bryan_m Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 i wasnt liking the valve covers, so i swapped them out for different ones. progress comin! bryan
bryan_m Posted May 25, 2012 Author Posted May 25, 2012 swapped the valve covers, added the carb and did some detail painting, now its time to do some wiring, and make some linkage for the carb. more to come cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted May 26, 2012 Author Posted May 26, 2012 watch parts are a great source of detail items...... i made linkage, spark plugs, and got a return spring......actually the return spring is a lock cylinder part, as are the brass pieces on the right of the container, they make great oil filler caps, fuel caps...ect. more to come, thanks for lookin! bryan
Brendan30 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Bryan where do you get your watch parts from? Local craft stores here (AC Moore etc..) don't carry them not even hobby lobby.
bryan_m Posted May 26, 2012 Author Posted May 26, 2012 brendan, they are super hard to find. these came from ebay a long time ago but the prices have gone through the roof now. my buddy bought 4 pounds or so, and sent these to me. watchmakers wont even sell them to you `cause they think youre gonna go into the watch repair business or somethin! LOL try ebay, thats about all i can tell ya. bryan
bryan_m Posted May 26, 2012 Author Posted May 26, 2012 once again, poor planning on my part, will require me to swap out engines! i am so bad at planning builds! i dont wanna hack up the firewall or floor pan on this thing, so another engine choice will be made.... thats it for me tonite, tune in tomorrow. thanks for the comments guys! cheers bryan
Brendan30 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 brendan, they are super hard to find. these came from ebay a long time ago but the prices have gone through the roof now. my buddy bought 4 pounds or so, and sent these to me. watchmakers wont even sell them to you `cause they think youre gonna go into the watch repair business or somethin! LOL try ebay, thats about all i can tell ya. bryan I hear ya Bryan, It does get expensive and people look at you like you have 5 heads when you ask " Do you sell watch parts?" I don't think they really understand what I am asking for.
Dr. Cranky Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 It's looking good, but it would be great to see a taller engine on this one in particular if you are going to go hoodless. Looking forward to more progress.
Assa9 Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 Very nice i am doing one also w the revell parts pack caddy engine will be watching this one
rmvw guy Posted May 26, 2012 Posted May 26, 2012 name='bryan_m' timestamp='1337999606' post='702714'] once again, poor planning on my part, will require me to swap out engines! i am so bad at planning builds! i dont wanna hack up the firewall or floor pan on this thing, so another engine choice will be made.... thats it for me tonite, tune in tomorrow. thanks for the comments guys! cheers bryan This is what I do over and over and end up going back to the kit supplied engine. Don't you just love it when things work out every once in a while? Better luck tomorrow!
tooltas Posted May 27, 2012 Posted May 27, 2012 on mine all cut was trans mont and made one out of a plastic tree stock
bryan_m Posted May 28, 2012 Author Posted May 28, 2012 thanks everyone! im gonna switch gears for a bit, ive had this 37 ford pickup sittin here forever.....last nite i lower the suspension as low as it would go by cutting the center out of the crossmembers that the springs mount on, so without having to "z" the frame, its as low as it can go.... no progress pics yet, but coming soon! cheers bryan
Dr. Cranky Posted May 28, 2012 Posted May 28, 2012 I don't think I remember that one. Okay, we'll wait for the progress pics.
JasonFL Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 Your girl must of scored some major points when she brought that home for ya. What a cool kit, I really can't wait to see what you do with this one. You going shine or rust? Whatever you pick I'm sure you'll do it justice, I'll be keeping my eye on this one along with the others.
deathskull59 Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 looks like you got a good kit that kit is pretty expensive to buy and you got for free what couldint be better.
bryan_m Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 looks like you got a good kit that kit is pretty expensive to buy and you got for free what couldint be better. yea its a great kit! and 29 bucks is a hefty price tag too! im gonna get back to this one very soon. when i finish up the 37 ford pickup. cheers bryan
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