! I don't expect to be using the threaded rod, and I plan to turn new end caps for the box. There are still some details to be added, as well. I'll be attempting to finish building this thing, before bedtime, in the morning. Comments, questions and concerns are always welcomed.?Thanks for looking!

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I didn't get it done. Shocking, I know!? I did make some progress, however. I added a "cap" to one end of the cross-shaft, and a boss/bushing to the other. I dug through a box of watch parts that Don Fahrni gave me, and found a small threaded shaft that fit through the main shaft section, and also would thread into the u-joint. I also turned a cap for the end of the main housing. I still have a few little things to add, but, I think it's looking pretty decent! Thanks for looking!

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18 hours ago, David G. said:

That's really cool!

It's not going to be a functional steering box... is it? ? 

Because that would be wild!

David G.

This one won't function, other than the steering arm pivoting, when the wheels are repositioned. I really want to make one for the Surfers' dragster, once I get back to it. I've played around, with it, a little, with some success. I just need to figure out how I'm going to put it all together! Thank you, David! I appreciate your comments and encouragement!

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3 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

This one won't function, other than the steering arm pivoting, when the wheels are repositioned. I really want to make one for the Surfers' dragster, once I get back to it. I've played around, with it, a little, with some success. I just need to figure out how I'm going to put it all together! Thank you, David! I appreciate your comments and encouragement!

It seems like the biggest challenge would be in-scale materials that would handle the redirection and transfer of torque.

David G.

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18 hours ago, David G. said:

It seems like the biggest challenge would be in-scale materials that would handle the redirection and transfer of torque.

David G.

What I have made, so far is brass, and I think it's plenty rigid. It's figuring out how to set the box up, and get it all soldered together. Here are some photos of the first real attempt (and only, so far). I made the worm gear by wrapping brass wire around a bit of brass rod, then soldering that. The sector gear was hand-cut. I'll cut a new one, now that I have a rotary table, for the mill. I think it's good, size-wise. I've had it held together, and it does operate! The kit piece in the photos is for size reference.

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6 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

What I have made, so far is brass, and I think it's plenty rigid. It's figuring out how to set the box up, and get it all soldered together. Here are some photos of the first real attempt (and only, so far). I made the worm gear by wrapping brass wire around a bit of brass rod, then soldering that. The sector gear was hand-cut. I'll cut a new one, now that I have a rotary table, for the mill. I think it's good, size-wise. I've had it held together, and it does operate! The kit piece in the photos is for size reference.

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Impressive work!

David G.

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On 6/22/2024 at 5:43 AM, David G. said:

 

Impressive work!

David G.

Thank you kindly, sir! 

I'm hating myself, about now!? I had at least a decent engine. Apparently, I didn't think it was decent enough. Off came the molded-on oil pan and starter. So far, so good. Then, I discovered that I don't have a pan that's big enough to replace the removed item. Time to laminate sheet onto another pan, to make it big enough. Hmm...the block should have a small, vertical area to create the pan rail. A bit of .030" sheet can fix that. Now, to finish up all this mess! Also, I drilled and painted a cool metalflake red Moon steering wheel. I'll get photos in the next day, or so. Also shown here is the simple mounting bracket I made for the steering box. Oh, yeah--I dropped the u-joint, worm gear assembly, so I will need to redo that, unless the original turns up, again. Thanks for looking!

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Well, it's like I say Daniel:

"Model builders, we're problem solvers who create our own problems to solve!"

It looks like you have matters well in hand.

Cheers!

David G.

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