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Very Cool and very nicely done. Those old Hawk kits are great raw material and your work has paid off with a great land speed model. I love it (and I have one in the queue as well.)

That's a pretty car! I'm not sure how mother Mopar attached the fins, but some models of 1960 Dodge Dart station wagons had the fins attached with the short part forward an others had them reversed with the tall end forward. weird. I grew up in that era in a Mopar family and spent many a mile in the family's 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca station wagon. I believe they were the first year of the Mopar unibodies.

Johan 1960 Dodge - station wagon Promo or kit - I'm not sure

Parts count (reminds me of what Carl Sagan said) -"billions and billions" It takes a special builder to take on a project like this - amazing

I remember those! Some friends built a Mustang II pro-stock car in their shop on an Alston Chassis. Competitive locally - there used to be local pro-stock cars. Set the NHRA national record in B/FX twice. Memories Glidden was an animal, constantly working, but he couldn't have done it without Etta. Great model - well done - really looks the part.

Might try checking fit and alignment with other parts - I'm not familiar with this one but some cabovers have differences between lefts and rights.

With this crowd, you guys probably earned the Lamborghinis 😁

Tile and countertop shops usually have remnants, cutouts and scraps - very inexpensive. Not as flat or precision as something a machine shop would use but close enough. My workbench surface plate is an old Freightliner lower passenger door window... It has rounded edges and It's a lot lighter than granite, smaller, easier to handle - It's thick enough and some kind of safety glass so it will take a little abuse, but I have to be careful with the glass because sometimes I work in bare feet.

Claude, you've done it again! another awesome custom build land speed car. Amazing concept and execution. And the Claude paint is off the chart. Guys, let's correct something here... Although I appreciate being mentioned, I did not earn it at all. Like everybody else, I sit back and enjoy. All of the incredible work here is Claude's.

A different view? I find that there is something of value in every topic on the forum. I have my logon setup to go to "new content". Scan the recent posts and read what is interesting. If I'm looking for something more specific, I use the search function. I leave the ads on. There aren't enough ads to bother me, but I wish there were more that are model building or model car related.

Maybe a little off topic because no kits involved... but it's close - The Justice Brothers oil company has a great collection at their offices in Duarte (LA) California that is open to the public during office hours. Their business started in midgets and racing, so their museum is heavy on midget race cars - most have a lot of history. But there is so much to see there. It's three buildings. Where else are you going to see a 110 Offy in the main lobby of a corporate office? The Justice Private Automotive Collection - Home

Mind Blown!

Missed this one somehow... Where do I apply for the parts driver job at West End Speed Shop? I want to drive that car all day. Very Awesome!

Chevrolet had two series passenger cars in 1934, Master or Standard. The frames were different, and the body mounting may have been different as well. A 1934 Chevrolet shop manual will have answers and be useful throughout the project. It looks like the manual is available free online - https://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/shop/1934/index.htm

I'll go with Bill with an extra dose of over or under torque, might also add failure to check torque as part of regular maintenance. That's a big bolt.