iamsuperdan

Manual trans?! I wish. Mine is the usual 4-spd auto. Back in 1998, I almost bought a '94 K1500 extended cab 4X4 with the manual trans. White extended cab with beige interior. Can't remember why I passed on that one. Ended up with a 93 Jeep XJ Sport that I proceeded to put 440,000km on before it gave up.

I'm pretty familiar with these things. They've always been my fav truck design. My wife was even driving one when we met! CV joints have been done. Will check the ball joints, but I think they're fine, as I just had one of the techs here at work do an inspection on it. Four wheel drive system works very well, although I did have to replace the switch on the dash, as it was cutting out at times. All in all, it's a great truck. Full load 1997, and everything works still! No leaks, no major issues, no major rust, no weird noises...not bad for 350,000km!

So my old CHev K1500 needs some very minor work done. Idler Arm and Pitman Arm are dangerously worn, so I need to replace. Fairly simple job, I have all the tools, and the parts were only about $20. So I clear my schedule, make all the plans to get the truck in the agrage last night to take care of this...only to realize I lent my dad my ramps, and they're out of town for a the next week or so. And to do this job, I need to get the front end a little higher, as I can;t really fit under the truck on my creeper AND do the work at the same time. So I guess I'll just bring it in to work here tomorrow and try to do it on shop night. More annoyed than irritated. On a positive, I found a set of 6 factory rims and tires for the truck for less than $150. So I'll be cleaning those up and getting them on there.

Clean build.

It's goofy, but I really like how this turned out. Question: how did you make the vinyl roof? I have a kit that will require a vinyl roof for my vision. THanks!

Another excellent trade with Intmd8r. I've done a few with him now, and have never had any concerns. Thanks Steve!

Love the interior colour choice.

Wow. Excellent work!

Love that it's not going to be red! Excellent colour choice!

What kit do you need them for? If I have it, I'd be happy to scan them to you.

This is great. I have this kit in the stash, and your description of the issues is going to help me a lot. I like how yours turned out. The colour combo is perfect.

Hmmm...I've had this discussion/argument with friends before. The original "real" muscle cars of the 60s were basically two door versions of family cars, with a big engine. Big power in a cheap package. Kind of like the base Accord coupes today. Heck, back in the 50s, the fabled Chevy 55-6-7 was just a run of the mill family couple and wasn't considered special. It was essentially the Accord coupe of the day. I would never consider an Accord or Camry, or any car in that class as a muscle car, but I get his argument. And if he is indeed comparing performance, you can take it a step further...reduce to the ridiculous. An 1987 Ferrari 328GTS did the 0-60 in about 6 seconds. A new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan does it in about 7 seconds. That's pretty close. And a new 2017 Accord Coupe with auto does it in 5.6 seconds...faster than the Ferrari. Does';t make the accord a performance car though.

That's turning out awesome.

Excellent work on this one! I have the Tamiya '66 Beetle kit that I'm planning on building into a Herbie. I need to start remembering the little details that you're finding, instead of just assuming the kits are correct.

Yay! Glad to see this actually getting built! It would have continued to languish in my stash for years had I not sent it out.

It is tough. I have a number of hobbies I don't have time for. Things going on for me? Family life. Two kids, one wife. Model building Guitar building Playing in a band Working on my 07 Chev K1500 Hiking/Overlanding Reading Coaching soccer Playing volleyball yard/house maintenance Volunteering at Edmonton Humane Society Not to mention work, and occasionally homework. Tough to juggle it all sometimes, but I find a way.

Don't forget, you also need an NHRA race license to run this car on a track!

I am working on one for one of my clients. I sold him one of the first local Challenger Hellcats in 2015, now he wants a Demon. Fingers crossed I get the allocation.

You did a great job on this one!

Good to know the stance is right. I have this kit and I always wonder how much work I'll have to do on ride height! Good job on this one.

I actually love the look of the base model cars.

Holy moly. THe detailing is amazing!

The guy I thought I had hired, who was supposed to start today, emailed late yesterday and said he took a different position last week. Last week?! Screw you buddy. You waited a week to fill me in? A week I could have spent bringing in other candidates for interviews, and maybe actually having someone start today? Thanks for wasting my time. I sincerely hope that whatever employer hired you calls and tells you they changed their mind.

The white one is a pearl white, and I'm going to try to refinish it to stock. If I can pull that off, it will look like my Bich from the same era.

James is THE reason I got serious about playing guitar, and Metallica was one of my biggest influences, even though my bands never really sounded like them. As a rhythm player, he was definitely my biggest influence. Scott Ian from Anthrax a close second. And then when I found out he was a car guy? Made him even cooler in my eyes. I don't typically like hot rods per se, but if any model company chose to do kits of his builds, I'd buy every one.