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The engine looks terrific Clay. Nice work.

That's the main reason I always paint the bodies last. The way I model usually requires a heap 'o handling   

Looking good, Cole. I've used the Model Master Metallizers a lot and they can be tricky. When brushing them on, I've found a liberal amount of paint on the brush is necessary and don't take a second swipe over the same area. Just use single swipes, you can touch lighter areas up after it dries. Also the Metallizers do come in 'buffing' and 'non-buffing' versions. If you use the buffing, be sure to seal it before handling - it's meant to come off with contact. They do dry slowly and feel mucky in high humidity.

Got in a little work among all of the influx of relatives.
Plug wires and blower belt.
Yes, if any sharp eyes have noticed, those are tacky J C Whitney type valve cover hold downs on the tops. The bottom ones had to be cut off to allow the engine to drop between the rails.    
The engine is about ready for permanent placement in the frame !

it looks like you could turn the key and it'd start up mate.....

top quality stuff in no uncertain terms.

Engine looks great!

I continue to be in awe of your scratch building abilities.  Great job on the engine.  

It just keeps getting better.

I can't believe this is a scratch build - brilliant!
 

Engine looks fantastic, installed. Great work, Cole.

The holddowns may be tacky, but I bet the price was right. I grew up buying car parts from JC Whitney or their showroom (Warshawsky's) on the south side of Chicago.

Not much to report. I'm 'fighting the MIncraft die makers on rear chassis stuff. Not blow my own horn, but my homemade crap went together easier.
Family all back up North and took Shazz with them. She'll stay until sometime in August   
So, I'll be getting back into the shop more.   

Sounds like good news. You being in the shop more that is.

I guess Mincraft got the Gen Lee as low as it was supposed to go. My lowering mods were set too low. I had to shave the bottom of the bellhousing cover even after reverting to the original holes that the old dummy. fortunately, hadn't destroyed. (or else I had made the bellhousing too big)   



Surfing on another site I came across another Gen Lee being built. The builder had noted that the front wheel opening was un prototypically radius ed.  I may flatten the tops of mine also, even tho my reputation is not to be overly concerned with 'prototypical'

Clay form here the wheel wells look great. The stance is right on. I don't think I would doink with it.

Consider it not doinked   

They are way out and you're right to doink them Clay:

If I think changing the arch would interfere with the front wheels in any way, they stay like they are !!!!
I was YEA  close to gluing the dam whole front suspension/steering SOLID !!!
 

This afternoon I went back to having fun ! Installing the injector lines!

Injectors installed this morning. Think they're going to be OK    

 

 

Mincraft's instructions had the battery mount in front of the RF wheel on a bar that hat no accommodations for it.  The Gen Lee must have been rigged from the tooling from something else.....maybe they had a NASCAR version  in earlier life.
Anyway, I relocated it to behind the pass, seat. and I routed the positive cable real close to where the roll bar will be, just to make things exiting.     

That's one badass looking motor, Clay.

Great job.

 

Coming along well, so far! I believe you're right. Original engine had that odd NASCAR styled single carb manifold. It may have been a Petty large scale car (?). If it had dual front shocks you can bet on it.