JJ Deuce

Getting close to final assembly. Everything is in place except the engine and associated parts (rad hoses, exhaust, front axle). The headers are a pain but I’ll get the thing done and onto the shelf this week.

I was hoping to wrap this one up by tomorrow but some work stuff has come up that's gonna keep me from getting it done. I'm going to change the end date to March 31. Hopefully that is enough time to finish it up. Thanks for following.

Nice work!

Still need to polish part of the hood but I went ahead with the decals. Thanks to @Oldcarfan27 for supplying the “bootlegger” decals a couple of years ago. I don’t remember what contingency stickers I had on my original build but I did use the name from the Monogram ‘55 Ford panel truck. Still got a few little details to paint and put together but aiming to have it done by the 15th. Thanks y’all for looking.

Thanks! I had to buff out part of the hood because it fell on the garage floor, but I ended up not polishing anything else. I did the chrome trim with a Molotow pen, and I've started painting the marker lights. I need to take some pictures later today after I start decals.

Awesome! I saw it on Twitter (Jr. retweeted it) but I am glad to see the photos and detail here. great work!

No worries. It’s been fun watching the progress. Please post even if it’s after the “due date”

Great thread. As I'm building a rare-ish kit at the moment (Jo Han Pro Stock Maverick), I'm reminded of the t-shirt I used to see at car shows - "Anybody can restore an old car. It takes a real man to cut one up!" I suppose anyone can buy an old kit, but actually opening the cello is another story. 😄

Sprayed some metallic Testors lacquer today. It looks pretty good so far. I’ll let it gas out for a few days before I mess with foil/chrome pens for the trim.

sanded it out, repainted, and had the same issue, though not as bad. So I sanded it out again, and just coated with Mr. Hobby Surfacer. It looks pretty good so far. I'll give it a light sanding before I spray another color coat. I may try a Testors lacquer instead.

Survived a trip to HL with no new kits, despite the 40% sale. I got some Testors lacquer, another Molotow pen, CA glue, and a can of Mr. Surfacer

Chrysler Turbine. I always thought it was a good looking car, and it's a neat piece of history, but for some reason I've never bought/built one.

Its just the paint. The primer was smooth before I laid down the paint. It’s Tamiya lacquer over rust-oleum primer. I sprayed another kit with red tamiya over the same primer and it came out smooth. We’ll see what happens

Painted the body today but it didn’t go well. I got the primer smooth but the tamiya lacquer crazed in some areas. I’ll give it a week and sand out what I can before spraying again. Hopefully I don’t have to strip and repaint.

looks sharp! The wheels look great to me. I always liked the Bs

Looking sharp, Luke! That Coyote motor is a tight squeeze!

Unfortunately, sometimes it hard to make time for this hobby. I want to make sure I'm done by the 15th of March, though. I got some primer on the Maverick today, and started painting the chassis and interior tub last night

I stripped the chrome from the cam covers, wheels and some other bits a few weeks ago. Had a chance to spray some paint today, and made a little progress on the engine. painted the chassis and some other stuff but haven’t gotten pics yet. Still going to weather the engine once I get it all together

gorgeous

Ha no. Good eye though. It’s a desk my father in law made for me

Nice delivery from the auction site

45 in a 30, down the main artery of my parents' "master-planned" community. The motorcycle officers posted up behind the community center sign on a Friday night, at the bottom of a hill. I tried to say I was just coasting down the hill, but he wasn't buying it. Said I was going at least 40 at the top of the hill, so he did give me a break and wrote it for 40 instead of 45. Took the defensive driving course a few weeks later.

always liked this one. I have a WIP box stock build of this one, but several projects ahead of it.

first actual car I drove myself was a diesel VW rabbit. I was 12 or 13, visiting a friend's ranch. His dad let us drive it because it "doesn't go fast enough to get you hurt." 😄 actual learning, once I got my permit, I usually drove mom's '84 Cutlass or Dad's company car Ford Taurus.

I'm a big fan of the Shark (C3) corvettes, and I also collect some AC Delco paraphernalia. I bought an ACcelerator kit off ebay once, but ended up selling it because a) it was in terrible shape and b) I thought it was a terrible kit anyway. I'm surprised they chose to re-release this thing.