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Thanks, Bruce. Glad Im not the only one having trouble deciphering the instrutions.

So true, Jason. I did too. Anybody who wants to do one of these kits should watch it first.

I found a really good video that covers the Nextgen car pretty well. Click on the graphic below

I bet you're going to do the Moose livery with the Martinsville stripe, errrrrr, right side totally destroyed version, I should say.

I found out what I did wrong. The rear lower control arm for the rear suspension looks symmetrical but it's not. One arm is a little bit longer than the other one so if you get it wrong side up or down you won't be able to install the half shafts. Looking at the instructions there is no way to tell which side is up or down, but I figured it out. One side is not cast as pretty as the other and you want to put that side down facing the black floor pan. Just make sure you're using the right number part for the left or right side. Luckily, I was able to disassemble the right side and flip the lower arm over then everything fit correctly. This was instruction #12.

Thanks , Pierre. This new car has got me interested in modern Nascar again. It seems to be making it a more level playing field and the same 3 or 4 drivers aren't winning every week like before. And the car being run this year is actually available for us modelers to build this year, so I had to get me a couple of them. It has been a very good kit so far except I'm having issues with the rear suspension. I'll fake it if I have to.

I'm doing instruction #12 which is the rear suspension, but the shock is blocking the half shaft from getting to the rear end. What am I doing wrong? That is if any of you guys have done one of these and are reading this. I guess I could file a gap in the side of the shock to allow the half shaft to reach the rear end tranny.

After a lot of lamenting on how bad my dexterity has gotten, I was able to complete instruction #11. Very tight fits on this one. Almost put the disc /caliper assembly's on backwards. That would have really looked dumb.

Thanks, David. I agree with your assessment on everything. I have been having some honeydoos lately and a trip out of town so hopefully I can get back on it today. If you have any close-up pictures of the front suspension on one of your models, I would be happy to view them. Instruction #11 is kind of hard to decipher how the parts actually fit.

Thanks, Jonathan. You won't be disappointed if you do. It's a fine kit so far for me other than the body roof Moulding that doesn't extend far enough and the drive shaft that is too short, but you really can't see the driveshaft after its built, so it doesn't really matter. Just put a drop of glue between it and the floor to make sure it doesn't rattle. Instruction #11 is a little sketchy, so I need to find a picture of the completed front suspension for some help on that.

So, Jason. Are you opting out on fixing the strip on the roof? Your chassis is looking Awesome.

instructions 8-10.

Thanks, Barry and Larry for your interest in the build.

Did direction sections 4 through 7 today. The photos below cover those. The lower pan is no longer a jig. It's glued to the cage and other things.

Thanks, guys. I really appreciate the kind words about the build.

Sounds like a great idea. Jason.

Jed, I hope I don't mess you up with this. Hopefully it helps more than hinders. Looking forward to seeing your finished model.

I skipped over direction section 2 because its wheels and tires and I need to prime and paint them first. I finished direction section 3. I cut off those 2 boxes that Clay recommended be done and will paint and add them later. I have found that I need three arms and hands to put this model together. 2 hands to hold the parts together and one to apply the glue.

Wow. I'm loving these two builds. Everything about them is great. The extra detail, cleanliness of build, superb paint job, put on excellently with a brush and polished to perfection. I'm also enjoying the photo board as the background. I noticed the Penske Grand Sport battling it out at Nassau with the Ken Miles Cobra. Happily, the Grand Sport won that day when the big block Cobra blew up. Again, Awesome builds.

None at all. The main thing that made it a lowrider were the tires and wheels and decals of course. It's basically just a stock 65 Chevy. I think there has been a reissue of a 1965 Chevy kit and Hob Lob still has them in stock. I think it has something to do with Foose, whatever that is.

Thanks, David. I think I will stick to the instructions on this one. I did like that he pointed out the fit issues with the firewall.

David, here is the kit I used.

The wip was done at scale auto, and they went away, so my wip went away with them. Just like all the wips I did at Randy Ayers that went away when they crashed a while back. Maybe I can find the kit picture in my files.

David, it was an old kit. Some kind of low rider kit. I bought it at a model car show 15 years ago and the kit was way over that in age. I'm pretty sure it was a Revell kit. If I did the wip here, I'll try to find it and get you the link to the wip that should have a picture of the kit. Good luck finding it.