MarkJ Posted November 1 Author Share Posted November 1 Having trouble getting the springs with just the right amount of collapse when the car is sitting on the tires. Also to get them to sit straight up and down. I drilled holes in that long box I added, to install the spring jack nuts in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted November 3 Author Share Posted November 3 Finally got the springs where I want them. Not exactly right but close. I can still paint it as an assembly before I install it to the chassis. I still need to do a track bar and two shocks and their mounting points. I have no ref picture how the track bar actually hooks up to the truck arm so I will have to wing it on that. Of course, I have been doing a lot of winging on this build just because of the lack of good ref pictures and the kit I started out with. It's been over a year since I started on this thing and there is no end in sight, but I will finish it before I start on anything else. That is my personal rule about model building and so far, I have stuck to it except for the time I had to wait a couple of months on a Hudson Hornet I built and started out with the wrong kit and had to wait for a model show in Stafford Texas to get the correct kit to finish that build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted November 4 Author Share Posted November 4 Once I get the rubber bushings on the front of the truck arms, they won't actually be rubber, I can locate the axle in the right spot and remove the tire saddles. I'm going to try to install them with rods so the axle will be operational on the springs. Plus, it allows me to be able to paint the whole assembly before installing it. The shocks will even be operational. If I decide not to, I can always put a little glue on the bushing rods and shock rods that will hold the assembly in one spot. I bought some jewelry chain to put between the truck arm and the roof of the axle compartment like the picture below shows. The chains limited travel of the axel when the car is jacked off the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted November 5 Author Share Posted November 5 Got the bushings installed on the truck arms. I just need to drill the holes where the rods go through the bushings to hold the truck arms to the frame so I can remove the tire saddles. Then I just need to add shocks and a track rod and the frame should be basically finished. I will have to pair up the shocks on each side behind the axel on the truck arm because there is no room for a shock in front of the axel. The trouble one runs into when trying to change a stock Camaro unibody construction chassis into a Banjo racing chassis. If I hadn't posted the ref picture of the real chassis, nobody but Ray Evernham would have picked up on it, if he ever even sees this model, which I highly doubt will happen. He actually worked on building the 3rd gen IROC Camaro race cars back in the eighty's as one of his first jobs in big time racing as a mechanic. Did a lot of welding on these babies. Who knew his career would skyrocket after that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 Started on the shocks. I was able to figure out a way to put 2 shocks in front of the axle housing instead of 4 behind the axle housing. The real car had them split, 2 to the front and 2 to the rear. Tight fit but it will work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted Thursday at 01:17 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:17 PM Superb work Mark. Might need a mirror base to display this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted Thursday at 01:33 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 01:33 PM 5 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said: Superb work Mark. Might need a mirror base to display this one. Thanks, Pierre. I kinda surprised myself on this one. Coming out better than I thought it would on the rear end. finding those tiny ref pictures that I blew up really helped. There is really not a lot of info, especially pictures of IROC cars from under the hood or underneath. I had the same problem when I did this Gen2 Camaro a few years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted Thursday at 02:17 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 02:17 PM Got the 2 rear shocks installed and removed the tire locating saddles. I just need to add a track bar, and the rear suspension will be finished, and I can get into the priming process for the chassis and all the parts that go on it. Then I can paint the individual parts and assemble them to the chassis. This model will be poseable with body on or off for the final photos just like a lot of Nascar kits are set up to do, which this is not. I still need to repaint the body because I messed it up from all the handling of it during mockups with the chassis. I guess I should have worn plastic gloves. It's surprising how much damage can be done with uncovered hands. Thats okay because I wasn't really happy with it in certain areas like the roof. Too much grit and some brush marks that I knew I would burn through if I tried to sand them too much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted Friday at 01:27 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 01:27 PM Got the track bar installed without glue so far, as well as the axel assembly itself just to make sure it will install properly. I will glue it in as an assembly after I get it painted and hopefully plumbed. Also want to install some chains on each truck arm that they used to limit travel of the axle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted Friday at 05:43 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:43 PM Exceptional detailing here, Mark - will look awesome when finished ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted Friday at 08:21 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 08:21 PM Thank you, Helmut. I really appreciate your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Looks great Mark! your scratch building skills are top notch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Beautiful beautiful fabrication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) Thanks, Anton and Pierre. This part of the build has been more fun than other parts of it. Edited 17 hours ago by MarkJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago When I get semi close to the end of a build, I make check lists, so I don't forget anything. First one is for things that still need to be made. Second one is for priming and painting everything and the third is to assemble everything hopefully in the right order. Plus, with every check of the list you get some reassurance that your almost there. I started this build in September of 2023 and really looking forward to finally finishing it. Please pardon the poor penmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted 9 hours ago Author Share Posted 9 hours ago Added two bars to the chassis from the truck arm support rail to the outside frame rails. No good ref photos so I had to guess again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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