Dirt modified underway (7/27 final update)

[Hondo]

Happy belated July 4th !!
Thanks to everyone asking about the wife's eye surgery. She's back to normal, all good.

Well, I've made some progress on this heap of plastic.
Some purple on the frame, motor is about finished, most of the fiddly cutting and stuff is done.
Going with a carb instead of the injectors. I want the hood lower.
Hoping the colors/decals I have decided on will do it justice.

These tires looked great when I sprayed them with Tamiya TS-82 Ribber Black, but the paint falls right off.
Gonna try to strip them and start over.

Hope everyone here is OK !!

[Hondo]

Inch by inch...........

[Lefturns75]

Well Jim........It's OK if I call you Jim, right?  Yer working this one into another one of those killer looking Mod's I saw you do before.  You gave me the itch to do an open wheeler so I started up an old Edmunds Super.  You will be done before I will.  Should Ol Curt drop by and beg to do some hot laps, run him off.  He has a habit of standing open wheel anything on its nose----as in end over flips.  This is gonna be too cool so dont let him even touch it.  Even if you don't understand what he's saying, just point to the door.  He knows what that means.  Adding a stern "Raus Mit euch!" works for me. 

[Hondo]

Sure, you can call me.... Jim, Lefty. Just don't call me late for supper.

Funny, you mentioned ol' Curt. He dropped by yesterday and I put a shop broom in his hand and had him sweep up all this
ground up plastic. I told him, if he did a good job, I'd let him sipe up a set of tires for this old heap.
I think he was muttering something about Oktobeerfest or something when he left........

David, glad this one "inspires" you somewhat. Dang, your builds ALWAYS inspire me. It's mutual, Man !
For the body..... kinda thinking mostly white ?? Still debating that.

Do not adjust your screen, this is only a test..........

[Gary Davis]

Man Jim...that side shot looks KILLER. Great looking modified my friend...

[spotter23]

Gona be sweet!!!

[Fordguy01]

Its been a while since I've been on here and I'm glad to hear your wife is doing better.  It looks like you've made some real progress on the build and I will be watching your progress.  What kit did that engine come from?  And by-the-way, its really nice to see a FORD ENGINE IN A FORD!  Ha Ha Ha.

Al

[Hondo]

Got the interior area finished.
Being held hostage now by Tropical Storm Barry. No spray painting for several days due to all the rain.
Next hurdle will be making a hood and some headers.........

[Bob P.]

Real nice build you have in process here. looking good so far. keep us posted.

Bob

[Hondo]

One more "in progress" shot before I spill the beans on this heap !
Hopefully, I'll be done tomorrow.........
Coming soon to a track near you 

[Lefturns75]

Yer making me wait too long fer this one.  So tell me, did you get those headers from Delbert Hoyt? 

[john2]

I got a sneak peek,  and I can tell you it has been worth the wait.

[Hondo]

For pics of the finished project....... Proceed to the "Open wheel" section.