TarheelRick

Excellent pair of hot rods. Didn't watch the build, but realize I must have missed some outstanding work.

You are doing some amazing work on this build. I am really enjoying watching it come together. As far as the stripes, neither are really my cup of tea, but since they are printed on clear paper, the only one that would really look right is the top one or maybe the bottom one would not completely disappear on that green paint; which by the way is beautiful.

I'll bet that particular promotion is long gone.

For some reason I keep getting "404 error" when trying to submit a message. If by chance you do have an extra Monza hood I would like to talk to you about a trade, I have a fairly well stocked parts box.

Sounds like you have quite a good project in mind. Looking forward to updates.

Wow, that is some attention to detail. Overall build has that racy look, really like what you are doing. Have tried to send you a message, had some trouble getting it to send.

Will be watching this one come together. My first car was a '56 210 Chevy with a 235 six cylinder and three on the tree. I lined up a 'reworked' 283 but my father in his better judgement would not allow me to buy it. And as the others have said the '56 IS the prettiest tri-five.

I find it helps me to get out of a slump if I build a short-track racer. I have several builds in progress, but went into a slump; so I dug out a "model show zip-lock bag" kit and began building it into a dirt track racer. I am now almost to the point of paint and will hopefully get back to the other builds once this one is finished.

I kind of thought that may be the answer. Thanks for verifying that for me.

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.