bobss396
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I have a 2020 Mustang.
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1966, it does drive well. I'm not sure if I'm going today so far.
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Very nicely done. The hubcaps are accurate as well. I would like to build a '66 Belair version using the '67 four door kit to replicate my car.
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I have some Lindberg '40 Ford kits in the stash. Still my favorite is the AMT kit. I have 2 in the works that I need to finish.
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Where was this? I would have taken the Mustang for sure.
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My Belair is next to the red '57 Chevy. I'm not sure if I'm going yet. The venue is open until the end of the month.
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A couple more of Ivan being semi sociable.
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A buddy of mine. His family had a 61 4 door that was a show piece. I had a 62 Starfire convertible and a 64 88.
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There was another '66 Impala SS there. Both 396 versions.
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The top one looks like a 1961 nose or bumper/grill on a 1962 body.
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A recent one of Bleu. They turned 1 last week.
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The success with this car was that for that string of races, they used ONE car. They just swapped parts around from track to track. This was not far from the days where drivers struggled with the mandated radial tires.
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I took the Belair out to this nice cruise at a church parking lot. It draws a good number of cars and there us a $2 donation.
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Tires and wheels are from Ron Coon. Tires are either T1 or T11 modifieds. Wheels are 3/8" deep wide 5.
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This show pulls cars from all over, NYC to Montauk. So we get to see new and exciting stuff. Some Chevy dealer had a COPO Camaro there a couple years back... only $65,000 with no drive train. My buddy was trying to goad me into buying it.
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Do you also have 1:1 project cars?
bobss396 replied to ctruss53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The Belair had a pull to the left. I adjusted the caster on the driver side via the strut rod. Now it goes straight. Photo is by the Fire Island lighthouse, 10 miles from home.
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Looks like a day 1 car... far too pretty. By week 3 it will be a tad more "seasoned".
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Do you also have 1:1 project cars?
bobss396 replied to ctruss53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Spent the last few days putting all new springs in the Belair at a friend's shop. The caveat was that it had to be done and out by Monday morning. We finished at noon on Sunday. The rears we did on Friday after hours. My brother showed up and ran with it.. he was a huge help. Saturday we tackled the fronts. Despite having the lift, spring compressors and every tool under the sun, we got ONE side done in 4.5 hours. And it sat a mile high.. I made the decision to take it out and lop 2 coils out of it. Much better! Sunday, the 2nd one took 2 hours flat. To get the strut rod nuts loose, this required the blue wrench. I have a bad cut on one finger, a large bruise on my chest, no hair on one hand and a few scrapes on my head. But it rides much better. Threw some front end parts into it plus new shocks. I'll have the use of a rack soon so I can align it.
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The Long Island LIARS club is on November 9th in Freeport NY. It is a pretty decent show with around 300 cars on the table. The vendors sell out every year.
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I use primers that go on thin and cover well. As not to lose detail, I like Tamiya and Mr. Hobby primers.
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I worked with a guy who was having chest pains at work, 2 years before my HA. He refused and offers to go to the ER and went home. His wife came home and wanted to take him to the ER. He said he would go to the family doctor in the morning. Well... he never made it to the next day. This is probably part of what saved me. Almost 8 years ago to this day.
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1:24/25 Hood pins source?
bobss396 replied to W Humble's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Lately I have been using the Pro Tech ones. I like the DM ones but they are a lot of work. -
I forget if I had to pre register to enter. I tool the '59 Ford there in 2018 or 2019 and it was raining some of the time. The last time it was blistering hot and there is zero shade.
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Some smaller 3D printed parts I will not prime. The surface takes paint well. Anything else I will prime first. I recall using candy paints as a kid... I was not hip that they required a gold or silver under coat.
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I like the progress. I raced with a guy in 1983 that was a local radio station disc jockey. The station sponsored the car. Which was a similar Cutlass. One time the driver was in a panic before the race... he had misplaced the ignition key... he actually still had the stock dash in the car.
