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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 22:30:16 GMT -6
-And that my friends, is as far as I had gotten! Stay tuned! More to come as I pick back up on this build! (I got 3 other "current" builds going on right now that are REALLY close done) and as soon as they are, I'll be re-focusing on others that need work to get closer to that finished product! This MIGHT be one of such models to be re-visited!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 22:28:27 GMT -6
So as I mentioned, the Dog House in the interior needed fitted to accept the 331 Hemi engine with blower....This is going to prove fun! See: As you can see, the Dog House, has got its "top" removed already, (I was unsure how much it needed so I took the whole flat area off of this to allow the engine to "poke" through. Thing is, what I didn't know till I looked is the Dog House, is off-center! I got a few plans that you'll see in just a bit. The Dog House top will be replaced with Glass, to be able to see it from almost any angle when I'm done. So here you see the engine in the frame, and the interior fitted in place, now as you look, you can see what I was speaking of. A little work to the Dog House, and the engine will look GREAT in place! Fitting it is half the fun! This picture shows what I'll be doing to the Dog House, The top and the front "rear-ward" angled part seen outlines in black, will also be "glass" for engine viewing..... More to come as progress happens! ENJOY!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 22:28:07 GMT -6
I was merely feeling lazy that day and didn't want to pull out the air brush so. if it didn't work, I just merely remove it from the engine and have a go at it again with the air brush, BUT, I think it turned out well so...... OK so a bit of progress to this truck....I've pictures the "start" of the chroming process of the engine, so. Here is the rest of that process.... I have to think about what intake I want to use on the show truck and then how I plan to show-horn it in place as the inside of the trucks "bed" has a dog house that I plan to cut the top out of and either "raise" it, and plate over with "glass" as a table to see through when the camper is on the bed, OR leave it the height it is, and still put a glass top on it, to be seen through to be able to see the 331 Hemi inside powering this rig..... I have a pretty good choice of intakes if I want, I just have to think about what I want to "see" inside this show truck, I may end up using a Hillborn set up.....Either that or a side draft fed, blower.....Not sure yet tho! one thing is certain, the intake WILL be chrome! The original "Slant 6" removed for reasons I'm not tellin' (Got other plans for it!) BUT, was replaced with a Dodge Red Ram 331 Hemi, as seen it was all chromed! Only the valve covers are going to reflect the body color! So, as the motor was chromed, ENTIRELY, it got some, color enhancements with the body color the truck will be with some trim, that will also be seen on the truck body. The engine however, took me a bit to think up what and how I was going to shoe-horn a 331 Red Ram Hemi inside, AND keep it somewhat confined, plus overall fit as well, and have something to actually look "at" and be pleasing to the eye....Remember, this engine, WILL be all but between the passengers in side the cab! I'll explain a bit more in this posting as pics are seen! The engine got a side draft blower, all chromed. It needed this to keep overall height down so that the interior and the exterior "Dog House" didn't need a lot of height....Plus this model with the side-draft carburetion, will be nice to go with the original chrome intake vents that were for the Slant 6 that came with the model. Side shots of this engine! Looks good to date, some detail painting is needed, AND some actual details need added, to come up to my detail nerd self....LOL Because of the engine swap, I had to remove the factory engine mounts and make my own to fit and hold the 331 Hemi a little higher in the frame, as I did NOT want it to "hang" any lower then the factory one did, and to that, actually wanted it a bit "higher" as I plan to "slam" this whole truck too....low-profile tires and rims as a Pro-Touring sort of truck.....NOT 4X4, (I know I'm a redneck, BUT....not this one!) I also what and plan to keep the camper to make it fit as well! (Thats the "redneck" addition to the model from me), BUT NOT have it permanently mounted, it will be a removable detail! So far the frame looks GREAT! I'm happy! Now, thats it for now, interior fitting of the Dog House is next, stay tuned! ENJOY!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 22:27:39 GMT -6
So, being a Dodge fanatic, and wanting a slant 6 and not being able to find one thats in the Lindberg kits, I've found it in the Deora Show Car model. But why they call it a "Show Car" is beyond me, as it truly is a truck thats loosely based off the '60's Dodge A100 pick ups, (like that of the Little Red Wagon model we all know of! But, I merely bought the kit just for the engine! I want the Slant 6 for another project, I want to build my Grandfathers last car, that he had for 30 years to see him through, He passed owning a Plymouth Volare, with a 225 Slant 6 powering it.... See the following: 225 Slant 6 Engine ---^ Chromed Engine parts ---^ Hideous Yellow body ---^ Other Chromed parts ---^ This is my 331 "Red Ram" Hemi, prior to be getting "Chromed"! The whole block, both heads, valve "Valley" oil pan, and timing chain cover/water pump unseen (they, already chrome!) but the whole thing EXCEPT the valve covers will be CHROME, its a show truck, right? The Valve covers, where they should be red, will be same color as the body color, with a black wire router "cover" down the center of them! More to come as progress is gained!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 22:26:26 GMT -6
Guys, To start, so that EVERYONE ones, I started this build a LONG Time ago, and has been a long term project ever since!
To that, so that all here is aware, I take and do "threads" on my builds, typed out in MS Notepad, and have image code embedded into the "body" of the Notepad thread, and I can simply copy & paste the "build thread" as its done in Notepad....
This one, just so happens to be one thats been around a bit! I didn't think to post it till I seen a current member here posting his build! -So, I thought, I'd toss in mine too....
To give a little back ground history, this truck was started from a 1965 Dodge A100 heavily customized, by 2 brothers, and was finished in 1967, as a "Concept" truck of the time!
So With that said, lets begin the Deora, MY WAY.......
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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 22:11:21 GMT -6
Ohhh believe me Pat, I'll be at this one awhile! See, I have 2 of the Deora kits. one I'm doing a super low rider (bring it down to meet mother earth, as it is, and then custom paint it, as the "Deora" in custom form, (as if it wasn't, already a "custom truck"). Then I'm painting the body Tropical Turquoise to boot, wit the "silverish" stock decals that go down the center body line! -NO camper on that one! The engine in my low-rider Deora, is a fully chromed Supercharged 392 Hemi! I also plan to move things around in the interior, the "Dog House" (part that covers the engine inside the cab) is gonna shift, and be slightly wider, made of clear glass.... (to be able to "see" the engine)
I have part of this build started, I also have a "thread" on that build, typed out in MS Notepad, I probably ought to post it for all to see the work on that one!
THEN to top that off, I have that second Deora! That one isn't started yet, and that one has gotten all the extra Deora campers I could pick up, as the truck, itself will be hauling one, and then that truck will be made a stock height 4x4 to pull a tag-a-long camper, made from a couple of the same "campers" that would sit on the Deora's bed, that I'm gonna scratch-bash into a tag-a-long camper trailer for the Deora to pull! This one, I have yet to begin at all besides collect parts for it (I'd like to cough up one more Deora camper top!) -As 3 of those campers make a decently "long" camper trailer for it to pull on a single axle!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 14, 2017 21:56:44 GMT -6
I LOVE the intake on that engine in this one.. any close ups of that?
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Post by Hemi on Jan 13, 2017 5:03:19 GMT -6
-I'm still "gathering" parts for what I have planned on my Deora "Caravan Camper" build.... BUT I'll be sure to point it out when I start! (I am NOT using a Slant 6 in mine for the engine!) I'm making a master copy Aussie Hemi-6 to power it! I'll mold the engine, and then use one of the molded versions for power! -Plus, I'm still designing it in my head on how I want to do things on it....
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Post by Hemi on Jan 12, 2017 23:00:16 GMT -6
I totally forgot all about the move series "Blade". Wesley Snipes DID in fact have a '68 Charger R/T. totally forgot all about that! -NICE work in the car, and that figure goes well with it. where'd you find the figure?
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Post by Hemi on Jan 12, 2017 17:04:09 GMT -6
Hmmm, I wonder what's in store for the engine? I'm imagining some sort of boxer engine mounted mid-engine, or an engine/transaxle from a Lamborghini mounted in the back.... (just thinkin'..) You got a good thought goin' on there! I too was wondering what for engine was fonna be used! I would say mid-ship mounted or rear facing transaxle too. as there is no room under the front of that! Those back tires tho.. they're withholding a secret I'm sure!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 12, 2017 16:58:21 GMT -6
I LOVE IT!!!!! I'd nearly kill to get the decals you used on that camper (I too have a Deora that I'm doing VERY similarly), BUT mine is gonna be stock height 4x4, with a trailer made from 2 Deora campers, as well as a third "camper" on the back of the actual truck..... and to add to that I LOVE the Patch-work steel on the camper as you added it! KILLER work man, KILLER!!!!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 11, 2017 0:31:43 GMT -6
Ha ha, when I first saw the ad for decals, I thought to myself, how do they keep the decals from separating from the paper back while soaking in Milk. LOL but you didn't read what the Milk jug said........ "Free Night Glow Decals inside Specially Marked Cereal Packages Collect all 3" EDIT: Just an Ad on the Milk for the kids to see and pester parents to buy that "cereal" is all!
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Post by Hemi on Jan 4, 2017 19:01:32 GMT -6
That is a GREAT idea. re-purposing a cabinet, for other "display" reasons. I think thats part of "Upcycling" things..... GREAT idea too!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 31, 2016 21:15:29 GMT -6
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017 EVERYONE!!!!! Be safe this year huh? (I myself, am at HOME, safely working in MY SHOP, S-O-B-E-R!!!)
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Post by Hemi on Dec 31, 2016 3:16:06 GMT -6
-Thanks guys!!!! I appreciate all the comments and kudo's. was a fun build as I said, and a lot of fun engineering involved to make things "work".... as you see them anyway..... I mean really the only part of it that I had any idea what was gonna be, to be, was the seat! LOL I built the whole body around that!!!! Then made up everything else, as I went, (luckily), I didn't have to do much to an old broken widow trim to I THINK an AMT '32 Ford Coupe, that the bottom part was gone on, and one bottom corner pretty "nicked" up, to use it as it was (after Chrome removal) to be then painted to match everything else... With a custom fitted glass in it.........
Loved this whole build, even the WHAMO part that happened!!!!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 30, 2016 16:52:41 GMT -6
I wanna build a similar trailer but not for Bikes....
The Bike tho, looks GREAT!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 29, 2016 17:18:45 GMT -6
Thanks SD, I just wanted to ask and make sure its not just for "Show Rods".....
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Post by Hemi on Dec 29, 2016 16:53:46 GMT -6
I have to ask, I have a few "Completed" builds, and only one of them is a "Show Rod" does the Builder Showcase have to be of just Show Rods? Or can any Auto model be posted? I don't wanna go and do something against the rules....
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:17:07 GMT -6
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:16:47 GMT -6
So then, as you all can see, I got a LOT of detail into this build, and you all watched it come together, (I have to say all things considered) I am very pleased with it. Heres Daisy Duke's Jeep "Dixie" COMPLETED!!!!!! And there ya have it....... a SAVED build from, start to finish..... (I have to say, its feels GREAT to have completed yet one more model, thats been in the works for over a year now), with a few issues and bumps along the way, but as said several times throughout the build this model was a glue bomb when I got it, and it was old...... SO I restored what was needed, replaced what was missing, and made it as close as I could to the real Dixie (Even tho it really isn't even close to the real one) I'm happy with it............ Enjoy! Resurrected Daisy Dukes Jeep! COMPLETED 6-4-2016!!!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:16:28 GMT -6
So then I went right to getting things on this model, next up? The mirrors!!! Sadly, the kit supplied parts were again WAY OFF.... I took them and used them to guide me to making ones a little closer, to what Daisy Jeep "Dixie" had.... They were chrome in the kit, but the real Jeep they were Semi-Gloss Black! SO, I did in fact paint them to reflect this! Got them made, and then got them in-place on the Jeep, and painted them right after the CA dried..... I made my OWN Mirror parts here, the kit-stock parts were nothing really, I even used the actual round mirror they supplied as a "mount"..... The brackets are made from straight pins! I then CA glued them to the Jeep. AND as you can see, I also got the Antenna in-place too... Not the actual true location for the real one but this Jeep is so far off, at this point, I had to use that little mount area for something other then to "plug" it up like I did the same thing on the other side..... SO.... Looks pretty good considering! I also put the spare tire and rack back in-place, (it will remain functional the spare tire rack!) -And just a couple extra's...... ENJOY............... There are a few more to come!!!! -Stay tuned, Comments welcome.
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:16:11 GMT -6
So I got the antenna painted and drying, I had to come up with a way to chain that 426 Hemi down..... What fun! -I sat for a bit to think up a few ways to make chain bracket or tie-downs (loops) and then was like yeah thats either not gonna look right, or simply be "too big" for in the Jeep.... The remedy? A simple hole drilled and then some softer wire, to bend made into a "U" and then one open end of the "U" slipped through a link in the chain, and then BOTH ends of the "U" guided into the hole that was drilled and CA glued from underneath the Jeep. Worked for this task, PERFECTLY!!!! I then had to come up with a way to attach the chain to the engine block. WELL thats easy, same way its done in real life, a bolt through a chain link, that goes into the block from the back side where the transmission mounts, and in the front where the timing chain cover or water pump mounts! Easy enough. WRONG!!!!! Getting a few short sections of wire to "stay" put as the chain was guided onto them and then CA glued to the wire was a bit fun, and a little challenging I have to say! I started in the back of the engine to mount just behind the seats.... The hardest part, first!!! -As the front of the engine to the back of the Jeep would be easier.... and it was!!!! Drivers side end of chain, in-place..... THEN the first mount to the engine in place added a little "sag" in the chain, and then moved to the next bolt hole location to have 2 bolts on the engine and then the left over chain flows over the passenger side.... Looks good so far! I really struggled with getting the passenger side end of the chain in-place, DAMN is that tight in there!!!! (My hands not being what they once were showed out here, BUT I got it, with a little frustration on the side, but I got it in-place! Same way I had planned, a "U" bent piece of wire slipped through a chain link and in it went.... I left some of this end of the chain "loose" -to look as tho the chain was longer then actually needed.... Tightened on this side! Front of engine got its chain, mounted to the floor as I have been doing, then ran right to the block, only this time I used 2 thin (really little) straight pins, and did the same thing as I did on the back, tight on the chain going to the engine, and then sagged a little between the mounts on the block and then tight on the other side to the floor...... Chained all 4 corners down to the truck as well as got that intake in-place too! NOW it looks better. Not so odd-lookin' because there was nothing "there"..... I'm pretty pleased with this whole part of the build! I actually can not believe just how good it turned out..... Stay tuned, more to come right after these short messages!!!! Comments welcome! ~ENJOY!!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:15:51 GMT -6
So guys, how about some REAL updates on this build? Shall we? YEAH lets go..... LOL I took and got to the point of the back getting the engine in, as well as the separated head, and just, that passenger side was well, LACKING badly... it needed something, but what? -You know, I GOT IT! PERFECT!!!! The engine, as I add to the story, was bought, for the General Lee, in case they tired the 426 Hemi in the Generals limitations. SO, they found one, that was being built, locally, and the owner, well sort of ran out of money to complete the build, and with that, he decided to sell it to catch up a few bills. Cooter on a tow truck run, and the boys Bo & Luke, both out somewhere not answering their CB as Daisy yelled for 'em. SO Uncle Jesse, told her to take the Jeep to this guys house and pick up the engine.... As he had paid for it. SO, with that..... I took that thought, and began thinking of that "empty" space, the engine was missing THE INTAKE!!!! This part was from a kit!!!! NOT my casting, and for what I had done to it, I could NOT have done with my resin! Why? WELL its simple, the inside of an intake is "open" for the porting, and the carburetors to feed that..... The resin ones I make are cast SOLID. Meaning that open interior was unobtainable due to the resin being solid, AND I could have "milled" it out, sure, BUT I have so many of the 2x4 barrel "Inline" intakes, whats one for a detail! Plus if I need one for a build, I'd be then lookin' for its exterior looks, NOT the ability to have open insides, SO, having said that. I milled a little inside, flat, and then plated the bottom. Then only to drill out the carburetor feed openings, as well as the carburetor mount bolt holes! I think it turned pretty good, I see a few things now that I would have (SHOULD HAVE) done differently, BUT thats OK, it fits the purpose here!!!! After all the drilling was done, and the bottom was plated to have a nice sight inside-wise, I then painted it with Testors model masters "Metalizer" paint color of Aluminum NON-Polish. I did not however "seal" it as they say as I didn't even "polish" it, It looked GREAT as-is when it dried! So it got painted, and sat aside, to dry..... While the intake was drying, I turned my focus on the CB whip Antenna..... The kit-supplied part was not going on this model! NO WAY NO HOW it looked horrible!!! SO, I cut it off the sprue, and then tried my hand at cleaning up the parting line on it, to a decent look. BUT the "antenna" part, had nothing round about it! I just then cut off the what is to be round, from the flex stress-relief. And then center drilled it to take .020" stainless steel wire, that I had laying on the bench, glued one end into it, and then got to looking for that "ball" part, to see what I had, and low-and-behold, I have beads in the shop, for all sorts of different modeling reasons (I use them a lot on model train stuff for the telephone poles to look like anti-conductor cups) BUT this time the other way around, on a model car, they work for gear shift knobs, as well as what your about to see, and measured in 1/25th scale come out to be around 2 inches in diameter.... NOT to bad I have to say, so I figured out the length of the Antenna and cut it to length, and then BEFORE I added the ball to the end, I thought, the flex Stress-Relief needs something more too.... Thinking of this, don't they have a sort-of spring in them to "whip" the antenna up and down vertical? OR is that so-called "spring" just part of the stress-relief? Anyway, I took out my spring arbor, and wrapped one, to just to touch over what it was going to go around.... Got the nice "start" on it, and then got a equally nice "finish" where the wraps of the spring are close together..... I think it turned out pretty damned good! As it was, the parts made had to be CA glued together, so drying did not take long at all.... SO once it was all thought out, I sat right out to begin painting the antenna WITHOUT the spring in-place or the ball end! The Flex stress-relief was done first in semi-gloss black, let to dry. Once dry, it got the spring slide over it, and then CA glued from the back side, and then held the black mount with an alligator clip, and glued the ball onto the end,again, with CA. I then painted the wire part, and the ball end gloss white.... The actual spring I made, will remain un-painted.... Its made from stainless steel music wire! I'm pleased in how that all came out! It sure will look good in-place on the Jeep when the time comes, (and that time is VERY close!) More to come, stay tuned and as always comments welcome, ~ENJOY!!!!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:15:27 GMT -6
Well guys, a little further.... I sat down, dug out what I think will look GREAT as "chain" to tie-down the Hemi load! WELL this chain is necklace chain that I picked up somewhere a long time ago for when I was detailing HO scale train cars with heavy loads on flat cars. BUT each package, I have has 10 feet in it (The bags I originally bought were HUGE and from one or 2 moves they had gotten lost or forgotten somewhere, (Who knows) BUT I had 5 or 6 sandwich bags full! LITERALLY! So anyway, when I got all this chain, it was merely "brass" and nothing more, bare brass. SO I took it and I have a chemical thats for stained glass "blackening" known as "patina" -Just like our rat rod thing and clear coating over rust, as a "patina".... SO, with this chemical, you can get it for all sorts of metals, as well as all sorts of color patina's. I use it A LOT in "black", the silver-ish shade, is a tad expensive and you only get 1/2 the amount as you do the black for any of the different metals. (They make it for brass, die-cast, lead, silver, Antimony, etc....) I have black for all of these metals. ANYWAY take the chain and dip it in the container allow to sit for a couple minutes, pull out and lay on a paper towel and this is what it looks like when its dry: I think in-place it will look GREAT! Heres a close-up: This isn't ALL I got done tho! I have some more ot add when I can get pictures of it. I have the white "Whip" antenna done ready to go onto the model, as well as something "more" to fill the space on the passenger side of the Jeep beside the engine! I thought that looked a little to empty.... I'll be getting pictures of that little gem when I can handle it. As once thats ready its going right in the Jeep. As you'll see! I then while doing this was planning how I was going to attach the chain to the engine and to the floor of the Jeep, to look as its being held down. So its coming together...... Stay tuned, more will follow (probably tonight!) Like always, comments welcome, ~ENJOY!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:14:50 GMT -6
So I had to sit and move things around in the back of the Jeep to get it to fit and look right. Naturally, the engine had to be "centered" to some point and have as much of it to sit over the axle as these 426 Hemi's in real life were in fact HEAVY...... I made the engine cradle from REAL wood, and stained to looked "used" but had to have a wide stance for side-to-side stability..... This took up some space to make that happen and gave it a wide "foot print" With space at a premium, I had to shuffle it around a little to see what worked best, and looked right and all still fit! SO, here is how that all worked out.... Engine centered, like I said, and just enough space to place that loose head to the drivers side to even weight.... NOT really, but for the "look" of it........ Showing the head a little to see what it all looks like over-top! JUST ENOUGH space to fit it all! A look from the outside..... NICELY put. BUT as you can see it sits "high" BUT has too........ The engine has a deep sump oil pan so the craddle had to be deep to support the engine by means of the oil pan lip..... Like they would be in real life. From the back, showing the center of the engine to the head on the drivers side, with the passenger side kinda "bare"..... this will have other things in there, like chain to be used for holding it in-place, OR loose chain to look like its being un-chained from place, to be unloaded! other side..... Outside passenger-side shot..... Thats it guys!!!! As of this last pic, the engine, the head, is drying IN the back of the Jeep! Some small extra details will be added, and a loose valve cover will be placed I think, yet, BUT thats about it for this part of the build! Coming will be the finishing details! The hood latches, the mirrors, the rear-view mirror just above the windshield and I have yet to paint the valve stems & then the CB's "Whip" Antenna! After that, this build is D-O-N-E!!!! Comments welcome! ENJOY!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:14:28 GMT -6
NOW I'm gonna be showing you all the engine BEFORE it goes into the back of the Jeep! I learned a valuable lesson adding the pistons! DO NOT use "gel" type glue!!!!! It creates a pressurized cylinder! That top-dead-center piston was a PITA to get to sit right! It kept coming out of the cylinder WAY TO FAR!!!!! I had to remove it, remove the glue from the piston, and use liquid CA "Krazy Glue" to get it to "stay" top-dead-center!!!!! LOL A bit better angle, showing depth of the piston detail, as well as the cam parts in-place!!!! The cam parts are a bit difficult to see..... The paint and color of the cam parts are real close the same color..... BUT had to be! And there ya have it guys!!!!! Next post will be of this detailed beauty in the back of the Jeep! Comments welcome, ~Enjoy!!!!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:13:56 GMT -6
So while the engine sat for a bit, I decided to get that head that I super detailed and stick some boards under it to show to some extent that the valves stuck down out the other "top" side and needed to be lifted up to haul it..... SO: I THINK that looks pretty good! I thought to show the valve detail I had to come up with something in order to show this in the "load"..... I'll be now going to show you the engine after it sat for a bit to dry and sure up ANY glue joints I made in my last posting to then move onto adding the pistons and cam parts! Stay tuned and like always comments welcome! ~ENJOY!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:13:37 GMT -6
WELL LET 'ER RIP!!!!!!! So then you all wanna see the NICELY detailed unpainted 426 Hemi, PAINTED? ? Engines is painted, and has the head in-place, with it topped with a nice Chrome valve cover. You can see some special details I made with my Unimat Lathe. I turned all those round metal parts in the Timing Chain recess. A little glimpse of the valve push rods as well can be seen here. Looking down onto the engine! ALL edges of other parts require seals and or gaskets painted to show "bare metal", as well as all the areas needing to be Hemi Orange painted too! Looks real good! Other side, showing the oil filter & pump area, drill passage, and nicely built "crate" for shipping! -Stained to look old and has been in a garage!! A real good side-shot!!! The back of the block! This shows the Flywheel..... a left-over gear with thee FINEST teeth I could find! (NOT able to be used on a HO scale train. A bit course teeth, but as fine tooth as I had! With the edge of the bell-housing edge mount bare metal too! GREAT "Valley" shot! NOW ya can see those push rods! as well as all the areas that are bare-metal..... NICELY done I have to say..... I'm pleased! A bit better angle? Maybe... to show the depth of detail! Just a few "extra's" I thought I'd toss in here!!!!! Notice the pistons aren't in-place yet, as well as the "cam" isn't there either! Its coming! More to follow stay tuned! Comments Welcome, ENJOY!!!!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:13:24 GMT -6
So then I keep talkin' about this "load" going in the back. YES I DO. You all have gotten an idea of what its gonna be, BUT you all only seen some of it. The "loose" 426 Head, the block and some of its detailing.... NOW however its time to unleash the beast..... yeah? Front of block, all drilled out, water coolant passages, oil passages, you name it, ALL drilled EVEN timing chain cover bolt holes drilled out! Un-bored side of the block! Showing the valve push rod recesses in the valley as well as the cam center detailing to show cam lobes, as well as the locations in the cam for its bearings, I also added a lip to the rear of the transmission mount to show its detail, (you'll see more of that in a second!) -The 2nd head is setting in the fore ground waiting too! Bell housing mount lip for the transmission, I literally MILLED out that white lip from stryrene to fit my resin block for this! Notice, the block also is drilled for a crank! Ya can't tell I had a LOT of fun with this can ya? Now you get to see the side of the block that I bored out! I also drilled in oil passages, and water coolant passages, as well as bolt holes for the head! Yeah, the head isn't going in place on this side, SO, this side of the block has to be fully detailed as far as I can get it.... Thats what you see here! NOT 100% true to life, but its close (some holes in 1/25th scale I just don't have small enough drills to do.... OR I WOULD HAVE!) That lingering head that was in the fore ground is now in-place on the block. This is how that part will be till the end as I plan to add some more to it! Showing a little more detail on the head. The head (just like the other one) got the intake ports drilled out as well as the exhaust ports! Also notice the distributor "hole" is drilled out too! This shot shows a good view of the bored out cylinders, as well as oil and coolant passages! Other side of the block, showing the head detail from this side. I also went as far as drilling out the water plugs in the block sides, They will be replaced with the "caps" painted in-place! The oil filter passage is also drilled out! A somewhat "OK" valley shot with the head in-place. Front of block with the deep sump oil pan on the block. Almost ready for paint she is! This shot shows all the holes drilled in the face of the timing chain recess! Stay tuned, there will be more of this detailing to come, I'm waiting for the block to dry of its second coat of Hemi Orange.... I then will be able to do the bare metal areas for where seals and gaskets will be! MAYBE even a little more hole drilling, where applicable! Detail is coming! Thanks for looking, Comments welcome! ENJOY!
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Post by Hemi on Dec 28, 2016 19:13:09 GMT -6
Well as I said guys, there WAS more coming and here it comes!!!! LOL I took and got to lookin' at the Jeep and the wheels needed some added details! Valve stems would go a long ways!!! SO, I took and seen what I had for wire, and what drill bit I needed. I had steel music wire, that was .020" thick. SO, I went to make sure I had a drill bit to drill a hole just a bit bigger then the wire being used to allow glue to go around the wire in the rim. SO, that all worked out! Have a look: Holes were drilled as deep as I could for valve stem length adjustment, while gluing. So the valve stems are just shy of 1/4 inch long. Holes were drilled into the rims in staggering locations around its circumference to look realistic! More to follow, The detailing of the "load" going in the back is coming! Stay tuned, Comments welcome ENJOY!!!!
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