Romell R Posted February 22, 2012 Author Posted February 22, 2012 Hey Rom, when are you going to get back to that wrecker that you was building before? That was looking good. That Page in history has been closed Bro, sorry to say it but I knew I was never gonna finish it and I needed to move on. Besides Bart is right the next mission is gonna have some heavy equipment in it. pullin all the stops.
Guest Dr. Odyssey Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 I have been thinking about biting the bullet and getting a Sherline Mill and using Dave's tried and true technique on wheels. Maybe with the Camaro, I might have to spend some extra moohlaahh and get me one. </p>What is this "Dave's tried and true technique"? Is it here on this forum? TIA
Romell R Posted February 22, 2012 Author Posted February 22, 2012 </p>What is this "Dave's tried and true technique"? Is it here on this forum? TIA Yeah dave showed how he makes tires in one of his builds about a year ago .
Romell R Posted February 22, 2012 Author Posted February 22, 2012 I read today over in the General Section, he is getting out from under that project and moving on... Probably because he just plopped down some cash on his new 69 camaro project. It is a sad day for sure, because just the couple of pages that I was reading up on it, ROM was doing some killer work on it to look like the newer Kenworth like in the TV series Wrecked for O'Hare Towing. Dont make me cry Bart but seriously go finish checkin that build out it got really good , I went back through it yesturday and I almost changed my mind about getting rid of it. But like you said I had to get from under that one cause I realized I wasnt gonna get back to it. I just didnt have it in me anymore. I have a rule for building "Dont stop till its done" cause if I do stop I'll never pick it back up. I have a couple builds 15 and 20 years old that never made it back to the bench.
Romell R Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Its been a few days since i had an update , I been tryin to wait on some hardware to get here but seeing as that wont happen untill this week i decieded to get back to work. Hope you enjoy! I got the batterys painted up and put post in them. then I made some post clamps from styrene a little file work...... add a little Tamiya aluminum silver and some adjustment bolts ..... now thier all ready to wire up (as soon as I can find the correct size wire ) Cya real soon.....
Mooneyzs Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Rom... nice work on the optima batteries. you did a killer job on them and they look great. i need to make me some lol
Romell R Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Thanks Chris Im just tryin to knock a lil out at a time ya know? But Im really siked about my next project which means I need to get this one finished up. but I dont want to rush this either.
John Teresi Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Romell........I always enjoy looking at your incredible work......looks great.......thank you for sharing with us.
tyrone Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Nice job on those batteries, the battery post look sweet.... keep it comin...
Dragracer Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Totally agree with Chris & Tyrone, the batteries & clamps look great Rom!
Romell R Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 John, Tyrone & Richard thanks for the encouragement, it helps me keep moving forward on a project of this size.
comp1839 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 it's daunting task to build one of these cars and i hear ya romell. wait 'til ya have to build it all from scratch, like i do.....LOL! although it's gittin' a little easier up in in 1/8 lately. lookin' good and keep after it. you can't start the next one 'til this one is done!!!!
pharr7226 Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Rom, the batteries and clamps are awesome. I love learning new tricks.
eviltwincustoms Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Great ingenuity on the battery post clamps, I would have never thought to do that. ROM, you realize you need to slow down on this build, Right?.... Take time and smell the roses. I can't have you starting on that Camaro just yet... LoL... I can't afford more parts just yet! j/k... In all honesty you are doing a fantastic job. Oh I do have one question, and I think this has come up before in other threads. Do Pro Mods run one or two batteries? Since they don't have starters or I should say are not required to self start, I think Dave said something about most run a smaller second battery for the electronics or something?
Dragracer Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Bart, from what I've seen of the rules (NHRA,ADRL), you can run one or two batteries but no more then 2, from what I've seen, most cars seem to run 2. Also looking at the rules most of the P/Ms do have to be self-starting, the nitrous cars do run a starter system & I think (not sure) that the blower cars run a starter also.
Romell R Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 You are correct Richard some cars do run self starting systems some dont and most of the Promods Ive seen run two batterys. Thanks for the great compliments Bart but rest assured I have alot of work ahead of me before i get started on the camaro.
hOLMS Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 Rom, serious detail man....very cool. Keep it up!!!
Romell R Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 Rom, serious detail man....very cool. Keep it up!!! Thx Jeff got a little more detail to add to the collection I wanted to beautify the already beautiful rims that Jim a.k.a. Micro Nitro turned for me so lets get on with it shall we..... I took these and drilled them for valve stems from Robert at RB Motion.... I also drilled out each hole in the beadlock plate for .031 dia. socket head cap screws also from RB Motion.... Heres the rear rim put together with all the new details, valve stems and socket head..... also drill the front rims for stems too.... I hope you enjoyed this small update come back later I plan to make one more tonight....
Mooneyzs Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 Rom... Killer detail on the rims man. That sure looks great!! Robert makes some great products doesn't he. I sure need to get my funny car done so I can start planning my pro mod build!
Romell R Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks Chris I went ahead and finished up the tires and rims because Im about to mount them tomarrow and get the brake lines all hooked up, heres a few pics of the finished tires/rims note the inspection tag inside the rims. hope you enjoyed......
Roadkill2525 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 So when did Mickey Thompson and Hoosier merge into one company?
gasser59 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 I was about to ask the same question. Great looking rims there Rom. Each of your builds is a stunner and this one doesn't disappoint.
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