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ok so i found my cord sooner than I thought I would heres a few pics to hold ya till I can get more of the work im doing now.

Here the doors have been thinned down to a more scale thicnkness.

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as you can see the doors fit perfect now, this was a problem I thought I was gonna have to address another way but it turned out ok

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I should have another update tonight stay tuned!! B)

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ok heres the next update like I promised ya , im working on skinning the inside of the door. Im also considering a working latch. What do you think?

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this inside will be raw aluminum ofcourse drilled out for weight reduction.

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See ya on the next update B)

Posted

YeeHaw, nice to see this Pro Mod Daytona back on the bench. Good work with those doors, and engine detailing is truly amazing. Keep it going, I'll keep watching this one.

Guest Sickfish
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General Rom'! Great to see you back on this absolute BEAST!! Doors look awesome! With all the detail you've added so far I guess you might as well add the latches... I'd be disappointed if you didn't.... NOT! Seriously though... Look's like they're going to be poseable, open or closed, so you'd probably need the latches to be seen in the open position ;-)

Cheers & keep up the awesome work brother!

Cliffo :-)

Posted

Rom... it is great to see you back on this build. it is sure looking great. i can't wait to see these pics from computer at home. seeing it on my phone doesnt do it justice. i need a bigger screen to see all thay detail lol. keep up the great work buddy.

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Niko: Thanks for watching ....

Cliffo: I dont want to disappoint so this next update is for you Bro

Chris: Get to that computer MAN!

Tyrone Thx Brother your builds always inspire!

Bart: im just gonna keep it simple (yeah right :blink: like that possible)

Dave: Glad to be back on this one its been calling me.

Joe, Mark,Mike & Charlie thx so much for your support.

Now what I have for you is the inner workings of the latch for the drives door. I havent done the passenger side yet because im not sure if it has to have a latch or not is anyone can help me in this department it would be much appreciated.

new inner door skin made from aluminum

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here the latch handle has been made from brass

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see very simple but works

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the skin has been drilled for the rivits that will hold it onto the door sorry about the bad photos

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hey I'll see you on the next update hope you enjoyed! B)

Posted

Thanks go out to:

Tyrone "the master of the promod build"

Rick : Thx man!

Joe get those latches on your build Bro.

Frank: I was pretty awed myself :huh:

Mike: Im glad you like the bottles

so I was able to get the doors hung today which puts me a lil closer to get the paint on the body. heres the process to making the hinges.

I started with brass wire , a piece of copper tube that fit snugly over the wire and a piece of square brass tube that just fits over the copper tube.

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heres how it all fit together

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be right backwith how the door hangs.......Dont go away!

Posted

ok heres the door on the new hinges.

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the handle is a lil big but I'll take care of that before final assembly, I hope you enjoyed this update cya soon !! B)

Posted

Cool little idea you have their... Only issue I see is the hinge is suppose to be in front of the build out of your door panel not on it. You need to put your hinge off of the chassis further forward. If you make that minor adjustment you should be fine.

Posted

Cool little idea you have their... Only issue I see is the hinge is suppose to be in front of the build out of your door panel not on it. You need to put your hinge off of the chassis further forward. If you make that minor adjustment you should be fine.

Thx fellas for the compliments....

Bart the hing is not actually on the door build it's on a bar built to give the hinges a even surface to attach to which is out in front of the panels that were made for the doors, I know in the pics it does look how you decribed them, Thx for the keen eye. ;)

as you can see here the hinges are not on the panel build but on a seperate build so the hinges will sit even.

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Posted

I don't know if anybody helped you with the passenger door latch yet, but here's a couple pictures I took of Pat Musi's car yesterday at Bradenton. It's the first chance I've had to see pro mod cars live other than on TV. I'm still a funny car guy, but those pro mods are awesome. Most of ttem had latches on both doors. IMG_5625.jpgIMG_5627.jpgIMG_5640.jpg

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