Tabbysdaddy

At the very least, it would be nice if they put the roof ribs back on the body.

For some reason, I have a sudden craving for some Rice Crispy treats.

The hood has a large cutout on the monster truck, and it's also a longbed.

I had to see a specialist today, and the LHS was on the way. I limited myself to two before I went in, and although it was tough I was able to stick with that. These two won:

Looks like a Cylon.

That's an aftermarket a/c compressor., not stock for that car.

Depends on how accurate you want it to be since the kit has incorrect front suspension, rear end and no stock bumpers.

You should get some rest, you look two tired.

"Two footing" an automatic got you laughed at or yelled at, depending on who was in the car with you.

I may not build often, but I get plenty of enjoyment seeing my boxes of kits on display throughout my house. I tried to give my wife a good starting point for selling them off when I'm gone, but she didn't like that idea. "Those aren't going anywhere."

Dodge?

And the winner is... blocked radiator. I think it may have been partially blocked and the block sealer finished it off, as it runs cooler now with a new radiator than it ever did before even with the old engine. I got a lot of junk out of the block, a lot of junk. There was even gobs of RTV inside from when they "glued" the water pump and thermostat housing on. The old radiator weighs at least twice as much as the new one.

Here in Florida a three wheeled vehicle is considered a motorcycle and as such doesn't require insurance.

I saw a red one around the Winter Park area at an auto shop about 35 years ago every day going to school and thought almost the same thing as this one.

Who paints a DeLorean?

I like the color.

I think he needs a bigger truck.

Hopefully, I think I finally figured out the problem. The lower portions of the cooling passages are clogged with what I assume is the block sealer they used to seal the leaking intake manifold. I removed the little block plugs (the knock sensor acts as one) and no water came out. It took some serious stabbing with a screwdriver to pierce through and get water to come out. I have the water pump off and have been flushing through there, and since the alternator bracket was already off I knocked out that freeze plug to scrape and flush through there. So my next step will be to remove the power steering pump/ac bracket, the starter and the oil cooler adapter so I can knock out the other front freeze plug and both side rears. I think I can get it cleaned up pretty good through those six holes so I don't have to pull the motor again to get to the plugs obstructed by the transmission and motor mounts.

I finally used some of my model paint. Red on the left #1 TDC, silver on the right where the rotor was pointing when I removed the distributor. Unfortunately they weren't much help as this distributor is worn out so I had to use another.

Maybe they can be the ones to finally give us a Checker.

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Yeah, I would buy a new alternator or at the minimum buy the case.

My replacement engine was overheating in traffic, so now I'm switching the rest of the parts from the original engine. It looks like intake manifold gasket failure, a common problem, but I'm switching the heads too. Here's where I'm at: