an absolute masterpiece !
The 1971 Steube RTR
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, Jun 28 2017 05:30 PM
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Posted 02 October 2017 - 02:36 AM
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Posted 25 January 2019 - 03:46 AM
I checked the final version, & think that the intake stack piece was rotated back-to-front (with the vertical extender in the back, instead of toward the front)when it was installed in the body. Is that correct?Time for the final assembly.........
Beautiful work, producing a car that LOOKS like a car, with awesome hardware beneath.
Thanks for showing in such detail.
Marcus
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Posted 25 January 2019 - 11:17 AM
That's right Marcus. The back of the body kicks up and the little gizmo on the intake stack piece helps to level it out.
And thanks, I think it looks more like a real car too: 
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 08:50 AM
Great job Rick, it's always a pleasure to follow your explanations.
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 04:17 PM
Rick,
as usual, very nice job. I have no idea of what happened to that car after its original build. I assumed that I tested it for the magazine, and then... ???
Luckily, one also built at the same time by Billy Steube Jr. for Bruce Paschal survived, was sympathetically restored and is now on display at the LASCM. So not all is lost!
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Posted 26 January 2019 - 04:33 PM
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