futurattraction Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Thanks Chris. I appreciate your encouragement. The two areas I'm most concerned with are paint and keeping extraneous glue from being any more visible than absolutely necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Ha!! Those are my two biggest concerns as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Yeah, it's the shiny stuff that bothers me the most, Brad... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Edman Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 lookin good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Yeah, it's the shiny stuff that bothers me the most, Brad... LOL Yep, that's why I like primer. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks Bill...! LOL - I'd feel more comfortable getting a decent primer job on it than I will pain. I'm sure I'll be sweatin' bullets when the time comes! OK. I forgot to take a couple other pics last night, so guess I'll offer a really small update tonight. As with 1:1 cars, my dry sump oil pan got in the way of the stock starter, so I built a mini-starter that does a decent job of replicating what one looks like. I also scratch built a dry sump pump and got the holes drilled for fittings. Last but not least, here is a pic of the lower A-arms I'm going to build. I showed A-arms way back at the start of this thread, but do you think I can find the little suckers? You know the answer to that question. One of the problems of having a project that drags out over such a long time. I know there around here (somewhere) but I'm not going to waste the time looking in the million places they could be. This, at least, affords me a chance to show they a set goes together. I started by trimming the short arm of the wishbone so it fits in the tubing that runs perpendicular to the frame. A RB Motion #1504 rod end with shortened shank and jamb nut will go on the other end of it. The short tube is .200" long and the longer tube is going to be .550", or so it appears at this point. This pic shows the wishbone glued into the short tube. The long tube is shown for mockup only at this point. Comments welcome! Edited August 20, 2014 by futurattraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Great stuff Scott, great to meet you the other day!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Likewise, Kerry. It's a good group of guys you've got in your club. Lots of fun meeting several of you and getting to know you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Known them guys for many many years. After awhile it becomes a family!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Time to get back on this horse again. When I last posted I had received “lug nuts” for my rear wheels but was still in search of studs. I have since found and ordered some, which did arrive a few weeks ago. I drilled a new set of rear outer wheels and rings for my slicks so I will be able to simulate rim screws. I'll post some more/better pics when I make a bit more progress on this. After having done a rough mockup of this set of wheels, in conjunction with the axle, simulated hats, etc., I realized I needed to narrow the rear end a bit to make everything fit. You can't tell tons of difference, but it's there. I also added some thin rings of aluminum tubing at the outer ends to simulate the housing ends. I like these better than my previous attempt. I also chose to remove a bit of material on the inside of the quarter panels. I may do even a bit more before all is said and done. There is absolutely NO extra room under this contraption for any more tire. It could really stand to have frame rails that are .700 wide rather than .800 for something with this tire setup. 14x32s would be no sweat. I made some more progress on the wheelie bar set. I got the upper tubes attached at the rear wheel housings after adding some RB Motion adjusting nuts and think everything lines up pretty good. Vertical ties were added at the mid-point. I’m going with the idea of adding another set and cross-tube forward where the upper tubes angle upward slightly. Though not attached, this mockup shows that things are pretty well aligned. Lord willing, I’ll be back on this one for foreseeable future. Comments welcome... Edited February 13, 2015 by futurattraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Whew...that's awesome progress Scott. I really like the direction this is going and look forward to more updates in the foreseeable future. Hint, hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ognib Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 This is looking good, Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This thing is amazing!!! Glad to see you back on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Agreed, glad you are working it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Kool stuff Scott!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrozilla Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Reminds me of what I had to do on my Charlie Allen car. The Competition Resins Dart body is an excellent casting, but I did have to thin down the front and rear fenders. A healthy dose of caution, patience and a good light source fixed mine. Hope it does the same for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Great stuff Scott! I just bought a couple of things from you for a future build and it's nice to see how it's done. Thanks for sharing your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Great work Sott....keep it coming.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift13 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Always loved this build glad you're back at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I can only echo what the others have said and that it is good to see you back on this build. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Scott... phemoninal update my friend. Ibam glad to see you getting some progress on this build. Your fab work looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy D Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hi Scott, Really awesome building going on with this one !!!! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks Brad. I keep getting sidetracked on this, so am always a bit dubious about something getting in the way of the “foreseeable future”… LOL Thanks a ton, Ray. I’m glad to see you back on your Deuce. Ron – I hit a lengthy time where I was busy with my Futurattraction stuff and just sort of felt lost about what to do on this. I’m glad I’m back to it, too. Hey, thanks Ray. Why, thank you mister Kerry… J I am really bummed. I discovered a couple weeks ago I’m not going to be able to make the QC swap. I’ve got a commitment that’s been on the books for a long time that falls on that same weekend. That stinks. Thank you, Joe. Good advice! Dennis – if you have any questions about anything, please be sure and let me know. Thanks Tyrone! I appreciate the support Allen. I’ll try to keep my nose to the grind stone. Thanks, so much, Codi. I absolutely love what you’re doing on your “J”. It feels good to be making a bit of progress, Chris. Thanks Randy. I really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I was wondering and hoping you were gonna be there.... Bummed now. Well maybe next time eh?? Hopefully Marty won't have withdrawalswithout ha there!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yeah, it really stinks, b/c I had really been planning to go 'til I realize this conflict had come up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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