gasser59 Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Man Dave, this is totally off the charts. Love every bit of this amazing build. Excellent tutorial BTW. Thanks for putting that together and posting it. Edited March 23, 2012 by gasser59
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 25, 2012 Posted March 25, 2012 Dave, I downloaded the pdf and it is a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing By the way what did you use for creating the tutorial. bobthehobbyguy
Dyno Davo Posted April 6, 2012 Author Posted April 6, 2012 Dave, I downloaded the pdf and it is a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing By the way what did you use for creating the tutorial. bobthehobbyguy Hi Bob, apologies for the slow reply, the tutorial was put together in Word and then converted to PDF. Thanks for using the tutorial, hope you turn out some great wheels. With a little patience you can use this technique for 1/25 as well. I use 10 thou rod for those.
Dyno Davo Posted April 6, 2012 Author Posted April 6, 2012 Latest update, scratch built the early Hilborn two port injector system, added a scratch built oil pressure gauge with face glass, fuel shutoff cable and handle, ignition cutout switch and cabling and the Vertex magneto, spark plug leads and spark plugs. Started building the headers using copper tubing. Thanks for following guys.
gasser59 Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 I was beginning to wonder how you were doing on this and BAM, an update with tons of gorgeous work being completed. This whole build has been a true enjoyment to watch from the very beginning. Keep those updates coming Dave.
AZ Boy Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Fantastic build, Dave! I downloaded your tutorial, and I must say that it explains things very well and consisely. I will definitely try this method out on my next 1/16th dragster project ( I think it would be wise on my part to start on a larger scale first to get some experience). Hats off to you Sir. I can't wait to see how this project ends up! .
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 6, 2012 Posted April 6, 2012 Latest update, scratch built the early Hilborn two port injector system, added a scratch built oil pressure gauge with face glass, fuel shutoff cable and handle, ignition cutout switch and cabling and the Vertex magneto, spark plug leads and spark plugs. Started building the headers using copper tubing. Thanks for following guys. Very nice job. This is a beauty. Thanks for the info on the tutorial and the tutorial also. Am glued to my chair watching this. bobthehobbyguy
Dyno Davo Posted April 22, 2012 Author Posted April 22, 2012 Hi guys, its been a bit of a slog but finally got the chassis and drive train complete, only the body panels to go.
gascansam Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 EPIC build, Dave!....Outstanding, especially the spark plug detailing!
Mooneyzs Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 Wow!!! This is so impressive and the chassis looks great as well as the engine and all of the detail on this build. Nice work!
Dyno Davo Posted April 23, 2012 Author Posted April 23, 2012 Thanks guys, should have completed photos up by this coming weekend.
Terry Sumner Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Is it possible to be in love with a model????? Dannnnnngggggg!!!!!!
TedsModeling Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 Just catching up on this. Give me a second to pick up my jaw. What a fantastic job and thanks for the wheel tutorial - I hate those thick plastic spokes in the kit (at any scale). I love the linkage and fuel fittings at the injector. Does the T handle in the cockpit go to a fuel cutoff valve? Why did you choose brass bolts/nuts at the front suspension? Last question - The valve covers look high enough to be a nailhead, but the exhausts look more like a SBC. What is it and who makes it? As Steven Tyler would say on American Idol, "It's a beautiful thing, man".
stump Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 As Steven Tyler would say on American Idol, "It's a beautiful thing, man". Man, I've not heard that saying, but it sure rings true about this beautiful build Dave. Sorry I've missed the best part of this gorgeous build Dave, I'm in the same boat as Ted, and am only just catching up... Your attention to detail is second to none, a true contender if ever there was one. Cheers mate.
pharr7226 Posted April 24, 2012 Posted April 24, 2012 This build is absolutely gorgeous and you tutorial is one of the best I've seen on any subject. Great work.
Dyno Davo Posted April 25, 2012 Author Posted April 25, 2012 Just catching up on this. Give me a second to pick up my jaw. What a fantastic job and thanks for the wheel tutorial - I hate those thick plastic spokes in the kit (at any scale). I love the linkage and fuel fittings at the injector. Does the T handle in the cockpit go to a fuel cutoff valve? Why did you choose brass bolts/nuts at the front suspension? Last question - The valve covers look high enough to be a nailhead, but the exhausts look more like a SBC. What is it and who makes it? As Steven Tyler would say on American Idol, "It's a beautiful thing, man". Hi Ted, thanks for the kind words. Yep the T handle does go to the fuel cutoff valve I used some brass nuts and bolts purely because I had them and they looked ok for the application, once painted with some ModelMaster chrome silver they blended in with the rest of the front end. The finned valve covers and heads were resin cast from some out of the Lindberg Bullhorn T Hotrod kit. The block came from the 55 Chev kit.Thanks for the compliments Rick and Greg. Appreciate you looking in.
Dyno Davo Posted May 1, 2012 Author Posted May 1, 2012 Hi guys, model is now completed and in the Under Glass section. Thanks again for following this build.
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