Early Modified build, Tobias DIRT Mustang

[bobss396]

My kitchen counter looks like a modified junkyard. All 3 bodies are in final or final-ish primer. 

The chassis on the counter goes with the Gremlin, where it started.

The 3D chassis is kind of complete. I need to pick a convenient place to lop the cage off, so the tub will go in. The uprights are .080" and the horizontal bars are .060".

The chassis was printed with a wall behind where the tub goes in. So I may have to cut up the tub. 

I'm happy with the side rails. I was sweating that out.

[bobss396]

I made a major oopsie with the bars on the printed chassis... see if any of you can spot it.

Good thing I got that new razor saw.

I needed it anyway to cut the top of the cage off and dissect the interior tub.

[bobss396]

Did you rocket 🚀 surgeons give up yet?

For the rear horizontal attachment, I chose something really convenient without thinking of the rear axle location. AND... I only have 2 other completed examples to look at. It was only about 14 mm off.

Copper is really cool to work with over aluminum. I can hold it tighter in the vise without crushing it. Also it cleans up nicely. It is a bit harder to bend and file.

I had a couple of copper tubes in my OOPS! inventory already bent up. The next 2 hours was devoted to making them fit what I had going on.

A couple of 1/32" pins and some CA glue, I'm back in business.

Not pictured, but with the body I took about 5 mm off the rockers and cut the bar slot deeper.

I have to assemble the interior buck and tub to finalize what I need to do next. I might just cut a 90* portion of the door corner out.

Beer box is for size reference only.

Edited March 13 by bobss396

[bobss396]

I got another Ron Coon Resins order, finally picked wheels and tires for the Mustang.

He has nice wheel backs with good drum brakes detail.

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Wheels are painted. I used a Model Master metallizer and an acrylic Vallejo Bronze for the centers.

That thinned nicely with a few drops of water added to it 

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Wheels and tires are painted. Tires lettering is next.

[Sledsel]

Coming along nicely.

I really like the rear end set up.

[bobss396]

I should be back on the build today, definitely on the Mustang. 

I had dissected the Ron Coon injectors and replaced the tubes with aluminum tuning.

I was going to go all in with a credible throttle detail. But the injector tubes are quite close to the firewall.

Then the oil line to the cooler plumbing, it gets real tight as well by the firewall. 

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Magneto is in, injectors too.

The aluminum tubing was worth the effort.

The filter elements I gave a thin wash of craft store acrylic paint thinned with water 

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Wired.. now onto plumbing the oil cooler..

[bobss396]

Wired. The headers are on for a test fit. They go on AFTER the engine is in, so they have to go on very easily.

I may use 5 minute epoxy to give more fiddling time.