crazyjim

Thank you fellas. I really appreciate it. I usually have 2-4 builds going at any one time and these last 3 just happened to come together at the same time. Sorry George. I have a one person shop. Besides, you'd have to move to FLA.

Appreciate the info guys. Thank you. I might try the MCM gauges.

I'll level with you George. When the garage is sitting on the floor, I can use a forklift to move the builds around. If that fails, I put the garage on the benchtop and use my hand(s) to move things around.

I'm building a '36 Ford convertible and am working on a custome interior with a console. I plan on putting 3 gauges in the console by using 1/8" aluminum tubing for the bezels. Anybody know a way to get gauge detail into the tubing?

The coupe is looking good and I'm gonna keep watching.

And thanks again, George. You're quick with replies. I was going to tilt the lights the other way but I figured, what the heck.

Thanks again, George. Would you believe expandable walls?

Thanks George. I like purple, if you haven't figuredd that out. More firsts on this build from tips picked up at JaxCon - dip stick, brake line in the master cylinder, and heater hoses. I'm going try and put those details in all future builds. Did you get the magazine?

Just completed another one (I've been on a roll). This is my '54 Ford Effie in HOK root beer. I made a rear pan for the taillights, rolled the front pan and put in some driving lights. The headlight buckets are my castings and the grille is from some Dodge. Shaved the door handles and drip rails and made the bed floor from poplar.

Here's the '60 Chevy I just completed that features front & rear rolled pans, side trim filled in, aluminum tubing taillight bezels, HOK pavo purple paint, wired & plumbed engine, BMF. The interior has a full length console with bucket seats that I casted. The front grille is from the parts box and I casted the headlights.

When I was a kid, a neighbor bought a new car -a 1962 Chevy 409. It had the bubble top, SS interior, honduras maroon paint, small hubcaps. The car really impressed me because I still remember it. Here's my rendition. And thank you to Joe Phillips and Peter Lombardo for body, frame, and parts.

Looks pretty to me.

Thanks for the good words, Mike. The london broil w/white rice & salad was good. I marinate the meat in Jack Daniels Teriaki marinade overnight. Excellent flavor.

Thanks Donnie. I was trying to be a little different.

Thanks guys.

Thanks, Dude.

George - didn't you get the word? Model builders are leaving the frozen midwest and moving to sunny Florida. I thought you heard about it. And congratulations - this is post #3,000 for me. You don't win anything. I won free sailboat fuel. have a great one!!

Told ya Tampa was crowded. Hope everything is going well for you down here. Weather is a lot better than Chicago, isn't it?

Do they come in various sizes, Rob?

Thanks. I believe I have that kit.

Excellent tutorial, Bill. Thanks. Here's a thought for you - using either wire size, what if you hammered it flat to look like a Hurst shifter? Think that would work? No. Forget that. The Hurst tapered as it got closer to the shift knob. Sorry. Just thinking out loud.

I love the color and the stance. Where did you get those wheels? I like them too.

I'm a day late but HAPPY BIRTHAY anyway, Jairus.

I didn't think about trying to file flat sides for the hex look. These bead crimps apparently some type of metal - my Zona saw doesn't cut them very easily. Filing flat spots would be challenging, at least for me. I'll keep using them in their tubular shape.

Looks great, Walt. Thanks for the tutorial. Question though - after sanding, could Novus #1 or #2 be used instead of toothpaste?