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Old 07-27-2017, 01:04 PM   #31
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Distributor installed with I.D. plate. The reworked and detailed oil pump is also installed.
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Old 07-28-2017, 11:53 AM   #32
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What better to replicate silicone plug wire boots than… brass?

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Old 07-29-2017, 07:24 PM   #33
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Oil pan is ready for installation. If the molded in bolt detail was done as hex heads I might have just painted them. But they were round so I shaved them off and made new bolts and washers and some fittings.
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Old 07-31-2017, 06:27 PM   #34
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After a complete tear down and clean up and some modifications, the frame was built up then given a base of Navy Blue.
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Old 08-01-2017, 02:54 PM   #35
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Oil filter installed and custom made decals applied to it, the belts and the oil cap…

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Old 08-02-2017, 04:34 PM   #36
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I cut vents into the nose and added a beak reminiscent of a Ferrari or Gurney Eagle.

Rounded corners were added to the scoops.

A coat of primer before hopefully a final sanding.
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Old 08-04-2017, 06:36 PM   #37
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The front shocks needed to be reworked because the open snap-fit lower eyes didn't look real. This one came off the factory built car I've disassembled.

I had a fresh set of shocks left over from another kit. I cut off those lower eyes and replaced them with brass ones. Then I cut the pistons off all four top pieces and replaced them with aluminum rod. The holes that hold the set pins were filled and sanded smooth. The springs were painted with R/C car body paint to flex and I made Koni decals. The snubbers were made from silicone and BMF was used for the spring tensioners. (The rears will be compressed when they are installed.)
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Old 08-05-2017, 04:21 PM   #38
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The front spoiler is scratch-built from styrene and pinned to the nose.

Fiber texture has been added to the underside.
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Old 08-16-2017, 12:27 PM   #39
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I got around to finishing the front spoiler. SMS HiDef C/F decals sealed with clear lacquer and then sanded & buffed out.

The underside will be left raw. I started fiber-glassing the inside of the nose too.
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Old 08-20-2017, 12:28 PM   #40
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The inside of the nose has been fiber-glassed…
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Old 08-24-2017, 10:12 AM   #41
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The aluminum body side panels have to be installed very early on in the construction of the car. The ones from the factory built car were somewhat bent and dented so they have been straightened out.
Primed in white and a base coat of TS-26 Gloss White applied where the Gulf logos will go.

The blue and white areas were masked off and the TS-12 Orange was applied.

Then the orange was masked and TS-23 Light Blue was applied.

And all the masking was removed…

I didn't like the way the logo came out so I remasked and reshot the orange.

That's better…

Next up the blue and black decals I made for it were applied.

And then sealed with a clear coat.
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Looks Great!

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Old 08-25-2017, 03:19 PM   #43
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Thanks Trevor!

The aluminum floor panels are made with holes in them for them to be screwed on to the frame. I didn't want to have those screws showing so I filled in the ½ dozen holes. I had to make some new rivets to replace to ones that got lost during the filling. I dirtied them up following the bottom of my car since it has similar panels.

Cut and buffed the clear on the side panels and installed them too.
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Superb. Your skills are amazing.
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The (reworked) front suspension arms and shocks have been installed and uses the new hardware I machined to hold it all together.


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