prestonlal Posted April 20, 2017 Author Posted April 20, 2017 And another update! lol.. Watcha think? I'm probably gonna do it over...lol...forgot that the clear would 'craze' with the Bondene .... Will have to pick up some canopy glue and rebuild it later on....you can see where I glued the strips at the edges...:well....live and learn....ha... Anywho some pics.....
prestonlal Posted April 20, 2017 Author Posted April 20, 2017 Re-installed the remote hood opener...still need to dial in the EPA on it as well as the pulley system...
LaughingIndian Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) COOL ... videos!neat. Those pulleys are spinning pretty smoothly. Edited April 22, 2017 by LaughingIndian
prestonlal Posted April 22, 2017 Author Posted April 22, 2017 COOL ... videos!neat. Those pulleys are spinning pretty smoothly. thanks mate! Lol....they are spinning on ball bearings...!
Fordboy1975 Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Very nice ??!!!!Can't wait to see it finished!Keep up the good work! Edited April 24, 2017 by Fordboy1975
prestonlal Posted June 23, 2017 Author Posted June 23, 2017 Any more progress on this cool build ? Hey there cobraman....! Yeah got a couple of small updates....just can't seem to find much time these days..... Back at it again...lol... Some shiny stuff..... Made a mess of it.... : Then made it shiny again...lol!
prestonlal Posted June 23, 2017 Author Posted June 23, 2017 Still need to build the low profile air cleaner, bolt on the covers, then get the dizzy, coil and wires sorted....lol... Watcha think?
prestonlal Posted June 23, 2017 Author Posted June 23, 2017 Sneaky peek...lol...Premier nose panel...getting there slowly...still need to glue in the buckets, some more sanding and clean up on the back, then a few cycles of priming, sanding, putty, sanding, priming, sanding, putty etc etc...lol!watcha think?
prestonlal Posted June 23, 2017 Author Posted June 23, 2017 I think the Sandyman is trying to send me a message....:p ..... Thinking I best be gettin' back in Sandman mode soon...I think maybe he wants an on-road chassis or maybe even another buddy....ermmm....body.......lol.......yeah...seriously thinking of putting a custom on-road chassis together ....made from brass...RWD...
prestonlal Posted June 23, 2017 Author Posted June 23, 2017 Super cool ! Great workmanship !thanks mate!
ChrisBcritter Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 Man, I am loving this for all thirteen pages! (How often do people ask if it's a Monte Carlo?)
prestonlal Posted June 25, 2017 Author Posted June 25, 2017 Man, I am loving this for all thirteen pages! (How often do people ask if it's a Monte Carlo?)lol.....several times....but most associate it with mad max!
prestonlal Posted October 6, 2017 Author Posted October 6, 2017 Hey mate...! Apologies....! Been tediously converting the pics over to Flickr pic hosting as I'm not prepared to pay the $400 that photobucket wants .... About halfway done on the original thread over on Scale4x4RC ...about 450 pics so far...as soon as I get it fully converted I will start copying the links over here.
prestonlal Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 Hey guys.... What's up? I know it's been six months since I last posted...but it seems that photobucket's embargo has been lifted...lol...my pics are back up...! I'm still building.... Just slowed down a bit...lol... Started on a HQ Tonner...then hit a wall when I couldn't find any more of those 1/18 spring loaded hood/ bonnet hinges...So I guesstimated what 1/10 should be based on the measurements of the 1/18 ones and came up with this...took a bit of trial and error... Watcha think? image by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickr
prestonlal Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 I decided to do some more brass work..decided to try building a hood/bonnet latch for the Holdens I'm building.....this is what I came up with...! image by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickr Well...I'm still trying to dial it in....but it seems to work mostly...kinda...lol....made enough for the 5 Holdens that I'm building...lol! Sweet! Did a small vid...unfortunately the only opened hood I had available to test it on was the the Blazer...but hey...Holdens are also Chevys....like cousins...once removed! Lol... Watcha think?
prestonlal Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 Been hunting high and low for suitable material for the grille inserts, as its way too tiny for me to attempt to scratch build ...was looking at model train construction bits but was pointed in the right direction by 2Beers! Thanks buddy! The sewing aisle is where it's at! Lol...worked out pretty sweet! image by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickrimage by Preston Lalan, on Flickr
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