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I'm in too -- if it's OK. It's the same kit as I planned on doing last year -- the IH 4270. I'll be sure to post pics of the very limited progress I made last year and you can let me know if it's OK or not to enter. Thanks!

Great looking Torino ! I wasn't looking for a patient that needed major surgery ! Thanks

Hi all: I'm starting on the Polar Lights '69 Leeroy Yarbrough Mercury Cyclone Spoiler kit. How accurate are the paint colors in the instructions ? I've only built 1980's GM NASCAR kits up to now, so I'm a newbie to the older Fords. Thanks in advance.

Hi all: Sorry for my absence. Our daughter was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune condition and I've been AWOL from here most of the past year. I'd like to participate as well, with the kit that I had planned to build for 2018 -- very little is done. Mostly just parts clean-up and a couple of subassemblies. I'll post a pic tomorrow and see if it's OK to enter for this year. If not, I can always pack it away in the box and start something else. Thanks -- and apologies to all.

Thanks ! That's about 45 min. from my house. Jeff

Just thought I'd check back again on this -- if there had been any club in the Madison, Wisconsin area formed? Or any in the area that would be interested in meeting to possibly form a club ? or at least get together on a regular basis to share how-to's etc. ? Thanks.

On to the next season -- no Lisa Kelly, but now we've got "Pork chop" and the kid straight out of kindergarten (as Jack calls him) "Austin". I love this show !!!

Thanks for the post ! I love the "drama-free fun build" comment ! Your post inspired me to pull out my KW W900 "snapper" and "make it done" ! I often agonize waaayyyy too much over every little thing and projects stretch out for months (usually years). A good "fun build" is just what is needed sometimes. Yours looks great ! Thanks!

Thanks for the inspiration ! I pulled out my Kenworth W900 snapper tonight that I had started months ago -- gonna see if I can make some progress on it tomorrow.

Transtar II -- still my favorite cabover of all :-)

Saw this one on the road this week -- Highway 151 just outside of Waupun, WI

Hi -- yes there are shocks that mount from the frame to the top of the spring shackle as shown in the plans here. The bottom of the shock has a pin molded into that sits in the "notch" shown in the piece -- but it doesn't attach to that little "dot". Thanks for looking !

Here are some pictures of the modification I did to fit the Moebius wheels to these "snapper" kits. I basically drilled out the wheel on my drill press and then inserted a piece of brass tubing as a "sleeve" that fits nicely over the kit axle. I'm sure there must be an easier way, but this is what I worked out.

If you like, I could send a pic of the modification I did to the Moebius wheels to adapt them to these "snappers". Just let me know.

Ahh... OK -- re: "then I used the top cap of a 36" sleeper from a 359 Peterbilt snap kit for the roof of the coffin sleeper." That's the "magic" step I was missing. It's too bad someone doesn't make an aftermarket 60" VIT KW sleeper (flat top) that we could just "bolt on". Thanks!

Hey KJ -- WOW looks great !!! What did you do to change it from an aerodyne to a standard KW 36" "coffin" sleeper ?? Thanks !

I LOVE it !!! Carlile blue -- just missing Lisa Kelly standing next to it !! I was thinking of a similar build for mine, adding a headache rack behind the sleeper and some tire chains. Which blue paint did you use for it ?

Hi all: I need a stress-reducing weekend and I thought I'd try to polish off the KW W900 snapper that I've had laying on the bench for what seems like forever. Does anyone know of a close match for CAT yellow that is available in a rattle can spray paint from Testors/Model Master or Tamiya ? I know there are auto/implement spray paints out there, but those tend to be thicker as I understand it. And really, close counts in this case. Thanks all for your replies in advance from a very stressed and over-worked poor sod !

Now into the season where they are in Alaska. Man that Lisa Kelly can wheel that KW !

Thanks for the pic !! roger that. Well, they're gettin' sanded off :-)

Got down to the bench this afternoon, but after an entire afternoon I don't have a lot to show for it -- more parts clean-up (filling, sanding, etc.). It was too cold here today to do more primer work -- I'm afraid winter will be early in southern Wisconsin ! I do have one question for the "veterans" here (and those who have built this kit in the past) -- the rear suspension has some "lugs" that appear to me to need to be removed and cleaned up. I can't see a purpose for them in the instructions. The picture shows both sides of the rear springs/air bags and those "dots" indicated by the orange arrows are on the inside of them. I'm guessing those "dots" should be removed?

You absolutely killed that exhaust manifold !!! I'd love to hear your technique to do that ! It looks awesome. You should do a YouTube video on how to do that !!

4300 from the ATHS show in Des Moines last year

suuuh - weet :-)