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I admit, when I went looking, I found more pics of '68 SS350 Camaros with the later style hoods than the earlier. But I did find earlier ones, too. As I said, maybe an early production thing.

Huh. I have references that say otherwise. Maybe it was just early '68s, like those that carried the '67 type nose stripes. http://davidsclassiccars.com/chevrolet/172259-original-paint-rare-factory-options-property-of-a-lady-.html Here's another one:

The box art on this kit is gorgeous, even if the tail appears a little too large (and 8AF Mustangs never carried 5" HVARs AFAIK). The kit itself is a hot mess. Nichimo also did a clear-bodied "Phantom Mustang" version of this kit and it had a lot of unnecessary internal detail, and (supposedly) working landing gear that neither looks nor works right. The entire airframe is covered with tiny rivets. It's just a mess all the way around, but IIRC it does have droppable flaps, which was WAY ahead of its time.

I can't remember the particulars at this time. I THINK it might have been LeMans blue. I don't remember if the top was painted or vinyl. I agree with you that Dusk Blue with the red interior would be the least eye-jarring possibility. My own '69 SS350/RS was Glacier Blue with a white painted top. I read in some reference somewhere that painted tops were not available with SS, or maybe it was RS, but I know better because I owned one.

All '67 SSs and '68 SS350 were the same. '68 SS396 and all '69 SSs are the same.

Hard to argue with that. The '56 I built as a kid gave me all kinds of problems but I finally wrestled it to the ground and made it my witch. One that STILL gives me fits is the Nichimo 1/48 P-51D Mustang. Bought it in high school around 1971 or so, started it then, never finished it. Every few years I decide to give it another try with my "new, improved" skills, and every time I end up putting it back in the box in less than an hour. What a pig!

I wouldn't do it with a 4D wagon, but I might convert one to a phantom 2D wagon or sedan delivery and do one.

Most if not all of the Testor Metalflakes are also available in the much cheaper "little bottles." Why not just use that, thinned with lacquer thinner, in your airbrush?

I know the name but am not that familiar with his music. I do know he played on at least one song on Warren Zevon's Transverse City album. Anyone who worked with Zevon is okay with me.

Maybe for a full-size, but of course they did 2-door wagons on the '64 and '65 Chevelles.

Did some research today. White on red promos aren't available for every year, but they were made for 4G, 5G, and 6G. I looked for some 4Gs on eBay today and found that white '92s are plentiful and incredibly cheap. Gonna make one last pass trough the Snakepit to make sure I don't already have one, and then order one. I hope the 5G and 6G ones are that cheap.

If you'd pay for it, Chevy would build it. I read once of a patriotic GI who came back from Nam and special-ordered his '69 Camaro with blue paint and red interior--or the other way around, I can't remember--and a white top. It came through that way, too.

I've built three or four hundred model airplanes, every one of which had a "multi-piece body." Do they count?

+1. Clear plastic is all around you if you learn to look for it. I don't let any good pieces get away. Just last week I made the windshield for a '66 Nova from the clear plastic from a cheap diecast car's box. Worked fine!

You can see how I scratchbuilt rear leaf springs etc in my Project JunkNova 66 thread a few lines down.

I think this was taped months ago--last summer or fall, since they couldn't do NPK very much last year. Forgot to mention that Kye Kelly will be in next week's loser bracket. He was sick this week and had to take an automatic loss. Definitely one of the heavy hitters.

That puts them into 1970-72 nitro funny territory, then. That's pretty amazing!

You must have missed when I mentioned Birdman totalling his Firebird. It does not remind me of professional wrestling at all. Battlebots does once in a while (one team in particular, who are clearly doing it as a goof), but not the Street Outlaws.

Very sharp, very clean build! Much along the lines of what I want to do with one, except I'd like to shave the chrome gingerbread off the sides. Well done and model on!

Just about all 64 of those cars are "crazy fast." I think any of them could beat any other of them at any given time. I think they're running about like 1968 or '69 nitro fuel funny cars, maybe even faster. That's just crazy fast, as you put it, for doorslammers!

Yah, that's who it was. But the REALLY poor sport aspect of it to me was, Larson went over and started throwing punches while still wearing his helmet, while the other guy had already removed his. Larson should have been thrown out of NPK for the rest of the season for that, if not for all time. I certainly wouldn't have invited him to the 64-car Cash Days.

I've heard that. I built the curbside snapper version and had few if any problems with it. It must be a lot better.

Thanks. I think it was somewhere between .020 and .030. If I did it again, I'd go thinner--no more than .020".

With the body sorted out, time to get busy on the chassis. First job is to make rear springs. I cut a long strip of sheet styrene, scribed a deep line right down the middle, and put some curve in it. Then I cut off a piece of it for the second leaf and glued it on, and then a shorter piece for the third piece. When the cement was dry, I sliced it down the middle along the scored line and had a pair of identical springs. Added a couple blocks of styrene and filed notches for the rear axle mounts. To keep the springs parallel as I glued on the axle, I cut a piece of sheet styrene exactly as wide as I wanted the springs apart, cut this into two pieces, and securely taped the pieces to the front and rear of the springs. With everything lined up and in place, it was easy to glue the differential on. The rear axle is starting to look like something. I deliberately made the springs a little long at both ends so I could get the axle exactly where I wanted it. Time to do something about the front suspension. I fashioned a crude spindle to replace the missing part on the left side, then added stub axles of Evergreen rod on both sides. Now, with the rear axle narrowed and taped in place, JunkNova sits on four wheels for the very first time! And the sit/attitude is just about exactly what I had in mind. I'd already trimmed the rear of the chassis in width, and taken material off the sides of the firewall to fit the junk '65 body. Here's what that looks like on the chassis. Note that the rear of he chassis will have to be shortened, too. The new '63 wagon body would go on, too, if the front inner fenders/firewall were removed from the body. I scratchbuilt spring front mounts/locators on the chassis so the axle could be located exactly and square. This pic shows that the springs need to be shortened a little at the front for the tires to sit centered in the tubs. The wheels and tires came from a Nova Junkyard I bought off eBay. I'm not sure what they're from but the size and looks are right. With the springs trimmed to proper length at both ends, I added the mounting eyes from Evergreen rod. I also made bottom plates/shock absorber mounts for the springs from sheet styrene. Here's what the completed rear suspension looks like in place

Yeah, IIRC, next week's loser bracket will have Chief, Daddy Dave, and Disco Dean among others in it. Mike Murillo, too? I forget. I've been done with Larry Larson since he started that fight with someone on NPK a couple years ago. About the worst sportsmanship I've ever seen.