gasser59 Posted November 17, 2011 Author Posted November 17, 2011 (edited) Thanks for the comments Chris, Greg, Tyrone and Niko. Appreciate your input. A bit of exciting news to share. Jim has been really busy working on Bart's wheels as well as my own. I'm so stoked up and can't wait to get these on the Fiat. He just needs to finish up the brake rotors and he'll send them my way. I'm dancin' right now!! Edited August 22, 2017 by gasser59
Prostreet Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Excellent build, Those wheels are gonna look great on there.
eviltwincustoms Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Brad those are going to look awesome on your build. Are you going to use the 5 spoke vs the other two that you have posted? Doing an altered, I really like the spokes you have posted.
Mooneyzs Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Brad.. those wheels are flat out Awesome. Jim does some Kick A$$ Work. Those are great looking wheels and I can't wait to see them Mocked up on your car.
gasser59 Posted November 17, 2011 Author Posted November 17, 2011 Yeah, I'm really pumped up. I also like the spokes but will await my decision until I get the rims from Jim. Hopefully mid next week.
gasser59 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Well, the wheels arrived today and here's a quick mock-up of them in place. I need to make the calipers for the rotors Jim made as well as plumb them. I have some valve stems from RB Motion to apply to all four rims will need to deepen the spindle holes on the front rims. Jim does some kick butt work with a quick turnaround time. More tomorrow as I'll have some time in the morning. Thanks for following along. Edited August 22, 2017 by gasser59
Mooneyzs Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 Brad....those wheels set this build on fire. They turned out great and i feel make this car stand out even more than it did before. It gives this car the complete look and I love it. Its amazing to me how wheels can change the whole look of the car. Jim does some beautiful work thats for sure. Keep up the great work Brad. I can't wait to see your next update.
eviltwincustoms Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 Brad those wheels do look good on your build. I have to agree with everyone, Jim does some fantastic work. I received my wheels and I am very impressed with his work.
gasser59 Posted November 20, 2011 Author Posted November 20, 2011 Thanks guys. Yup, I really love these wheels on this build. Just the look I was going for and Jim outdid himself with these beauties. I'll have an update soon.
Danno Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Supernice! I feel spoiled ... I get to see this build ~in person~ from time to time as it progresses. As you can tell from the pics, it is spectacular! ... but there's no substitute for seeing it in person!! If you were to look up the phrase "awe-inspiring" ... this build would be the explanatory illustration provided.
Greg Myers Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Yep. I agree. In person, oh yeah, those new wheels rock.
gasser59 Posted November 22, 2011 Author Posted November 22, 2011 (edited) Thanks gentlemen. A bit more work done. The brake lines are replumbed, this time with anodized fittings to replace the black plastic ones from before. I should have done this the first time. Also, pic shows Jim's brake rotors. Second, all of the wheels have RB Motion valve stems. I know these are simple and small but the detail on them is astounding. And lastly, I made a chute pull by twisting up a handle and ran it to the back where it will meet up with the body. Sorry, a couple of the pix are a bit blurry. I appreciate you guys following along on this thread. This is my most detailed build and am enjoying sharing it with you guys. Edited August 22, 2017 by gasser59
Mooneyzs Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Brad.... This progress is insane and looking killer. Those brakes are looking good. And you have to love the valve stems from RB moton. I have them for the funny car and the detail on them is nice. The parahute loop looks great too. You have blown me away with this build so far and have knocked it out of the park. I can't wait to see it in person again. Looking forwar to seeing the paint on this bad boy Edited November 23, 2011 by Mooneyzs
MicroNitro Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 You did a great job with the brakes I really like the red axle ends.
gasser59 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 Thanks Chris and Jim. This build is really progressing now that I have those exquisite wheels from Jim. For me, its your wheels Jim that kicks this build up another notch and I'm estatic to have them on the corners. Not much left on the chassis to do; let's see, the parachute cord mount, the brake caliper supports and the roll bar padding. I think that's it. Then its onto the body prep, painting, decal application and final assembly which includes windshield and possibly half side glass.
Danno Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Thanks Chris and Jim. This build is really progressing now that I have those exquisite wheels from Jim. For me, its your wheels Jim that kicks this build up another notch and I'm estatic to have them on the corners. Not much left on the chassis to do; let's see, the parachute cord mount, the brake caliper supports and the roll bar padding. I think that's it. Then its onto the body prep, painting, decal application and final assembly which includes windshield and possibly half side glass. Well, then you have to top off the fluids and fire it up! Incredible. Amazing. Awesome. Wow. Edited November 23, 2011 by Danno
tyrone Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 this is a really nice build,, I'd say your doing an awesome job on this.....
gasser59 Posted November 23, 2011 Author Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Thanks Danno and Tyrone. Maybe one day, I'll get this done. What I figured to take maybe ten minutes tops, took me about an hour. Seemed simple enough; put the rear tire decals on. Well, they fell apart into many pieces. Thankfully, there were four of the decals on the Pioneer Avenger sheet because I needed all of them. Just dull coated the tires and we'll see how they look in the morning. Edited August 22, 2017 by gasser59
gasser59 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Thanks for following along Wayne. Appreciate the feedback.Well, that didn't work out so well. Now its back to the decal bin and see if I have any others that will work. Look just like the ones shown above. Edited August 22, 2017 by gasser59
Mooneyzs Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Brad... Lookong good man!. Hey I have one of those replicas and minitures good year templates for the drag cars. Not sure if it the same radius as your tires but you are more than welcome to try it.
gasser59 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Posted November 24, 2011 Thanks Chris. I may just take you up on that offer. The slicks are the original MPC Wild Willie Borsch kit with the raised lettering shaved off, then aggressively sanded. Happy Thanksgiving to you!!
gasser59 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) I pulled this one out of mothballs so to speak and added some dzus fasteners to the side tins. Found these at the LHS, well not so local. They are Scale Motorsport items and they were really a challenge to get on. I didn't want to use CA glue for fear of it showing so I tried Elmer's which wouldn't stick. Finally tried a double-sided tape adhesive which worked great. I was able to position and move them around before pushing them into place. I gotta get some paint on this bad boy soon. Hopefully the decals will be arriving in a week or so. I want this done. Other projects are calling. Edited August 22, 2017 by gasser59
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