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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 28, 2020 18:20:19 GMT -8
Thanks fellas!! I managed to get the engine installed and the headers painted and attached. Those couple of items may not sound like a whole lot but believe me....there was a whole lot of planning, test fitting and modifying to make just those few items happen. Added a small amount of blueing to the end of the exhaust outlets. Not much.....just enough for effect. I also painted and installed the driveshaft. About all that's left here is to fabricate some steering linkage and the bottom side will be done save for some scratch built wheelie bars.  |
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Post by afx on Nov 29, 2020 5:21:23 GMT -8
Chassis looks great Joe.
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 30, 2020 13:01:02 GMT -8
Thanks JC! At this point there was still some tweeking left to do with the spark plug wire "boots" in the way of shortening them. I chucked up several of these pins that I have in the drill and ground the ends against a file to reduce the diameter of the pin heads.  Then I cut all of the down to the same length  And here the plug wire boots test fitted into place. At this point they still needed shortened and painted black to be fully prepped for the wire install. (Part of what's been stalling this is waiting on the correct color of ignition wires to arrive in the mail which happened yesterday so forward we go) ...  Here's with the ignition wires formed and installed. This is NOT what I was opting for because these wires should be red but the "spark plug wire" that I got sent was the scale size of a battery cable so I went for orange.  Here in this pic I just didn't like how the "magneto" on the engine looked and it wasn't "correct" for the build so I removed it and went with a regular coil. I also dirtied up the ignition wires as well.  |
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Post by Art on Nov 30, 2020 19:32:16 GMT -8
Hey Joe! I haven't seen this until now, and I love it. Great subject, great work! Your ingenuity is fun to watch on this one.
-Art
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 1, 2020 6:23:34 GMT -8
Joe,
Oh Wow!!
Those plug wire boots just blew me away. The underside of the chassis looks fantastic for sure.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 1, 2020 19:24:18 GMT -8
Thanks Art and Joel. I do appreciate your kind words and you all following along. More updates tomorrow.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 3, 2020 11:55:44 GMT -8
Been working on the fuel induction the whole week. I started out with the intake runners and plenum. Shot with the unpainted carburetors from Futureattraction:  Then I shot a coat of Tamiya X-31 Titanium Gold on 'em, filled in the throttle bores with some flat black and assembled them  Then came a dark brown acrylic wash, allowed to dry and followed up with a dry brushing of ground up black pastel to flatten it all out and add some "age" to them. I took a comparative pic of both carbs. One on the left is with the wash and pastel treatment and the one on the right is without it.  And with both carburetors painted and "weathered". Now.....it's time to add the details.  |
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 4, 2020 7:31:43 GMT -8
Very nice paint detailing on those twin 4 barrel carbs.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 4, 2020 14:06:13 GMT -8
Very nice paint detailing on those twin 4 barrel carbs. Joel Thanks Joel. Futureattraction Holley 1050 carburetors are the best out there....hands down. So....now that the two pieces are finally together the whole engine takes on a much different appearance. Just have the throttle linkage and a few other details to add and this part will be complete.  |
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 4, 2020 14:45:42 GMT -8
Gotta admit, that's one great looking big block.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 5, 2020 4:52:32 GMT -8
Gotta admit, that's one great looking big block. Joel Thanks Joel! Throttle linkage is around 90% complete. Still gotta and the levers from the firewall to the throttle quadrant (that still has to be added as well) and from the quadrant up to the carburetors.   |
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 5, 2020 6:35:24 GMT -8
Mustang1989,
I've always been just a little envious of you guys that can do all of that engine detailing past ignition wires and a few water lines. I'd say that you've really nailed it.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 6, 2020 5:48:14 GMT -8
Thanks for the very kind comments Joel. Patience.....is the key to this stuff.
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Post by tatocorvette on Dec 7, 2020 4:42:58 GMT -8
Glad to see more progress on this!
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 7, 2020 5:14:19 GMT -8
Glad to see more progress on this! Glad you're on board Ismael! |
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