eviltwincustoms Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 Whether it looks accurate or not, I say it looks darn impressive! I really like your extra details on the trunk lid. Did you do anything special to the hinge mec. to get it stay open? Or was it just the hinge point you used that balanced it out? Either way very cool that you were able to get it to stay open without the added prop sometimes needed.
Mister Twister Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 Its getting close Wayne....Engine work is looking great.
crazyjim Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 It's looking very excellent, Wayne. Best of luck in Atlanta with it.
Mooneyzs Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 That engine looks great with the details Wayne. Nice work! If it was me I wouldnt really care what others thought if the system wasnt plummed 100% correct. I think the detail looks awesome iys clean and looks great, thats all that matters. Keep up the great work.
tyrone Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 (edited) Looks real good to me Wayne, I'm pretty pumped about Atlanta also, this will be my first time ever attending any kind of event like this so I am very excited, right now I trying to get the camaro, the chevy 2, and the pro mod camaro finished up, but my lhs has been out of clear for some time and thats whats holding me up on those two, any suggestions??? The car looks good Wayne I really like that last pic,.... Edited November 1, 2011 by tyrone
1320wayne Posted November 2, 2011 Author Posted November 2, 2011 Looks real good to me Wayne, I'm pretty pumped about Atlanta also, this will be my first time ever attending any kind of event like this so I am very excited, right now I trying to get the camaro, the chevy 2, and the pro mod camaro finished up, but my lhs has been out of clear for some time and thats whats holding me up on those two, any suggestions??? The car looks good Wayne I really like that last pic,.... I'm not sure what you normally use for clear and what's compatible with your paint so it's hard to make suggestions. Also, with only less than two weeks now before Atlanta whatever you choose to go with will make a huge difference as to whether it's cured and ready to be polished out. I've been starting to experiment with two part urethane but before that I've been primarily using Dupli-color acrylic lacquer and acrylic enamel clears. The Dupli-color takes about 30 days to "gas out" before you can rub it out successfully. Darryl swears by Testors Ultra Clear and has good results from it and it will set up in a few days. And, a new product that I just stumbled upon is an aerosol clear found at Michael's. It's called Decoart Triple Thick Glaze and my experiments so far has proven pretty impressive. If you choose that route I would suggest trial on a spare body before sacrificing a good paint job.
1320wayne Posted November 2, 2011 Author Posted November 2, 2011 Whether it looks accurate or not, I say it looks darn impressive! I really like your extra details on the trunk lid. Did you do anything special to the hinge mec. to get it stay open? Or was it just the hinge point you used that balanced it out? Either way very cool that you were able to get it to stay open without the added prop sometimes needed. The way that I did the hinges they came out tight enough to hold the trunk in place without the need for a prop.
1320wayne Posted November 8, 2011 Author Posted November 8, 2011 I decided that I wasn't happy with doing this one half-a$$ so I pulled the carbs. off and started over with different carbs. and more accurate detail. The radiator is painted and installed along with the electric fans. I also added parts of the oil system. At this point, what you see is merely a mockup. I can't install the engine permanently until the body is complete and installed for good. The body won't fit over the finished engine, it has to go in after the body is attached. I also did more in the trunk. I added the fuel line and twin resin cast Optima batteries. Now all that is left there is the battery cables.
tyrone Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Looks great Wayne, I like the improvements with the carbs, it looked good the other way also though, the trunk area looks good, nice touch on the fuel straps...
Mooneyzs Posted November 8, 2011 Posted November 8, 2011 Wayne... that car is looking great. nice job on the detail. This is coming along great!! keep up the great job on this.
Mister Twister Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Updates look great....Anxious to see this one on Saturday.
1320wayne Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 Well, the final updates to this one. The dash is done and installed. I scratchbuilt an onboard digital computer for the dash as well as added parts box pedals with photo-etched tops for the pedals. And, the batteries are wired and the final details for the engine are complete.
1320wayne Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 And then, low and behold, this one is complete. I'm not 100% pleased with the final outcome as I did rush the final steps on this one just a bit so I could have it complete to bring with me to Atlanta. However, I learned a lot about this kit and it's little difficulties with the final fit so the outcome of the next one will be just a bit different. Thanks for looking.
tyrone Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Looks really good Wayne..... nice pics too...
Mister Twister Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 It looked good on the table yesterday in Atlanta and it looks great in pics also. I know you definitely have projects coming up with the 8 sets of Slixx decals you bought yesterday...LOL! Good stuff!
brett Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Wow, it looks fantastic in the pics, wish I could see it up close
1320wayne Posted November 14, 2011 Author Posted November 14, 2011 Thanks guys. More Super Stocks to come like Darryl said. Plenty of decals for more projects.
Sixx Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Looks really good Wayne..... nice pics too... I agree with Tyrone, AWESOME stuff Wayne!!
Mooneyzs Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Wayne... this turned out great. Very nice build. I think its awesome!!
Pro Tech Posted November 14, 2011 Posted November 14, 2011 Came out great Wayne, nice detailing and the latter carbs. look much better. Charlie Pro Tech
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