om617
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This looks great Does those brakes follow the wheels?
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Thanks for all the nice comments. Hopefully things will get better for 2014 and future builds,it`s really fun even with all the trouble.
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Nice work It look more elegant when the tires are tucked under the flares/fenders.
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The color look great. Agree on it being a nice kit besides the warped frame and those door panels. I also find it strange how they molded the rear bumper to the parts three.
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64 Belvedere Station Wagon " W/Digger and Trailer"
om617 replied to Mopar - D's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Wagons are cool. It would maby be safe to call a sleeper with the wedge engine -
It coming along nice,love those steelies
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Made motor mounts and mock up of the rear exhaust. Placed it close to the differential to avoid any moving parts getting close. When engine is mounted there is not much to go on for the flywheel,but enough.
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Great looking models. Love that Chrysler in blue
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Cool models,and it`s nice with these unusual 80s cars as well
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Nice collections of models,enjoy all the detail and rust
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Good to see i`m not alone on the mopar bug. Very nice builds
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These look great. May i ask what you used for donor,as for the Volvo?
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Very nice models
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Very nice builds and i`m not going to pic an favorite since they all are great.
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Thanks for the nice words and advice. Noticed the window was full of scratched,even sealed in bags. Couple more.
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Thought i`d just post it as finish before i was tempted to throw it in the dumpster. Did so many errors and faults i could write several pages on it,but i`ll cut it short. I forgot to paint mirrors,messed up decals for the interiour,forgot to paint the underside of the hood,wrong color on the radiator beam,forgot to paint the top of the front housing the lights,grill etc. I painted the shaker in the same color as the surrounding of the grill,but the paint was really weird,like it got sand in it. So i stripped it,then painted it satin black,with flat black gasket,but this paint was weird too,it was only flat on spots and i stired the can really good before paint,so it`s in strip right now. And to top it all,i was painting an Chrysler 300C the other day,the Cuda was getting clear on the same day. It was in the same room,but far away from where i painted the Chrysler. Even so,it`s full of paint dust from i was painting the Chrysler,the list go on and on and on The paint is Tamiya. Decals i found on parts on Ebay. Tires are from Revell 69 Charger. Wheels are from Scenes Unlimited. Plug wires are Hobby Design. I do not recomend these,way to stiff. Radiator hose from Scale Production. Heater hose,i dont remember. Plates and quarter decals are from 71 Cuda Street Machine,MPC? Some photos. Thanks for looking.
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Twin turbos are wild,nice seat covers btw
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Thanks. I wish the foil was more shiny,it looks kinda like aluminium on the pics.
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So,i went a little crazy on the color (s) Added some foil and it went better than expected. Oh well,had fun so far. Not decided on wheels but these Pegasus might look okay. Have an idea that brown interiour might go good with the in your face green? Anyway,some progress at least.
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Yes i know i need to keep my head cold. It`s easy to do somthing stupid on buying cars. This said,i keep my expectations low and hope to maby be postitive suprised. True,over here you pay insurance and road tax that are about 200$ a year,this goes for all cars that are 30 years or older. Storage i fix with some friends so it`s no problem. I made this saving account for my cars years ago for errors that are not planned on. This is why i dont need an perfect cosmetics car since i have saved up for paint and such.
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It will always be cheaper to buy parts straight from the US as long as we arent talking very heavy parts. I guess an combination of both. Here are some Norwegian shops. http://www.amerikanskebildeler.no/shop/ http://www.aarnes.no/ https://shop.kwparts.com/no http://www.maldalimport.no/ http://www.sstolen.no/scripts/frames1.asp http://granheimbildeler.no/ http://www.sarpsborgmotor.no/main.aspx?guest=yes http://www.ponyparts.no/
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Thank you for advice. It`s no big deal if the car is not in it`s original color since the combo on the Buick are quite nice. One thing of concern is the vinyl roof. I can just ask the seller to rip it off to check for bondo and rust. It`s an unfair demand. As for the trunk i agree,also the inner fenders have some red. I`m no expert either,but i`m rather sure the inner fenders should be black. In the end,it looks like a nice driver,and that is exactly what i`m looking for. Yes freud is of concern but i have not heard of anyone in the US car comunity in Norway been charged for it. Trust me,they would be freezed out fast since they would ruin for those of use who want to keep it serious. This is for me personal,not just buy for making a profit later. There are plenty of those who just buy to sell for profit. I dont think i can make an fraud with PayPal or transfer from my personal bank account to the seller since he will get hes money on account before he even turn the key. What concerns me a little and i tend to think good about most people is to be tricked with shipping to port. Yes i would love to pay a little extra for getting the car safe to port,but not pay tripple. But on this subject there are plenty of company`s who ship on a firm price. Would be nice to get fresh tires on,new fluids etc before it`s shipped. That is a thing i want to do before i die,but as for now my plane ticked would probably cost more than theh car lol.
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I know i could just forget to find good 70 Cuda. That said,this year when i have been following a couple of cars there are at least 3 1970 Cuda`s sold for under 10,these would maby be put in the category as rolling objects. It`s the rust that scares me away,people say little rust,but when you start to remove some old patch or surface rust,it`s just the top of the iceberg. Thanks for the advice btw. I have updated the list. +/- a year from each model is okay if you know of somthing. This look like a nice car,but when i look closer it seem like the car have been red from factory? http://classiccars.com/listings/view/417367/1965-buick-wildcat-for-sale-in-jeannette-pennsylvania-15644
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As pointed out they can have crappy paint and interiour,no problem. I notice now and then some good deals but i`m always to slow to find them. You are right about finding and decent Cuda,but some good objects are out there,maby missing interiour,crappy paint etc. Not going to give up.
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What car did you get? Yeah i look thru Hemmings and classiccars.com every day now and see some good deals now and then.