MrObsessive Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Working butterfly doors??! I need to step up my game! Romell that is FANTASTIC work you're doing! I wouldn't have thought of creating a fuel splitter like that! Hmmmm............I need a couple more "pedestrian" builds under my belt, and I'll be back in the super detail mode too.
Mooneyzs Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Romell.. Looking good. I cant wait to see the working butyerflies..... Hmm I may have to borrow this idea and step up my game on my funny car to keep up with ya LOL.
Nitrozilla Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Hi Romell. I'm back checkin' out your stuff. Since it's been a while, let me catch up on some exclamations. Whoa !! Kewl !! Outstanding !! Impressive !! Mind boggling !! You made a what out of a WHAT ??!! Do you have a secret stash of elves in your multi-drawer storage bins....and if so, do they each have their own little matchbox beds ? Why isn't there an emoticon of a smiley face at the top of a 3 story building with his jaw dropped to the curb? Incredible as per usual. I bestow a new title upon you. "Sir Afta of Shox, Lord and Master of Modlebuildingdom, Esq." or words to that effect.
Romell R Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 Bill: Thanks man im always inspired by your skill as well... Chris: Step it up then Bro, seriously you don't have to your builds are great! Mark: I totally agree with you man Mike: Ya Think ? Joe : Just be sure not to lop my ear off when I'm Knighted Hey guys thanks for all the sincere compliments its guys like you that keep me inspired to move further. Romell
Dragracer Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Everybody above is correct Rom!, you are one of the TOP BUILDERS on this site, I salute you!
Tony T Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 No words to add, Romell. I'm guessing the working butterfly doors was a bit of an afterthought? I'm sure they are going to be cool!
Romell R Posted August 6, 2011 Author Posted August 6, 2011 Richard : I salute you back my friend (thx) Tony: No it was more like I looked at it and went "Oh MY GOD!!! THAT'S UGLY! thats when i knew I had to change it. LOL! thx again fellas I worked on the headers today, but I had a brain fart and i had no idea how I was gonna get this done because the tube kept getting wrinkles in them, So I slept on it and it hit me , use brass rod instead of tube so heres the pics to show you how the problem was solved. here you can see the tubing just didn't want to do it my way here you see the solid brass rod this is .014 rod by the way once i was able to get the bend i wanted the rest was a down hill run , here you see the bent rod and the cut tube tips im gonna solder on the ends, and the lines are for cut off. The tips have been soldered on and im ready to move forward the pipes are all cleaned up are ready for assembly which i will do in the next section cause I'm limited to 5 photos be right back
Romell R Posted August 6, 2011 Author Posted August 6, 2011 (edited) Part II ok now to put em together..... make sure the position is correct once I have em in the position I want I solder the support brace to the bottom the almost finished product a close up for ya Had to do a mock up shot for ya See ya soon Romell Edited August 6, 2011 by Aftashox
Danno Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Wow ... gosh ... gush. Good solution to the header problem. (No emoticons were harmed in the presentation of this post.)
Mooneyzs Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Chris: Step it up then Bro, seriously you don't have to your builds are great! Thanks Romell, I appreciate the kind words about my builds.... I was thinking about making the butterflies work when I started this build and it has been on the back on my mind. Hey man those headers are looking good. I had picked up a couple sizes of aluminum tubing that I wanted to make my headers out of for my funny car. Haven't started on them yet but have the material and ready to make them. Keep up the great work.
Nitrozilla Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Finally we have something in common !! I used brass tubing in MY headers to add weight to my LA Dart motor. I'm not a solderer, but you get the idea. Right, I'm really reaching here, aren't I? lol I've never got around to trying this yet, but for bending aluminum tubing, would it work to insert two peices of brass rod until they meet where you want the bend, then apply pressure until desired angle? Might help to use a jig. It works in my mind, which BTW, should scare everybody on the board. Think I'll give it a try this afternoon. If you see reports of a major explosion in Las Vegas, that's my experiment blowing up on me.
Romell R Posted August 6, 2011 Author Posted August 6, 2011 I've never got around to trying this yet, but for bending aluminum tubing, would it work to insert two peices of brass rod until they meet where you want the bend, then apply pressure until desired angle? Might help to use a jig. It works in my mind, The only problem I see with that is, how do you get the inserted rod out of the tube once you have it bent?
Dragracer Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 A brain fart huh?!,so that is the smell the wind blew over this way,killed 2 birds in my backyard (or was it my cat?)LOL!. The headers look great Rom!
Romell R Posted August 7, 2011 Author Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Hey Fellas I was able to finish up the headers with Alclad and a shot of Tamiya clear blue for the heat staining thought I'd give ya a peek at the finished product See ya soon Romell Edited August 7, 2011 by Aftashox
Mooneyzs Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Romell... Those headers turned out great. Nice job on them.
John Pol Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Wow what can I say the whole thing is amazing so far keep up the good work. Can`t wait till you do the decals. John Pol
FASTBACK340 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 (No emoticons were harmed in the presentation of this post.) Just curious: What's with up emoticon's? Are they socially frowned upon here? Do people use them to the point of being annoying? Did you have an unpleasant emoticon experience as a child? Just wondering..... and kidding
FASTBACK340 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Beautiful job Rommel. The tips and suggestions your sharing are priceless. Thank you. <No emoticons were used to annoy anyone....>
Romell R Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 Thx fellas and its truly my pleasure John. just have a couple small updates brake calipers are done and I got the racing harness started I hope you enjoy.... Sorry I don't have more its been a lazy day.
Mooneyzs Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) Romell... Nice work on the calipers and seat. Gotta ask you what size RB Motion A/N fittings are you using for your brake lines? I have been going back and forth on using either part no. 1520ST 0.020" dia line or part no. 1521ST 0.025" dia. line but am leaning towards the 0.025" line. Cant wait to see more progress on this. Edited August 8, 2011 by Mooneyzs
Romell R Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 Hey Fellas got another small up date I was able to get the hat plumbed ....Hope you enjoy Cya Soon .....
John Teresi Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Romell.......really is looking GREAT!!!!!!.........gonna be a knock-out.
Nitrozilla Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 One of these days, you'll figure out how to put nitro in a plastic engine. When that happens, the rest of us are toast. Keep on Romell, Keep on...........
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