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LennyB

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  1. Cousin's Pizza is a popular name in this area so much so you would think they are a chain but as far as I know they are not related.
  2. Thanks Jim. After all the work on the original body it might seem a shame to walk away from it. But it has broken twice in different places since I started on it and now has had three of the four corners repaired. Don't want to go and paint it only to have something else break on it then. If I didn't have a second body I would have kept on with it but as I have two others it makes more sense to move on.
  3. Interwebs, I honestly hate that term because it is such a misnomer.
  4. Always loved these cars. Haven't built one since they were new so I'm interested in seeing what you do.
  5. Here is a quick mock-up of the Bird, this is still with the original body. But now I'm going to switch to a different body that seems more stable, because I'm not. I picked up some 3-D prnted wheels from Jay's Resin Wheels. 17" Halibrand-Eleanor wheels. I like the look of them but I'm thinking I want to go with something wider in the rear. Dug this tire on the right out of the parts box. But to get them to fit I will have to tub the rear wheels. Even thought I'm switching to a different body I will stick to the junkyard rescue chassis. If I screw it up I still have a good original chassis to fall back on. As for the body, I took the two alternate choices I had, one needed to be stripped of paint, which took some oven cleaner to accomplish. It came out looking like new, so I decided to save that for another time. The other was stripped years ago but had some issues. Body number three had some errant scribe lines around the trunk from someone in the past. Don't know if there is a better way to handle this but I took some Tamiya masking tape and ran it over the proper trunk opening leaving the stray scribe line exposed. Then I filled the line with Tamiya putty and wet sanded smooth when dry. Another issue with this body and the main reason I choose it is the 'C' pillar emblems are very faint. Not a problem as this is getting a vinyl top and the emblem has to go anyway. Vinyl top models have a carriage hinge type trim on the pillar but as my inspiration from this build is blank there we don't need to bother with it. Also looks like the rocker trim has to go as well. Next on the agenda is the strip that needs to be added around the base of the 'C' pillar for the vinyl top as well as a trim piece on the 'A' pillar. But that will have to wait for another time as the dogs are bugging fore their dinner, and I'm sure Wifey won't be far behind. See ya next time, same Bat channel...
  6. Now you can make lemon-aid out of lemons but what can you make out of lemmings
  7. Jim, you put an idea in my head and now that idea is spinning out of control and I'm wishing I hadn't seen this thread.🤪 The idea of the Revell chassis reminded me I have a Revell 48 Ford Woody Chassis left over from my 41 Plymouth Woody project. Yes, again, the Plymouth rears it's ugly head. And like you I don't like to see things go to waste. Want to build a Roadkill '39 Bootleg Ford and I have to use the sedan fenders so I can use the '39 grill. I'm surprised there are so many differences between the fender units on the Sedan and the Coupe. The body is a Vic's resin 4-dr which is an issue all it's own. But getting back to the chassis, the 48 chassis is just a bit longer and the fuel tank is different and the X-frame is scalloped. So I'm starting to think this chassis isn't going to work. Not without a whole lot of expletives. 💩 Maybe I need to go work on a Chevy.🤐
  8. Bands hold on the stupid city-bumper covers people put on their cars to protect their posterior.
  9. Checker went out of business because they were too generous, my great uncle complained about rust on his and the company sent him two front fenders. (True story)
  10. Stitches and threads get lost in the head, rhymes get lost with the time, but in the end we come back around and if you’re good you’ll earn yourself a crown.
  11. Road Worthy Rescues drives me nuts with all his dumb lingo, fuel make it happeners, sparkelators, and the like.
  12. Everything they see on these YouTube videos they believe and they will argue the point because it must be true as there is a video all about it.
  13. Very nice, came out great.
  14. I just checked that BBChevy Ski-Boat that’s advertised on Craigslist is missing an alternator🤔
  15. Works, people don’t understand how anything works anymore, they just wait for someone else to post a video explaining to them what to do
  16. OK, I’ll look into the Scott. I’ll do up a rendering and see how it looks.
  17. Career is the opposite of carfront.
  18. Personality walk, with personality talk, with personality smile, with personality charm, with personality love, with personality and of course you've got a great big heart
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