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Also, what direction should that fan be facing? I see it with the pointy side (I'm guessing the motor) pointed in and out in different cars online. I mounted it with the motor pointing forward, but I'm not sure that's correct.

Making progress on the Buick, too. Had to do some repair on the seat first, before painting. Not sure what kind of glue this kid used 20+ years ago, but it was a pain to get the seat out! I'm happy with the wheels, hopefully I can do better on the tires for this one. I have several questions. What color was the fuel line that runs through the passenger side in these cars? Same with the water bottle. not sure what color to paint that.

I didn't see the antenna, but still will probably put the camera in. Making some more progress, the Lumina chassis is done, and the body is getting painted soon. I wasn't real happy with how the tires turned out. You can see the outline of the decals too much. Not sure what the issue was, but maybe because the decals were about 10 years old? I sand them down, lay the decal, then put micro-sol on them. I spray dull coat on them afterwards. I used the Tamiya brand since they stopped making Testors. Any suggestions to avoid that? I'm open to trying a different process for the Buick ones.

I love the red taillight tape...

A camera, that's pretty interesting. I'll have to see if the antenna is in there somewhere.

Does anyone know what this piece is? It goes in the passenger side on the roll cage. I can't see in any pics of the Bobby Allison 1983 Buick to see if it should go in that car, or what color to paint it.

I love all the detail on this car. Great job!

I started making a window net using medical tape. Decided to change the shape of it half way through, after looking at some photos online. I think it looks good, might spray some dull coat on it yet, but overall I'm happy with the result.

I found this pile at a yard sale several years ago. It was two of the Mountain Dew/Pepsi Darryl Waltrip set. Looks like enough parts to make just one complete car, if I use a Monte Carlo body, but I am building the Buick, so I need to find a hood for the Regal. I found some scanned instructions on the internet, and started on the chassis. The last pic what I have so far.

I started watching the Daytona 500, and pulled out all my stock cars during the rain delay. I got one finished, and made progress on these 3.

This is the kit that I started with. If anyone is looking for these decals, let me know.

A buddy found this a thrift store and grabbed it for me, maybe 7 years ago? I Don't like the newer stock cars as much, but it was free and it gave me an excuse to build a car I always liked, the Kelloggs car of Terry Labonte. I started painting and ordered some decals, and then it sat in the box with the chassis done and the body partially painted for the next 6 years or so. Pulled it out the day of the Daytona 500, and got it finished last night.

This is a great project, I love these trucks!

This project is super cool. I like AMCs.

Thats an interesting choice as well. The truck is supposed to be a low buck hot rod, something a high school kid would be driving. Any of these ideas will work.

Thanks for the ideas, guys, I will for sure look into a few of these.

Ah, that's a good idea. I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip!

I haven't worked on this in several months. I am stuck. I don't know what I want to do with this interior. I was thinking about a mexican blanket style seat cover, but not sure quite how to accomplish that. Maybe a brown bench seat? maybe the dash should be red, I don't know. Stuck. I also was thinking about hot rodding the 6 cyl a bit. if you have any ideas, lets hear them.

Thanks for all the encouragement, everyone. Its the MPC kit.

Spent a lot of time just trimming and sanding to make the battery fit. Also added some posts to the rear to keep the chassis straight in the body.

Had fun with the carb last night. Added a few details that won't be seen.

Made the posts longer on the spoiler, just need to clean up the edges now.

This turned out amazing. I love the faded paint, and the wheels and tires.

This is a cool project, I like the idea. I have this kit as well, and the windshield frame is warped. I may do the same thing. Looks great so far!

This is a very cool project. Those wheels turned out really nice!