TarheelRick

Some really nice pictures. I have plans for a puller, but am uncertain of how the rear axles are attached to the chassis - are they solid mounted or is there some sort of suspension? Anyway, thanks for sharing these photos.

Fine looking piece of work. Here is a site that may help with the aging of the wood floor http://www.instructables.com/id/Forcibly-Aging-Wood/ Hope this helps

Will be watching this build, I have one in my stash. Let us know of any problems you may encounter. I owned two of these little beasts, a '74 regular cab and later a '78 King Cab. Both were a blast to drive.

I realize there has been quite an upheaval in the Hawaii area over the past few weeks, just wondering if it has had any affect on the magazine. That being said Issue #205 was sent to the printer in February and I received my issue. Just wondering if #206 is anywhere close to being in print, or do I need to change my address to the old folk's home down the road?

It appears to me the majority of the stretch is in the door area.

Cote De Pablo from earlier versions of NCIS

Just picked up a drawer organizer from Harbor Freight a few days ago. It was way too hot to work outside yesterday so I decided to try to reorganize my tool drawers. My work area is a hodgepodge of old bedroom doors for a work surface and a leftover assortment of drawers from discarded pieces of furniture. Had to split the organizer into two pieces to fit in the drawers. I am amazed at what I found in those drawers. How many 34 tooth X-Acto saws does one person need, I have two of the narrow and one medium with handles, I also have another brand narrow and wide blade saw. I removed one complete set of jewelers files, since I have two more sets, a pin drill (kept two), two different sets of small screwdrivers, kept one. All this not to mention the number of different X-Acto knife handles with an assortment of blades, also several different measuring devices (put two cheap plastic calipers into the Goodwill box),. Anyway I can now find most of my tools, but my bench-top is a real mess. I am currently working on two builds of the Lindberg 53 Ford convertibles, one is OOB and the other is a short track racer, so trying to keep those parts separate is a real balancing act.

Picked this one up today. Saw a few on Ebay and they are all priced at least 75% higher than I paid. Thanks to Ollies.

Got this one in a junk lot from Ebay, and I really do have plans for it.

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to look for that. I have a couple of glue bombs I need to dismantle and really do not want to break the parts.

Not familiar with Z-7 debonder. Where might one find it and what does the packaging look like?

You have my attention on this one. I have a heavily modified Willys coupe body I want to build into a fuel coupe. Keep those detailed updates coming.

Saw this one at the Food Lion Auto Show and Swap Meet at Charlotte Motor Speedway several years ago. It is completely fabricated of wood, except for the mechanicals of course. Notice the name "Splinter".

This is my own glue-bomb. The only original build I have left from my early builds (other than some 1/32 sports cars). I found it in a box in my parents basement when I was cleaning out some stuff after they passed. So far I have stripped it and repainted, however for some reason the left front fender has taken a nose high attitude. When I get back to it I will probably cut out the radiator support and try some hot water on the fender. There are no pictures of the renovations. I was lucky enough to get a replacement hood and grille from Modelhaus before they left the business.

Mighty fine looking Ram, the weathering is exceptional. My only suggestion would be, most of the 1-ton Rams, Chevy's, or F-350's in that condition have at least one or both of those fiberglass rear fenders ripped to shreds JK . Very nice work. I do have one serious question, where did yo get the 5th wheel?

Back in those days there were only three C's is automobiles: Chaparal, Cheetah, and Chevrolet. Since then I have grown up and dropped the last C, but the first two are still way up there. Really nice looking build.

Got the look just right. Mighty fine "old" roadster.

I'm not sure if it is Sonoma or Watkins Glen, but I seem to remember one of the road courses pit layout required the fuel filler to be moved to the passenger side of the car. Of course I could be totally wrong, I have been at least once before.

Gorgeous coupe, that paint is over the top. Nice attention to detail.

Simply an awesome build of an iconic racer. Everything you have done with this build is outstanding. I have always loved these older long-nosed.short-nosed Jaguars. Thanks for sharing your build.

It will take me a week to stop drooling over that paint job. Beautiful build.

Some of the "cheaper" acrylic craft paints have started making some metallic colors. I have not used them yet, but I do have some of their colors in my stash. Another option on the same line is they also offer a pearl base color which can be mixed with other colors to make them pearl. These paints can be thinned with alcohol or Windex and airbrush quite well. Their color array is almost limitless, because they can be mixed to make any color you desire. Using them in an airbrush does require a bit of a learning curve but nothing extreme. The biggest issue being their very thin coverage, it takes quite a few coats to build up the color. However they are thin coats and do not obliterate detail. Hope this helps.

Very nice looking coupe. The occasional bone-stock build is necessary, and that one is a beauty. One question, was your interior bucket thicker on the passenger door than on the drivers door? I have two different versions of this kit and both of them have the lopsided interior.

I had this same issue addressed several years ago on another long gone forum. I needed some way to slow down my Black&Decker grinding tool (at that time a poor man's Dremel). It only had one speed. I asked for ideas on that particular forum and was told the same thing. However I already had the pieces needed (dimmer switch, plug-ins, wire, etc) and built an electrical box with the dimmer switch. I have been using it now for at least 15 years and have had no trouble with burning out the motor. Maybe I have just been lucky.

What were your issues with superglue and baking soda? Going to be a nice build, looking forward to updates.