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might want to search the history for Time Machine on the forum... may be OK on Ebay - but otherwise not so good... Modelhaus has several Mopar scoops. Their online store has them listed under the car that they are made for. I bought a pair of twin scoops for a 1971 Duster from them a while back. They may have others - check under Demon also. Good parts, good service. Ususally a 4-6 week wait but worth it and you will get what you ordered.

I've got one of these Corvettes going with the custom parts also - found an empty box last year with the custom parts to build using the AMT kit that's in the stores now. To mess with you plans a iittle bit... The interior tub in the '62 kit includes the trunk interior - the later issues don't. Unless the back of the body is opened up under the custom rear end with the custom roof, it is not visible or required with the custom version. The latest AMT1962 "sock to me" Corvette is basically the same kit minus the trunk and the cool cutomizing parts - If you get one of those, you can start mixing parts and end up with both the cutom version with the roof and a 1962 Corvette with the opening trunk that was only in the 1962 issue. That's two cool Corvettes. Careful lining up the roof - it doesn't fit very well.

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Some automotive paints are too "hot" and will craze the plastic - not a good start for a paint job. You'll probably need something as a bariier coat between the plastic and the paint. Many use good old Plastikote primer T-235 - it's my go to but it is fairly coarse grained which makes a thicker layer of primer. I've used automitve sealer as well - not a bad place to start - covers everything and goes under anything. Sealer comes ready to spray and requires no mixing It goes on very thin. The old can I have is Ditzler PGG DL1970. If you ask 20 people about paint, you'll get 40 answers. As noted above find out what works best for you.

Thanks Tim - Good to see the introduction. I knew the truck was in the works but didn't know when. Add me to those who want to see an all new kit as well.

and last week - BMW, Roush, Tiffin, Bluebird Paccar (KW, Peterbilt) and Honda were among the manufacturers that submited Defect Information Reports to NHTSA to recall motor vehicles to remedy a defect that affects motor vehicle safety on vehicles that had been delivered to customers...

I agree with Wayne

Freightliner is a "custom truck" builder and wheelbase is offered in one inch increments. Sorry, I just can't get the brain cells to work well enough to remember the common wheelsbases... depends mostly on cab and sleeper size plus forward or set-back front axle location. Ebay is a good idea, also look for trucks for sale. The truck specs should include the wheelbase. Wheelbase is measured from front axle to the centerline of the tandem. Freightliner sleeper sizes were 34", 40" and 60". The 63" was an Able Body raised roof sleeper with different design and construction that was offered for a short time before Freightliner introduced their own 60" raised roof sleeper. Fuel tanks on conventionals were standard at 22-7/8" diameter from 60 to 140 gallon in 10 gallon increments. 27-1/4 fuel tank diameter was optional in 70 to 150 gallons - sometimes used when rail space was limited. 170 gallon tanks were almost never used on conventionals because they were 29" diameter and could not be used for cab entry steps.

Tim, Thank you for the color infomation - good to know the gold paint is not locked in with the oxblood upholstery.

Thanks Tim - it's good to have some good reference. I was thinking oxblood for the interior on my project. Is the gold the sandard interior paint color with oxblood trim or did Pete use the exterior color? Have to agree about wanting some steel wheels but will probably use the wheels - strip and refinish them to get an unpolished look.

Grew up in a Mopar family - Learned to drive in a 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca, and a 1971 Satelite. Ether of those would be OK That '68 Impala would be wonderful - and with woodgrain trim could easily be a Caprice But the one I want is a 1956 Chevrolet 210 Handyman 2-door wagon. One of the resin bodies is close, but none have the tailgate good enough. With the Nomad chassis and the DelRay sedan, Revell is 3/4 there. Could aslo make a sedan delivery out of it. Other than some general appeal as a junior stocker drag car or cool street car, probably not enough to make it to production.

Bill, enjoyed the video, looks like a good resource - and the vertex diagram is perfect for some early dragster projects in the queue - thanks,Steve

The Mallory super mags used on Funny car and top fuel in the 70's (probably 60's and 80's also) had an external coil for each magneto - Revell may have created the impression that there was no coil because they molded the coil into the engine block on the 70's funny cars... Google, Yahoo and the Mallory website should produce lots of reference for the time period that you are intersted in.

Thanks Brett - that answers a lot of questions

True in some companies - too many out there to say it's not. However, the proliferation and maintenence of new drawing numbers is a huge expense. A new drawing requires someplace to keep it - Affected bills of material will need to be revised or created, procurement needs ot be handled to build inventory, production changeover has to be set-up and completed, purchasing asgreements may be affected - even replacement parts systems need to deal with new inventory and part numbers. Lots of things that I haven't thought of - It lasts for years. So there is some business advantage to revising a drawing without changing the number. There will be guidelines (form, fit, fuction criteria) and method to revise a drawing without a number change. It may take a chapter in the company's Engineering manual to cover the procedure. The change will be referenced on the drawing and (unless the company is skipping this detail - unlikely at GM) documented with an Enginering job with the change and the reason. It's something that somebody unfamilar with the the process may question but it's not going to hide anything. It's not a new thing either - I've been going through a 1956 GM Chevrolet assembly manual for a local project - looking at it quickly today, about 40% of the pages have at least one change thorugh the production year.,

Harry, agreed - and they are doing something...

OK, back to off-topic here... In my days in the local auto parts store, in the 70's - 40 years ago, we sold ignition switches and lock cylinders. Not a lot, but we had them in stock. When we sold one, the guy usually brought in is old switch and lock cylinder. Then he laid his key ring on the counter next to it because the pound of keys wouldn't fit in his pocket. We pointed at the keys and told him - that's the problem... I need to go work on a model...

I hate speculating here... we don't have even a fraction of the facts If the engineer signed off on the PPAP, he probably did it without knowing there could be some sort of problem... signing off a PPAP on a part that does not meet specs is normal - you wouldn't do it on a casting that came in in two pieces, but you might if the primer on a part wasn't the correct shade of gray. If that's what you are saying is GM knew they had a problem, it wouldn't even make the radar screenif he didn't report it back to purchasing or Engineering,. Parts are not only controlled by the part number - a change that does not affect form, fit, or function can be done as a revision level without changing the part number - been that way for decades. Traceablity is a little more difficult because parts with different revision levels can be mixed - but they can be found. - that was probably done within GM's procedures. Warranty information is shared with NHTSA under the TREAD Act - so they weren't hiding something they knew. However, the ignition switch probably didn't generate a lot of warranty claims. We don't have anywhere near the information that GM has to make thier decisions - Right now, they are proceeding with an abundance of caution - partly because of the attention, but mostly because it's the correct thing to do. Corporations are being painted in some of these posts as some sort of evil empire - the reality is that they are made of indivduals. Whether their uniform is a shirt and tie or jeans and a t-shirt in the plant, they want do a good job, build a good product and keep the customer happy with their work. Pride in workmanship. Somewhere along the way, I lost my layman status with this stuff so I know GM has way more information than we or the media will ever see. I don't think they are hiding it, they just want to get the cars fixed. My (somewhat experienced) gut feel is that they are doing the right thing - beyond what is required. The media wants to deliver news - and stay in business, too. Back to the topic, - yeah, GM will do OK

Well done!

NHTSA's number for the new Chrysler ignition recall is 14V-373 - Their part 573 defect information report to NHTSA can be found on NHTSA's web site. One of the GM ignition recalls is in the list in the post a couple of pages back - the link works there for NHTSA's number 14V-355 similar issues, different designs will let you do the research and draw your own conclussions...

Beautiful. I remember listening upstairs to the 500 on a little AM readio and after Len Sutton (local, drove for Vollstedt, also local), Parnelli was my favorite.

Maybe drifting a little bit from the topic… but it might be interesting Recalls - grab a couple of cups of coffee because the government and regulations are involved. To paraphrase a bit, motor vehicle manufacturers must submit a report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a defect that presents an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety or for a non-compliance with a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. The remedy and notification to the vehicle owner is part of these regulations. That makes what is commonly called a recall. In real life, things are different than what we see in the media and we won‘t hear about most of them. There are usually 500 to 600 recalls annually. There is enough fun in this for everybody - GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, BMW, passenger cars, trucks, everything just this week. The list below is the recalls on NHTSA’ weekly notification for 6/30/2014. It’s a bit longer than normal because the air bag inflator issue that affected several manufacturers and a couple of the GM recalls that we already know about also made the list this week. It’s important to note that these are all considered voluntary recalls by the manufacturer. NHTSA - weekly recall notice 6/30/2014 14V248 - JERR-DAN / 2007-2014 - Underlift Boom may Drift Down 14V249 - SEAGRAVE / 2013-2014 - Seat Belt may be Difficult to Unlatch/FMVSS 209 14V250 - ELGIN / 2013 - Seat Belt may be Difficult to Unlatch/FMVSS 209 14V255 - LODAL / 2011-2013 - Ice May Form in Intake Manifold 14V257 - CHAMPION / 2013 - Wheelchair Lift Armored Pendant Cable Short circuit 14V263 - NISSAN / 2014 - Circuit Board Voltage may Result in Shutdown 14V264 - BMW / 2012-2014 - Camshaft Chain Tensioner may cause Engine Stall 14V269 - ELDORADO / 2012-2014 - Wheelchair Lift Pendant Cable Short circuit 14V316 - FORD / 2014 - Loss of Steering Control 14V320 - BMW / 2014 - Rear Shock Absorber may Break 14V335 - MCI / 1993-1995,2006,2008 - Driveshaft may Detach from Motor Coach 14V340 - NISSAN / 9999 - Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator may Rupture 14V343 - FORD / 2004-2007 - Frontal Air Bag Inflators may Rupture 14V344 - MAZDA / 2003-2008 - Frontal Air Bag Inflators may Rupture 14V346 - CHEVROLET / 2010-2014 - Knee Contact may Turn Ignition Switch Off 14V348 - BMW / 2001-2006 - Frontal Air Bag Inflators may Rupture 14V349 - ACURA / 2003, HONDA / 2002-2003 - Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture 14V350 - LEXUS/2003-2005, PONTIAC/2003-2005,TOYOTA/2003-2005 - Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture 14V351 -ACURA/2002-2006, HONDA/2001-2011- Driver Air Bag Inflator Rupture 14V353 - ACURA/2003-2005, HONDA/2003-2005 - Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture 14V354 - CHRYSLER / 9999 - Frontal Air Bag Inflators may Rupture 14V355 - BUICK/2005-2011,CADILLAC/2000-2011,CHEVROLET/2006-2014 14V372 - CHEVROLET / 2013-2014 - Driver's Front Air Bag Inflator Rupture Check your car for recalls... documents, investigations, and much more information here - www.nhtsa.dot.gov

When I visited the Corvette Museum in 2007, I had a chance to drive through some beautiful country with some interesting natural geology and rock formations near Bowling Green - it was a quick trip and I didn't get much chance to look around. It's on the list to go back. it sounds like the sinkhole is related to the natural geography in that region. I'd be interested if the msueum just dedicated this part of the museum to information about the local area. There is a lot more to do and see in that part of the country than the Corvette Museum.

Brett, I'm really looking forward to your build (and getting my kit when the hobby shop calls) The cylindrical object in front of the driver side valve cover is a mechanical rev limiter. There is a splitter attached to the tach drive on the distributor body with two cables - one for the mechanical tach and one to the rev limiter. The tach, rev limiter, splitter and cables were available from several suppliers - Moroso, Stahl, Stewart Warner and Jones-Motrola. Wasn't Sox and Martin hooked up with Stewart Warner?

yes, the steering shaft telescopes above the u-joint on the steering box on a Freigtiner COE. Shift linkage is chassis mounted and the shift lever goes through a hole in the deck beside the tunnel. Have to make sure the lever aligns with the hole to tilt the cab. Clutch linkage seperates - there is a small frame mounted guide that aligns a fork on the end of the clutch rod with the lever on the pedal below the deck. Most of the air brake control and heater plumbing between the cab and chassis routes around the cab pivot on the passenger side. Sorry, this isn't much detail, but hopefully helps you find more information.