ULTIMATE SCRATCHBUILD: 1:12 Hot Rod-Updated 03/12/06

Yeah this baby is pretty ridonculous. I honestly don't have time to read this entire thread but I've been impressed with what I see so far. Keep going Mike!

Thanks Garret. Im working on it now, Im working on the cross members. What was that tip you had on getting epoxy to dry faster and stronger? I didnt quite understand, you said silica powder, is that like baby powder (talc)?

wow
om gone for a few days and i come back and your a mod!!!
congrats mike.

Yea...he's a mod, and that's cool. Mike, the pictures are cool....but, when will we see some body work? (no pressure!)

Yea...he's a mod, and that's cool. Mike, the pictures are cool....but, when will we see some body work? (no pressure!)

Probably no body work until June, sorry. I have to get this chassis going, and I have lots of stuff to worry about with school finishing up this month. Once I get the engine things will start to get intresting.

Thanks for the congrats guys.

Sorry I don't post more in here, and don't encourage you enough... this thread is very long, however, and (understandably) slow to progress so I only check in on it on the weekends.

It's nice to see that you're getting it underway, with the chassis bits coming together quite nicely. A journy of 1000 miles begins with a single step, eh? Question usually is, which step? Anywho, I sort of have a suggestion for keeping you motivated. You should accumulate the parts you are going to use for it, the wheels, the engine, interior bits and whatnot. a project of this scope can get frustrating and bog you down at times (for example, in the frame). Instead of stopping construction until you are better, having something else to work on (like an engine) of different material and process can calm you down, without losing time on progression. I know we would all ideally do it in a certain order, but our moods are fickle and do not always allow that.

Anyway, I'm very interestedly and eagerly awaiting all and any progress that comes our way. Keep it up! Don't get frustrated, and don't get flustered about a lack of comments sometimes.

Sorry I don't post more in here, and don't encourage you enough... this thread is very long, however, and (understandably) slow to progress so I only check in on it on the weekends.

It's nice to see that you're getting it underway, with the chassis bits coming together quite nicely. A journy of 1000 miles begins with a single step, eh? Question usually is, which step? Anywho, I sort of have a suggestion for keeping you motivated. You should accumulate the parts you are going to use for it, the wheels, the engine, interior bits and whatnot. a project of this scope can get frustrating and bog you down at times (for example, in the frame). Instead of stopping construction until you are better, having something else to work on (like an engine) of different material and process can calm you down, without losing time on progression. I know we would all ideally do it in a certain order, but our moods are fickle and do not always allow that.

Anyway, I'm very interestedly and eagerly awaiting all and any progress that comes our way. Keep it up! Don't get frustrated, and don't get flustered about a lack of comments sometimes.

I understand its a long thread, and is a pain to read through it all.

Thanks for the comments. It is a very slow process. Extremely slow process. I am working on accumulating multiple parts. I need the rims and engine badly.

I should have more progress later today. I have gotten pretty far since the last pictures. It wont seem like it, but its a lot of work. I might be able to prime the right side tonight.

Thanks for the comments once again.

UPDATES:

Filled in the C-Channel with Bondo. The plans for the metal on top wasnt going to work so well. I needed some 10Ga steel and the welders for a nice strong hold. So I Bondo'ed it. Worked rather nicely, I just primed it. Im pleased with the look so far.

Here are some pictures:

http://4.pichold.com/dscf0020.jpg

http://4.pichold.com/dscf0022.jpg

http://4.pichold.com/dscf0023.jpg

Enjoy, and as usual, comments please!

Looking better mike! i want to see more more more! i am anxious to see it after you get it more of the chassis done

That looks perfect. Nice job! So much more to build, keep going it's going to be worth it.

Looks good mike.

Looking better mike! i want to see more more more! i am anxious to see it after you get it more of the chassis done

Thanks Bryce. I cant wait till I get the chassis done. Im doing well, as long as the epoxy doesnt get pissy.

That looks perfect. Nice job! So much more to build, keep going it's going to be worth it.

Thanks. Lots more to build, I'm working on a check list with everything.

Looks good mike.

Thanks Steve.
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Whats new?

As of now I am on bug patrol. Theres a big ass bug with nine million legs running around, and Im jumpy as hell now. Not to mention he has two big stingers coming off his ass. Wheres my shotgun when I need it?

Besides that big ass monster running around, I have started the other side of the frame. I should be able to get it bondo'ed today if Im lucky. The current side of the frame has been primed and a few holes are being filled, then it will be re-primed.

Any more comments?

Besides that big ass monster running around


LMAO :lol2: :lol: :lol2: :lol: i had one of those dmn things in the computer room yesterday, went to go get somthing to kill it with and it was gone, wont walk in the room without shoes now,lol.

LMAO :lol2: :lol: :lol2: :lol: i had one of those dmn things in the computer room yesterday, went to go get somthing to kill it with and it was gone, wont walk in the room without shoes now,lol.

I'm not going to walk down in my shop without a .45. Hes so damn agile, I'm running around the shop trying to kill him. Hes like Neo, from the Matrix, he dodges my every smash.

Worst part is, is hes around my paint booth and where Im working. :banghead: Nobody can figure out where this thing is, or what it is.

Thanks Steve.

Yep. Hope to see more soon.

Lookin' great man! Can't wait untill you get the frame done!!

Yep. Hope to see more soon.

More pictures of the right rail primed should be available in a few hours, thats if I dont get glued to the comp. Waiting for some bondo and epoxy to dry, then Ill try to dettach myself from AF.

Lookin' great man! Can't wait untill you get the frame done!!

Thank you. I cant wait to get the frame done either. What I primed last night I am very pleased with. I should be able to get the two rails together tonight.

Im still waiting for the motor, rims, and tires though. I really need that motor soon. The progress on the frame will stop after recieving the motor to build, and fabricate the tranny so I have clearences and final cross-members put in the correct place.

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Keep the comments a'comin'!

UPDATES:

Heres a quick update while I am waiting for putty and epoxy to dry.

Heres the primered right rail, still found a couple spots that need touch up, but it looks pretty good. Im quite pleased.

http://1.pichold.com/dscf0024.jpg

http://1.pichold.com/dscf0025.jpg

Heres the other rail, left side. Ready to put the tubes in for the cross members and then Bondo it up.

http://1.pichold.com/dscf0026.jpg

http://1.pichold.com/dscf0027.jpg

Please comment. Hopefully I can get a couple cross members put together by the end of the day.

Looks good mike. Starting to look like a frame.

lovin the frame so far... good luck with the monster

Looks good mike. Starting to look like a frame.

Thanks Steve. It is beginning to look like something. I am very pleased with what I have done on the right side.

lovin the frame so far... good luck with the monster

Thanks for the comment. This thing is a beast. Is spans a good 3/4 of my airbrush paint booth. It only ways about 8ounces though. If I were using 4130 Steel it would be a lot heavier.

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Keep the comments comin'!

Yep. Im here for support. I see you got a new sig. Tripy looking.

Yep. Im here for support. I see you got a new sig. Tripy looking.

Thanks for the support. If you want to be even more supportive bump my thread when it nears the bottom. :evillol: But just dont get it locked or I'll be pissed.

The new sig, yea. I think its much better than my last. The old one I just wipped together in 5 minutes in Photoshop. The new one is animated. I figured with it being animated, and "trippy" it might lure people in. I hope it works because I need all the support I can get.

Im always around for support. Even with the ladys. (hint hint) no not really. Sure anytime mike any time.

I'm not responding to your thread until you get rid of the sig that makes it impossible to scroll through the thread.

Take that.

I'm not responding to your thread until you get rid of the sig that makes it impossible to scroll through the thread.

Take that.

Sorry about that, I never paid attention the file size. Its gone now, is that better?

Hooray! Pics are ok, but when they go animated (like Nismo400R's) they slow me up considerably. Perhaps it's just my 5 year old computer... Thanks GTMike...!

Looks great with a capital... great. Impressive, mike... since when are you a moderator?

Hooray! Pics are ok, but when they go animated (like Nismo400R's) they slow me up considerably. Perhaps it's just my 5 year old computer... Thanks GTMike...!

Sorry about that, my computer is fast so I dont really pay much attention to file sizes or anything. Thanks for the comment!

Looks great with a capital... great. Impressive, mike... since when are you a moderator?

Thanks Colin...I got a lot done this weekend, maybe its because I had nothing to do.

I have been a moderator since my desire to take over AF became strong enough :evillol:. Im a mod in the die-cast forum since Saturday mornin'.

More pictures later today!

*Bump*

Lookin' good dude. :D

^^^^LOL I think half of wrangler's 6 posts todate are "bumps" in this thread, that's just ones i saw while glancing through.

Anyways, It's coming along, keep up the good work!

Very observant Jesse, and it gets even more curious. Mike why are you and Wrangler109 posting from exactly the same IP?

Very observant Jesse, and it gets even more curious. Mike why are you and Wrangler109 posting from exactly the same IP?

Its my friend. We are the same internet connection at school through out the building, its a complete network. He sits about 20feet away and we PM each other, and I tell him to check my thread.

I dont know why he always puts *bump* in front of it.

Thanks for the comments.

Frame Rail look's great!

How detailed are you going to make the chassis? I'm curious to see what treatment you give the crossmembers and their supports. I always like the way chassis for these old cars look, two beefy rails with an almost delicat looking network between tham. That will be a treat to see, once you've got the chassis done. Now on with it!

man looks really good!

How detailed are you going to make the chassis? I'm curious to see what treatment you give the crossmembers and their supports. I always like the way chassis for these old cars look, two beefy rails with an almost delicat looking network between tham. That will be a treat to see, once you've got the chassis done. Now on with it!

Detail on the chassis, not really sure. I would like a very clean look with some detail. I dont exactly know as of now. I kind of shootinf from my ass on this one.

After checking AF I'll be on to finishing up the main bondoing of the left rail.

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To everyone:

Thank you for all the comments, they are really driving me to work on it. But where is 86_SR5?

Mike what about Brake and Fuel lines with a Fuel tank. Just an idea. That is all i can think of.

Mike what about Brake and Fuel lines with a Fuel tank. Just an idea. That is all i can think of.

Check, check, check. I will have all of those. The fuel lines will be silver blind cord. It represents braided hoses really well. I will probably fabricate the fuel cell out of 24Ga.- 16Ga. Steel. I need to find a good looking gas cap.

Cool. Making a fuel tank could be hard. What about straps holding the fuel cell on to the frame.

Cool. Making a fuel tank could be hard. What about straps holding the fuel cell on to the frame.

I have built boxes out of metal before, should be too much of a hassle. It will be all one piece of metal. As far as attaching to the frame, I will make it clean with metal support pieces, I cant really explain it, sorry.

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Woohoo, alarm rang. Bondo is done drying. Time to go back to work, be back in about 45minutes or so!

It is all good then.

Nice. The frame looks real cool mike. Now finish it so you can drop a hemi in it!

Holy sh*t Mike! This thing looks incredible! and I dont even like Hot Rods!

Its my friend. We are the same internet connection at school through out the building, its a complete network. He sits about 20feet away and we PM each other, and I tell him to check my thread.

I dont know why he always puts *bump* in front of it.

Thanks for the comments.

Thought that might be the case. Bit bizzare bumping a thread that is still well up the main page :confused: Shouldn't you guys be studying or something? :lol:

Nice. The frame looks real cool mike. Now finish it so you can drop a hemi in it!

Thanks man, I wondered where you disappeared to. Instead of finishing the frame then dropping the Hemi in it, I need the Hemi to finish the frame. I dont want to get to ahead of myself without parts.

Holy sh*t Mike! This thing looks incredible! and I dont even like Hot Rods!

Thanks Pyro. More to come soon.

Thought that might be the case. Bit bizzare bumping a thread that is still well up the main page :confused: Shouldn't you guys be studying or something? :lol:

I dont think he realizes the date, I dont exactly know. Or maybe its because I jokingly say "Hey Josh, go bump my thread its four posts down, haha".

As far as this studying thing you just mentioned. I am unfamiliar with this word "studying". Its Drafting/Architecture we hate the teacher, therefore we hate the class. Also our teacher is an idiot, he teaches a class about CAD/CAM and doesnt know how to use the damn program. He thinks it takes 4 weeks to draw a house in AutoCAD when it takes me 2 1/2 days. Therefore I just toy around for the rest of the 3 weeks on AF or drawing rims on CAD.

Its funny when he comes around and sees a big rim in 3D, man that pisses him off. He comes up to my computer and says "Mike, quit drawing wheels and get back to work". So I quit drawing rims and started designing stuff for the hot rod which has mysteriously vanished. I can not find it at all on the network.

Thats cool mike. Been having several computer problems coughFUCKINGH.P.cough. Im glad to see this much already done on the car. My main question is, where will it go when its done?

My main question is, where will it go when its done?

I will build a huge plexi display case for it. Keep it in my room, or office. Possibly sell it if someone like Chip Foose, or Boyd Coddington offered to buy it, being that it is a similar body to that of a Boydster/0032 and 32 Ford.

at this rate of work you have going it will be estimated 3 months or so of work to even finish fab. it is great you are spending the time on this. cant wait to see more chassis parts and the motor in. after the fab fo the chassis the body should goes easy just build around it

Is 50grand enough? There's no way I'd sell this. After all the work thats being put in it, I couldn't let it go for a few grand. That's BS! Mike you damn well better not get rid of it for less than 50grand!

Is 50grand enough? There's no way I'd sell this. After all the work thats being put in it, I couldn't let it go for a few grand. That's BS! Mike you damn well better not get rid of it for less than 50grand!


50 G's hahaha

if he was to sell it, i would figure the cost of supplies it took. for the labor of it...well hours X amount an hour. then add it up. so far looks like he is putting a good amount of cash into ti, and hours .

at this rate of work you have going it will be estimated 3 months or so of work to even finish fab. it is great you are spending the time on this. cant wait to see more chassis parts and the motor in. after the fab fo the chassis the body should goes easy just build around it

Thanks Bryce. It will probably take a majority of the summer. The chassis should be rolling, with motor, by Mid-June. Fabricating the body is a lot easier said than done.

Is 50grand enough? There's no way I'd sell this. After all the work thats being put in it, I couldn't let it go for a few grand. That's BS! Mike you damn well better not get rid of it for less than 50grand!

I know, lots of sentimental value. I would make them hire me first. After I finish I will send pics into Rod and Custom or Hot Rodder Magazine as a readers ride, they may want to do an article on it too. Wouldnt that be great, talk about publicity. Then talk about being set for life...hopefully. Thats why I am making it so perfect.

50 G's hahaha

if he was to sell it, i would figure the cost of supplies it took. for the labor of it...well hours X amount an hour. then add it up. so far looks like he is putting a good amount of cash into ti, and hours .

I have been keeping a log of hours put into it, but my mom through it away dammit. I need to start a new one. So far there were 126 hours into it (NOTE: Hours are for HotRod II project, not the failure of HRI)

UPDATES:

The left rail is near completion. In the background of the pictures you will see that the other rail is completed.

http://3.pichold.com/dscf0028.jpg

http://3.pichold.com/dscf0029.jpg

http://3.pichold.com/dscf0030.jpg

However after priming I noticed one of the angles was off. If you look in the top picture towards the back of the frame; the angle that looks like it is supposed to go up a 46degrees is actually at 40degrees, so it needed to be but in two and readjusted. It turns out it was off by .75mm causing the 40 degree angle instead of 46degrees like the other rail.

All said and being done it is being reepoxied right now. This was an unexpected set back that will set me back almost a day. Tommorrow instead of tonight the rails will begin to be joined.
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Please comment!

Mike your upto 20 pages of posts and still beggin people to post, my post rarley get 2 pages...

Anyways it looks good..How much do you have done so far?(Im not reading this whole thread :p )

I have been keeping a log of hours put into it, but my mom through it away dammit. I need to start a new one. So far there were 126 hours into it (NOTE: Hours are for HotRod II project, not the failure of HRI)

what did ur mom throw away?

Nice looking mike. Good thing you solved your little problem.

That sucks about the frame rails mike. I guess better now then when you drop the body on it, eh?

Mike your upto 20 pages of posts and still beggin people to post, my post rarley get 2 pages...

Anyways it looks good..How much do you have done so far?(Im not reading this whole thread :p )

I'm not going all for highest number of replies, but I would like to know if someone sees something wrong, or doesnt look right, or just comments about it.

What you see right now is what I have. One rail complete, the other 90% done.

Next the two will be joined.

what did ur mom throw away?

My time log.

That sucks about the frame rails mike. I guess better now then when you drop the body on it, eh?

Much better now. If I had gotten to body fab I would need to start about 75% of the project over. Im glad I noticed it.

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Thanks for the comments to all!

Hey guys,

No, it's not Mike. I'm one of his friends that he knows at school, lol. We are in the same first period class (Drafting) and that's when I usuall am on the net at school. He showed me AF one day and suggested that I sign up... I may only make posts in his thread, but I'm not him. :smile:


My site (http://www.enforcedstudios.tk) Just go to the Profile section.

:nono:

Whats new?

Everything is going pretty smooth as of now. I just primed the left rail again after filling some minor spots. I was able to get the four main cross-members cut. Then I did a mock up, and I must say I am very please. I will try to get some mock up pics tonight at least if nothing else. This is one of my favorite things about building from scratch, seeing pieces of raw metal come together. Its quite satisfying, and fascinating.

Sweet mike. I really want to see pics. Take your time.