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Post by Duane on Apr 12, 2020 1:03:22 GMT -5
you're doing some great work Dennis; your A is lookin sharp already !
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Post by falconwagon on Apr 12, 2020 11:08:32 GMT -5
Great work sharp
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Post by spex84 on Apr 12, 2020 14:36:35 GMT -5
Those bolt-heads jazz up the heads significantly. I wouldn't have thought to add breathers from the '34 Ford kits either--that's a nifty idea, and I happen to have some of those kicking around. Neat trick with the firewall lip...reading the description, I thought "the recessed firewall option doesn't have a lip"...but you sliced it off the back! Lateral thinking
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Post by Dennis on Apr 12, 2020 14:57:06 GMT -5
...but you sliced it off the back! Lateral thinking There you go! I should have been specific. LOL!
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Post by Dennis on Apr 13, 2020 9:44:15 GMT -5
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Post by randfink on Apr 13, 2020 9:55:07 GMT -5
Man, this is gorgeous!
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Post by Dennis on Apr 22, 2020 14:50:27 GMT -5
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Post by dodgefever on Apr 23, 2020 3:19:36 GMT -5
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Post by krassandbernie on Apr 23, 2020 9:58:13 GMT -5
I agree with what you've said; however, it would be perfectly acceptable (and appropriate) to have the engine set back a bit for weight transfer on a car that sees strip duty........and the Halibrands and slicks out back say this is more than just a late '60's street rod.
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Post by dodgefever on Apr 23, 2020 11:12:11 GMT -5
Sure, good points.
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Post by Dennis on Apr 23, 2020 12:30:16 GMT -5
Plus there’s the fact that the engine is already mounted, LOL!
Actually, one issue that would come up if it were moved forward is header fit. They are TIGHT as it is and with the frame being a wedge moving the engine forward would cause them not to fit between the frame rails. And then there’s the radiator which always takes up more room than we think it will.
But I like the engine set-back for racing explanation. I’ll roll with that! Haha
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Post by RodBurNeR on Apr 23, 2020 16:39:29 GMT -5
looking pretty darn good so far!
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Post by Dennis on Jul 5, 2020 23:06:36 GMT -5
UPDATE!Been a while since I updated this projected but I've been chipping away at getting everything painted behind the scenes. The Pontiac 421 is coming together nicely. At this point it just needs the carbs, filters and fuel lines. The block and trans are Testors "Bronze" from their one-coat lacquer line. I had just enough leftover from my '32 5-Window to spray the engine and felt it's a good accent color for the rest of the car. The intake and valve covers are Tamiya "Mica Silver" with heavy gloss clear. The wheels and tires are finished. The entire set is an AMT parts pack from a few years ago. Wheel finish is Tamiya "Silver Leaf" with their flat clear for an as-cast appearance. The exhaust pipes are Tamiya "Mica Silver" with their flat clear to give it a metallic appearance with no sheen. I've done red "Cherry Bomb" glass packs on the last couple of models so this time I decided to do them up as "Blue Streak" glass packs. This is gonna be a 1960's era car but I didn't want to do another white/black two tone interior so I decided to take a chance with light gray (actually just Tamiya primer) and Tamiya "Blue" with a semi-gloss clear coat. The "carpet" is simply Duplicolor dark gray primer with a flat clear coat. The dashboard is a sneak-peek at the body color, Tamiya "French Blue, to show how the various colors will look together. Chassis parts are all detail painted and just need their final gloss clear coat to seal everything in. Working on getting the body prepped for primer at this time. More to come soon!
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Jul 6, 2020 6:18:52 GMT -5
It's wild how different those parts pack wheels look without chrome. I never did get around to getting that one, might have to pick it up.
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Post by spex84 on Jul 6, 2020 9:25:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm liking those de-chromed as-cast wheels! Very curious to see what the final body color looks like next to the bronze engine block. I think it's going to be snazzy.
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