Greg Myers

Hot Rod Bugs ?

and this style ? How much stuff can we load it up with ?

This is the part I like, where, after a good basic question (there are no dumb questions) we get some good basic answers that cover the topic. Then the experts jump in, and no I don't know the difference between a 350 and a 361 MOPAR. Wouldn't know if it jumped up and bit me on the . . . well, you know. My room mate in college had a '59 Dodge convertible with a big v-8 in it. Don't have a clue what it was. We did put a whole new exhaust on it though, used the flex pipe stuff. Worked really well bending all around everything.

I remember all that, being born in 1947. I think that's why we built those early kits using "ALL' of the decals and custom parts supplied in a kit.

361 had a wider bore. I 've got a few years in MOPARS too.

Does this fit ?

Yes it does. Wild.

"I would add the .030" as it would be noticeable to those who know the dimensional differences." Ahaaa, the old "calibrated eye". 383 0r 440 ?

I think it ended here. Doesn't get more hot roddy than this Blown midengined V-8 powered VW Van.

Going to a car show a long long time ago, my wife ask me if I ever thought about whether or not my young son ( about 8 or 9 back then) really enjoyed going with me. Of course I had him in the car and down the road we went. I started thinking about what she said and I ask him: "Son, do you enjoy going to these car shows with me ?" ' Yeah.". That was too easy. I ask him again, only with a little twist on the question. "So what kind of cars do you like?" He paused a second, looked up at me and said: "The ones with the fire on the side" At that point I knew I had him.

Warbird cars?Army rods ?

Cartoon cars

After looking around I realized there could be a thread just for interior fads, I.E. shifters:

A couple of things got my attention. First "3 months to 3 years" ? and lastly, yes, the 1/8th scale deuce. Come on, we've got enough of those. I think (just my opinion here) all the work they've put into their 1/25 line of '32's would dictate a 1/25th scale kit.

+ or - .030 ?

What size solder ?

Some cool old school speed equipment , Navarro intake and heads, but what was in the last two kits ( '48 Woodie and convertible / roadster)?

I believe they have :

How many happy returns ?

Something with a blower

What ? No Coco mats? Looks like you've got just about every accessory made for a VW. I always laugh when I see these restored bugs going down the road with everything but the kitchen sink on them.Great execution just the same.

According to a guy on another board, this news is four years old. But that's just his story.

Here are some parts in 1/16th scale and the web site http://www.straightlinemodeler.org/aurora.html