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Ah yes...I remember...FON TA SEE EYEEE LEND...duh playyyn! duh playyyn! nope, just red vinyl. But now the paint, even in sunlight looks kinda....beige ?. Anyway, I just finished polishing it out. The foiling should be fun but first I gotta mask it for some paint work on the firewall (it's glued in). I need to clean up the bumpers and get the grille detailed, all that stuff. It's moving along, Len, I've been working on it! ? I followed MCW's instructions and they're right about how you won't make it run or sag. My old Wren couldn't deliver the paint heavy enough to get a good wet coat. I was maybe 2 inches from the body trying to get a wet coat. The paint seems extremely thinned out, you would never add more thinner to it. I figure they know what they're doing so it's just a matter of fine-tuning the pressure and the fluid adjustment. I've got another car to paint with that stuff, maybe I'll practice if I can find the time. Thanks for stopping by, Len.

Update : Body painted with MCW mix of the factory color, Corinthian White, which seems kinda dark but they are paint experts, are they not? Paint was applied straight from the bottle over Tamiya fine surface white primer. Not sure if I should try to give it a high gloss or not. I have their clear coat so maybe....decals look better on slick glossy paint and there are a significant amount of them ?. Engine, exhaust, gas tank and wheels are now installed. Floor bottom was fogged in order to look "factory correct" ?. Thanks for checking in. Photos taken under white LED illumination.

This lead sled is shaping up nicely, well...maybe "Bondo Buggy" is more accurate ?. That's a good use of the Stude roof, gotta keep that in mind! Great seat covers!

I wasn't suggesting you glue them to the seats, David. I just thought it would be cool to display the car with the figures in place.

Really like this build, David. Clever use of magnets and I think, because of the rarity of the kit, you would do well to retain the occupants for display. They "belong" ?. How many car kits include figures? I dunno, Dave, they are a handsome couple ?.

Yeah, Tim, me too but that's not in the plan. A flathead with the Ardun conversion and a blower on top is. A Thunderbird 312 with three deuces would be pretty cool.

You've got to wonder what kind of sorry-ass does that sort of thing. We all know it's a jungle out there ?. Wifey has been selling off a bunch of her paper-craft equipment on Facebook and has run into scammers frequently. Craigslist is a haven for them too. At least the 1:25 chop-shop people are fairly honest so far but the idea of how they operate bothers me.

No, Lenny....my house ?

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I remember that episode, Bob. Send the dog under the bed. ?

I never run out of pill jars ?

Oh I can't really blame anyone here for that, Len, there's someone in the house that is more likely the culprit ?.

Been there, done that, Lenny. One is enough. Nope. I might want to take another shot at a chopped kustom. Maybe sectioned....ooooo.....?

Rookie mistake, Len. I did the same thing. They sit there in the drawer. I'll never use 'em. But I don't want that stuff in my septic tank. They'll go to the land-fill.

Lenny, you can ramble all you want on my thread because nobody really reads this stuff anyway. They mostly look at the pictures and maybe hit the "heart button" and move on. I hate the idea of some ass-hat buying kits just to very cleverly break them up in a strategic manner to maximize profit. That said, they do provide a service that I'm ashamed to admit I have , on occasion, taken advantage of myself. Gotta do what it takes for those special projects. I don't make a habit of it but desperate times....well you know.

Thanks, Len, I got the basic idea from others on the forum. The desire to have a fairly accurate model of a somewhat obscure drag racer I witnessed as a child led me down this path. It has meaning for me. Others here have built lightweight '63 Gals and they differ in some of the small details. I can only hope to come close in those details that apply to the Tasca car. The actual mechanics of the build is an uncharted course. The way I do things may not work for someone else. I have a pretty good tool arsenal but nothing fancy like some here. You can have any idea you find useful and if I can help, I certainly will. I started to retro-fit the Starliner with the '63 chassis. I don't want to waste that sweet body! I'm saving the 352 engine for something else so I'm going to use the one from the '63 ?. But no metal axle in front! Here's what I got so far:

Ok, my first reaction to all this is "my head hurts", but then, like the clouds parting and the sun shining through, I realized "yes! AMT did produce some really good kits and they all have ERTL below the AMT logo. I think we should all be greatful for that merger. There are exceptions, of course, but most of the well detailed AMT kits I have encountered have that ERTL tag; the '60 Starliner is a good example. I hated to do what I am doing to it but maybe I can snag another one, the blue car this time. Anyway, good morning! Get busy! Build something !

This looks pretty ambitious.....I'm following ?!

Umm....yeah..but you created the problems, Dave, so you must be proud of the problems you created too ?

Got a bit more done on this one and started the '60 mods but I'll not go into that yet. Mainly, I have the modified '60 firewall in place in the Galaxie and test fitted it all with everything involved and it seems OK. No surprises yet. I think I will not install the radiator support assembly until final. Just a feeling ?.....everything in the engine bay is pretty tight and I hate surprises. I prepped the body and there were minimal parting lines to content with and some very faint sink marks where the old screw bosses hide below the deck lid. I spread some primer on it. I'll be ordering the Corinthian White for the Galaxie and also a bottle of Vintage Burgundy (for the T-Bolt I'm planning) from MCW Finishes. I had to add some material to the top of the '60's firewall to enable the rear edge of the hood to have a place to rest. I closed the hinge slots and blanked off the heater motor and hose ports. The body cross-sections are very close and very little trimming was needed. getting the paint correct in the firewall area will require some masking and painting after the body is painted. I will probably spray some red primer on the lower part of the firewall and then do the rest of it satin black. Thanks for stopping by! ?

BITE YOUR TONGUE ! ! I've got 2 of those monstrosities staring at me, beckoning, leering, "c'mon, Jimmy, I wanna be a cool street coupe".....

Guys, I appreciate you all contributing. Greg nailed it. I found a manual transmission I could put behind a 440 for the Revell '68 Charger. Took it from the AMT '41 Plimit( the optional V8, whatever it is...lopped it right off and threw it in the Charger box, to be dealt with at a later date. Thank you all!

Good info, Mark, thanks. I recall putting a starter in a 330, 65 vintage. Easy job. You got it, Greg! Now I remember. I didn't think it proper for a lead sled to have a slush-o-matic. I don't think I should put it behind that Mopar engine. Oh well. Anybody got a torqueflite they can spare? ?

Would an olds starter be on the left side? I should go look at the one in the weeds behind the shed ?. Thanks, Mark.