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Post by spex84 on Jul 16, 2020 15:20:28 GMT -5
I like the looks of those parts so far!
The 3D printed parts from Iceman Collections look like they're done a fairly high-quality 3D printer. I'd love to ask him how he's doing the 3D figures, too...they're just crazy, must be based on 3D scans of actual people with a bunch of clean-up work to make the scans printable. Exciting technology for sure!
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Post by chepp on Aug 10, 2020 14:22:35 GMT -5
This Duece has been a learning experience. Ed of Drag City Casting happened to post the cover of the May 1960 Hot Rod magazine on his facebook page a few weeks ago. Until seeing it I would have never thought that a hopped-up V8 would have been connected to a quick-change rear with a torque tube and wishbone. That caused me to drop the X-member bracing and split rear bones that I was planning to use.
I don't want to buy anything more for this project (such as a Revell '40 Ford) so I'm making this Frankenstein's monster of a drive line from parts that I already have.
"Igor, I need some shocks," Dr. F said. ZZZAAAAPPP! "No, Igor, I meant shock absorbers."
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Post by krassandbernie on Aug 10, 2020 18:51:48 GMT -5
Very cool Charley! I can't wait to see this mocked up on all fours!
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Post by spex84 on Aug 11, 2020 0:29:34 GMT -5
Did the headers on the "Emperor" get changed at some point? I'd swear the exhaust pipes on the car are parallel, not splayed like the ones in the photo. I absolutely love that chassis shot!
This car is gonna be sweet, Charley.
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Post by krassandbernie on Aug 12, 2020 13:12:33 GMT -5
Did the headers on the "Emperor" get changed at some point? I'd swear the exhaust pipes on the car are parallel, not splayed like the ones in the photo. I absolutely love that chassis shot! This car is gonna be sweet, Charley. Not sure, I'll e-mail you a few pics that I have.........don't have time to upload them to Fotki.
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Post by skip on Aug 13, 2020 7:17:44 GMT -5
Not certain either, the pics that I have are from the Hot Rod cover/article as well. I quickly looked through my collection and didn't turn up anything else.
I have about 90% of the musty magazines that I have listed on a file with the feature articles and other hi-lites listed for the magazine so I can quickly scan through the list. I have quite a few totes of musty mags, so it would normally take some time to thumb through to find something. I started this system some time ago, so every new magazine gets listed with it's information; quite an improvement over thumbing, but I still have to finish up the listings on the rest.
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Post by BigPappaJ on Aug 13, 2020 8:09:38 GMT -5
Here's a couple of pictures, one from the 50's, the other more recent:
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Post by spex84 on Aug 13, 2020 11:39:54 GMT -5
Yep, those pipes look like they've been changed to be more parallel in the most recent incarnation.
BTW, thanks for the pics you sent over, Ed!
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Post by reedeezel on Aug 13, 2020 12:00:06 GMT -5
January 2020 Hot Rod Deluxe (last issue ever?) had two shots of the Emperor- original 1960- splayed headers- and later- parallel tubes.
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Post by dodgefever on Aug 14, 2020 18:15:42 GMT -5
This Duece has been a learning experience. Ed of Drag City Casting happened to post the cover of the May 1960 Hot Rod magazine on his facebook page a few weeks ago. Until seeing it I would have never thought that a hopped-up V8 would have been connected to a quick-change rear with a torque tube and wishbone. That caused me to drop the X-member bracing and split rear bones that I was planning to use. I don't want to buy anything more for this project (such as a Revell '40 Ford) so I'm making this Frankenstein's monster of a drive line from parts that I already have. "Igor, I need some shocks," Dr. F said. ZZZAAAAPPP! "No, Igor, I meant shock absorbers."
Posts like this are very useful, thanks.
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Post by chepp on Aug 24, 2020 19:44:33 GMT -5
It's mocked-up on all fours.
I think that I've figured out what to use for the rear tires. As always, suggestions are welcome for alternatives.
The kit's front end needs to be a little lower. I've modified the frame — this doesn't actually lower it but it makes it look better.
This is what was needed to get a little bit of rake and to look better. I understand that Revell needed to put those tabs on the axle to make it easier for most builders to assemble it but they just look odd to me so I got rid of them.
Think this will do? If I use the hood top I'll improve the way it fits to the body.
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Post by Dennis on Aug 25, 2020 2:35:26 GMT -5
You’re making good progress. Stance looks nice. That damn Beatnik Bandit just keeps on giving!
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Post by spex84 on Aug 25, 2020 19:17:29 GMT -5
Looking good!
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Post by skip on Aug 28, 2020 11:39:17 GMT -5
Now that my memory is further jogged, I think I remember pictures of this car in Hot Rod DeLuxe. I’m already missing Hot Rod DeLuxe a whole lot, not only the tactile part of holding a magazine in hand; but just the continuation of when Hot Rod Magazine had great articles and some relevance throughout the automobile world in general. It didn’t matter if it was Indy, Drag Racing, Custom Cars, NASCAR, Hot Rods, New Cars... Hot Rod had something knowledgeable to add to the discussion about just about everything they covered, not so much these days!
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Post by chepp on Sept 9, 2020 22:28:56 GMT -5
For mock-ups I ran a 1/16" brass tube through the major components to get them lined up. I added stuff on the frame board to hold the driveline while I fiddled with the chassis. The tube was removed later when it was time to test fit a plastic torque tube drive shaft.
The trans mount was scratchbuilt from styrene and bolt castings to fit to a Monogram '32 Ford crossmember. The rear spring crossmember is from the AMT/Lindberg '34 Ford pickup that was pie-cut to lower the rear of the car.
In hindsight, I should have just bought a kit that already had this drive shaft/rear end. I figured that a real hot rodder would just weld a shock stud wherever it was needed such as on the back side of an axle bell. Let me know if there is a better way.
Based on a quotation from Winston Churchill, maybe this build will be a success: “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”
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