Jon Haigwood

A street Rod leans toward the Show Rod side of the spectrum and a Hot Rod leans toward the Gow Job side.

Anyone making some nice looking alternators?

I just started making door and trunk hinges, I started with these round pliers But found that I have more success with these wire bending pliers

I do a bunch of Google searches for car pics related to one of my current builds, often when I click on a picture it will bring up old threads. Often when doing a search using the "site:modelcarsmag.com (what you want to find)" (so I don't have to receive any guff about not searching before I ask a question feedback) It will bring back old threads I just don't respond to the threads

I just started using this for temporary glue for mocking up and doing windows

And what if you wanted to build it in it's original configuration ?

I fully understand. For me the futility and struggling to accomplish a goal is where the enjoyments is. I do have some diecast and they are in a box somewhere. I can look at a diecast and think "yeah I bought that" and look at a built model and think "wow that was a pain to get such and such right" or/and "that paint job was a real pain" and I also think about how much I enjoyed researching the build and overcoming the obstacles to get it right to my standards. Truth be told if I found a DM Kookie Car I would most likely buy but that would not stop me in building one.

Mainly because I am a model "Builder" not a model "buyer" It is not the destination it is the the roads you take to get there.

Anyone interested in building a Kookie T and a few other old celebrity Hot Rods. Hot Rod Deluxe Jan. Star Car Edition has lots of information and reference photos I have been researching the Kookie Car for a few years and just found a bunch I didn't know about it

Here is a starting place http://roybriziostreetrods.com/progress/myers_22/img_09.htm

It will be interesting to see how the exhaust systems is duplicated on your builds

Keep us posted on your progress. I will be starting mine sometime in the future. Util then I will be hunting for reference picture thru Google.

Thanks for the info . I don't think it would work for an era correct 60"s build (JK)

What transmission is attached to the Nailhead engine in Revells 29 Roadster kit ? Thanks

Steve Stanford

Just one for now. Most recent.

I stand corrected . What next some "Prius Rap" ?? I would rather listen to "Schlock Rod"

This gives you a rough idea of what the shape is. Front half needs the sides blended into the back. The back has the general shape of the roadster . Roy Brizio's build of the Kookie T

T Touring body is basically flatter across the back where it was cut off behind the seat back . My plan is to add sharper corners to a roadster body

That would be interesting, Main problem would be making the front half of a 22 Touring body. Not sure if they could use that in any other kits. A resin body would be very helpful but again would the market be there to justify the cost.

WHAT no "BEEP BEEP" by the Playmates ???

That's before it became the "Kookie Car", then it was the "Lightnin Bug“

Story goes that Tommy snuck into Norms garage and got the measurements from the Kookie T so he could build his T. They had a good rivalry going that ended in a drag race.