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2 hours ago, LennyB said:

Printed up some  clear decal paper and tried to do the fabric insert on the seats. The concept worked but the execution leaves something to be desired.

 

I had painted the seats black and when I put the decals over the back they completely disappeared. You couldn't see the pattern. Then I painted the are on the seats where the decals  go medium grey. This worked a bit better as you could se the pattern but while working the decals into place some of the toner rubbed off. Perhaps I should have clear-coated the decals first. I'm completely out of decal paper so I"m not sure if I want to pick up some more and give it another go, or take a different approach.

 

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Lenny, clearing the decal on the paper is the way to go. Just give the ink overnight to dry out first. It looks like they will work out well. The seat work turned out great

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35 minutes ago, Moparman18064 said:

Lenny, clearing the decal on the paper is the way to go. Just give the ink overnight to dry out first. It looks like they will work out well. The seat work turned out great

Thanks Rich, just to clarify I’m using a laser printer.  It uses toner not ink.  I ordered some more decal paper earlier will give it another go when it arrives.  

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Still waiting foe the decal paper to arrive worked on a few other areas. In order to remove the floor shifter hump  from the chassis we needed to do a bit of body work on both sides of the floor pan. The floor also has some large injector marks which need to go away. DSC00664.jpg.71be9c1d1dfbcb6f96a9174a85d4b4ff.jpg

 

Cleaned all this up and sprayed the top side flat back and the bottom light grey. Still want to do some flocking for the rug. DSC00669.jpg.824dc445796966e2c690d8f4677ba879.jpg

 

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Also did some overspray on the chassis.

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And since I had the paint out figured I would spray the body as well. Why not right?

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It's a base coat so I will still need to apply a clear topcoat. That will have to wait until the Vette project is ready for clear so I can mix and spray them both together.

 

Next I hope to get started on the tower of power. I've been saying that for weeks and never get there. Hopefully soon. See ya then....

 

 

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I took another stab at printing decals for the seats. Came out better this time around but not perfect. DSC00688.jpg.0af8666d1e75c01e2db536de0b5d1dbe.jpg

The door panels were already painted flat black for me so I added a coat of matte clear and then did a little bit of detailing. These cars are a bit plain so there's not much to detail.

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Added the headrests to the seats and some flocking for the carpet.  Yes, some of these were so plain they came with rubber mats, but not this one. Carpet all the way. And then I put the interior together.

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Still need to get the tower of power started and work on the underside.?

For anyone who didn't already see this, here is a comparison between the original Tor Red I was going to use and the Rally Red I finally used, Not to let the paint go to waste I used it on a Vette. That may offend the Chevy guts but I don't think the Chrysler crowd will care. ?

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I feel like the Duster has been kicking my butt lately. Started working on the slant six the beginning of the week. I bought this engine off of eBay some time ago, it's out of one of the Lindberg kits. Opened the zip lock baggie and immediately find I was short changed an oil pan. The oil pan on these is not your standard oil pan. So I took a couple of oil pans and sliced and diced to make one. Filled in the seams with some sprue glue and waited.....

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I think the green part might be from the MPC 71 Cougar Cat. Or was that a 73?

 

While that was drying I went to work on the chassis. Figured for the exhaust I would use one half of the dual setup and made adjustments as needed. I totally did not plan on the mounting holes in the chassis for the 2nd exhaust side.

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These will need to go away. Wish I had seen them before I painted the chassis. Filled in the holes with some styrene rod and trimmed off the excess.

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Then I touched up the filled holes with some primer. I will need to break out the air brush and blend in some overspray to finish off the "illusion".

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With the chassis out and the engine mocked up I fitted the engine in place. The chassis has two tall mounts for the original 340engine block. These needed to be cut down to little nibs for the 6 to sit in place.

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As for the slant 6, I also found I was missing the fan in my little baggie, have to find one of those. And while I was smart enough to pre-drill the holes for plugs and fuel lines before putting things together. It wasn't until I was gluing the air cleaner in place (yes Jim, it has a wing nut) that I noticed the nozzle on the air cleaner was molded closed. Took a drill and cleared that out before going any further. Had to do it on the engine as I couldn't get the wing nut off.?

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Still have a ways to go with the engine but at least it is starting to look like something.

 

Time now for a nap....

 

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Posted
2 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Looks like you’re killing it Len…in a good way.?

Thanks Greg. Some days you get the bear and some days it gets you. But lately it's the rain that's getting me. ?

1 hour ago, Bullybeef said:

Ahhh the leaning tower of power, or was that leaning tower of noise and leaks? lol 

Looks great 

Bil, had a number of slant sixes over the years and not one  leaked. Still have one that's 60 yrs old and never been apart. Purrs like a ......slant six.

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28 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Thanks Greg. Some days you get the bear and some days it gets you. But lately it's the rain that's getting me. ?

Bil, had a number of slant sixes over the years and not one  leaked. Still have one that's 60 yrs old and never been apart. Purrs like a ......slant six.

You must be the lucky guy that got all the non-leakers, I’ve never heard of one not leaking, it’s almost like they were made by Harley Davidson. Maybe it’s just because of the rust, I grew up on the east coast on an island in the North Atlantic, if it didn’t leak it wasn’t running ???

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Posted
53 minutes ago, customline said:

All this talk about leaks.....if you'll excuse me, I've got to go.....

Yes, and this constant rain doesn't help.??

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1 hour ago, customline said:

All this talk about leaks.....if you'll excuse me, I've got to go.....

 

39 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Yes, and this constant rain doesn't help.??

It Depends…?

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Ya see? This is what happens while waiting for paint. Builders get bored(and boring ?) and we end up going down this road once again. Spiraling ever downward. Back to football.

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Posted
5 minutes ago, customline said:

Ya see? This is what happens while waiting for paint. Builders get bored(and boring ?) and we end up going down this road once again. Spiraling ever downward. Back to football.

It's a slippery slope from which there is no return.

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3 hours ago, customline said:

NOBODY HERE IS WEARING DIAPERS!       

Yet ?

That's too bad because Ollie's has them on sale.

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Posted
9 minutes ago, LennyB said:

 

That's too bad because Ollie's has them on sale.

Well, I've been meaning to get over there for coffee pods....can I get you a few boxes?

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