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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)
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1972 Chevy C 20 stepside
bobss396 replied to leafsprings's topic in Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
Quite accurate. My brother had one around 1985. It was parked in front of his apartment and a drunk ran into it in the wee hours.... -
Best spark plug wire size?
bobss396 replied to V8tiger's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I use between .016" to .018" wire. Mostly blue, red, yellow and orange. I just got some from Ron Coon Resins in orange. Ebay you have to be careful. I got 2 boxes of what was supposed to be wire wrap wire, but it was close to .040". -
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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)
Shapers are still used. Die shops used them to rough things out, as they could run with minimal attention. I was a tool and die apprentice but mainly worked in regular machine shops. I did a lot of heat treating. I also programmed CNC mills for a while and set them up at a night gig I had for many years. -
Do you also have 1:1 project cars?
bobss396 replied to ctruss53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
One was leaky and they are cheap at Rock Auto. I got the brakes in, my son was over and helped me bleed them. The old oil breather was clogged up solid, must have been original. I replaced the locking gas cap with a regular one. I have to put in a new dimmer switch that came today. -
I have been gimping around with a knee injury... not fun and we heal slower with age. Be careful out there.
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67 ford wrecker and crewcab
bobss396 replied to zaina's topic in Truck Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
Message sent, the wrecker looks amazing. -
Do you also have 1:1 project cars?
bobss396 replied to ctruss53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I had one many years ago, same car only a Caprice with a 396 in it around 1975. This is a 283 with a 2 barrel on it, I need to lean out the choke a little bit. I need the seat done... like sitting on the john as it is now. The locking gas cap is a PITA... ordered a new one. Once I had the SS hub caps off it, I realized it has Camaro 7" wheels on it. I got some 215/75-14 tires for the back and the existing ones I was going to use are too narrow for the wheels, so I'm getting 2 more. Next up is arranging to drop the front seat off to be done. Maybe early next week, I'm tackling the upper a-arm bushings next and possibly the front springs on the driveway. -
Do you also have 1:1 project cars?
bobss396 replied to ctruss53's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Like I need a hole in my head. My girlfriend saw this for sale. I saw it last Thursday and bought it. A 1966 Belair that runs well. I got the rear brakes out waiting on parts. I put the OG steering wheel back on. I'm putting fresh springs under it, some minor front end work and an alignment. It has power disc's up front, a HEI ignition, aluminum radiator, new dual exhaust. The puller I used to get the steering wheel off, I made in college around 1974. The main part was made on a shaper. -
Steve Magnante is back
bobss396 replied to R. Thorne's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I saw on IG he is going to get a gofundme going. -
Steve Magnante is back
bobss396 replied to R. Thorne's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I was worried about him, I'll have to look on Instagram to see if he has new posts. I looked, last post was August of 2023. -
Easy way to find that lost part in the carpet
bobss396 replied to Jon Cole's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
In my old kitchen (before the 1997 gut job and remodel...) I lost the completed steering wheel to a '59 Impala while sitting at the kitchen table. I looked everywhere, under the radiator, under the appliances. Like it was blinked into another dimension, aka a Twilight Zone episode. I gutted the kitchen myself, looked diligently for the lost part. Nowhere to be found. No matter, I had used a steering wheel from something close enough. -
Removing cast in wheel lug nuts.
bobss396 replied to Brutalform's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Pro Tech has some really cool stuff out. I find myself finding and using more and more of their products, like hood pin plates, t-fittings for carbs, etc. I like the lug nut ideas. I used some Detail Master fittings on my last stock car, not cheap either at around $1 per lug nut. I used that with small diameter aluminum rod. Either .020" or .025". -
VCG has a light bar, 3D printed and pretty cloudy. He may have the round type. Look at Checkers or Wreckers on eBay, again some of his printed stuff is questionable.
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I use something similar from HL. They have a smaller stackable set, so did Michael's Crafts. I use old pill jars too.
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Easy way to find that lost part in the carpet
bobss396 replied to Jon Cole's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
I lost another part and it was 1/8" square by 5/16" long. Crawled around on the green-ish carpet.... nada. So I made more. I was house cleaning, getting ready to vacuum and figured I would sweep with a broom first. I looked in the dust pan... there the part was! I would never figure how a part could bounce that far on a carpet. Maybe it takes a leap off my knee. -
I think that Randy Ayer's NASCAR modeling forum is still around. I used to go there some years back. Those guys would be best to ask.
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My new model room in our new home.
bobss396 replied to Brutalform's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I just did a mild clean up of my model stuff. I put away parts and kits I had laying around. I'd say that I have a pretty big styrene-footprint.... Nice weather coming, lots to do outside. I'm going to tackle my dining room table next and put away things that I rarely use. -
I started watching the USAC series in 1983 on TNT. They ran on dirt and pavement. At that time they were running 1979-ish Monte Carlos with 427 power under the hood. I still catch them on cable, channel 810 on Fios.
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Very well done, it has the "look". I will have to get some of that wire form material. I picked up some spatter screens at the Dollar Store that are pretty good too.
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The shocks, front and rear, were always a struggle for me to get them in and to stay in. Nice work. I came up with another way for the rears and only recently started pinning the top of the fronts to the cage tubing.
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My new model room in our new home.
bobss396 replied to Brutalform's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
How did you get a picture of my kitchen? The only thing missing is the 45 cans of paint on the counters... ? -
Thanks all. I like the kits but I hate them too. I grew up with these cars at the race tracks and it pains me to see what people will settle for. This is my 5th build since around 2011 of them. I did an AMT '37 Chevy body on one, the Pinto and Vega recently and a '36 Richie Evans coupe as a consignment (deals with the devil) for a good modeling friend. I tried a lot of new things on that build. I went through my 3D printed header stash and have a couple that may be workable on this build. I'll have to extend the header tubes and see how well it plays with the side rub rails. It may be time to start making my own rails from brass tubing, the kit ones are another struggle. Ron Coon also has 2 sets of big block headers I would like to pick up. Another option is solder, but all I have is .062" and anything else is too fat. The solder also droops in long lengths. I have also been eyeballing a 427 Ford engine I built for another build. The generic engine that comes with the kit (could be built as a Chevy or Ford) is fairly ambiguous. I had a set of injectors made up for a previous build, but had problems plumbing them up to look realistic. I picked up some other injectors, one nicer one from 3D Scale Parts that may be workable.