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Post by AL on Aug 24, 2013 20:47:59 GMT -6
I'm just curious Bob, ?Where did ya dig -up the 409 engine?? ... I'm always try'n to find one of those !! ( again ) i'm really liking this project, and want to say: I think that if your version, is'nt EXACTLY matching the drawing, I don't think there's anything wrong with that at all. I think you're doing GREAT !!
-AL
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Post by TooOld on Aug 25, 2013 7:16:45 GMT -6
I'm just curious Bob, ?Where did ya dig -up the 409 engine?? ... I'm always try'n to find one of those !! ( again ) i'm really liking this project, and want to say: I think that if your version, is'nt EXACTLY matching the drawing, I don't think there's anything wrong with that at all. I think you're doing GREAT !! -AL Actually it's a 348 from the Revell '60 Impala . Their '58 kit also has one as do some of the AMT kits , I'm sure there are more out there . There's a real nice 409 in the Revell '62 Impala Special Edition kit , but they all look the same ! Before I turned in last night I got silly and made up a set of headers just for fun !   |
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Post by Dennis M on Aug 25, 2013 9:48:35 GMT -6
looking good Bob.
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Aug 26, 2013 0:52:14 GMT -6
Fantastico........Tooold!!!! another great start.........  |
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Post by timj on Aug 26, 2013 3:30:02 GMT -6
Great work so far.
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Post by showrodjohn on Aug 26, 2013 6:04:22 GMT -6
This is a nice build. Cannot wait to see it finished.
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Post by TooOld on Aug 30, 2013 11:48:35 GMT -6
I spent my time this week doing a lot of body work . I've got the scallops in the doors and the shape of the hood finalized . . . still a lot more to clean up and I have to rescribe the door opening . The tires were painted with flat black and then I laid them flat on sandpaper to remove the paint and create the whitewalls . A light coat of Future gave them a bit of a sheen . I'm curious what you guys think about the whitewalls . . . leave them like they are or go all the way to the rims and have wide whites ? I'm having a tough time deciding ! That's all for now , let me know what you think !   |
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Post by RatRod on Aug 30, 2013 12:51:06 GMT -6
The pinner whites look great Bob, hell, the whole thing looks great!!!
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Post by SgtDRecon on Aug 31, 2013 17:11:14 GMT -6
Here's another pic of the Sting Rod.  Thanks DVS for posting the front view of the StingRod . I looked at that when I was thinking about doing this build and decided not to use the traditional Hot Rod suspension . The only problem is I can't get the nose like that with the suspension I'm using so it's going to look a lot different ! Have you considered trying one of the Testor's, or Lindberg Smoothster's noses? |
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Post by TooOld on Sept 1, 2013 10:32:18 GMT -6
The pinner whites look great Bob, hell, the whole thing looks great!!!
Thanks very much John ! I'm leaving the whitewalls the way they are , but the tires need an edge between the sidewalls and the tread area . . . it looks too rounded . |
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Post by TooOld on Sept 1, 2013 10:47:45 GMT -6
Have you considered trying one of the Testor's, or Lindberg Smoothster's noses? Thanks for the suggestion ! I've tried a few different noses but they don't really work with the square shape of my frame / suspension without extending the nose forward . I still might modify the suspension but I'm not real anxious to do that ! |
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Post by SgtDRecon on Sept 3, 2013 2:25:09 GMT -6
Have you considered trying one of the Testor's, or Lindberg Smoothster's noses? Thanks for the suggestion ! I've tried a few different noses but they don't really work with the square shape of my frame / suspension without extending the nose forward . I still might modify the suspension but I'm not real anxious to do that ! I understand what you are saying. Another thought came to me, what if you made a narrow nose from the the corvette. I would be kind of a double nose treatment based on the drawings. |
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Post by TooOld on Sept 25, 2013 19:43:20 GMT -6
How is this project going? Been busy with other things but I finally had some time this evening to work on it a bit . I spent a couple of hours working on some headers , not to difficult but it takes some time to get all of the pipes to match ! These photos are of the 3rd set I made . I still have to trim the engine flanges to the correct shape and make the outlets to the sidepipes . I don't have the correct size of tubing so a trip to the LHS is needed before they can be finished , hopefully by the weekend .   |
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Post by AL on Sept 25, 2013 20:28:11 GMT -6
--glad to see you working on this again Bob, ---a Very KooL project, and very nice work so far, ............ 
-AL
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Post by TooOld on Sept 26, 2013 17:13:23 GMT -6
I made it to the hobby shop today and picked up some more tubing . Here's a photo of what I ended up with . I know the muffler is a little big but it's going to be covered by . . .  Heatshields ! |
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Post by AL on Sept 26, 2013 17:33:01 GMT -6
..looks good Bob, .. ?what we're your heat-shields before they we're heat-shields? -----if i we're to guess, i'd say something to do with an electric shaver, ...................
-AL
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Post by TooOld on Sept 27, 2013 16:00:22 GMT -6
..looks good Bob, .. ?what we're your heat-shields before they we're heat-shields? -----if i we're to guess, i'd say something to do with an electric shaver, ................... -AL Good guess ! ! |
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Post by rustybill1960 on Nov 23, 2013 11:58:41 GMT -6
You have Me hooked on this one Mr.Bob! I love your project! This looks to be one fantastically cool build for sure! I am very interested in your body work, well, the whole car honestly! Thank You for sharing with Us Later Russ 
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