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Post by thumb on Mar 4, 2011 15:17:58 GMT -5
Finally got back to working on this thing. Trying to figure out which carb I should use. According to the book, the car came factory stock with a Holley 3910 carb but Grumpy got tired of adjusting the vacuum advance and disconnected it and made it manual. Here is a pic of an available Holley carb which I think is too big and most likely more of an 850 Holley and then a pic of the same carb that I modified to make it look more like a 3910 without the vacuum advance stuff on it. Which do you think I should use? I'm thinking the second one.  Original  Modified Hopefully I can move ahead now and get off this carb thing, I want to get this thing done! |
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Post by dodgefever on Mar 4, 2011 17:42:54 GMT -5
I agree, the second one looks more in-scale.
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Post by goodguy56 on Mar 4, 2011 21:31:23 GMT -5
 Looks good so far!! :)Rick |
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Post by thumb on Mar 15, 2011 22:22:18 GMT -5
Wow, 11 days since my last update. I need to work faster  Back to work on the WIP now. I finally got the carb to where I wanted it and added those tubes to the top whatever they're called. Right now they're just sitting in there but you get the idea. I found some K&S 1/32" brass tubing to do this and some other work on the carb.   |
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Post by thumb on Mar 22, 2011 1:06:23 GMT -5
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Post by Duane on Mar 22, 2011 14:20:54 GMT -5
great work Tim !!!!!
keep the pictures comin !!!!!
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Post by twistedswift on Apr 11, 2011 8:59:29 GMT -5
Tim your work is so unbelievable you are so detailed to the smallest nut . you need to do some how to videos for all us amateurs that can only dream of the work you do.
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Post by thumb on Apr 11, 2011 18:48:33 GMT -5
Thanks twisted for those kind words. Probably the best tutorial is to watch my WIP because I tend to show and explain any detail work that I do as I go. If there's a question, then just ask. I can say though that a microscope comes in real handy when working with small details, at least it does with my eyesight.  |
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Post by thumb on Apr 12, 2011 14:55:01 GMT -5
This is the color I'm going with. It's the Model Master Burnt Metal over a light gray primer. It's about as close as I can get to the carb color. Now that I can handle it, I'll start putting on all the nuts & bolts, linkages and fuel line.  |
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Post by twistedswift on Apr 12, 2011 22:05:27 GMT -5
what kind of microscope do you use?
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Post by thumb on Apr 12, 2011 23:17:18 GMT -5
It's a Bausch & Lomb Stereo Zoom 7  |
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Post by twistedswift on Apr 13, 2011 9:54:53 GMT -5
wow that looks like a spend y piece . but it would help
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Post by Duane on Apr 13, 2011 15:20:16 GMT -5
hey Tim !!!!!... ya reckon they'd trade one of those for my ex  |
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Post by thumb on Apr 13, 2011 17:28:15 GMT -5
I don't know if Ebay does trades.  |
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Post by thumb on Apr 23, 2011 9:34:59 GMT -5
Moving on to something different now, it's time to make some modifications to the interior tub. Since I had to trim the body at the bottom of the side windows because they were not right, the interior tub is now too high so out comes the dremel tool again.  |
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