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Post by zbuckster on Apr 1, 2010 10:47:33 GMT -8
This is my first time working with a resin body. I figured I had nothing to loose and everything to gain by starting with this one. The body was give to a friend of mine in Alabama by a friend of his in Georgia. Then he gave it to a guy in Canada who was going to build a Pro Mod out of it. The guy in Canada quit the hobby, I bought all his stuff and that's how I ended up with it. So It was a freebie. The guy that owned the body first passed away not long ago. Chris White ask me to build it. He didn't want it wasted. Now for the rest of the story. When I got it the cowl was broken in 3 pieces. The back of the car had been broken and repaired at some time. I fixed the cowl with CA glue. Then in the back I used .o65 Evergreen to fill the gap. Here are a couple pics of that. The gap at the back of the hood was huge. I added .040 of Evergreen to each side. I will shape the styrene later after the CA has set. After some Bondo work and primer it looked like this. So it looks like it will be a go. The only thing I don't like about the body is the back end. It doesn't look right. The drivers side is higher than the passengers. I will try to sand it down to look even or at least better.This picture shows it pretty good. The car will not be built as a Pro Mod but as a multi-class race car. A fast door car that can run Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Pro or Top Nostalgia. I had a Christine Pro Mod kit that was missing about half the chassis. The wheel well openings seemed to line up on the bodies so I found a complete Christine kit as a donor. Being it was a Ford product I decided to put a Ford motor in it. Choose the Ross Gibson 815 inch Ford Pro Stock Motor. After trimming 5/32" off the back of the floor pan I got the rear wheel here in the wheel well. Before I go any further with the back I am going to get the front suspension Handi Tacked together and see where the wheel sits. I need to go back about 1/8 inch more. I may have to stretch the frame rails some. The other thing I am thinking about is should I add a scoop or not. To Scoop Or not to Scoop. That is the question. So that's where we are at.If you want to see more build up pictures you can go here. public.fotki.com/zbuckster/model_car_build_up/resin-1949-mercury/I will update when I do more. All questions and comments are welcome. Thanks for looking.
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Post by brizio on Apr 1, 2010 12:08:23 GMT -8
Wow!!! Just WoW!!!
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Post by zbuckster on Apr 5, 2010 9:53:59 GMT -8
Thanks for comments, they are always welcome. I decided to go with the scoop so here is what that looks like. The back of the car looks very large and flat. I scratched a small box for 2 drag chutes and mounted them center. This still leaves me with 2 unanswered questions. Will the engine fit and how's the wheelbase. I decided to put the engine kit together frist and see where that is at. If It's to big for the chassis then I will stick it in something else. The block is in 5 pieces in this kit and nothing is flat or square. I used a piece of 400 grit wet and dry sand paper taped to a mirror to sand things so they fit. After 2 days of sanding, using a flat mill file, primer and paint I got to here. At least with the block together it looks like it will fit. Not sure about headers might have to build them scratch them. As for the wheel base? well it's 1/4 inch short. Now I can figure out the best way to make it longer then test fit the engine. This is what I have to work with. I will be back with an update when I get it figured out and done. All comments and questions are welcome. Thanks for looking. If you want to see more build pics you can go here and look. public.fotki.com/zbuckster/model_car_build_up/resin-1949-mercury/
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davem
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Post by davem on Apr 5, 2010 17:35:27 GMT -8
It Looks better with the scoop, you have a nice project going there. I haven't worked with much resin, but that time is getting close.
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Post by zbuckster on Apr 6, 2010 7:19:54 GMT -8
Thanks Dave. I am a resin rookie also. This is my first resin body and second Ross Gibson engine. That is all the resin experience I have. The stuff sure is brittle. LOL
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Post by 1320wayne on Apr 6, 2010 18:53:38 GMT -8
What you've got going is looking good. Slow and steady is the way to go when you haven't spent a lot of time with resin. Your doing just fine.
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Post by Fletch on Apr 6, 2010 22:27:21 GMT -8
Coming along quite nicely, you've got your '49 Pro-Mod, Gary has his '49 Left turn only racecar going on, it's starting to look like '49 Merc territory around here. If I can get a couple of other things out of the way, I'll gett he '49 AMT custom back on the bench.
Got to get me one of those Ross Gibson Ford engines, way to cool.
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Post by zbuckster on Apr 8, 2010 14:09:51 GMT -8
Thought I would update now and let everyone know where the build is. My wife is going in for knee replacement next week so don't know how much build time I will get. It also means that I will miss the Portland Roadster Show. I think I am going to send some builds down with a friend of mine. Butcher Bob says he will take them down show them and bring them back. Thanks for the comments and input. It is always welcome. When I stretched the frame I went to far and had to do it all again to get it right. Or at least has close as it needs to be. I plan to scratch some struts and springs for it and can adjust the last little bit then.So this is what that looks like. So with that out of the way it was time to get enough of the engine put together to see if it would fit. As you probably already guessed it was to big for the floor pan. It sat way to far forward. I was going to hack up the floor pan and start scratching something then decided to try a tranny swap first. The transmissions are both 3 speed Lenco's. Here is the difference. With the Christine tranny on the Ross Gibson engine it all came into place. Everything fit right. While I was waiting for glue to dry I cleaned up the roll cage, painted it and then started to detail the NOS bottles and batteries. So that brings it up to date. Now I have to scratch some mounts for the engine and rework the front bars to fit around it. I also need to finish the engine to make sure all the hoses and plumbing for the dry sump clear the frame. Plus make the struts. So that is what will happen next. Thanks for looking all comments and questions are welcome.
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Post by zbuckster on Apr 8, 2010 14:16:34 GMT -8
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Post by brizio on Apr 8, 2010 17:39:22 GMT -8
I'm looking forward for see it done!!! It is turning out great!!! I'm sorry for your wife, I hope all the best, I will pray for her!
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Post by zbuckster on Apr 16, 2010 10:09:12 GMT -8
I want start with a thank you for the prayers. My wifes surgery went great. It has been a hectic week but she will be coming home today. With her at home I will be able to get in more build time. Here is a picture of Sue. I know she isn't part of the build but the support she gives me is. I did get a little done on the Merc. I hung as much on the engine as I could. Wanted an idea of the finished size. I had to cut the center bars out of the front end. They will be replaced later on. The kit struts just don't cut it. So using aluminum tubing of different sizes, a shift kit spring, some blue anodized craft wire and some Dulpi-color red and blue anodized paint I ended up with these. that got me to here. So I went looking for a set of headers. I was happy to find the Christine headers were perfect. The exhaust ports lined up and they cleared the front bar. When all that stuff is put together it looks like this. Now I will move to the back end. I will scratch some coil overs and set the ride height. I need to do this now as I may have to make a new set of front struts to raise the front end about an 1/8TH inch. We will see. Thanks for looking in all comments and questions are welcome. If you want to see more you can find pictures here. public.fotki.com/zbuckster/model_car_build_up/resin-1949-mercury/
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davem
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Post by davem on Apr 16, 2010 19:15:02 GMT -8
Thats Looking great, love the front suspension, this is going to be sweet when you get it done. Glad your wifes surgery went good, hopefully recovery goes just as well.
Dave
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Post by brizio on Apr 16, 2010 20:17:49 GMT -8
That is a Great News!!! Very Happy about that!!! And nice job so far!
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Post by zbuckster on Apr 23, 2010 20:24:24 GMT -8
Thanks for the comments and input. They are always welcome. Sue is recovering just fine. Had her staples removed yesterday. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers. I got some done in the last week. The rear 4-link is done. I removed the kit shocks and built some. Used a transmission shift kit spring, aluminum tubing in different sizes and Dulpi-color anodized paint. The drive shaft is 1/8 inch aluminum tubing and kit u-joints. Put a set of slicks on it and it looks like this. Got the dashboard cut and fitted to the firewall. Then put some Flat Aluminum on it to see how it looked. I will finish and touch up the wheels and tires later but they look like this now. So that's were I am on it. I am thinking about adding a direct port NOS injection system to the engine. I know that's a lot of plumbing. I don't want the engine to look to cluttered or busy. I think I will mock up something and see. Thanks for looking in. All questions and comments are welcome.
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Post by dogfish7 on Apr 25, 2010 13:29:11 GMT -8
Fantastic!!
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