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Post by geezerman35 on Feb 7, 2008 6:17:25 GMT -5
I started this rebuild on TRaK, but I'll post it here for you that don't frequent TRaK. I intended to change the wheels on this older build. Ended up breaking stuff and decided I'd just redo the whole thing. This was a hiboy. I'll channel it this time.  Took it alll apart.  Scratched a front axle to replace the one I broke, and changed to a suicide front end. Will be replacing the nailhead with a Flathead.  After seeing this profile foto, I have moved the engine back a tad.  |
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Post by sickplastix on Feb 7, 2008 8:06:24 GMT -5
looks like a sweet project, keep em coming!
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Post by gmckid on Feb 7, 2008 16:17:15 GMT -5
Looks great
i cant wait for more, i see that you picked up the new revell kit as well, ill bet you got something killer cooked up for that one too!
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Post by ronkok on Feb 7, 2008 17:55:28 GMT -5
Great start
Ron
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Post by geezerman35 on Feb 8, 2008 5:40:46 GMT -5
Looks great i cant wait for more, i see that you picked up the new revell kit as well, ill bet you got something killer cooked up for that one too! Thanks all. Yeah, kid, that thing is callin' me. It seems so precious that I'm almost unable to decide how to build it. probably go easy and try for a nice clean street rod. Ddlova sold it to me. he sent me a model A sedan also. I 'm in DoDah heaven. |
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Post by gmckid on Feb 8, 2008 21:26:35 GMT -5
I had the same problem with mine. I spent a lot of time just sitting and looking at it before i decided to cut it up, as soon as i did i regretted it but luckily I made it work.
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Post by geezerman35 on Feb 12, 2008 3:45:15 GMT -5
I'm not prone to post mundane redundant photos like several shots of a body in spray bomb primer, but there's a lot of little things that a hardcore builder does in a build that just aren't noticable in a finished model and gets no credit for. This build needed headers. I didn't have any. I know R&R0M has them. but I don't have his catalog. Scale Dreams used to carry them, but they shut down. I had to make my own. I tried a couple of other methods with unsatifactory results, and finally came up with this coated wire version;  The header on the left I used as a master and just came out of making a mold of it. I made a couple of molds of the small flanges also. All in case I ever get resin to cure properly, and then I'll have some for a future build.  Flanges seem a tad oversize, but I'm not good enough to get them any better, and besides I don't care all that much   |
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Post by rodburner on Feb 12, 2008 8:39:29 GMT -5
great idea, looks good too!
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Post by gerg on Feb 13, 2008 13:19:02 GMT -5
Nice work on the headers, well on everything!!!
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Post by geezerman35 on Feb 20, 2008 18:28:20 GMT -5
here's a pre-finish mock up. I have it done now and the final fotos are in Fotki. I'll probably put it up in the completed section tomorrow.  |
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Post by sickplastix on Feb 20, 2008 19:57:30 GMT -5
sweet!
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Post by rodburner on Feb 21, 2008 1:18:47 GMT -5
nice rebuild, coming out cool!
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Post by racer13 on Feb 27, 2008 12:53:07 GMT -5
Your headers are soo Kool
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