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09-24-2010 01:38 AM #151
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Nice details Steve. Your attention to detail really shows. Gotta love that gold flake paint too!
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09-24-2010 02:47 AM #152
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Ha ha ha , They are done Don, But then again !!!
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Oh yes, those backing plates were just pathetic before.
You remind me of someone I live with who can't ever say something is done. 
That does look nice though.
DonIts aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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09-24-2010 02:54 AM #153
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Drive it, oh yes definitly, My aim is to run a 10 second quarter at the drags on the crossply tyres, thats bias belted to you guys
If you saw me out in my car you would think i stole it
I like to give them a regular work out, no point in having them otherwise in my opinion.
I just like to try and do the best job i can but thanks for the kind comments they are really appreciated.
Originally Posted by dlotraf33
I've said it before, but Damn Man you do NICE work. Question are you gonna drive this when it's done. I've seen show cars that didn't look quite that nice and they were afraid to take em out of the trailer. Someone might drool on em.............................
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09-24-2010 02:57 AM #154
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Thanks Ken, we think alike
It only took one evening to make them and another to polish, Not too bad i thought
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
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09-24-2010 02:59 AM #155
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You caught me
In my own defence due to waiting for the flake to harden up nothing is fully tight yet so will polish it later
Originally Posted by dlotraf33
Opps........... I spoke too soon. Just had another look and that cotter pin ain't polished. Subtract 2 points............. Normally I wouldn't save a pic of a backing plate, unless I needed it for refrence. But that one I have to save. Might give me a little inspiration to do my stuff just a wee bit better...Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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09-24-2010 03:01 AM #156
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Thanks mate, i'm over the moon with the colour
Its exactly what i had in my mind originally.
Originally Posted by stovens
Nice details Steve. Your attention to detail really shows. Gotta love that gold flake paint too!Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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09-25-2010 12:36 PM #157
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Forgot to say its Copper flake not Gold mate.
Originally Posted by stovens
Nice details Steve. Your attention to detail really shows. Gotta love that gold flake paint too!Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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09-25-2010 01:26 PM #158
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Forgot about the rear pics, not so blingy
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09-25-2010 05:32 PM #159
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Copper or gold it looks great! Copper is more accurate now that I look at it!
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09-26-2010 04:16 AM #160
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Funnily enough i nearly went with Gold as i couldn't find Copper and then a friend of mine found it at his works (they do fairground bumper cars etc), he got me a gallon tin of it for £30 ($47)
I think it will be enough
Originally Posted by stovens
Copper or gold it looks great! Copper is more accurate now that I look at it!Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.
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Been checking out your thread as I am new here.
All I can say it that is amazing skill you have, great work!
WOW!
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Basement!
Here I am happy with primed and painted calipers. "One mans ceiling is another mans floor". In this case I am in the basement.
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10-10-2010 10:18 AM #163
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Not much to show as most of it is the boring stuff at the moment and this detail stuff can eat up a fair bit of time but i did get around to making the master cylinder look a bit better, I was originally going to chrome the body but after 1/2 way through polishing i decided to paint it.
Master cylinder is new Raybestos unit from a 1955 F100 truck
First off got all the roughness off it and ground off the lettering and sticky out bits and put on 3 coats of epoxy primer, next 2 coats of Green TI hibuild, then it was all rubbed down and 3 coats of my special mix 2k white applied, its matches the firewall.
The cap was made on a CNC mill and is fashioned after a aircraft cap, this was hollowed out and glued to the original cap with 2 pack epoxy glue. Once set it was given a nice shine on my polisher.
The outlet of the cylinder was 1/2" UNF and you can't get a stainless fitting to 3AN so i spun one up on the lathe and drilled and tapped the centre to take a 3/8" stainless banjo fitting & bolt.
I wanted to add a lanyard to the cap and found some stainless bicycle brake cable, I'm well pleased how it came out
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10-10-2010 11:52 AM #164
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Wow, even the little stuff! Looks great. Love the depth to the paint!" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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10-10-2010 12:31 PM #165
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Very nice, I think that is called making a silk purse out of a sows ear
Ken
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