futurattraction Posted January 11, 2013 Author Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) John - I was holding Emilee when I saw your reply, so I smooched her right there on the spot and told her it was from you. She was impressed! LOL Here is a silhouette of her: I'll post something that actually shows her markings and such later. Thank you, very much, Ron. I appreciate both your kind words about my website and condolences regarding Izzy. She was a lovely kitty and was very mild mannered, except for the occasional "big-eye" as Donilee and I called it. Then you wanted to keep her at arm's reach... She was very much a lap cat and my wife and I loved her dearly. We actually had to "water" Izzy, just as you are with Fluffy. We did it for over two year's I'm guessing. Also, as you say, she never held it against us. She didn't like it, and she always knew when it was time, but she never fought us or anything, for which we were both thankful. It probably gave her an extra year and a half to two years' worth of a contented life. Thanks Chris! Edited January 11, 2013 by futurattraction
Mister Twister Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 Scott your work on this has always been excellent and fascinating....Keep at it!
futurattraction Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) The central frame rail section turned out pretty well and mimics much of the Revell structure. I've added some structural tubing and seat mount tabs under the driver's seat area. Here’s a pic of what it looks like fitted to the bottom of the pan. I made a bit of progress in getting some of the structural components prepped. I did successfully mold and cast both upper strut tube/tin work pieces and have drilled out the strut mount collar and have done some general cleanup on the tubing. Flash was pretty minimal, which is nice. I added some small alignment nubs to the outboard side of the lower rail so there is something to use as a guide when attaching the main lower control arm PE brackets. The nubs do have to be trimmed to allow for a tighter fit to the rail. This pic shows the passenger side lower bracket attached. The driver side panel with the strut piston rod and sample upper mount inserted in the collar. I have PE upper strut mount gussets that will be added, both for strength and aesthetic detail. Pics of those will hopefully come soon, as will some lower PE control arm wishbones. They will tie both lower angles of control arm tubing together as well as offer a fool-proof connection to the bottom strut mount. If nothing else, you'll come to realize that I value solid mounting points when connecting fragile pieces together. LOL One of the trickiest parts of assembling the lower mounts was having them as close to perpendicular to the rail as possible, while also being on the same plane as the rail. I think I pulled that off reasonably well… One of the many challenges in building and designing as I go, which is basically what's going on at this point, is that portions of the lower tin work will have to be removed for header clearance. I could probably remove some of it now, but I don't want to take out too much. Until I have more of the engine and motor plate assembled, I'm going to have to play it close to the vest. I'm actually toying with the idea of making some true tin work, i.e., PE panels that can be laid in over the top of these panels. IF that is the case, I may be able to remove the central portion of the resin "tin", leaving a perimeter flange, or maybe Dzus plate sized resin tabs. What is anybody's opinion of how that could be done? More to come... Edited January 17, 2013 by futurattraction
Chuck Most Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 I might have to get one of these to do a Glidden car for myself ( the subject is a tad bit newer than I normally venture ) Same here, but I just dig Fairmonts that much!
comp1839 Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 great stuff, scott!!!!! i just wish i could see that small. hehe.
futurattraction Posted January 17, 2013 Author Posted January 17, 2013 Thanks Chuck. I really love my Fairmonts too! Hey, Dave. All it takes is a good pair of bifocals and a bit of squinting... Maybe hold my breath to keep from shaking. lol
hOLMS Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 Outstanding attn to the details Scott...looks great
Prostreet Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Looking good Scott. You do some very nice work.
Mooneyzs Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Scott... Very nice work my friend. So clean and precise. Love your work. Btw did you get my email? Hope it went thru.
futurattraction Posted January 18, 2013 Author Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks Jeff, Joe and Chris. Coming from any of you means a lot. Coming from all of you means that much more because I consider each of you fantastic builders. Yes - Chris, your e-mail came through. I'm sorry I didn't send a reply to you to let you know...
futurattraction Posted January 20, 2013 Author Posted January 20, 2013 I made a bit of progress last night. I’ve got one side of the front suspension pieced together. The question, now, is whether I can match the driver’s side to the passenger side… LOL I got the chassis pan and center frame rail section soaked in Bleche White last night. My goal is to get the 4-link chassis-side 4-link brackets attached this weekend. Here’s a pic of the 4-link kit like I’m using. Getting the brackets installed will allow me to establish the final position for the center frame rail so I can trim the main rails to match up to the forward frame section. I am intending to recycle the 9-inch rear end I originally put together for my previous Fairmont project that ended up stalling. It should work fine for this build. I’ll probably hop around on various subassemblies in this thread, since that’s the way I seem to work. Not saying that’s the smartest or most efficient, but there’s no point in my fighting myself… Comments welcome!
comp1839 Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 wow! that is some extremely nice detail in there, scott. the front suspension, the four link, and those calipers are amazing! just super attention to the details.
Mooneyzs Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Scott... You are doing some killer work bud!! Keep at it cause its looking great.
futurattraction Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 I am adjusting on the fly to get the front suspension pieces where I want them. Try as I might, the front tires currently set too far outboard to make them have a realistic placement. In the meantime, I am working on some sub-assemblies. I am using photo etch OEM-style Lenco hand levers. I drew them up them with very small alignment pins on both the detent levers and hand levers but am debating whether I want to remove the pins and add RB Motion rod ends and hardware. The pins make alignment pretty straight-forward, but the hardware detail would be cool too. I added the tiny .050" OD PE buttons to the grip portion of the hand levers to simulate the phenolic grips on the 1:1 levers. Here is a profile of the Lenco trans with the detent levers attached. The small PE pins will bend, so I can adjust the angle as necessary when attaching the linkage tubes. I am planning to add mounting tabs and slide mount. Just haven’t gotten there yet. The struts consist of a stainless tube that simulates the piston rod. Attached to the upper end of it is the spring retainer and a small centering disc that attaches to the underside of the retainer. An .032” drill but is used to enlarge the holes in the retainer and centering disc so the piston rod will slide up through. The small sleeve slides over the stainless tube and attaches to the top of the retainer. The sleeve then will fit inside the collar/mount on the upper strut tube. Here you can see some of the detail on the chassis-side of the strut. The body itself is resin with an .063” aluminum tube sleeve inside. PE steering arms and resin calipers have yet to be installed and the spring assembly added. I added RB Motion bolt heads to simulate hardware attaching the caliper brackets to the strut. More to come. Comments welcome!
Prostreet Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Awesome stuff Scott. Edited January 31, 2013 by Prostreet
Red rocket 10 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Scott this build is incredible , can't wait til it's done, keep up the outstanding work ........... Leonard
Mooneyzs Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Scott... Beautiful work my friend. It is looking great!!! Keep the pics coming. I love seeing your progress on this build.
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