Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Man!! I didn't want it to end!! LOL First time I am seeing this. I started last night and had to go to bed, just finished tonight and am just floored by your work here. Phenomenal Man!! Love it!!
Davewilly Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 This build is so awesome! I am always looking and showing it to my co-workers...cant wait to see it when its all done
FASTBACK340 Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Bill...Bill...Bill....... your killing us. Absolutely amazing..... Thank you.
crazyrichard Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 at this point its really becoming insane detaile wise .. just pure fun and inspriration following this thread waighted a few updates before replying again but here is my shout about .........
MoparWoman Jamie Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Bill, as you know in another thread where you replied to me and gave me very very kind comments on my one build and I replied back to you, I been following this build basically from day 1 and you and this build are the ones that really inspired me to do what I am doing on the '69 Charger build that I am working on. You really push the bar on this project to new heights my friend. I am always checking in to see if you made any updates or not as I love the work you done on this project. Keep up the very great work and keep the progress updates coming!
vintagedragfan Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 I'm so jealous on so many levels. This build is crazy!! I've looked multiple times and still amazed at the work and craftsmanship you have put into this build. Keep it up!! James I appreciate you keeping up on this build Oh heck yeah! Just keeps getting better! thanks Hugh Oh no you got the travel alllll wrong it should move another. 000006" now you have to tear it all apart and redo it.............im joking im kidding bill your work is amazing ...im almost tempted to kidnap you and make you build my mo dels just so I can claim i did all the work. I can't wait for the next installment thats what I keep telling myself Derek! you don't happen to live in Hawaii do ya? Unreal Bill, True Craftsman my friend. thanks so much Joe!! Bill, you raise the bar so much higher with each update that I'm getting a nosebleed just watching......awesome work buddy! I'm just trying to have fun with this, so far so good, thanks man
Heartattaq Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 not sure if it is something you would be interested in. but, for me personally, I would LOVE to watch a video of you machining the engine parts.
vintagedragfan Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 Everytime I check in I'm once again amazed,.........I don't even know what to say....wow!?? thanks Paul are you sure your not a robot? uhhh, I think so Simply marvelous, Bill!!!! thanks so much for checkin in Dirk!! Man!! I didn't want it to end!! LOL First time I am seeing this. I started last night and had to go to bed, just finished tonight and am just floored by your work here. Phenomenal Man!! Love it!! really appreciate it Ron Just keeps getting better! thanks for looking in Chris This build is so awesome! I am always looking and showing it to my co-workers...cant wait to see it when its all done thats cool Dave, thanks Bill...Bill...Bill....... your killing us. Absolutely amazing..... Thank you. thanks so much John! at this point its really becoming insane detaile wise .. just pure fun and inspriration following this thread waighted a few updates before replying again but here is my shout about ......... thanks bro Bill, as you know in another thread where you replied to me and gave me very very kind comments on my one build and I replied back to you, I been following this build basically from day 1 and you and this build are the ones that really inspired me to do what I am doing on the '69 Charger build that I am working on. You really push the bar on this project to new heights my friend. I am always checking in to see if you made any updates or not as I love the work you done on this project. Keep up the very great work and keep the progress updates coming! thats very kind of you Jim, will do, thanks
vintagedragfan Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 not sure if it is something you would be interested in. but, for me personally, I would LOVE to watch a video of you machining the engine parts. hi Derick, not sure I'm smart enough to do a vid and get it posted, it is a long process for me to make a part, thanks!
antiliers Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 thats what I keep telling myself Derek! you don't happen to live in Hawaii do ya? No bill I wish I did nice weather beautiful women ahhhhhh but alas im stuck in little Delaware
Terry Sumner Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 I think you have those tiny little flying machines from "Batteries Not Included" at your disposal and working on this!
Heartattaq Posted March 1, 2013 Posted March 1, 2013 did this build hit a snag? I was really loving this thread
vintagedragfan Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 thanks so much for the interest guys, I have been working on it, trying to figure out the front suspension, should have some updates soon, thanks again for the support!
comp1839 Posted March 2, 2013 Posted March 2, 2013 simply over the top bill! incredible skills! i just don't have time to go through all 46 pages so, can you tell me what front suspension you're planning on building? again, simply over the top!
vintagedragfan Posted March 2, 2013 Author Posted March 2, 2013 simply over the top bill! incredible skills! i just don't have time to go through all 46 pages so, can you tell me what front suspension you're planning on building? again, simply over the top! hey Dave , first of all thanks for looking in! originally I wanted to do a double A arm, but with out redoing the left header (which I'm not going to do LOL) there isn't enough room for an upper control arm, so I am going with a strut type suspension, again there is clearance issues with the way I have the headers, A smart person would build the chassis first and build the drive train araound it like in the real world, but I wanted a certain look on the engine and decided to build the chassis around the egine but I plan to come off the frame with a loop to the top of the strut back down to the frame and not to the fire wall like most, I have seen this done on a few applications and being a street car and not a full blown drag car, more like a Cuda that has been back halved, I am not building it to NHRA standards I'm sure, But I do want to try and make every thing as functional as I am capable, it is just taking a lot of time to figure and make all of the components, I do want it to look a certain way, like it belongs and not just squeezed where it would fit, thanks Dave
vintagedragfan Posted March 3, 2013 Author Posted March 3, 2013 made a little progress on the front suspension finally, here is what I came up with for the lower ball joints and control arms, I turned some brass on the lathe and made a cup to accept 00-90 bevel headed bolts, the head of the bolt fits the opening of the cup, the hole where the bolt goes through is slightly bigger than the threads which allows it to pivot in all directions ( like a ball joint) here is one of the front struts with the ball joint attached with a rubber boot lower control arms with the cups soldered in place I had to add another cross member in front of the existing one to accept the lower control arm mounts, here they are in place,the rack and pinion will be attached to this all so on the back side here is what the finished product will look like, aluminum disks will cover the bolt head, thanks for looking!
Alyn Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) Brilliant solution, Bill. Looks like you've got the creativity dial turned up to 11 keep feeding us Edited March 5, 2013 by Alyn
Chas SCR Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 Looks great in brass! we are about at the same point of work today but yours had to take a lot longer then mine did for sure!
FASTBACK340 Posted March 3, 2013 Posted March 3, 2013 I have a question on your suspension design. I see you have the lower control arms swapped around in two different pictures. Are the open cups supposed to face down, and the 00-90 bolts screw up into the struts and get capped on the bottom? In the bottom picture the open cups face UP, or reversed. Just trying to clarify which end is up, or down .... Otherwise, carry on with the awesomeness.
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