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?

[Mark W]

Progress today, and a bit of backstepping. But I learned a few things.

Paint is on the body and I don’t see a clear coat going on.

When I started spraying, seemed like the paint was going on a bit thick. But did I stop? No, just sprayed it on and hoped it would flow out. Which it did, but not totally. So when I sprayed the spoiler, I thinned it a bit and it flowed perfectly. Then I picked up the body and it really looked bad by comparison. Figuring I had little to lose since stripping it was in my mind, I put straight thinner in the gun and wet the body down. Sure enough (and to my surprise) it leveled a good bit. There will still be some sanding and polishing, but not near as much as I feared.

Lesson learned, if it starts going bad ,stop! Fix the problem.

Now the interior, after gloss black, on went Alclad aluminum. It turned out a bit grey. But a transmission that was sprayed at the same time was very bright. Later, figuring the metallics could have settled, I resprayed it and it was a bit better. Now the transmission was orange (overspray from the engine) and I just sprayed over it.

I’m going to experiment with base colors and if it turns out well, I’ll share the results.

[Mark W]

Thought I’d throw out this little teaser for a coming winter project.

[Big Messer]

Lesson learned, if it starts going bad ,stop! Fix the problem.

Stop?. Nooo, keep screwing up until the mess becomes epic. Lesson learned... and forgotten right on. This is my standard procedure.

[Mark W]

47 minutes ago, Big Messer said:

Lesson learned, if it starts going bad ,stop! Fix the problem.

Stop?. Nooo, keep screwing up until the mess becomes epic. Lesson learned... and forgotten right on. This is my standard procedure.

Aaaaagggghhhh!!!!!  Yes, keep going! No, stop here!

Don’t think I don’t lose sleep over this decision.

But in the interest of moving on to other projects, I’m going to concentrate on what you would see on the 1:1 car if standing 5 feet away.

And that does not include lying down!

[Big Messer]

But in the interest of moving on to other projects, I’m going to concentrate on what you would see on the 1:1 car if standing 5 feet away.

 

I also subscribe to this theory.

[250 Testa Rossa]

Let me guess. The winter project is a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Z06

[Mark W]

8 hours ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:

Let me guess. The winter project is a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Z06

Good eye Maxx, but what makes this one a very limited production Corvette?

[250 Testa Rossa]

8 hours ago, Mark W said:

Good eye Maxx, but what makes this one a very limited production Corvette?

So there were 199 Z06s altogether for 1963. Of those 199, 63 of them had the N03 option which had the 36.5 gallon fuel tank. 5 of the 1963 cars were the Grand Sports. Not sure if you're doing a Z06 or an early Grand Sport. 

[Mark W]

5 minutes ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:

So there were 199 Z06s altogether for 1963. Of those 199, 63 of them had the N03 option which had the 36.5 gallon fuel tank. 5 of the 1963 cars were the Grand Sports. Not sure if you're doing a Z06 or an early Grand Sport. 

Maxx, take a close look at the chassis. It is indeed an early skinny tire, no fender flairs Grand Sport.

[250 Testa Rossa]

1 hour ago, Mark W said:

Maxx, take a close look at the chassis. It is indeed an early skinny tire, no fender flairs Grand Sport.

Oh that's gonna be cool. I'm currently doing a '63 Z06/N03 car. This particular example is the one that was part of the Otis Chandler collection and was one of the last cars he purchased.