ScaleDale

Same thing happened last year even after the season ender. But 12s don't care. Dale

Someone on the forum did the same thing by taking two heads from one of those adjustable shop squares, putting them both on the same ruler. The tires clamp square between the sliding handles. Hard to describe and I don't have my camera handy. Dale

Here's a link to the thread I started too long ago for my 49 Merc ProMod. All of the chassis work is done with 1.6mm rod. I still need to finish this. I stalled on the project trying to over detail the engine. Watch out for that kind of stuff. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78679 Dale

I read on-line about a girl who got a job by proving she could weld pop cans together. Same gal? Dale

I use 1.6mm rod to approximate 1 5/8 in. OD tubing on my drag cars. That is 1/25 scale for the current accepted NHRA standard for tube chassis on anything. Dale

Welcome from Lakewood. I've been out at Pacific Raceway quite a bit over the past two years, what did you run? Are you retired from work, racing or both? I'm retired from work and getting ready to field a GT super stocker this season. Getting the Mustang set has punched a big hole in my model building but I still have two projects on the bench. Dale

I taught elementary school for 22 years. Trading by mail with a child is for fools. The people complaining need to suck it up and take the lesson learned. Remember, it's a model car. I don't trade at all but I do give stuff away. Some are grateful and some don't even say thanks. Go figure. And a Merry Christmas to all. Dale

My cat used to catch moles in the back yard and carry them into the front flower garden. She then dropped them and watched them dig out of sight. When they were gone, she attacked the hole searching for them. My other cat used to capture Garter snakes and carry them around in his mouth. Never harmed a one. Can't say the same for birds, though... Dale

Firing order is a function of the cam. 302 Fords can have one of two firing orders depending on if they are HO or not. If you want to wire an engine accurately, determine what engine you want it to be by make, year and displacement. Look up the distributor rotation, cylinder numbering and firing order then work from there. Dale

6 am Sunday on Comcast West Coast time. Velocity (663 in my area). DVR it. Dale

I went back through all the photos I have of Division 6 cars from Pacific Raceways and all the comp numbers started with a 6. First digit must be division number. Several of the older Sportsman drivers have 6 x x numbers. Newer drivers seem to have four digit numbers. I think it's due to the numbers being assigned permanently. Just ran out of them below 6 x x . Pro class champs have the number 1 for the following season. That may be true for at least the top ten. Dale

What really got me about the U2 deal was that some people didn't know who they were. How can anyone have digital music on an Apple smartphone and not know who U2 is? Dale

That was an Outlaw Radial race at an NHRA sanctioned track. NHRA requires wheelie bars on cars capable of lifting the wheels 12 inches or more, but tracks are free to use their own rules if they choose for non sanctioned events. They don't need to follow NHRA rules all the time. At the speed he had going when he went up the second time, wheelie bars wouldn't have helped anyway. He should have backed off and pulled the chute. That's why they call them Outlaws, I guess. Dale

It's a utilitarian item so color isn't relevant. You just wouldn't want it a dark heat absorbing color like black. Most on the market today are plain aluminum. Dale

Jeff Beck jamming with Jimmy Paige and other luminaries of the guitar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPUDOgcFWY Stevie Ray Vaughn. Just a sound check... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grBmQwLSlDw Dale

Try being Thomas fletcher, son of Super Stock champ Dan Fletcher. Tom was bracket his dad's car when he reportedly hit the breaks too hard in the traps. He's doing this in the winningest car in NHRA history. His dad got it as a graduation present and it has never seen street time (so the story goes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXHeCpBAagA Dale

UPS dropped mine off today but they defiantly won't fit your project ;-) Dale

http://www.micromark.com/5-piece-spring-type-tube-bender-set,7048.html Spring tube bender kit from Micro-Mark Dale

I have a 2010 Mustang GT with the 4.6 liter supercharged engine that donated it's body to my Mustang Pro Stock project boxed and ready to go. Everything but the body is there. Hit me a pm if you want it. The Petty Taledaga Toreno kit has two motors, a 429 and 427. You can't have either ;-0 Dale

Super glue - Cyanoacrylate - is a generic chemical thing. There isn't a better brand of sorts. What there is, though are different setting times and thicknesses ranging from thin that sets in seconds to thick (gap filling) that takes a longer time to cure. Go to a hobby store and buy the house brand. It comes from Bob Smith Industries. Here's a sample from the competition resins link: http://www.compresins.com/site/751597/page/2683837/site EDIT: A bottle of UnCure is a nice thing to have for when (not if) you glue something to yourself. "Bonds Skin Instantly" is truth in advertising in action. Dale -

Nice start, Mika. If you are going to go as far as fabricating a fuel cell and aftermarket lines, better go and scratch build subframe connectors. A race tuned HEMI would twist that factory frame like a pretzel. Dale

Then there's these people in my area who bought a junked F-104 and put wheels on it. Jessie C. from All Girls Garage is the driver. They aren't joking either. North American Eagle Project: http://landspeed.com Dale

What you're building would fall into Super Street. Pro Stock style builds with older body styles and some customization allowed like chopped tops. Dale

One of the few products with a warning label that is 100% true Bonds Skin Instantly Dale

It wasn't for the faint of heart. And they actually put it in a few production cars. Dale