bobss396

I have a few '65 Ford kits, great donors for many projects. I used the '65 Chassis under a '66 stock car a while ago. The 427 is hard to beat. I think I saw the green kit in a hobby shop, possibly it was a '66. I have to check evilBay too.

I might try making one up, thanks. The style I came up was used many moons ago and usually looks great when done. I may hang an oil cooler off the side like I have done with other builds. I'm still in the priming-sanding stage on most parts.

What a great resource, I just ran across it. Is RB Motion still in business? I tried to order something the other day, no success. I'll have to call him up. He used to be a vendor at the NNL East a while back. I use the metric system mostly. Since .040" = 1", the rest comes naturally to me.

I like it. Definitely a lot of work but worth it. The Buddy Nova pictured, I know the builder/owner. Buddy is a Bulldog that goes to cruise nights. He also has a '55 Nomad wagon sedan delivery.

I started this one 2 weeks ago using the Ridge Runner kit. I did the usual, took about 5/16" out of the chassis to get the engine closer to the firewall. Cut out the crossmember to get it back accordingly. Took out he fuel cell and about a 1/4" from the rear of the chassis. I used a 3D printed Muncie & bellhousing from VCG Resins, really clean stuff, needed zero prep. The headers, I extended the tubes using 3/32" styrene tubing, added 1/8" so it gets them away from the body. Other stuff in the box are a few front bumper options, spoilers made from .005" brass, a NASCAR donor rear-end cooling pump as a steering quickener that will be on the firewall. Also will mount clutch & brake masters from a Craftsman truck kit. Most items I have set up to be pinned with 1/32" stainless steel pins. I need to get some 3/64" pins, makes life easier. The roll cage is a parts box creation, the kit one was too wonky for me. I cut out the transmission tunnel and made a new one from .030" styrene stock. The body is close to 100% ready for paint, the chassis needs a little more work. I had a flash issue with the camera, so the pix are a tad dark.

I never tried cutting them up. Some of the other kit headers interfere with the front chassis. I tried the truck headers on a Salvino Pontiac Lemans and they were a no go.

Tires are resin pieces that were badly formed. I trued them up on a lathe, painted with TS63 black and lettered.

I have one going, going with a Richie Evans tribute. Some of the instructions are sketchy, but a well made kit. I have 3 of them, but look for the ones with the extra parts pack included.

'72-ish Vega Modified made from the Rat Trap kit. Finished early this year, got way too complicated and I started and stopped the build more than a few times. Aluminum bumpers, paint is Model Master Orange Metallic. Wheels I got from the NNL East years ago.

'37 Chevy Modified from a few years back. It made the magazines, won some trophies. Now showing some age with yellowed decals. Bumpers and wheels I made from aluminum stock.

I have fixed chipped decals with a dab of X22 clear with success. I did a Pinto modified as a consignment a month or so ago. Old parts box decals went on and I shot some TS13 clear over them. Some of the decals looked like a dry lake bad right away, I was resigned to a strip job. BUT... once the clear dried, the cracked decals looked perfect.

Those crazy headers are something that Junior Johnson tried for a few months and scrapped them. Too bad they still show up in kits. I have donor kits I take the headers from, I really should make some from solder.

Nah... I thing risk vs reward on something like that. Now the 1965 Galaxie big block is something I have used, it details up nicely. My next NASCAR modified will have one in it.

Thanks, will check them out. I believe I deal with Burbank from eBay. Edit: On order, thanks again.

Nice. Morgan had a lot of great rides, even the Race Hill Farms Buick that was mostly driven by Ron Bouchard.

I want one. My first real stock car was a '72 Torino with a 429 and later a 460. I ran it at one track, my partner at another. The 1st year he won a championship, I was 10th in points and 1st in a snowflake league. It was re-bodied with a '74 Montego body in 1983. Same roof line as the kit.

I like the air cleaner... nice when you don't have to detail a carburetor to the nth degree.

Can I just order #220? I have hit Barnes and Nobel last week, nothing... I'll go back today.

Oven cleaner works well enough. I had an old built up '62 Ford I took apart, the body paint came off with CSC.. the interior, nothing worked, so I primed and painted over it. Brake fluid may have worked. Sometimes I have scuffed the paint with #220 grit, lightly. This lets the stripper medium work more betterer. Since my Magic Chef dehydrator took a dump, I need another base. I see them on eBay. I ran across my wiring schematic and made some copies of it, so I would like to get that going. I made the surround from 10" chimney flashing, pop-riveted at the seam and to one of the trays. My brother made a shallower one using some sort of 1/16"-ish plastic he found at work. I got my thermometer at a supermarket, fit it permanently to the lid, it runs horizontally. I notched the surround so it drops in nicely.

The Ez Off I use is from the dollar store, the lemon scented stuff I find to be weak. But it does the trick. My dehydrator is not working, I need another base. I had wired in a house dimmer switch, it worked for a long time. I run it at 105, I have a candy thermometer built into the lid.

Definitely a cool kit, glad I salted a few away. I have one I started a few years back. I was at the NNL East when the Revell guys debuted the Merc kit. I told them that they screwed the pooch and should have done a '51 instead, they were far from pleased. It would be cool to see a '51-conversion in resin or 3D print.

I stripped an old Tamiya rattle-can job recently, used Castrol Super Clean and it was a chore. Wound up wet-sanding the rest off in a course of a few days. I'm not big on decanting Tamiya sprays. The cans work so well as is. I have a heavy hand with anything I paint, no mist coats here. For clear, the TS13 is good, again it sprays well and dries hard. The X22 is too soft for my liking.

Outside of my stash, I rarely see any Craftsman kits in stores. I see them at shows and eBay and the prices are up there. I just did an eBay search and the only truck kits are 1/32 scale for slot car bodies.

Someone on eBay prints the newer bodies, I'll see if I can link to one. I scored a bunch of Monogram truck kits at a close out years ago for $1.98 each... a shopping cart holds 40 of them. I still have about 12 left and some AMT kits. I did a phantom to the Pearson #17 car and Andretti's #11 car.

I finished a Vega kit for the NNL East, did a Pinto build as a consignment. The Vega got wayyyy complicated. I'm doing another Pinto now, promise to post some progress pix soon.