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rattle can man

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  1. And if you do have to sand and polish, you might consider a tip I've read somewhere on this forum to support the "glass" with a lump of clay to help prevent it from cracking/ breaking.
  2. Cleveland heads on a Windsor block has been done by engine builders, but it involves a lot of modification. I think Hot Rod had a story on it.
  3. You could try turning the tuner quickly back and forth. It might be enough to remove any oxidation. Or you could try to find some tuner/ contact cleaner. When you opened the case did it smell real bad? If so, it probably needs more than cleaning. As to what irked me, my surgeon's office (non-VA) refuses to do the paperwork for continued care under the community care program. They say I have to do it. So I hope I didn't do any damage to the repairs when working in the garden today.
  4. Unfortunately, we live in a me-centric world. I don't foresee that changing anytime soon.
  5. I had a flawless trade with a Modeler Named Mike.
  6. Earlier this week I received an MPC Thunderbolt AMX kit from a Modeler Named Mike. Mint sealed kit no less! And the USPS made quick work of the delivery for a change.
  7. Purple Martins have moved into the Martin House. Baltimore Oriole has been making appearances.
  8. people. plain and simple.
  9. Thank you Can-Con. I will check them out.
  10. tubing should still work. Just use a short length over the axle stub.
  11. 1/4" of rain. And the usual birds. still waiting for humming birds and orioles.
  12. I hit them with liquid decal film before applying. They didn't break; they wrinkled when I applied setting solution and never flattened back out.
  13. looking for the red/yellow/orange hood decal for an MPC El Diablo kit (GMC version of El Camino). First one I tried was water damaged, second one reacted badly with decal solution.
  14. Another irk: poorly written headlines. From a local TV station news page: How did someone from KS get on a Russian mission in 1972 and survive this long? That's the way the headline makes it sound.
  15. Had a broken wire shorting out to the engine block, blowing fuses as fast as I could plug them in. I spliced in a new connector, since it was actually broken off there. I soldered everything with resin core solder and shrink tube over any bare wires. Mowed twice uneventfully, but now no electrons are flowing to anything with a fully charged battery. It's now a honey-do on Sunday.
  16. Best Model Car Parts has precisely 1 conversion kit listed on Etsy. cab, grille hood, and bumper.
  17. The mower I fixed has electrical issues again.
  18. wracking my brain to remember where I saw a conversion kit recently. I'll post if I remember.
  19. At least they had the guts to try it. Not my cup of tea. It just goes to prove that old adage: just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
  20. the Atlantis re-issue has the hemi and a parts-pack Pontiac.
  21. Nothing in the clearance aisle. or toys, main aisle, back wall, crafts etc.
  22. It circles every afternoon, almost like clockwork I just happened to be out there to catch its interest today. I just wish it would have been the bald eagle that's in the area.
  23. I would go for 1 or two. Different is good!
  24. I don't recall the title, but in elementary school i read a children's book about Jimmy Murphy's 1921 Le Mans win many times.
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