johnyrotten

So I was drilling out the door handles, cleaning up the opening a bit with my extaco knife, and harper(my hundred pound sweetheart of a dog) did dog things and now one handle is slit open. Would the best option be c.a. glue, a solvent type type , or something else? Just looking for some options. The handle is still intact and attached, just slit on one end. The blade is pointing to the damage.

I like it. ? it reminds me of every street car I seen during my childhood. Looks good.

My Gmc. I'm the second owner, original owner special ordered the truck from Kutztown cadillac in Pennsylvania. The wife and I drove over and purchased this 2.5 -3 years ago, actually got stuck there an extra day cause a snowstorm came through the east coast. It's currently at the body shop due to that drunk driver incident in the "what irked you" thread. My guy runs a small, busy, high quality shop, so I don't mind the wait for my truck. Quality of work means more.

I heard this often when I was young, later on I worked with a guy, turned out to be a junkie who would say " May the bridges I burn light my way". You can guess where he wound up.

This is looking mean. That rear tire looks perfect. What's the plan for the drivetrain?

Looking good, are you going light or dark with the interior? The color would suite either.

https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/59803-frame-building-jig/

There are many ways to go about building a chassis, or any structure, really. When I modified the chassis for this truck, rule #1 was square straight and level. I did it "freehand". I also am a fabricator by trade. You could simply draw out your frame , make note of wheelbase, track width, ect. and build from the drawing piece by piece. I've seen a few members here do exactly that, can't recall whom or what thread/vehicles. The second image I found online, and have scaled it down and printed it out for another build I have in mind.

Awesome work. I'm going to assume you airbrushed the molotow? I've got to try that with my next build.

Great technique. ?

Nice job on the track width, "duster" based cars have that awkward offset look front to rear, so getting that right make a huge improvement. Nice job.

I completely agree with you. My ranger was a "need a vehicle and this is what's available ". I did everything in my power to make that truck decent in winter. Living in upstate ny, I had no choice. All the wiz bang tech just gets you that much further before your in a bad way. False security.

I've read where with the 2k clears, and V.O.C's in general you can actually build up a sensitivity to them, so no "ill" effects right away to warn you. I've used them in the past on my motorcycles, and after really learning exactly what goes wrong, I take any precautions I need.

New "trucks" just aren't. There glorified 4 door open air mini vans. Same reason I hunted far and wide for my sierra. Limited slip rear was the one option I wasn't living without, that and the MANUAL transfer case. The electronic one's are too prone to failure when you need them most. As far as 2wd, my old ranger with b.f Goodridge k04's and 300 lbs over the axle was completely capable as long as I didn't get silly.

I have one of those rare days off of work(dentist appointment, yay me), so got a bit more done, jumped around a bit this morning. Brushed a wash over the exhaust, touched up some previous work. I didn't like the alternator floating out in space, looked empty to me, so I built the bracket from some .020 sheet. Copied it from a pic I found online, there seems to be a few different styles depending on options. I'm going to do the same for the power steering pump. It just looks bare to me.

It's a hardtop now. Looks so much better. Had to clean my bench, and put up some more paint storage, but managed to put in a bit of bodywork. There was a nice line of flash down the peak of both rear fenders, I don't want to roll that over. There's a few low spots, but it's looking good. Did a bit of scribing around the doors and tried to get a little depth on the trim.

Being a welder, I grabbed a few sticks of .050-.060 aluminum tig rod to use as a mockup and get angles correct. I could probably epoxy that together and save some work. It's dead soft and bends super easy. Just another option for you.

Priorities.

I've done similar, plastic bag, tape and a clamp. Got my buddies old dodge home without Nuking the engine.

Sometimes you step in it.

Would this apply, or does the age of the kits rule this out?

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/231517-older-monogram-revell-kit-glue-problems/

Too bad, the first was a interesting take on the joker, especially after Jared Leto's mess of the character

About 2 years ago I had to "rescue" a raccoon from my dumpster. My driveway is about 400 feet downhill from the house. That morning I stopped to throw a bag out, opened the lid and it was trapped in the empty dumpster. Grabbed a decently long branch off the ground and gave it a way out. Must have been interesting for the raccoon, it was for me. The joys of living in the woods. We haven't seen any Possums

Do you think it would be possible to use water slide decal paper and print/have printed your own reflective stripe. You would have to scale it down, or find a paper that looks close to what you need. I've used that on paint jobs for custom motorcycles I've built in the past. Just a thought.