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jeffdeoranut

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  1. looking for resin pc for 85 iroc kit. want to convert mine to convertible. saw resin pc for panel that flips up just behind rear seats on auction site and let it get away...now I cant find another. tia for any help!!
  2. looking for modelers to exchange ideas, stuff with, etc that r close to Kennett, mo...bout an hour 15 away from Jonesboro, ar or from cape giradeau., mo..bout 2 hours north of Memphis, tenn. trying to thin out my stuff. have traded some here buut shipping costs r killing me...will trade very favorably.
  3. I'm not familiar with aitm...cud u post contact info? thanks, jeff
  4. glad im not only one who gets those "looks" in stores...here r a few household items I use: -I take apart old vcrs, tvs, stereo stuff. they r full of diff size wire and mertal thingies that I use for blower scoops -old vcr tape cases have a great texture to use as the pads on top of truck rear bumpers or on step pads on running boards -faucet mesh inserts make great speaker grills -straight pins with head cut off and chucked in ur motor tool can be used as drill bits -cheap pencil sharpeners have great colored transparent plastic for many uses -wifes birth comtrol pills came in neat grooved plastic boxes-almost exactly like the breather n valve covers on scott sullivans 55 cheez wiz chevy-can be used for seat inserts as well -real car rear view mirror replacement mirror stuff can b used to make mirrored firewalls -some brands of coffee have 1 inch square mirror like parts on foil lid...I use this for all mirrors n it looks much better than kit parts -the yellow-orange or white foam trays that meat is packaged in make great air cleaner foam elements -other treasures inside cheap disposable cig lighters: metal pc that makes great magnetos, metal pc that makes radiator cap or gas tank cap and a tiny o-ring that I use for the seal found on one to one shocks(use caution taking lighters apart and only when empty!!!) -sewing pins with round heads make convincing in scale floor -shifters and pinhead can b shaped to resemble turn signal and gear shift levers -lids from pringle chips make thruway palletes for mixing paint, epoxy, etc
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