February 24, 2005
The car's original
exhaust pipes were too close to the wider wheels, so I routed a set of
new pipes from solder wire. |
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February 25, 2005
I installed the
engine and the wheels, so at last a rolling chassis... |
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February 26, 2005
I cut the once-windshield
clear to suit the new rear window. |
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February 27, 2005
I drilled the
end of the exhaust pipes with a drill to imitate better. |
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I glued the exhaust
system in place and painted the hollow ends of the pipes flat
black. |
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February 28, 2005
Finally the assembly...
I had some challenge on the last steps of final assembly. The front and
rear glazings were not where they were supposed to be, so they clashed
with the dashboard and rear panel of the inner tub. I had a hard time
to
shave off the bottoms of the glazings and some portions of the inner
tub.
I'm happy that I managed the shaving without giving harm to the
finished
model...
This car has turned
out to be an American breed with a European accent. And some fun to
build!
You can click
on the rest of the pics for bigger ones.
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For comparison
in length with a 59.. Don't be misled by the widths.
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