iamsuperdan

Wow. Looking at these pics, yhou have to wonder if some of these trucks ever get used as trucks! Still actively hauling, or retired to a life of relaxation and trucks shows? Either way, cool stuff. Kerry, send that Lonestar back, I'm inspired now! lolz

It was especially cumbersome, as when I put on the Mercedes wheels, I went with a much wider tire. Made it all that much more difficult to turn. Ah well, it was still fun. Someone needs to make a transkit of that generation!

If you like Dead Daisies, you may like The Winery Dogs. This is Ritchie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan, and Mike Portnoy. Two CDs so far, and I dig them both. http://vevo.ly/Kp2ToB

So I got to spend a little time with a '67 GTO last week. One of my vendors here at work has turned into a good friend, and his dad was proudly showing off his build. So far, he's entered five shows and has taken best of show five times. Slightly modified, not quite stock. Was on a hoist getting some tweaks, so didn't get a good shot of the whole car, but will do next time I visit them. I have attached a pic of the whole car, taken last winter when the car was first completed.

The diesels here were only in the very early ones, 81-83 I think. After that, it was the flat 4 gas engine only. That wasn't enough jam for me, so I put in the engine from a wrekced 2005 Jetta TDI. Regeared the transmission and added a larger turbo and intercooler. Made for a very fun truck! Should have added power steering while I was at it.

Here she is in all her glory!

Absolutely love it. Did not know there was a doka resin available! Time to grab one. I used to own an '85 Doka. Did a TDI swap, lowered it, and added Mercedes wheels and the SOuth African front end, plus some Westfalia interior bits. It nickel and dimed me, but I miss it.

Awesome concept, great execution!

Captured the spirit of LeMons perfectly!

Super clean build, I dig it. Good job on keeping the decals straight. Those long skinny ones can be a bugger.

What kit is it? Looks just fine to me!

Is that the AMT Warren Tope kit? I have that, haven't been sure what to do with it. Nice build! Any issues with the kit at all? Some of these reissues are less than stellar!

Cool story! And I agree with your wife. There must be someone willing to trade for a "builder."

Dan, you can see the sky because all of your smoke is here! Smoke rolled in over the weekend, and despite getting rain yesterday, it's still smoky this morning. i'll be in Kelowna this week, mayeb it's a little clearer there. That El Camino makes my pants tight. Beauty.

That whole album is excellent! I remember playing it a lot when it was new. Haven't listened to it for quite a while though. Might be time to go and rediscover it!

Excellent build!

Was your body straight? Mine had a crazy warp to it. Had Revell send me a replacement, which is nice and striaght. I like your colour choices.

I love cars from the 80s!

I dig it. Want to find one for myself now!

I plan to build everything, inlcuding the old and the rare. I'd rather see a completed kit on the shelf than a box of plastic in the garage. And to further aggravate the collectors, I don't save boxes. I cut an end panel off and file it away with the instructions.

Wifey doesn't really mind. She prefers it to my other hobbies because it's cheap and doesn't take up a lot of space in the house. I have my bench in the gargae, and a shelf in our basement. Rebuilding and hotroodding guitars is a lot more expensive, and takes up a lot more space in the house. She's not overly impressed with the music corner of the basement. Guitars everywhere, amps and effects everywhere, drumkit, etc. She likes the idea, but doesn;tlike the reality. My daughter is 10 now, she thinks it's neat. My son is 13, he couldn't care less about it.

Thanks guys. So many things I'm not happy with on this build in terms of my skills, and I know a lot of the kit isn't accurate, but it looks pretty good on the shelf next to the Prostar. No plans for a Euro trailer, but I do have the Revell car hauler trailer that I was planning on hooking up to this once it's done.

I'm not typically a beer guy, but Trooper is fantastic! So in looking at this kit more, it looks like it will be curbside, as there's some engine parts missing too. I could probably mock something up, but I think I'll focus on making this a good looking curbside.

How much do I spend? More than I tell my wife I spend! I don't really keep track of what I spend on a particular build, or on the hobby in general. I need supplies, I'll just go get them. And I know what I'm comfortable spending on a kit.

I dig it. Like the different choice of colours. Still smoky there eh? We were down in Nelson for the past couple of weeks. Hwy 93 from Cranbrook to Radium to Banff was crazy smoky on the way home. I'll be heading out to Kelowna next week for a tradeshow. First underwater, now smokey. Not a great summer!