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Flip looks like a Dwarf Chewbacca! Yeah, we can't imagine our home without a Dog. It would so un-natural to wash dishes or try to cook without having a hound stretched out under foot. Especially a large one…. And we wouldn't change it for anything.

You just made me think of Anthony's Nova Pro Mod. Man, that still is one of the nicest builds I've EVER seen… I used to study his stuff constantly. What a builder. _____________________________________________ ​Hey Rich, look whats still floating in cyber-space….. Anthony's Nova is at the top of the page. Digital camera technology has come a long way in 11 yrs…. http://www.angelfire.com/in4/blu4/p5.html

Yeah… Yeah….I know. I'm going to shoot myself in the foot with this one. That's why I made the comment that this is rapidly approaching the "gone" zone….. You know, where you gone and ruined sumthin! But yet, it really is a learning curve every time you make something. For example, the shift arms on the trans side cover. What I SHOULD have done was stack the plastic so I'd have two exact pieces. It's also easier to sand and shape, which should have been done nicer in the first place…..<sigh> the next time. BTW: While I'm jawing instead of building, this weekend I will either finish my `68 or make epic progress on the `70. My weekend is the opposite of last, and I should have time. I lost some momentum this week…. Thanks on the compliments and for following along. Hopefully I've shown something that has helped someone else. Or at the very least given the pro's something to chuckle at.

Great! You got the hard part! Now, take a wire, remove some insulation, add the washer, then make the hook. Like I said, you did the hard part. Besides, if you try it 20 X all you wasted is .17 worth of wire and 20 minutes. That's the beauty of this hobby. One of my favorite quotes is from the late Boyd Coddington: "Perfection is not impossible, it just takes longer"

In the mid 90's I had moved out to Lancaster County, Pa. (Ephrata) and I would walk into a store and say "Good Morning" and the reply, more often than not, was "New York or New Jersey?" If I kept quiet I could move amongst them. If I said ANYTHING, all eyes were on me. Really creeped me out at times. But sometimes I'd go Joe Pesci on them and give `em a scare….. Yeah, we tawk funny BTW: Under my avatar where I wrote in my location I did it phonetically, for NY ​I should add Lawn Guyland….

Good point! I have a small Halon one in the `Cuda too….. with my paranoia over fire I'll probably drown.

Bob, your doing good. If your lucky enough to attend a huge model show, stock up. I'll probably walk into NNL East this year with my usual shopping list. In the past I could make 10 trips to my car during the show stuffing the trunk. If my wife is with me I make less trips…. but bigger bags. How did the dipstick turn out?

I have one on every floor in the house, the garage, and I have a small one under the BBQ grill. Know what that means? My friends think I'm a nut…..

Just wondering…. does anyone else has one in their modeling workspace?

I know, but I didn't have any thin strips wide enough, I still had to cut...

From spinning wrenches for over 35 yrs. I'm just adding what's missing. This is what turns a fun build into the "forever build" guys always belly ache about. They start with good intentions, and then turn into monsters. Don't you think I'm approaching the point where I should stop the ridiculous detailing and FINISH the darn thing?!? My "quick build" `68 Barracuda has been sitting for DAYS waiting for about 4 hours worth of assembly, which I could have done already. I'm regretting having two builds at once….. I really want to see "my" car finished. But the `70 is going to be sexy eye candy.

Here, this page has pictures you can click on and get links. Resin Dodge Dart Models

I have a `65 upstairs somewhere. I know there's a few different years both stock & AWB Darts out there. Google it….

Aside from the commercially sold products from Detail Master or Pro-Tech, I'm one of those guys that will autopsy dead electronics and harvest organs. I'm always looking for items I can re-purpose. I also search for my model materials they way I BBQ. If it looks like what I want (wire, bracket, steak….) it's done.

OK, I am now officially shot-to-Hell…. I'm cross-eyed, tired, and I want a cup of Hot Chocolate. Tonight I made an engine harness. If your worried about your alternator not "floating" and it's anchored down, it may as well do it's job. While we're in there we'll power up the coil and add the coolant temperature sensor wire. Stuff is getting real. I start with a small diameter piece of tubing (same size as the spark plug boots) and an assortment of detail wire. Some of these are thinner than a hair. No joke…. Also pictured is a resistor I found that looks like a fuel line with a filter. The next step is to take a straight pin and pierce the side of the tubing where I want the coil wires to exit. Once I penetrated the skin, I removed the pin and inserted the two wires. As the tubing collapses it grabs the wires. Nice, clean, neat. I added a second hole behind this for the temp. sensor. In the end are the three wires for the alternator. Since those three wires are too thick, I stripped the insulation off and inserted the bare wires. Again, nice, clean, neat. And no adhesives. That's the trick with super detailing. Engineer as much as possible that will clip, snap, or bind in place. Adhesives make the mess…. Here's a better shot of the "fuel line". Before I install this, I'll hit it with a rag with some lacquer thinner to knock the gloss off the tubing. If not, I'll dull-coat it. I still have to add the alternator adjustment bracket and clean up some of the wash I applied to the block to bring out some details. And install the fuel line. That's it for tonight. I never touched my `68 Barracuda because "it's so close to being done why rush it…" slacker mind-set I must do something about tomorrow. I. Must. Finish. That. Car. G`nite……...

BTW: Collectively, I really enjoy sharing the trivia with John, Ron, & Bill. I always learn something every time a topic pops up. I love it….

Mopar guys are such %$#@#$% geeks…. aren't we? The parts manager at my dealership's Father owned a junkyard back in the day. His Father would always say the Mopars guys were "weird".

LOL! I get HOMEWORK when I'm honest! Cool….

Duh….. I'm just a grease Monkey originally from Crooklyn, Nu Yawk. And you KNOW how WE speak, dontcha?

I forgot to give credit for the pre-wired Parts by Park distributor. Initially I was going to use one of Replicas & MIniatures distributor and vacuum advance pieces ( which are OMG beautiful….), but I didn't have black ignition wire. The Mopar guys would have revoked my Man Card if I used any other color….

OK gang, small update that took a while to complete. This afternoon I installed the starter w/wiring and did the ignition cables & distributor. Wiring a Hemi has always been a thrill as I've always wished I owned one. If I hit the lotto, the small block will be yanked out of my car faster than you can say 572 Crate Hemi. The first items I needed were wire looms. The photo etched pieces I had I didn't like, so I made what I needed. I start by scribing a line on some .010 sheet and use the scratch-line as a guide for drilling the holes in a row. Then nothing more exotic than a black Sharpie to make the piece of plastic look like the real piece of plastic…. Now we test fit the loom onto the wires…. Now I cut some short lengths of spark plug boot to add to the end. Now we start threading the boots on and using a DOT of ZapGap to secure them in the valve covers. And hopefully it will look semi-convincing as plug wires. After the ends are good & dry I'll use tweezers and gently tweak the wires so they have a realistic droop. Spark plug wires NEVER look like they're starched! I think I'm going to paint some suspension pieces for the `70 and go finish my `68 Barracuda. I figure if I'm in the right frame of mind, I "could" have the `68 done by the weekend. I hope….. Thanks for following along and for the builders whom requested some step-by-step procedures, I hope this is helpful.

<DING!-DING!-DING!> We have a WINNER !!!!!!!!!!!!!! When do you sleep?

For years I've watched builders such as yourself do everything I wish I could. Thank YOU!

This one…..

That does it…. I'm off to e-Bay to grab this kit! Nice build as I too love the AWB cars.