@Bob: IM S6 I think it's the camera focal length and angle. And the 502 is the correct 2" shorter than replica wheelbase.
@ALB Get to work on your Speedster, stop messing around with that off-road stuff!
The 502 car is really amazing. The part that is tough to replicate is the rear engine lid. The shape of it is not totally correct, though very close. Honestly, it is nearly impossible to do perfectly. To me, that is the giveaway.
The fellows from 502 are really amazing guys — very kind, helpful and knowledgeable. I know the owner of this car — Silas Boyle. He’s a real enthusiast.
It’s almost spring! How go your winter projects on your car? John
@John Schneeman posted:It’s almost spring! How go your winter projects on your car? John
LOL. As usual, I haven't started yet. Not a big list. New brakes and new pump and remote oil filter. But hey, I did get my new horn button installed. 
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Did I go through over 20 pages and miss the video of this work of art actually moving??
@americanworkmule posted:Did I go through over 20 pages and miss the video of this work of art actually moving??
Not yet. There were a few minor issues Anand wanted to have tweaked a tad further. And then like the story, When you Give a Mouse a Cookie, things got out of hand and Anand is having a few more parts "replicated" just like the original for that extra touch.
Trust me, when that bad boy is rolling you will see it. Here's a photo of it at the DMV:
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@Panhandle Bob posted:If he had, there would have been the problem of where to put the orange.
@Stan Galat posted:He didn’t paint it “Gulf livery blue”, Danny, so we are good.
Kinda cool ,
...in a race car way.
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@Robert M posted:... Trust me, when that bad boy is rolling you will see it. Here's a photo of it at the DMV:
We need driving videos...
Like waiting all summer for a series season finale cliff hanger, who shot jr ewing
I see that big SEG, Awesome !
I know. It’s been a minute since the car made it to California. Our good friend Hans Huber is machining some reproduction parts on his CNC machine so Anand can have a shift linkage that looks like the original. He also machined a new motor mount to raise the motor and trans to better align the shift linkage. What Carey and crew made worked but the gear selection wasn’t quite as crisp as Anand had hoped. Instead of taking it back to Indiana Hans offered to see what he could do with it. Hans owns one of the last independent German automotive shops left in our area and they are masters of the early flat six cars. Hans personally works on all of the 356s that come in and they come from a long way to have him work on them. Hans is also having some orthopedic work done so it’s slowed him down some.
As soon as it’s finished there will be videos galore. Think of this as the gap between Outlander seasons further hampered by COVID.
@Robert M posted:Think of this as the gap between Outlander seasons further hampered by COVID.
I think you meant Peaky Blinders. Or maybe Ozark.
@Stan Galat : Agreed! I’ve been waiting for both shows to come back for far too long.
The car is incredible, Anand.
As for the TV shows Stan and Mayo mentioned, I have no idea what they are talking about.
@Lane Anderson : Peaky Blinders is a crime / gangster drama set in post WW-1 Birmingham with the focus on an Irish / Romani family. For a period piece I actually like it…especially the cars and weapons of the era.
Ozark is set present day for the most part. It chronicles a financial planner and his family who move to the Ozarks to escape his past as a money launderer for a cartel. Pretty interesting characters and the family drama is the same as any family would have. I see some similarities between Ozark and Breaking Bad; which I watched weekly as the episodes came out…something it seems no one does anymore, myself included.
Outlander lost me a while back. I was “all in” for a time but when it went off the air for a while for a season break I just couldn’t get back into it.
As far as Peaky Blinders and Ozark: I’m waiting for it to come back! We needed some reprieve here over the past several months and they fit the bill. I realized I didn’t want to watch Game of Thrones again pretty quickly. Although we’ve had a double digit run of consecutive days of triple digit heat so the winter / snow scenes were quite nice to watch.
Oh yeah…we’ve been enjoying “Yellowstone” as well. Of course every time we watch more than one episode I tell my wife we could have just watched “Waterworld” to get a Kevin Costner fix. After all: “Waterworld” is quite possibly the best post-apocalyptic film ever made!
How was that for Thread Drift?!
my girl watches those FOR HOURS..they never end..i go to my man cave and do useful things like start thread drifts on the car blogs.
@Robert M posted:I know. It’s been a minute since the car made it to California. Our good friend Hans Huber is machining some reproduction parts on his CNC machine so Anand can have a shift linkage that looks like the original. He also machined a new motor mount to raise the motor and trans to better align the shift linkage. What Carey and crew made worked but the gear selection wasn’t quite as crisp as Anand had hoped. Instead of taking it back to Indiana Hans offered to see what he could do with it. Hans owns one of the last independent German automotive shops left in our area and they are masters of the early flat six cars. Hans personally works on all of the 356s that come in and they come from a long way to have him work on them. Hans is also having some orthopedic work done so it’s slowed him down some.
As soon as it’s finished there will be videos galore. Think of this as the gap between Outlander seasons further hampered by COVID.
Hopefully, Robert, you can convince Anand to bring this Beauty to the next West Coast Cruise! 
Ed: Have you watched the episodes of Longmire or the Expanse?
We kind of got bored with Outlander after the second season, too, but the sets and costuming were well done.
Anna and I watched Longmire front to back. Loved it!
If you like crime stuff and British tv, try "New Tricks" if you have Amazon Prime. I won't give anything away, but it is about retired cops brought back to work on cold cases.
is longmire the Western sheriff, drives a big ol dually 3500 Ram 4X4,, ran over 12 outlaw biker HDs out in the woods, and kicks butt on everyone(even packing guns) without breaking a sweat tells them "to leave or be buried here"
@barncobob : that was an early episode in Season Three of “Yellowstone”. Interestingly enough, I watched it last night.