Jon Haigwood

R&M has a manifold but then I still need some nice Rochester 2bls

I plan building a replica of my 67 SS/RS Camaro. I will be starting with the Revell Nicky Camaro. Mine had the 350 and I added Tri-power. I figured for the engine I would use the Revell Parts Pak 283 but I need a 3-2 carb setup. What are my best choices for a accurate looking setup ? Thanks Jon

My Gas Man is going a different direction

I always replace my Dremel chucks with Keyless chuck. Both on the corded Dremel and the Cordless Dremel. Screw the old one off and the Keyless one back on. Sears rotary drills are made by Dremel. https://www.woodcraft.com/products/dremel-keyless-chuck?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI09-CwOzD3gIVxFt-Ch2_BQTlEAQYBCABEgJQifD_BwE

Indeed it did come with the Tri-power and Blower options. Just checked mine.

Thanks Casey. Since neither one seems to need decals I'm all set.

I actually found out that I have a newer boxed kit with instructions but need some for the Road Agent and Munster Koach I also bought as bagged kits with no decals or instructions

Yes that's the one. I am curious on if it is a different type of plastic (poly-something) and if you need to treat it differently than the normal issued plastic.

Maybe if we really stretch our imagination instead of calling it a "discord" why don't we call it a "chatroom" As Kookie would say all this "discord" talk is giving me "Smog in the Noggin"

Just picked up a Beatnik Bandit kit in a bag at one of our swap meets. No instructions and the noe chromed parts are molded in a almost clear cream colored plastic . Any insight or information would be helpful Thanks

has the American 56 front turn signals , missed the 57 on the plate oops doing some research it seem there are purposely built Utes that are based on the passenger car and Utes that are the same as what we Americans call pickups. They call anything with a cargo tray a Ute. The bottom one looks like a standard 57 pickup truck with 57 car rear fenders. The web page stated it was a rare 57 Ute. Maybe they were just jesting.

Definitely a 56 Little confusing , these are both supposed to be 57's

Home grown "snorkel" or home grown "Chortle"

With the discussion on another thread about Utes I was considering building a Ute from the Revell 57 Ford wagon kit. But are there any right hand drive dashboards available or would it be something you need to scratch build? Do the kits sold in Australia have right hand drive or do they have to just deal with the backward American kits ?

Thanks . I can see a 56 Ford Ute in my future

Thanks for the info Alan. Lots of great stuff. One thing I noticed that the term "package tray" was used rather than calling it a "bed" . I will save the info for future builds. thanks again

Ute (vehicle) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A ute – originally an abbreviation for "utility" or "coupé utility" – is a term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe trayback vehicles, that can be driven with a regular driver's license. Traditionally this meant (usually two-wheel-drive) passenger-car based vehicles with a cargo tray in the rear integrated with the passenger body; as opposed to a pickup truck whose cargo tray is not integrated with the passenger body. Present-day usage of the term "ute" in Australia and New Zealand has however expanded to include all regular pick-ups. Both the Australian and New Zealand national automobile associations call for instance Toyota Hiluxes or Nissan Navaras utes,[2][3] and major news outlets also report news using the definition frequently that way. [4][5][6] The Australian automotive press also uses 'ute' that way, including the Hilux and Ford Ranger,[7][8][1] and a popular New Zealand automotive magazine even includes pickup versions of Land Cruisers and Land Rovers in their definition of utes.[9] In South Africa, the term "bakkie" is generally used, although General Motors in that country now sells the Australian Holden in small numbers there and calls it a ute, while a small front-wheel drive Chevrolet pickup sourced from Brazil and sold in South Africa is called a utility. However, only General Motors uses this terminology.[

Ranchero Ute

The AMT kit appear to have the 67 427/ 66 GT grille. Somewhere in the back my head I remember there being an error on the box for the Fairlane GT/GTA. Some boxes had 1966 on them and some had no year designated .

Just checked mine. 110-120 deg

Mine is plug and play, no settings,no temp gauge. I haven't had any other problems that I know off. I will pick a thermometer and take some readings. The heat is only regulated by the openings in the top and maybe the distance (levels) that the parts are from the element . I just checked a Lindeberg 64 Belvedere (Petty) that has been thru the same route as the red Dodge and it is fine, but the structure is a bit different so it may not be effected like the Dodge

I could be the dehydrator. I don't remember test fitting the hoods or the grille until now. The red one has spent more time in the dehydrator , it has more hood fitment issues than the white one but the white one has a bigger gap on the cross piece which has spent little time in the dehydrator. Paint is not thick, I sanded the hood sides and the fender side down to bare plastic and they were still to big by as much as .050" on the red one, less on the white.

I have been working on two Lindberg 64 Dodge Color Me Gone bodies for some time and have had numerous paint issues with one in particular. One has been in and out of the Purple Pond several times and has had a couple rounds in the dehydrator. The second one not so much. It seems that hoods are two wide back by the windshield. The area the connects the front of the fenders where the hood latch is located has a weak spot in the center and has cracked on both (to be expected). I found that the grille is to wide to fit in place. With the the cross piece(with latch) disconnected I taped in the grille and then reinforced the cross piece. I will need to do some filling where the gap is in the center. I also will have to file the hood edges to fit the hoods, mostly on the one that has had more pond time. I did a search of poorly fitting hoods and Super Clean distortion and came up dry. Has anyone encountered this before ?

Yes back to the original question and "on" topic,

More info on the Hot Rod and some history of hot rodding the Model A https://www.hotrod.com/articles/0206sr-milestone-elvis-roadster/