ARII Chaparral 2C

[1959scudetto]

2 hours ago, Mark W said:

Yes Helmut, I cut the mesh so I’m now committed! (or should be committed)

But I already have a doner to steal from. The interior is already glued to the chassis plate so this is the way I need to go.

Really though, it looks like I’m over the hump. Keep watching, it should get interesting!

I'm sure it will be !

[Mark W]

I have set of HRM Webers intended for a Ford smallblock. The manifold was too wide, a section about 1/32” or so had to be taken out of the center. It took a little time but the process went well. The manifold is now attached to the engine block. The carbs are delicate so they will be installed later in the build.

The front panels are in their permanent position. Spindles are fitted but a tie rod will need to be scratch built in order to fit through the proper holes  in the panels. Now I need to work out something to add a bit of interest on the rear suspension.

[Mark W]

It was necessary to enlarge the rectangular opening in the body so the carbs and fuel lines will fit.

[meechum68]

Looking good!  I'm enjoying this! 

[Straightliner59]

It's coming along nicely, my friend! I think it's fine, as a curbside. Full detail is a whole new can of worms! Keep up the nice work, Mark.

[Mark W]

Thanks Dan, I needed that comment.
 

 

6 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

It's coming along nicely, my friend! I think it's fine, as a curbside. Full detail is a whole new can of worms! Keep up the nice work, Mark.

I was going to add rear suspension, but the floor pan is all wrong, so that just wouldn’t work.

The front panels were needed because you could see straight through. Adding the engine gave you something to see looking down, plus a spot to mount the carbs.

I think I’ll make sure all the body mods are done and give it a coat of primer.

I’ll be adding a driver, so need to do some seat belt research.

[Mark W]

Thanks Mike, more to come.

9 hours ago, meechum68 said:

Looking good!  I'm enjoying this! 

 

[gtx6970]

excellent work

 

Looking forward to see it progress

[Straightliner59]

4 hours ago, Mark W said:

Thanks Dan, I needed that comment.
 

 

I was going to add rear suspension, but the floor pan is all wrong, so that just wouldn’t work.

The front panels were needed because you could see straight through. Adding the engine gave you something to see looking down, plus a spot to mount the carbs.

I think I’ll make sure all the body mods are done and give it a coat of primer.

I’ll be adding a driver, so need to do some seat belt research.

I think that, as long as it looks like what needs to be there, you're fine. I had to build inner fender walls for the Corvette, because you could see straight through. No need to go nuts, just cover the hole. It's going to look fine, I think!

[Mark W]

Thanks Mike, more to come.

18 hours ago, meechum68 said:

Looking good!  I'm enjoying this! 

Glad to hear that, I’ll do my best to please.

[Mark W]

Now that paint is in the foreseeable future, I have a question.

The color will be white, (what? white for a chaparral?)  Specifically Ermine White.

Now, I’d like to use white primer and I have a bottle of Alclad on the shelf.

So the Alclad is lacquer, right? And the top coat will be MCW lacquer. Should be compatible.

But has anyone here used these two in combination?