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Post by sportabout on Apr 15, 2020 16:37:29 GMT -5
Parts are tested so it is time to glue the wheels. To get the wheels straight I made a jig with my calipers. 5 minute epoxy is best glue to this.  |
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 15, 2020 17:52:49 GMT -5
That's a nifty idea, there!
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Post by tubbs on Apr 16, 2020 6:41:24 GMT -5
That's a nifty idea, there! Man, what a contraption. I use a flat surface and full paint bottles to get my wheels straight. I am working on a project now that wobbles... really? Give me a break. That's soooooooo irritating. |
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Post by sportabout on Apr 16, 2020 13:45:51 GMT -5
I have to build everything carefully because I am not a very skilled builder. Wheel alignments go easily wrong  |
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Post by tubbs on Apr 16, 2020 16:58:23 GMT -5
I understand completely.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 18:35:23 GMT -5
Really neat trick. I would never have thought of that.
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 18, 2020 20:57:41 GMT -5
I have to build everything carefully because I am not a very skilled builder. Wheel alignments go easily wrong Nothing wrong with using every trick you can think of!! LOL I know I have to!!! |
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Post by sportabout on Apr 19, 2020 16:30:58 GMT -5
Two evenings I installed the front end in place. I build a rack with plastic bars to hold the part in place. It had to be glued as a separate part to the frame. Maybe third time succeeds  The front end must be in place before I can install the radiator. There is not much space in the front of the engine.
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Post by Jcon on Apr 23, 2020 16:36:49 GMT -5
Nice!!!
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Post by sportabout on Apr 24, 2020 18:13:22 GMT -5
The exhaust system is from Eliminator but parted to two pieces and painted with TS-83. Front pipe is made from soldering wire.    Oil filter is glued to the block too but it can't bee seen in ready model. The rear suspension is made of Pro Spotsman's front springs. Chassis is now ready. Next the radiator and hoses. |
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 24, 2020 22:40:10 GMT -5
Nice piping work!
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Post by Jcon on Apr 25, 2020 0:22:05 GMT -5
Very nice exhaust system!!!
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Post by sportabout on Apr 25, 2020 15:27:45 GMT -5
Designing the license plate. This was used somewhere earlier.
Front plate. Too provocative?   |
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 25, 2020 16:52:16 GMT -5
Not provocative....should be a requirement! LoL
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Post by BUCKY on Apr 25, 2020 17:20:24 GMT -5
My former mechanic, may he rest in peace, had a 1948 Ford coupe, running a GM V-6 and GM automatic transmission. He had a front plate made that said, "Ford Tuff Built With GM Stuff".
I always hated that plate! LoL
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