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Post by DeeCee on Jan 22, 2020 3:29:24 GMT -7
Looks sweet mate, great work on the back end. I'll bet today was tough! So far it's the longest 3 days i have done in a long time mate, as i came back, the Boss went on holidays, so it's up to me to open up, and do all the BS paperwork too.... roll on the Weekend..  Tonight was the first time i have felt like doing anything this week, so i got stuck into doing the wish-bones, some call them the upper A arms.. Started by trying to modify the originals..... turned out butt ugly.  Next shot was to trace out where the important stuff needed to be, like the mounting point, which i used, and then the pick-up point for the spindle.. all in one piece... way better result, will clean them up tomorrow night and add some strengthening.  |
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 22, 2020 12:10:01 GMT -7
Those look much more "custom chassis-ish".
In keeping with the rear of the car, and project overall.
Really nice work sir.
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Post by poet on Jan 22, 2020 17:33:49 GMT -7
Nice A-arm work! I gotta try that on my 64.
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Post by Deano on Jan 22, 2020 17:35:41 GMT -7
Plan B looks heaps better. Like Mark said, much more custom!
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 23, 2020 1:28:58 GMT -7
Much better looking mate
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Jan 23, 2020 17:26:02 GMT -7
Very cool mate.
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Post by sharp on Jan 23, 2020 19:14:13 GMT -7
A arms look great!
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 26, 2020 19:44:21 GMT -7
Thanks guys, i have been slaving away on this one, so much scratch building, AND i could not decide on a color.... icon_whistle I went with Duplicolor Ginger Ale.... second guessed myself, went and brought 3 more colors but did not like any of them enough to change it, so Ginger Ale it is !! Drive line is a little darker, and the suspension parts are Duplicolor PETROLEUM, it is a pearl black/green.   |
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 26, 2020 19:59:11 GMT -7
Nice colours, they suit each other pretty well
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 26, 2020 20:31:36 GMT -7
Thanks mate, getting contrast was going to be the problem, but i think it will work.
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 27, 2020 1:53:10 GMT -7
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Post by lowlife on Jan 27, 2020 2:34:23 GMT -7
Nice choice of colour, thought the shocks were red, then their silver ?
Looking forward to the body paint, should look amazing !
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 27, 2020 4:05:16 GMT -7
Nice choice of colour, thought the shocks were red, then their silver ? Looking forward to the body paint, should look amazing ! Front shocks are red, rear Coil overs are silver mate.. and thanks  |
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 27, 2020 4:25:10 GMT -7
looking good mate
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 27, 2020 9:52:34 GMT -7
This is awesome sir.
Looking great!
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Jan 27, 2020 17:40:16 GMT -7
That looks great dale! Ginger Ale colour looks ace! And those suspension parts... hell! They are awesome!
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 31, 2020 8:31:29 GMT -7
Coming together very nicely Dale. I do like those coil over shocks.
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Post by Deano on Jan 31, 2020 23:53:50 GMT -7
Very nice mate, I like how all your scratch mods are coming together. Very keen to see the paint!
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Post by DeeCee on Feb 1, 2020 0:16:22 GMT -7
Thanks guys, she's on hold for a few weeks to build the Willys, then back into it.
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Post by DeeCee on Feb 23, 2020 2:42:02 GMT -7
Back on this one, and got the rear end installed last night.   Also plumbed up the brake booster.  |
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Post by leon on Feb 23, 2020 6:26:43 GMT -7
Really nice work there Dale!
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Post by poet on Feb 23, 2020 10:15:53 GMT -7
That's some awesome work there! Fantastic detail!
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 24, 2020 8:47:00 GMT -7
Love it.
This progress is fab!
Carry on sir....
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Post by sharp on Feb 25, 2020 6:59:32 GMT -7
Chassis looks great Dale. Nice work on the master cyl. and booster too.
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Post by lowlife on Feb 25, 2020 8:56:11 GMT -7
Nice work Dale, rear axle looks proper beefed up, and I'm liking the details ! Looking forward to paint !  |
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Post by DeeCee on Feb 25, 2020 13:14:29 GMT -7
Thank you guys very much, struggling a bit on this one after having a few weeks off it to build the Willys.
Second guessing myself on color etc, but i just have to do it !! Might go with some gold Camaro stripes
to accent the green, gold wheels might be the go too, as they need painting. icon_hmm_zps07rcoppf
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Post by mustang1989 on Feb 25, 2020 14:09:03 GMT -7
Coming together very nicely Dale! Love all the detailing man. Really nice construction going on.
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Post by DeeCee on Feb 26, 2020 1:48:42 GMT -7
Thanks Joe, but tonight was 1 step forward and 2 steps backwards. I got the front suspension sorted, stance is PERFECT !! But had to narrow the front wheels as they hit on everything. That was the easy part, then, then the sump hit on the ground, as i had made a larger one, to give it that racer look, so had to chop that off, then all the headers hit on the suspension, so that has to be done again..    TIME TO START AGAIN..  |
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Post by lowlife on Feb 26, 2020 4:53:40 GMT -7
Coming along mate, when I slammed mine i had to judge how low the sump sat, I set up the suspension with the sump on the floor ! Really should get back to this one !
Had no trouble with headers, can you raise the block a tiny bit ?
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 26, 2020 7:51:57 GMT -7
RATS!!! That's a drag. Sometimes I wonder if it should be called "Cuss-tom" modeling. I'm sure you'll get it worked out though. |
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