johnyrotten

It's looking good, Don. Don't let a bump in the road get you discouraged. It's all part of the learning curve, you gotta smash a few grapes to make wine. The biggest "eye opener" I learned was this: these kit's were originally toys for kids, the instructions reflect that. We all see ourselves as craftsman on various levels, and the build sequence and techniques will change to suit that.👍👍

Now that's cool. Awesome work with the rear suspension bridge,it looks killer 👍👍

Great looking old ford Michelle! Nice touch adding the spare and crates in the back. Those 3d prints you've been building look fantastic 👍👍

Well done!! Very nice impala 👍👍

Congratulations on the promotion.

The Marketplace as a whole, or just the buying/selling option? I'm all for the premium idea, this forum is a great resource, I can only imagine the overhead it takes to run. Not to mention the time required to maintain.

I personally like the "no sales" aspect. It puts a hard stop on using the section as a personal storefront. Ebay already has that covered. Many members here are retired, fixed income,ect and bartering allows you to get what you want/need without diving into your wallet, no matter how small the price. As soon a currency gets involved, so does the aspect of theft and all the headaches that come with those kinds of situations.

Who's bringing cake?

Nice haul.👍👍

Welcome to the forum, Patrick.

Thelay dark red lools real nice, should go well with the interior. Looking good 👍👍

Hey, you can't park there pal.

My wife found me a market place score. Ten bucks, bags still sealed.

Get a good respirator/mask and gloves. I'd pull the seat/console and carpet. And check the heater box(cabin filter if it has one) and under the rear seat. critters love to get into the tightest spots.

It's intimidating the first few times, you can't wreck anything, but be left with a bunch of spokes, nipples and frustration. If you've got a bike shop around, if they even exist anymore, they will get you situated. If not, I'm sure the information is online or youtube. I learned years ago,around 1990 or so. You've got the right attitude going into it,and that's an awesome bike.👍👍

I've been there. That was almost the case with the Chevelle. I know the feeling.

Beautiful superbee. 👍👍

Let's hope this is the last bath for that one. She's gotta be pretty clean by now.

Molotow looks good, but it doesn't like to be touched, it dulls easy. I use that for touch ups and interior.There's a few products like that. One I just ordered is fusionfirm chrome. Another poster here on the forum has been testing it,and it seems durable,and has a clear coat to protect it. I guess it is not available on Amazon for Canada, according to a 3rd poster here. Thanks for the compliment on the Chevelle, that's the "second attempt" at my first model I built as a kid. 👍👍

No, it's bare metal foil (the brand name), a very thin aluminum with an adhesive. It's pretty much the standard for trim work. There's a real good tutorial on their site, as well as here on the forum. It takes practice, but looks absolutely awesome. Not difficult, tedious. You should give it a try.

Wasn't aware of your location, sorry man.

Looking good. That Fusionfirm looks promising as well. Mine is on its way.

More foil work,almost finished. I wish the front wheel trim was more pronounced, I have no clue how I managed not to slip. The back window was fun as well.

Nathan, if you zip tie or tape the sets of crossed spokes, and number the rim, you can transfer everything over to the other hub. I do that with motorcycle rims,and used to with bikes. As for truing the wheel a simple stand with two v shaped notches for the axle to ride on and a pointer (piece of wire) on each side as a guide Is all you need. The spokes pull the rim, left side bend,tighten the right a little. Hardest part is centering the hub in the wheel. Lots of back and forth, left and right till you get the Hang of it, if your up for trying it.

Here's some proof for you, Bill. There was NO standard mechanical education in my high school. Shop class was over at the end of middle school, bird houses, c02 cars and rockets, no explanation of the science behind them. Any further mechanical classes were reserved for a small group of us, half a year. Funny thing about all of this was the "technology" teacher was a "hot rodder" he had the knowledge to education us. There was more of a push towards computer literacy, that's a huge industry around here now, 20 something years later. I graduated in 2000