'41 Willys Build...
These Cut-off wheels are what I do most of my work with...
http://www.micromark.com/ferrous-cut-off-wheels-1-1and2-inch-dia-x-050-inch-thick-set-of-2,6505.html
They are fiberglass reinforced, so they don't fly apart like the dremel wheels do. They work nice for cutting and grinding
- I like those for straight cuts, ( roofs etc.) "The Beast" is for major shaping, grinding before sanding. :-) — CrzyTrkrDude
Milling the front axle groove...
And the rear...
You can see how much I had the shorten the wheelbase in the bottom pic
The chassis with the correct length wheelbase...
I'll have to temporarily 'tack in' the axle tubes to set the ride height, as I fit the chassis to the body
Progress on the chassis tonight...
The axle tubes are pressed in place and the 'running boards' are cut down
And the body is sitting pretty nicely on the frame...
I'll to mount the wheels and figure out how to get some weight in the car!
And, of course, I had to take a pic of the Willys being moved from the fab shop around to the engine shop...
Fun stuff!
I forgot to bring the car in today...I didn't get much done on it this weekend. But, I did start fitting a different blower on it. Cool stuff to come!
I took the tampos off of the Willys ( with acetone and a q-tip) and I have my wheel donor car here today...a Dodge Daytona with fte's...
So, this is car #3 in on this build...this isn't a 'cheap-n-easy' one...sometimes it take parts from several cars to make it work!
- got that right, save your scraps... looking good C... — model40fan
- ( my "Boom Box II" is up to 5 donors( 9 if you you count the 4 where the dremel got away from me) — CrzyTrkrDude
- 2 of which were Star Trek $5 cars for the right real riders... lol) — CrzyTrkrDude
Fte's mocked on...
I think the stance is about right...
- Isn't that a nice little American "economy car" ? — model40fan
- Yup! That's what there were supposed to be! — 72_Chevy_C10
- Save now buy Willys and American Bantam... — model40fan
- Looking Good man!! — CrzyTrkrDude
- Please post the brand of acetone you use, what I'm using ain't cutting it!! — CrzyTrkrDude
- Please post the brand of acetone you use, what I'm using ain't cutting it!! — CrzyTrkrDude
Well, it's another lovely day, here in the Northeast...so, I decided to take the day off. And, of course, that means...'let's work on the project cars'!
It is 'off with the black paint' time...
Now, the original idea was to paint it either gray metalic or matte black...but, after seeing the bare metal I'm not sure!
Hopefully, I will fit the lead and .mount the new blower today...fun stuff!
You can still see the glue at the base of the blower in this pic...
But, hopefully, I will be able to pop the blower back out, so I can paint the body.
The blower is off one of my cast resin engines...and it is one that is cast with metalic powder in the resin. This was done to add weight (it about doubles the weight of the resin), but I discovered this morning that when sanded, it looks like brushed aluminum/magnesium...pretty cool! More on that later!
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah305/CrzyTrkrDude/Dremel-Bits_zpshceqltxz.jpg
My favorite bit for major material carnage... #117. Lol. ( wear your safety goggles and keep the lid on your favorite beverage when this beast is on!!)