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Post by stitchdup on Sept 1, 2018 11:44:27 GMT -7
Well I'm at a standstill on the lincoln until my filler arrives. I figured I had a shot at finishing this in time for this months last man standing. The plan is something similar to a liberty walk build and i have a plan for the arches so the rest should be fairly stock but low with wide wheels. |
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Post by leon on Sept 1, 2018 17:32:31 GMT -7
Nice one Les!
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 3, 2018 16:14:48 GMT -7
So if all goes according to plan, tomorrow I'll be showing you how to build a wide arch body kit for much less than a dollar
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 4, 2018 1:44:52 GMT -7
Nice choice mate, i work over the road from a Ford dealership, and i see so many of these leave the showroom, but all STOCK...  |
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Post by vcv8273 on Sept 4, 2018 2:20:35 GMT -7
Look forward to see what you do with this one Les
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 5, 2018 16:50:23 GMT -7
So a slight delay to wide arches. I was thinking about it and realised it would be easier to fit the arches after the suspension and wheels. This way I can get the suspension and wheels fitted then build up the arches around them instead of fitting the suspension and wheels to the arches. Thats the plan anyway so hopefully it works out ok. The first pic is just to show the ridiculous number of ejector tags, nearly every part has them. You will also notice the suspension is still near stock height but that will change. I also fitted the brakes but mounted them at an angle as this will be a stance type build    If anyone else has this kit I could do with a copy of the instructions for the engine as mine seem to be missing |
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Post by vcv8273 on Sept 5, 2018 22:02:28 GMT -7
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 6, 2018 2:26:46 GMT -7
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 6, 2018 7:07:25 GMT -7
Man............why do they do that with the tags? I'll never get it. Progress is looking good so far Les.
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 6, 2018 9:00:00 GMT -7
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Post by lowlife on Sept 6, 2018 10:04:44 GMT -7
Like this one Stitch, I made up wire arches from ping pong balls, hard but it worked !
Love those Liberty Walk kits on anything, looking forward to more on this !
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Sept 6, 2018 15:32:32 GMT -7
That stance is looking real good.
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Sept 9, 2018 18:12:11 GMT -7
Nice u going to make a wide body kit for it
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Post by vcv8273 on Sept 10, 2018 0:03:38 GMT -7
Nice sized rubber there Les will be watching how you do those wheel arches with interest
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 10, 2018 2:33:38 GMT -7
Nice sized rubber there Les will be watching how you do those wheel arches with interest <iframe width="24.720000000000027" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 24.720000000000027px; height: 2.9200000000000017px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none;left: 15px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_76593150" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.720000000000027" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 24.72px; height: 2.92px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1176px; top: -5px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_45563262" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.720000000000027" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 24.72px; height: 2.92px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 15px; top: 87px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_61296532" scrolling="no"></iframe> <iframe width="24.720000000000027" height="2.9200000000000017" style="position: absolute; width: 24.72px; height: 2.92px; z-index: -9999; border-style: none; left: 1176px; top: 87px;" id="MoatPxIOPT0_67068308" scrolling="no"></iframe> That makes another one mate.. Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys |
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Sept 19, 2018 5:10:03 GMT -7
Looking good so far
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 22, 2018 5:29:22 GMT -7
Ok now the work week is done for 3 weeks back to the arches. As I said this should cost less than a dollar and is pretty simple. You will need 4 plastic dessert spoons that cover the entire wheelarch (I'm using different sizes for each end), and the chassis and wheels either mocked up or built. For this I will be doing the rear arches first, but the fronts are done the same way.  I started by marking the wheelarch's all round as I want to maintain the body line so will be removing these from the body and fitting them to the arches. This will also give me matching arches on both sides.  Next I made sure the spoon covers the wheels as it would be no use if it didn't fit. I've gone around the spoon in pen to help it show in the pics.   Yup it clears the wheels  Next I removed the handles from the spoons including the rib that is seen on the spoon edges. I'm going to be using the handles for the the sills so the gap at the bottom of the spoon isn't too big a deal  more to follow once i carefully remove the arches from the body |
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Post by leon on Sept 22, 2018 5:40:30 GMT -7
That's a nice idea Les! Looking forward to seeing how this comes together.
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 23, 2018 11:36:11 GMT -7
Putting this on hold until the lincoln is finished. I have to go into work for a few extra days and the lincoln is a more important build
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 25, 2018 5:41:31 GMT -7
Putting this on hold until the lincoln is finished. I have to go into work for a few extra days and the lincoln is a more important build Very cool ideas in motion Les. Will be looking forward to this one when you get done with the Lincoln. |
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