(ON THE BENCH) Trones Sunoco #39 1962 season

[Bob P.]

Gary,

I'm pretty sure it's not piano wire in the plastic coated wire. It cuts much easier than piano wire. I cut it with a small pair of cutting pliers from Harbor Freight. I took a picture of the pliers beside a can of spray paint to show how small they are.


I also included a picture of the small sander I purchased at Harbor Freight.

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[Bob P.]

Progress on the build updated below.

Bob

I was able to finish the job I despise the most, installing the plug wires and boots.

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I finished the rear bumper and got some paint on the frame.

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Seat roof and belle pan made.

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[Gary Davis]

OH yea....this is lookig REAL good Bob. Thanks for the info on the cutters and sander.

[sentsat71]

Wow!!
This is really coming along quite nicely!

[JimW]

Bob  what was the wheel base on these cars back then ?  your working your FAB skill's on this little hot rod ,  I'm really liking where you are going ... PLEASE KEEP POSTING  photo's as you get the work load down ans finished !

[Bob P.]

Jim,

These cars were referred to as 30 X 90s

The rules for these cars was minimum frame width at the driver position 30 inches.
Minimum wheel base was 90 inches.
Many of these cars were longer than 90 inches.
I usually end up with a scale wheelbase of around 100 inches to get the correct look.

Bob

[Bob P.]

Progress update 11/21/17

Body and roof about ready for some paint. Decals on the way.

Bob

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[pdaly28]

that is coming along nice!

[Gary Davis]

Man Bob...that's really looking good!

[Bob P.]

David,

The plug wire boots are small pieces of heat shrink tubing.
I slide the small piece onto the plug wire and hit it with a little hand held torch I bought at a flee market. This shrinks the tubing.

I made the magneto out of plastic coated wire and two sizes of aluminum tubing.
The plug wires are black 26 gauge wire I got at Wall Mart in the craft area.

Bob

[Bob P.]

David,

I always used the pre-wired distributors and magnetos in the past. I don't remember the manufacture but they are no longer available.
I tried another brand with the mag and the wire separate. You had to glue the wire in a small hole in the mag. CA glue wouldn't hold the wires and I ended up very frustrated. That's why I made my own for this build. If I could find a good one with the wires already attached I would purchase some.

Also I would be very interested in knowing how you make your boots. You may have a better method than I use.

Bob

[Gary Davis]

David,

I always used the pre-wired distributors and magnetos in the past. I don't remember the manufacture but they are no longer available.
I tried another brand with the mag and the wire separate. You had to glue the wire in a small hole in the mag. CA glue wouldn't hold the wires and I ended up very frustrated. That's why I made my own for this build. If I could find a good one with the wires already attached I would purchase some.

Also I would be very interested in knowing how you make your boots. You may have a better method than I use.

Bob

Hey Bob...I use the dist and mags from M.A.D. Pre-wired and you can get different colored caps with different colored wires. Chris Morgan is the owner and he does a great job with his resin pieces. Here's the link to his sight....  http://www.madmodeling.com/store/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=catshow&ref=distributors&sid=3v6li267cil6mxiq516pnj1zuuvyo15z 

[Bob P.]

Thanks for this information Gary. I looked at the web site and I will order several of the magneto's soon.

Bob

[Gary Davis]

Thanks for this information Gary. I looked at the web site and I will order several of the magneto's soon.

Bob

You are welcome Bob. I've found that MADs Distributors are the most realistic and fair priced out there. Arrow Head Aluminum was really good at one time too. Most of the rest of the pre-wired stuff is just wires stuck in a tube. Heck...I can do that here at the shop.

Update 11/27/17

I have the body and roof painted, and headers on motor.

Waiting for decals in the mail any day now then final assemble.

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This is really taking shape Bob. That color of red sure pops.