Byron5150 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Byron your GL is coming along nicely. Thanks mate
MoparWoman Jamie Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Your roll bar, the bar behind the pass seat should be at the bend at the top of the roll bar. Other wise your doing one great job!
Byron5150 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Your roll bar, the bar behind the pass seat should be at the bend at the top of the roll bar. Other wise your doing one great job! Are you referring to the padding I added? You say that should be above the angled piece. Nice work on the roll bar and interior... Thanks man!!
Jantrix Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Electrical tape, alas, is not forever. The adhesive will give out and it will eventually unravel. I recommend using a piece of black heat shrink. The paint and detailing are top notch on this build.
Byron5150 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Electrical tape, alas, is not forever. The adhesive will give out and it will eventually unravel. I recommend using a piece of black heat shrink. The paint and detailing are top notch on this build. Thanks for the heads up I was wandering this my self. Although I could put a few drops of CA on it. Thanks for the comment I hope the engine detailing goes as smooth as everything else has so far. Cheers, Byron
Byron5150 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Alright got some of the plug wires ready and got the distributor painted and stem is glued in. Used the same color as the interior. It's been pretty easy so far. I have 8 for the plug wires and 1 extra for the coil. Happy modelling
Byron5150 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Got the body waxed with Mequiars Cleaner Wax Just have to BMF it and it will be ready for decals. Here's what the body looks like now. And here's my BMF it cost 4-7$ at the hardware store and you can do two cars almost 3 if you cut it right with a 2-3" piece and it's a 30' roll I think it's a little more well spent money wise then 1 sheet of Actual BMF. Also the interior is all done being painted. Now I have to mask and paint the underside of the hood. I could have filled/ removed the sink holes in headliner but you won't really see it unless u look hard at the roof Cheers, Byron
1 bad55 stan Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Thats Sweet alright ! I really like the interior,And the paint is nice too.I'm interested in how that foil works out.If you don't mind me saying,if you haven't used it before i would practice on a spare body,You wouldn't want to ruin a good paint job..Keep up the good work!
Byron5150 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Posted August 6, 2014 Thats Sweet alright ! I really like the interior,And the paint is nice too.I'm interested in how that foil works out.If you don't mind me saying,if you haven't used it before i would practice on a spare body,You wouldn't want to ruin a good paint job..Keep up the good work! Thanks man!! Honestly I wasn't saying that I use foil tape, because it's my first time using it. I was saying that's what I use. I've used it for at least a year now. That's what I used on my recent 69' nova, and I've used it on the door trims on this interior, basically when I say I BMF'd something that's what I'm using. I was just letting you guys know that's what I use and personally I think it's better for the money. As long as your paint is perfectly dry and you only push it down on where your conforming the lines too, there's no stick issues or anything. The only thing I will say for downfalls so far, is the colors that actual BMF have versus the tape I use. If you want black chrome, or ultra chrome or anything else, get BMF if you want a basic chrome look. This tape works fine for that. It was more of a tip, rather then me being new to BMF Hope this helps. Cheers, Byron
blunc Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 Byron, I noticed in your photo of the exhaust system that mold lines were still present on the mufflers and tail pipes, the appearance of these will be enhanced (and more proper) if the mold lines are removed (if you haven't already done this).
Byron5150 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Posted August 6, 2014 Byron, I noticed in your photo of the exhaust system that mold lines were still present on the mufflers and tail pipes, the appearance of these will be enhanced (and more proper) if the mold lines are removed (if you haven't already done this). Thanks man. Didn't even see them I guess I was worrying about other detail so much. I'll get them sanded out before I test fit Cheers, Great shine and paint on the body.. Thanks mate
Byron5150 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) Alright took me about 5 hours to install the distributor and it's plugs. But she's done and I will say I like my engines having plug wires and will never make a model again without them. Unless it's a curbside kit or something where the engine doesn't need to be shown or something. Got the A833 4 speed transmission installed. As a helpful member told me it wasn't a torqueflite 727. Should have googled it The carburetor is being stripped in bleach right now. Also here's the return spring I made and a bracket put on it from my distributor kit. It's hard to see the bracket but you guys will see it when I mount it. Happy modeling , Also I think plug wire #8 is suppose to wrap around the backside of the manifold on the left side of the engine facing us, but I didn't have the wire long enough, and I don't wanna ruin what I already have done. Edited August 7, 2014 by Byron5150
crowe-t Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 The distributor is beautiful as is the rest of the work you did on the engine! Great job! However that's not a 727 Torqueflite. It's a manual transmission. I'm not 100% sure which one though. Mike.
Byron5150 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 The distributor is beautiful as is the rest of the work you did on the engine! Great job! However that's not a 727 Torqueflite. It's a manual transmission. I'm not 100% sure which one though. Mike. Thanks so much man!! You are correct I just edited the post it's still a torqueflite. I googled it but didn't find an exact #
1 bad55 stan Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Nice work on that dizzy and plug wires and that spring is very cool..I didn't know you had used the foil before,anyways great work Byron keep it going...
crowe-t Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I just searched the internet and that looks to be a Chrysler A833 4 speed manual transmission. I believe Chrysler only named the Automatic transmission Torqueflite. Maybe some more knowledgable Chrysler guys can spread some light on this.
Byron5150 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 Nice work on that dizzy and plug wires and that spring is very cool..I didn't know you had used the foil before,anyways great work Byron keep it going... Thanks bro!! And I apologize if I came off too strong on that post I was just letting u and everyone else know that it's a good alternative. Thanks for the comment Byron,
Byron5150 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 I just searched the internet and that looks to be a Chrysler A833 4 speed manual transmission. I believe Chrysler only named the Automatic transmission Torqueflite. Maybe some more knowledgable Chrysler guys can spread some light on this. You are indeed correct the 4 speeds are A833, and the 3 speeds were A230. As for the torqueflite your probably right it's the name of the automatics
Dominik Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 nice work! I think, nobody would look únderneath the GL and wondering what "unreal" trans it is?!?
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