bobss396

Very different and well executed.

I like it a lot. I'm still not sure what I'm doing with mine. I have a later wrecker bed I got on eBay, but the quality is not there. I could go ramp truck with it. The paint on yours looks amazing.

My brother does his emblems the same way and they turn out great. The foil has to be trimmed close around the scripts/emblems so the line is minimized.

Almost complete, I have a decal to fix and put on a couple of things.

I see some 1979 bodies on eBay, fairly close but no cigar. These have the grille/bumpers integral, I'd prefer them to be separate.

I bought a box of "surgical" blades from a tool vendor, 100 for $15. They are great for BMF. Definitely brand X. I used to get real ones from work, no difference in function from what I could tell. I like the idea of the smaller holder.

I see a 48 Plymouth that has a Diplomat front stub under it with a 318.

When I was doing alignments I recall the newer bar set ups. The Volare also had them. Probably the Diplomat cop cars too. One guy I know ran Mopars at Freeport, all the old style bars. He was quite a winner in the old Belvederes. The hot tip was to elevate the right front corner of the car when the roll cage was welded in. The dealer also had a certain part number torsion bar that was preferred.

Eh not even close. A couple Mobius Ford trucks do have the later 6 in them.

Getting close. Only a few items remain like the mirrors and rear license plate. And a general cleaning.

I love Cadillacs. I worked with a guy who had the same car in black, his was garage kept and looked like new all the time. My next car will likely be a Caddy.

Best TZ ever... there is something on the wing....

I have some feelers out, nothing so far. I have the NNL East coming up, I'll ask around there. I have seen some 4-door 3D printed ones, I forget where.

Tamiya has a good light blue you may want to look at.

I believe that bridge has been "fixed" recently, the YT channel was entertaining. Lots of Ryder trucks, motor homes, etc.

Who sells those? I just may shrink some black sleeve over a pair to see how well it works.

That engine should be a 223, used in trucks and cars up through 1964. Then the 240, a different design was used. The 300 followed in trucks. I believe that one of the Moebius Ford trucks has a 6, if it was 1964 or earlier it should be a 223. VCG Resins has a nice 240/300, I'm using a performance one in a stock car. He may have a stock one, look at Iceman too. Edit: This is the stock 240/300 VCG Resins kit. Sold out, but close to what you want. I would just sand the valve cover smooth. https://www.vcgresins.com/shop/p/ford240300i6stockenginekit

Down on the page it discusses the Petty front suspension that used a modified torsion bar suspension on a 1971 car. I forget what year that the torsion bar suspension was changed to a different design. Possibly in 1978 that Petty was not happy with, hence the move to GM cars. https://www.motortrend.com/features/hrdp-0510-1971-plymouth-road-runner/

Petty cars were probably similar, no? If Petty ran torsion bars, so did others. Petty cars should be easier to research.

It did get breezy for a while around 3, I read that this may happen. The street lights did come on. I went out a few times after to look with the glasses and box viewers. I didn't see anyone else outside. Out on the road earlier, the parkways had electronic signs saying not to stop on the shoulder to view the eclipse...

I'm not using my glasses. I made a couple of box viewers. I gave one to a nurse where I had my infusion. Cut a 1" hole in one end of the box. Cover with foil and punch a small hole in it. On the inside wall opposite that, tape a piece of white paper, this will be the projection screen. On the side I made a flap where I'll be looking in. I figure I can close it a bit if need be. Lastly, close up the box bottom. Both worked well, I may mess around with the pin hole size.

The one I go to has the Model Master lacquers, some unknown to me acrylic paints. The array of models and the space given to them is pretty good.

All I know is that i missed buying tanked Boeing stock when it was in the toilet .

Either by design of the news is grabbing any occurrence that comes along. Likely this has been going on for a long time and suddenly has become "news-worthy".

I'm making a pin hole viewer. With the 2017 event at work, everyone was grabbing old boxes from receiving. I also have a bird bath so I can see the reflection safely.