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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 2, 2020 9:19:10 GMT -6
That's good information to have Paul. Thanks for sharing that as I don't like to refer to stuff as "thingy" or "whatchamacallit" or the like.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 2, 2020 9:33:04 GMT -6
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 stevielewis on Dec 3, 2020 8:30:16 GMT -6
They both look ready to run as is. Nice work.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 3, 2020 15:55:45 GMT -6
They both look ready to run as is. Nice work. Thanks Steve!! And thanks for the "likes" Paul!! Once the fuel lines and the throttle levers got added I installed the carburetors on top of the intake and test fit the whole assembly to the top of the manifold. The engine takes on a whole new appearance with everything now together.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 4, 2020 9:18:29 GMT -6
Throttle linkage is around 90% complete. Still gotta put the lever from the firewall, throttle quadrant and the lever up to the carb linkage.
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Post by 41chevy on Dec 4, 2020 11:26:53 GMT -6
COOL! Start it up so we can hear it. It does look extremely realistic. Paul
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Post by stevielewis on Dec 4, 2020 13:52:24 GMT -6
I'm with Paul, let's hear that baby run!
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Post by Mr. E Modeler on Dec 5, 2020 20:07:35 GMT -6
Yeah, what they said!!! Also, run it through the gears so we can see how that fancy shifter works!!!!
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 9, 2020 21:02:58 GMT -6
LOL!! Thanks you guys. So far it looks like everything is going to work out. This is EXACTLY the look I was going for. Just gotta get the inner fender/ shock tower assemblies installed and then tweak that engine up just a tad in the back to make it look a little more normal and then we're headed homeward with this build. On the home stretch now.
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Post by stevielewis on Dec 10, 2020 8:33:49 GMT -6
It's looking really nice now. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 13, 2020 8:15:25 GMT -6
It's looking really nice now. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Thanks Steve! Almost there man. Just a little closer today but has taken alot of work to get this far. I had to redo the throttle linkage twice at the intake due to weird angles I had with the linkage set up. Got it all straightened out now. Also added a PE radiator cap for a little extra detail. I'm back to having to work with the hood just a tad to get it to close fully but it shouldn't be too big of a problem.
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Post by 41chevy on Dec 13, 2020 10:45:41 GMT -6
Looks excellent!
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Post by stevielewis on Dec 14, 2020 6:03:42 GMT -6
I agree with Paul!
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 15, 2020 5:18:25 GMT -6
Thanks fellas!! I've still got a few details to add....two of which are painfully obvious. lol
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 17, 2020 20:57:25 GMT -6
I've added the lower and upper radiator hoses and then went to work on the throttle return spring and bracket. I got all that installed this morning and have aluminum oil breathers/ caps for the rocker covers coming in the mail. For the time being here we are with the coolant hoses and throttle return spring installed.
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