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Yeah, and he should do the races too. Hate to see all that labor for nought if the races ruin the new bearing.......

Great job as always! Excellent silver anniversary build so to speak. (...from the Gray Ghost! ) I saw that rear door on a Vicky at the York NSRA this year and wanna try it on the AMT body I have floating around somewhere in the pile.

For this one, since I decided to do the tonneau cover over most of the interior, I thought a bare inner door panel would be appropriate. I found a good clean pic of a Tudor in a magazine with the panel off for reference, and had at it with sheet styrene! Quite a fun afternoon that was! ( Well, actually only about an hour and a half of it at least!) Here's a couple more pics. The rear wheel tubs were narrowed to allow them to slip past the frame for the channel to work. I cut the half moon part of the tubs out first and then filed the inside edge down until they were narrow enough to allow the body height I wanted. Then simply glued the half moons back to the remaining arch. The best part is, the lower edge is still intact to keep the nice line they designed into the kit. I didn't have to worry about reshaping it by trimming them vertically. This is the stance I'm gonna keep on this one too. There's an early engine shot for you too. Well, that's enough for tonight. This should do until tomorrow night! Thanks again for following along!

Thank you! For the traditional crowd, this one is all pre-66 parts. You'll see in a moment what I did to keep the suspension correct. The title of the thread just came to me as a play on words with the novel. I'm sure that's the idea Tim had too. I wasn't aware of the article, but that isn't going to make me change the title because, as you said, it was in the stone ages! I'll throw some more pics out for Gramps and the rest of 'ya! The exhaust manifolds are from the AMT 65 Riviera. I painted them with a craft paint called Sophisticated Finishes. The "color" is Iron Metallic Surfacer. You can use it straight or use another color for rust or patina or even bronzing(I think...). Cool stuff. Just brush it on like everything else. I do think I'm going to brush on some Dullcote to seal it. It seems to chip easily. Here's the painted wheels on another mockup: Now here is where I figured out how to keep the suspension all 60s and older. The airbags got cut off the axle and those plastic coils I take out of late model builds to substitute metal ones replace them. The coilovers get some filing and sanding to make them look like ordinary tube shocks with dust covers. Only prob is, I didn't get one of them cleaned up enough and you can see the coils a bit after the chassis got painted. See, all old school! Those traction bars were around back then even though most couldn't afford them. This one is supposed to be a high dollar build from back then. The front split wishbone setup is same story; rich kid stuff. That's OK, the other build won't be so extravagant. More #2 on the way.....

For embossing powder, use super fine. I got the thicker stuff and it looks like big-grain salt. You can find it at Michael's and A.C. Moore in the stamp supplies aisle. It is used to make rubber stamps. I just bought the clear and paint it whatever color I need to. Works great!

#2 came about one night around the end of May when I still couldn't decide which body to use for a second entry. I had a bit of inspiration when I was looking at some of my car show pics. Decapitation! The body is the new Revell Tudor and the frame is from RMoM. I decided the color pretty early on this one. Its going to stay this primer and will be a dirty rod. (The other one will be a shiny rod) I plan to do a 3/4 tonneau cover on this one. Single bomber seat and one of the new flattys from the Revell Tudor kit. The Q-change rear is another part robbed from that Tommy Ivo dragster kit. To do the engine with the modern tranny it comes with, I had to redo the center cross-member. With the webbing cut out of the center, the frame is really fragile and flexible. When Norm saw this engine and tranny sitting in the frame without that there, he was curious what I did. I used 2X3 styrene stock and shaped it with a file and sanding stick. I think it looks like how 2X3 steel would look on a 1:1 frame in the same situation. I have a bunch more done on both of these than posted here. I'll be back later to put some more up. Thanks for looking!

I realized that I haven't put any workbench threads up for a while. I have two on the bench right now in active mode, and as the subheading states, they are for a club contest . The contest is two parts. The first portion was to show your build(s) at the July meeting under construction. First through third prizes were awarded by popular vote. Now that the first part is out of the way, I can finish the two builds I started. First, back in May, I started a 5 window with an MPC American Graffiti body and grille shell on a Revell frame. I decided early to use one of the Buick Nailheads I have from the Tommy Ivo dragster kit. I also am using Modelhaus wheels and front wheel backs which are faux Buick drums. The tires are from Replica & Miniatures of Maryland. Here are some early mockups: One of my favorites: Next, I decided to tackle the interior. For this I'm using a mixture of Revell deuce parts. The seat is a trimmed down bench from the 3 window, as is the dash. The door panels are from the roadster because the doors are cut really close to a 5 window. Because I channelled this really far, I had to adjust the side panels for it. I pretty happy with that! Next, #2!

I sell parts at the local VW dealer. We sure do if you really want 'em!

What, he didn't have the huge anime front and rear bumpers still in bare fiberglass?

Nope. Nothing water-cooled has such a device. Where the down-pipe meets the cat, there is a friction ring on some cars, but definitely no bearings in the exhaust systems on any late model VW. I'm not familiar enough with the air-cooled cars to say for sure on them but if there were, I'm sure it would have been brought up whenever muffler bearings get mentioned in the VW parts department I work in. We have fun watching a tech come in and ask a newbie to look up a part for a car that doesn't have one, i.e. a torque converter seal for a car that never came with an automatic, or a thermostat for an old Beetle.

I'm not big on Japanese cars either. I do love Hot Rods though.... Here's an idea, we can do this type of car with liberal/conservative slant. Strictly Traditional for the conservatives, and Modern Rat Rod for the Liberals. There even is a little middle ground. Mixing of parts should land you in the middle somewhere, depending on what parts. Good, bad, indifferent?

Yes. That is why he painted the mid-muffler red. The cat is the blob under the oil pan. (For cats to work efficiently, they need to be close to the combustion. If you put them too far back, the exh. gas temp will be too low for the cat to do its work.) ...And, that is shaping up nicely, there Michael! Can't wait to see a mockup in paint.

What are 50 series mufflers? Calm down, Yota boy! Toyota's still have better customer satisfaction than VW. (From which, I make a living, for those who didn't know.) We are in the bottom five in this market. What's funny is Audi is in the top 10! The cars are a bit better built, but the sevice departments are the problem/cause. Nobody is happy with a car that you have to deal with a-holes whenever it breaks.

wow!

On the bright side, you could use it in a body shop diorama. Either as a whole, wrecked car, or use the front clip as parts waiting for a job. (Yeah, I know, most body shops aren't gonna work on 356 Porsches.... I'm trying to be positive! )

All the Syncros were station wagons. If you saw a sedan, it was front drive. It may have said "Turbo Diesel". If it did, I've got a hunch the owner wants to keep it if it runs.

I agree with CAL. (A Quantum really is a Passat everywhere but N.America) Not a good first car. There is potential in the Syncro Wagons because they are really Quattros. All they need is a turbo donor engine and they can fly. Even if it is a Syncro wagon, you should still stay away from it.... Parts are expensive when you can find them.

If it's not JDM, it's a 95-98 S14 240SX.

3 and 4 rotors are OK, it's the non-muffled 2 rotors I've heard at the dragstrip that I can't stand. I still liken the sound to a chainsaw in a bucket played through a megaphone. I just can't function with that noise really close to me. Rational thinking goes away.

No, I think he wants a link to the pic in your Photobucket album. Right, GreggK?

Voila!

Should I change the name of the topic to get more input? "NICK F40's FIRST CAR".....Volvo or Scirocco?

I wasn't sure at first how to get your attention, but I'd say this worked! Just bad timing.

Just what it says!

Yeah, that dawned on me when I was looking for the year range to see if my memory served correct. One big DOH! for me!