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Post by 41chevy on Aug 4, 2021 11:41:37 GMT -5
The fenders are not fully down on the chassis so it looks too high. It sit much lower.
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Aug 4, 2021 12:13:23 GMT -5
Cool.
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 9, 2021 21:53:50 GMT -5
After 5 days and a pile of rejects I have the hood lengthened 3.5mm and new side panels made. After the hood photo was taken I ended up having to radius the lower sides of the new panels to clear the lower fender crown to fit the hood completely down against the fender/frame lip. Now I know why the 1 to 1's front fenders were made from 7 pieces to get the clearance. The first image with the stock radiator shell shows how radical the section and channel job is. Exactly 7mm or 9/32 of an inch. The section between the fire wall and the rear of the front fender/running board areas needed a 1/8" wide 1/4" long filler and a triangle piece to fill the gap between the fender, body and hood side corner. That detail was not done on the 1 to 1. You can see it in the magazine pic in the very first post. Odd because Mr Nettles seem to take great pains on the fit and finish otherwise. I think that took almost as long as the hood mods. I may see the first bit of color on it by this weekend. Paul
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Aug 10, 2021 6:33:32 GMT -5
That's one reason why most channeled rods don't have hoods. Glad you're going the extra mile because it looks great.
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Aug 10, 2021 19:46:57 GMT -5
Sure looks great. Perhaps as hard as it was to get that filler piece set in plastic, it's even harder to do in sheet metal? Is it the width of the Olds that requires the hood extension or the length? Guess that's why you see so many SBC Chevy's and Fords. They fit.
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 11, 2021 12:17:07 GMT -5
Sure looks great. Perhaps as hard as it was to get that filler piece set in plastic, it's even harder to do in sheet metal? Is it the width of the Olds that requires the hood extension or the length? Guess that's why you see so many SBC Chevy's and Fords. They fit. Nope the filler panel in metal would be 10X easier the in scale plastic. The hood extension is because of three things. The body was moved back on the chassis 4 1/2 scale inches and the radiator was moved forward 2 scale inches. It was done on the 1 to 1 to get clearance for the pulley's and fan. This also leaves the basic interior floor area intact for comfort. Mr Nettles used a 1934 Plymouth hood assembly which was 6 3/4'' longer (Plymouth ran a longer flathead 6 cylinder) then the Ford hood with the same contours at the body and the radiator. That was the age when you could go to a junkyard and go "shop" for what you needing in the parts bins.
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Post by 41chevy on Aug 17, 2021 13:00:39 GMT -5
Got the interior done less some touch up on the seams and a wash over the speaker grill First coats of color. still need to be blocked with 1200 wet and dry, than 3 coats of clear, reblocked with 2000 grit and buffed out. Making progress. Paul
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Aug 18, 2021 18:14:17 GMT -5
Nice and shiny.
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