dogfish7
Showrod Builder
So many models.... so little time
Posts: 37
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Post by dogfish7 on Jan 18, 2012 11:06:37 GMT -6
Definitely KEWEL!!!
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Post by ira on Jan 18, 2012 15:26:24 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]FLAME ON!!![/glow]  These Great Flame Decals are from the '66 Malibu SS Street Machine.  Hey Dave... This view is for you!!!  |
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Post by Mysterion on Jan 18, 2012 19:30:51 GMT -6
Hey Dave... This view is for you!!! Dream On, you'll be lucky to see through the windshield. Why? Cuz it'll be full of dirt thrown off of those Goodbites as Super pulls a slide job on you and leaves you in the dust  ,,,,,,,,,,,,errrr, make that mud, we like a tacky track. BTW, Cool Willy's ride is looking pretty HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by ira on Jan 18, 2012 21:43:55 GMT -6
Hey Dave... This view is for you!!! Dream On, you'll be lucky to see through the windshield. Why? Cuz it'll be full of dirt thrown off of those Goodbites as Super pulls a slide job on you and leaves you in the dust ,,,,,,,,,,,,errrr, make that mud, we like a tacky track. BTW, Cool Willy's ride is looking pretty HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [glow=red,2,300]MMMUUUUDDDDD!!!!![/glow] We don't play in the Mud, but we could meet in the track parking lot and talk about a couple of Runs at the local Drag Strip. That would be Wild, seeing you Power Sliding down the quarter mile!!! |
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Post by Pat Minarick on Jan 19, 2012 17:16:41 GMT -6
I love this Willys !! I wouldn't have thought it started out from that kit. I've never built a deal wheels
kit before. The first one i ever saw was a Firebird that Mike Turk was building. I think i need to build one,after seeing this!!
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Post by ira on Jan 20, 2012 14:00:01 GMT -6
I love this Willys !! I wouldn't have thought it started out from that kit. I've never built a deal wheels kit before. The first one i ever saw was a Firebird that Mike Turk was building. I think i need to build one,after seeing this!! [glow=red,2,300]Try it you'll like it![/glow] |
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Post by ira on Jan 20, 2012 14:17:33 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Color & Clothes for Willy![/glow]  Willy is wearing a Vintage "Car Model Magazine" T Shirt and Faded Blue Jeans!  |
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Post by itsonlyakit on Jan 20, 2012 15:00:35 GMT -6
All cars should have "Willy", driving them, thanks for showing it can be done. The flames add a nice balance to the green. Great pics.
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Post by ira on Jan 22, 2012 10:34:26 GMT -6
All cars should have "Willy", driving them, thanks for showing it can be done. The flames add a nice balance to the green. Great pics. Thanks for the kind words! |
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Post by redbaron on Jan 22, 2012 16:07:47 GMT -6
great looking paint
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Post by ira on Jan 23, 2012 10:43:58 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Going for a Ride!!![/glow] Cool Willy is getting ready for a test drive! Setting steering wheel and shifter positions and we are all set to install the new Interior.  [glow=red,2,300]Wait a Minute!!![/glow] Almost forgot "Jaws", Willys little bulldog, he coming along for a ride too!  |
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Post by ira on Jan 24, 2012 10:06:07 GMT -6
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Post by badroadahead on Jan 24, 2012 10:20:59 GMT -6
Willy and Jaws are really cool!
I take it with Willy's grey hair he has lots of experience in driving that awesome car?
I think Mysterion will get a run for his money.
Dave
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Post by Mysterion on Jan 24, 2012 11:43:03 GMT -6
That's right Willy, sit there all nonchalant , all the while you know you're getting in my head.
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by ira on Jan 24, 2012 12:00:09 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Checking out the Fit![/glow] Cool Willy and Jaws fit right in there!  The Revell 32 Ford Interior required very little mods to fit the Willys. Here it is in place, even had room for Willys big head...  |
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Post by Mysterion on Jan 24, 2012 12:23:50 GMT -6
What, no smokes rolled up in the sleeve of that tee? Oh wait, that's right, he isn't a rat rod poserboy. Willy is the real deal!
Do we have any time slips yet? It sure looks fast.
Looking good.
I think a set of wheelie bars would look good on this ride.
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Post by ira on Jan 24, 2012 12:46:06 GMT -6
What, no smokes rolled up in the sleeve of that tee? Oh wait, that's right, he isn't a rat rod poserboy. Willy is the real deal! Do we have any time slips yet? It sure looks fast. Looking good. I think a set of wheelie bars would look good on this ride. [glow=red,2,300]NOPE!!! [/glow] Willy QUIT cigarettes a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time ago! No time slips yet...but there is a Supercharged 392 HEMI under those carbs! Wheely bars might work out just right, I'll check it out, Thanks! |
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Post by ira on Jan 24, 2012 12:56:34 GMT -6
Willy and Jaws are really cool! I take it with Willy's grey hair he has lots of experience in driving that awesome car? I think Mysterion will get a run for his money. Dave Thanks Dave! Cool Willy has been driving Hot Rods forever... "WILLYS DEAL" is the car that Cool Willy has always dreamed about... a Custom 41 Willys powered by a Supercharged 392 HEMI, topped off with 6 Carbs! [glow=red,2,300]THIS SHOULD BE FUN!!![/glow] |
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Post by ira on Jan 24, 2012 18:16:41 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Looking for a New Grill...[/glow] We tried a few different grillls, and the favorite is from the 49 Mercury.  The grill has been cut down a bit to fit Willys Deal... |
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Post by ira on Jan 25, 2012 10:25:12 GMT -6
Working on the Header Conversion... This header came from a Groovy Grader kit. I added braces to hold the pipes together, when I cut them off.  I opened up the ends of the pipes with a Dremel Tool.  Next I cut off the excess pipes, so tht they fit flush with the chassis plate.  |
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Post by ira on Jan 25, 2012 10:41:23 GMT -6
The System... The Exhaust System starts with Exhaust Pipes from the 16th scale Cobra.  I cut down the pipes to reduce the height and then cut off the ends to fit up next to the axle. Glued them in place.  Next I glued the pipes on the rear of the chassis plate. They exit through a slot in the body...  Done! |
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Post by ira on Jan 26, 2012 22:13:49 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Well, We are Pretty Much Done Here....[/glow] Taking care of little last minute details, Cool Willy even got his new Personalized License Plate put in!!!  WILLYS DEAL will be ready as soon we choose a new set of Wheels & Tires! [glow=red,2,300]Getting ready for a Test Drive!!![/glow] |
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Post by Wardster on Jan 27, 2012 2:04:54 GMT -6
Ira: in case my e-mail doesn't get to you ... I should be casting up some of those custom tire inserts, sometime on Friday. I did a photo update, over in the OT (off-topic) section, to show the last few day's (molding) work... but barring unforeseens, should be mailing copies soon.
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Post by ira on Jan 27, 2012 19:46:53 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Looking Forward to seeing them!!![/glow]
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Post by Mysterion on Jan 28, 2012 11:47:47 GMT -6
Willy's got some connections! He gets to R&D the new prototype Goodboots.
Those inserts are gonna look good I bet.
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Post by ira on Jan 28, 2012 14:34:23 GMT -6
Willy's got some connections! He gets to R&D the new prototype Goodboots. Those inserts are gonna look good I bet. Willy willl be testing the new Wardster DW Tires very soon but not in time for the Showdown on the 31st...  But Not to Worry... Willys friend Burt turned up with a set of TIRES from the FUTURE!!! [glow=red,2,300]Stay Tooned![/glow] |
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Post by Mysterion on Jan 28, 2012 18:44:03 GMT -6
But Not to Worry... Willys friend Burt turned up with a set of TIRES from the FUTURE!!! [glow=red,2,300]Stay Tooned![/glow] Whoa, Whoa Whoa, hold on there. Are you trying to tell us, this thing is so fast that the tires have to be waiting for you in the future cuz they can't keep up with the car? Now that's fast,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, well, for a car on asphalt that's fast. |
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Post by Wardster on Jan 28, 2012 20:58:14 GMT -6
Whoa, Whoa Whoa, hold on there. Are you trying to tell us, this thing is so fast that the tires have to be waiting for you in the future cuz they can't keep up with the car? Ha! Hilarious stuff there, sir! While the answer is probably "no," I know who I'm gonna call to be my Press Agent, the next time I miss a deadline!  In other words: it's my fault. I couldn't get the inserts to Ira in time for this coming (Jan 31st) deadline ... but now I've got eight of the individual resin inserts cast up, for use on some of Ira's future DW projects... as he sees fit to play with them, that is. (Anyone that can take two kits with bad tires, and make a time / space travel machine out of those kits, ain't all that predictable! And to have done it in less than a handful of days ... geez! Wowsers Deluxe!) Current plan is: I'm gonna mail the existing inserts, to Mr. Ira, early this coming week; and I'm sure Ira and I will keep in touch, as time goes on, on the subject of "front tire" inserts. I'm hoping to get a better feel for what I might need to change, later, with the rear ones, before I do much work on the masters for the front set. (That and I'm about out of resin. Gotta put more on order, soon!) |
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Post by ira on Jan 28, 2012 22:36:49 GMT -6
[glow=red,2,300]Got 'em Tucked in Real Nice!!![/glow] The goal was to get most of the tires tread inside the wheel wells letting just a little stick out past the fenders. That was a little tricky after the interior was installed...but we did it!  Here a a close up on one of those Futuristic DW Tires! They don't need air & they never go flat! Look, I cut a huge hole in the New Tire no problem, its OK! Actually, I cut slices in all 4 tires to clear the interior, & they all still work just fine...Amazing Tires!!! Funny, they look just like the regular DW Tires... Next...the Wheels! |
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Post by ira on Jan 29, 2012 9:55:32 GMT -6
But Not to Worry... Willys friend Burt turned up with a set of TIRES from the FUTURE!!! [glow=red,2,300]Stay Tooned![/glow] Whoa, Whoa Whoa, hold on there. Are you trying to tell us, this thing is so fast that the tires have to be waiting for you in the future cuz they can't keep up with the car? Now that's fast,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, well, for a car on asphalt that's fast. [glow=red,2,300]THAT"S RIGHT!!![/glow] Willys Deal is Pretty Fast... |
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