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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 19, 2014 18:00:36 GMT -5
 This is the next project on the bench. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 19, 2014 18:01:29 GMT -5
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 19, 2014 18:02:11 GMT -5
 Yes....it really will be this complex.  |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 19, 2014 18:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by Calvin on Sept 19, 2014 18:40:52 GMT -5
Are you going to grease the joints too? LOL and instal a Dixie horn as well.....  |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 20, 2014 14:40:50 GMT -5
Are you going to grease the joints too? LOL and instal a Dixie horn as well..... Hahaha. Well, I DO have real ball joints for it. No horn though. Can't have it all. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:42:11 GMT -5
 This is essentially what we start with on this kit. For the time being I am not doing ANY body shots until the chassis is done a body can be hung correctly. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:44:19 GMT -5
 I'm starting here by taking the fuel cell out of all of the molded plastin to make a unit to be fit after the tube chassis is done. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:46:44 GMT -5
 You can see here that all of the molded on garbage has been removed to expose the frame rails which will become the basis for the back half of the chassis tubing.....its foundation if you will. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:47:57 GMT -5
 This will eventually become the fuel cell. It's very bare now but that will change. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:48:44 GMT -5
 More of the cell. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:51:02 GMT -5
 Pearing it down..... |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:51:57 GMT -5
 All of the junk that has been removed so far.... |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:57:30 GMT -5
 As some of you may know....this car has a 4 drum set up for the braking and suspension systems. I have decided to keep this setup as it is all to common to put disks on in place of the original drums. I want as much detail as I can stuff into this car so I have made the wheels removable . |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:58:35 GMT -5
 All drums are now fitted with lugs and studs. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 20:59:53 GMT -5
 You can see that the drums fit the rims like a glove. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 24, 2014 21:00:41 GMT -5
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Post by pbh51 on Sept 25, 2014 1:10:30 GMT -5
This is the next project on the bench. Nice kit. Nice build. Not fond of the car. Not exactly open wheel either. pbh |
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Sept 25, 2014 5:54:55 GMT -5
Thanks for posting all this, this is a cool WIP.
Sandy
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Post by racerbrown on Sept 25, 2014 5:54:55 GMT -5
cool stuff!
love the details.
thanks for sharing.
duane
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 25, 2014 6:45:56 GMT -5
This is the next project on the bench. Nice kit. Nice build. Not fond of the car. Not exactly open wheel either. pbh It certainly is not open wheel. I put it in the general category for that reason. If this is misplaced please let me know and I will remove it. |
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Post by gavkiwi on Sept 25, 2014 9:25:48 GMT -5
I appreciate you posting this, don't see what the problem is posting it in 'general' if we can have speed boats, then duke boys ride is alright with me !
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Post by indy on Sept 25, 2014 10:15:17 GMT -5
Looks good, thanks for sharing it. I personally enjoy your way of really digging in and improving a kit.
Jordan
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Post by Calvin on Sept 25, 2014 11:44:45 GMT -5
There is nothing wrong with posting other models here as this section is for any topic......
The reason some of us like to post other models on this forum is because all of our friends are here.
This is my favorite forum BTW....eventhough I have never been just 100% open wheel racing all the time.
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Post by alterrenner on Sept 25, 2014 20:36:46 GMT -5
The General is not open wheel, and the real car is not a "razzel-dazzle" car, but after seeing what you can do with 1/25th, I can't wait to see your build in 1/16th! I feel compelled to watch, open wheel or not. Let's just call it a special interest car. I'm curious; with the variation wheel-to-wheel of an injection-molded wheel, are your wheels corner-specific? That is, will the left front wheel also fit the right front? Did you need to re-establish your bolt pattern and fudge the wheel? Tell us more about the wheel studs and where you found tiny taper-seat nuts. By all means, keep it up! Keep the build on this site. This is justified as an educational project!
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Post by chromehorn08 on Sept 25, 2014 21:27:42 GMT -5
This is going to be killer! I don't see a problem posting this here. Keep the updates coming!
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Post by racerbrown on Sept 25, 2014 22:12:29 GMT -5
where else would you post the general lee but in the general section...  duane |
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Post by pbh51 on Sept 26, 2014 15:57:55 GMT -5
where else would you post the general lee but in the general section... duane Perhaps a General Sherman Tank would also be acceptable. pbh |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 26, 2014 19:02:30 GMT -5
Looks good, thanks for sharing it. I personally enjoy your way of really digging in and improving a kit. Jordan Thank ya Sir. |
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Post by aowr1911 on Sept 26, 2014 19:05:34 GMT -5
The General is not open wheel, and the real car is not a "razzel-dazzle" car, but after seeing what you can do with 1/25th, I can't wait to see your build in 1/16th! I feel compelled to watch, open wheel or not. Let's just call it a special interest car. I'm curious; with the variation wheel-to-wheel of an injection-molded wheel, are your wheels corner-specific? That is, will the left front wheel also fit the right front? Did you need to re-establish your bolt pattern and fudge the wheel? Tell us more about the wheel studs and where you found tiny taper-seat nuts. By all means, keep it up! Keep the build on this site. This is justified as an educational project! No, they are NOT corner specific. Any one of them can be used on any hub. |
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