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Glad to see you got something done on this Kit! The linkage and fuel lines turned out awsome.

Looking good Bob!

I feel pretty dumb right now as i did not know this. Not a mopar guy so i don't follow much.

Very nice! Love them monogram kits!

Thats a beautiful road runner! Great job on the photo's too!

Good looking cuda!

Very nice!

Have a small update on the seat. Decided to add headrests. The idea is to cut up another back seat (the seat was supplied by my good friend @Kit Karson) using just the top pleat of the seat back. It was shaped to what looked right and added some material to the back side to add some thickness. I used my calipers to make sure they are Identical. The plan is to mount the headrests on pins above the seat top. But plans change. I came up with a idea that will work with the seat better and not be so intrusive. And I didn't for how tall they looked. I took a measurement of the pleats, then applied that to the headrests. Now the headrests are the size of the pleats and the seat was cut to accept them. The end result is they don't sit so high and they blend right into the seat. Much happier with the way they look. Still needs a little fine tuning. I think the seat is done getting any more mods. When the top is put on, it look's perfect. I also cut up the rear package tray of the donor seat, and the speakers will be mounted in the kick panel below the dash. That's it for now...........................

Thanks greg, My approach to building is more of "there is no plan, figure it out when ya get there". I just do one thing at a time and do it the best I can when I'm there. Thank's DJ, It's interesting to see what builders do with things like this. I've done it a couple times and this is the easiest way to deal with it. I removed all the floor framing as I wanted it to be smooth. Made it alot easier. You did it the way I ended up doing it the first time I built this car. Came out as expected, but is was too much work. Thanks for checking out my '30.

Topher, That's a pretty cool idea to use that hurst shifter as part of the steering linkage, but 1.1, I would be thinking it wouldn't be a good thing. If ya can't steer it and stop it, It ain't worth building as they say. Thats alot of engine you're putting in there. It's going to look really cool when it's finished! Nice work so far!

Some things are meant to be, and this just has to be done. I'v been working on the interior on the '30 and for a noticable change, the rear seat from the amt '33 ford street rod as been incorperated into the build. The door panels were smoothed out using evergreen sheet. But the stock dash sitting in the interior just wasn't looking so good anymore. Looking for options, a few different dashes were looked at to replace the kit dash board. One of those dashes was from the '33 kit. It was test fit into the interior bucket and to say it fit perfect was almost an understatement. Right off the parts tree, it needed no modifications to fit. Amazing, What are the chances! So the dash from the '33 is now being used. The theme for this build is to moreless modify all the parts in some way. The plan is to remove the stereo/glove box door, speedo and tach and the two gauges in the middle. The toggle switches are staying. They will be marked as window switches because the window cranks have been removed. They were alittle close to the dash. As far as the vents go, both will be filled. I want the dash to have a smooth appearance. This dash has alot a character and I think it adds just the right touch for the interior. Got he dash cut out and vents filled. During the final fitting, I found that the dash has a arch to it. To the point that a piece of material was added where the top of the dash and the cowl meet. That was sanded down to fill the slight void it had. Now that the dash fit the top, I found that it needed alittle support to make it stay in the position it needed to be when installed. A piece of round solid rod fixed that. The seat needs some adjustment at this point. This part mounts alot more forward. The old one mounts under the cowl. I'm also curious about the angle of the steering column. Thought I was past all that. I was, but this is way worth it. Thinking a section may be in the future................... Thats it for now.................

The interior is looking awsome. On the windshield, I see you have sanded to 6000. Thats a start, but it really needs to go to 12.000. then polish out from there. The results will be very noticable.

The paint idea should look pretty good!

Worked on the door panels. Just had to get rid of the rolled pleat look. Made a couple templets out of tape. Transfered to .015 evergreen sheet. Eazy pezy. Not sure where it's going from here. It'll work its self out.

Lookin great Bob! I'm enjoying the paint. Looks like everythings really coming together well. Did that steering wheel from this kit? Or maybe the '66 nova kit?