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Thanks a lot James! Thanks Bruce! I must say, your build is sick. I love the stance looks awesome!

Thanks Bill, I was going to use a stock 55 interior, but then found out my floor pan wouldn't work with the LS swapped engine and tranny raised up so high. So I picked up the SSR kit Saturday at the Hope it Don't Snow Show for some engine parts, but wound up sourcing the interior from it as well. The window correction was super easy since I was already ditching the vent windows. Little bit of filing and they were corrected. Thanks Richard....hopefully will be seeing some color on this thing before long.

Mark, Thanks for posting that up. I love the late model stepside bed on this truck...I may have to try to build one like that myself. Progress is coming along on my build, still fitting and puttying the interior pieces so they'll look right in there. Got the bed primered last night, but still have some sanding to do.

Frank, What is the model number of your Sparmax tank compressor that you have? I believe I saw one at my local HL. Tell me what you think about this Paasche. Has a reserve tank as well. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paasche-D3000R-Airbrush-Compressor-w-Storage-Tank-/391317233225?hash=item5b1c531e49:m:mmW6YJcellYXjVSk9ki82dQ

Thanks for the replies fellas. Jim, I believe I found a decent compressor with a tank. Does Paasche make good compressors? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paasche-D3000R-Airbrush-Compressor-w-Storage-Tank-/391317233225?hash=item5b1c531e49:m:mmW6YJcellYXjVSk9ki82d

I was sure that was what you meant. But wanted to make sure. I use a compressor in my shop that is a 60 gallon...so I figured that's what you meant. Do hobby compressors not work like this? I'd love to be able to have a reserve and not have to listen to the compressor all the time.....or deal with having to flip it on and off. Not really wanting to use a noisy pancake compressor as this is going in inside my house in a office/hobby room that will be shared with my wife.

Anyone care to give some advice on this setup here? Is the compressor any good? I see it has a moisture trap and adjustable regulator. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paasche-TG-100D-TG-3F-Talon-Airbrush-w-Compressor-COMBO-TG3F-TG100D-/301806636452?hash=item464513cda4:g:ogkAAOSwiCRUkMWx

Reserve tank? Meaning it doesn't have to run forever? The Iwata Smart Jet that I have researched appears to have a moisture trap and adjustable regulator with a gauge. However, the videos that I have watched the compressor seems to constantly run until power is flipped off. Can you give some insight on this?

Nice! I saw a couple on ebay for the same price. I haven't been able to find a lot of videos on it however. I did find one that showed all three tips and the fan cap in action. Sorry for the dumb question, but looks like the 66mm with the fan cap would be what you use to spray a body correct? What would you recommend for tip size to spray small parts, and what tip size for bodies? Fan cap or no fan cap on either? (I imagine the fan cap would be for when you are wanting to cover some decent surface area like a frame/chassis or body/body panels?) Just trying to get some info before I dive into this.

Any opions on the Paasche Talon TG-3F?

Alright guys, as the title says, I'm wanting to buy an airbrush setup but need a little help. I'm really debating on the Iwata Neo, Eclipse, Neo Gravity Feed Trigger Airbrush, and an Iwata Smart Jet compressor. My local Hobby Lobby has all of these in stock, and with the 40% off coupon, they could actually be a decent price. I do know from the automotive world that a Gravity Fed, 2 stage trigger is the way to go. I have all Tamiya TS sprays as well as Tamiya bottled acrylic paint. I would love to get some awesome results that I've seen from builds on here using an airbrush. I'm able to lay down awesome paint jobs on my bodies with the TS Sprays, but I hate the way things look when brushed on smaller parts. I've watched some of Dr Cranky's videos and some others on youtube....there is a lot of helpful info out there. I've never airbrushed before but would love to start. I'd love to get as good as you guys on here! Which of these would be the best to start with, and also be something that's not a POS that will last me as long as I use it? Which of these guns would also be the most versatile and easy to use for a newbie like myself into the airbrush world? Also, what size tips yield the best spray pattern for a body? I've done a little searching on decanting TS sprays, and it looks really simple and not messy using the straw on the nozzle and never puncturing the can. I haven't saw too much on decanting TS13 clear however. Would I be better off thinning X22 Acrylic bottled clear, and then spraying it through the AB? I ran across thinning instructions from Tamiya for their acrylics, but can't seem to find it again. Is it 2 parts paint to 1 part thinner? Any tips/tricks/advice on this would be appreciated. Thanks guys!

Thanks. Those are some awesome pics. Sure was a lot of nice stuff there.

Here is what had to be cut and a little bit of reshaping done to the dash

Haven't had much time to get to the bench until today. Saturday was the Hope it Don't Snow show, and I had a blast. I picked up this kit and am going to source some parts put of it to make this build even better. Going to use the interior out of the SSR. Hated to cut up a perfect kit, but I'm not really a fan of these anyways. Here it is roughly fitted after some cutting, and also what had to be cut off. Needs a little bit of massaging but it will work.

Thank you very much, that is awesome! Would you mind posting them up please? I'd love to own one of these cars that's super clean with a nicely done swap..might even sell my Evo 8 for it lol.

Thanks guys, really appreciate all the comments.

Thanks man. This is one car that is on my wish list to have if I could build a 1:1 like it. I love the way the FD looks, and the Mazda diehard fans are gonna kill me, but you can't go wrong with an LS swap in one of these cars. It gives them some serious attitude that it should have to go with that mean look.

Thanks a lot guys!

Thanks guys!

Second thought, I will be entering 3 builds after meeting and speaking with Chuck Cox Tuesday. First show for me ever, looking forward to it.

I could build it now that I have it in front of me to get the dimensions. But it's a hobby design muffler.

Thanks guys! This was my first build doing something like this. Never really done any kind of swapping or scratch built stuff. This build definitely got the ball rolling from a 10 year + break from the hobby.

Thanks guys. You are correct, I don't see many of these kits, and some of them were pretty pricey that I did see.

I found this kit on Ebay and built it for my Dad for Christmas to match his 1:1. Tamiya kit, box stock with flocked interior and lowered slightly to get rid of the 4x4 status. Paint is Tamiya Pure White with TS13 clear, polished with Tamiya polishes. Again sorry for the pics, I need to build a booth and break out my DSLR. Enjoy...and a pic of his 1:1 is attached too.