BigGary

Way too pragmatic here. '03 Dodge Ram 4 door for pulling boat, hauling stuff. '03 Dodge Neon is the wife's car. 35 miles each way to her work. 30 mpg works for me. Gary

Eelco, Did you say "Med school"? You poor guy! years of poverty followed by years of wealth? Oh, well.... gary

OOPS! Your in trouble now. Mr. Obama says nobody can have black cars. Sorry, you'll have to repaint it. Gary

How about practicing posting pictures of Joy, or Theresa, or whatever her name is?

How about pracricing posting pictures of Joy, or Theresa, or whatever her name is.

No, we don't all hate it. We may misunderstand what you're trying to portray. If your trying to show a stalled project that is looking for a new home, you've done a fair job of it. I needs a context, such as on a diorama, that would help. Also, maybe you could whip out a "For Sale" sign to put on it somewhere. Just my thoughts. Gary

IMO, (for what its worth) the super low stance is an 80's thing. In the late 60's the car would be raked(lower in front). In the early 60's it would be jacked up in front. Having it that low would be uncommon, given that it would be before the days of dropped spindles, short spring,bags, etc. Back then you were limited to heated springs and re-arched springs.

IMO, (for what its worth) the super low stance is an 80's thing. In the late 60's the car would be raked(lower in front). In the early 60's it would be jacked up in front. Having it that low would be uncommon, given that it would be before the days of dropped spindles, short spring,bags, etc. Back then you were limited to heated springs and re-arched springs.

It really depends on the look you want. Decals on top of clearcoat make then stick better, however, clearcoat on top of throughly dry decals will hide the decal film and look more realistic. At least that's my opinion. Others may disagree. Gary

The most recent an of Krylon H2O sprayed differently than the first one. The first can gave nice even spray that dried quickly. This can sprayed heavy and hosed down the car so much it was running off onto the garage floor. I think the next coat will go through the airbrush. I'm puzzled. Found out what the problem was. Dum-dum Gary used acrylic paint instead of arylic primer. Fortunately the purple pool solved the problem. See my post up above. Gary

I haven't tried Plati-cote as yet, but I have used Krylon H2O Acrylic primer. It covers good, dries fast, and sands easy. I'm doing a white roof on a car and I'll be using it for primer. On other colors, it will lighten some colors sprayed over it. I've used it under yellow, bronze, and burnt orange. All came out lighter than expected. Gary Update as of 3/22/09 Be sure you get the white primer. I got the white acrylic paint last time because I had a "senior moment" and was careless. The white paint doesn't spray from the can as well as the primer. It ran all over the place. Fortunately a swim in the purple pool took care of it. In about 2 hours it loosend the acrylic and took of some of the enamel primer, but all is not lost, just extra sanding and priming. Gary

Is this the kit with the funky hood and the double blower? I have three of those in various states of disrepair I acquired due to the kindness of forum member Mazlak. One of these days I'll get around to building one as a gasser, one Pro-Street, and who knows what. This is going to deplete the spares box, but there won't be ten people with similar cars. Gary

Hey Foxer, Taht was a great build. Still looks good after 15 years. Not to be a party pooper, but didn't Cameos have fiberglass rear fenders? Gary

Tons of horsepower overcoming the aerodynamics of a brick. Gary

here is a website that will send your imagination into overdrive: http://www.museumofamericanspeed.com/Colle...s/Engines.shtml You'll find just about any piece of 4 banger speed equipment you might need. Trouble is, to put it on a model, you'll have to make it yourself. Gary

The economy is being repaired like some of my repairs, "The more I fix it, the worse it gets". Hang in there job hunter. It may be time to take your perdonal initiative and create work for yourself if you can. I was laid off 10 months. It took a move of 1450 miles to get me back to work. Fortunately I had unemployment. I can't guess how much longer until that tightens up or goes away. For some reason I didn't get many models built in that time. I guess I'm not obsessive enough. I did spend a lot of time on the MCM forum however. Gary

The side draft Webers shown in your pictures were used on a variety of V-8 engines in this configuration. The end of the carb opening should be flared like the velocity stack on a mechancal fuel injection setup such as Hilborn. The advantage is one carb ventury supplying each cylinder. The advantage of the side draft configuration is the hood clearance issue. Down draft Webers were used on Corvettes, Cobras, Shelby Mustangs, and others. What you see are actually 4 carbs. The venturis are paired into one carb with the float bowls, etc. in the middle. This arrangement worked very well for road racing applications. The purple and silver thing the carbs are sitting on look like the cylinder heads for some kind of overhead cam V-8 engine. What kind, I couldn't tell you. Gary

Do you have magnifying glasses permanently attached to your eyeballs? This car is incredible. Gary

When I looked at your engine picture, only one word came to mind, "Wow!" Great job on one of my favorite subjects. Gary

This is a good trader notice. I traded engines with $pike. He sent his half of the deal out right away. No long waits, no "Hey, what's the hold up?" e-mails needed. He got his part yesterday, I got mine today. That's the way it should be. I believe we're in this for fun and to support each other. When we trade in good faith with a forum member, we should do the deal quickly. I've had one bad experience, and I'm not intersted in another. Another good trader is LSUFAN. Always comes through. As far as the USPS is concerned, I don't care for their parts eating equipment. Gary

I went to my nearest Michael's last Saturday night, Feb. 28, (Wichita Falls, TX), and they had fewer models than I've ever seen in a Michael's. Hmm... I hope this is not their idea of "reset". Gary

Tell us squirt, and if its removed, we'll ask for a PM. Big Gary

I've used Krylon H20 latex primer with good result. Its thinner than enamel primer and looks good. It could double for white suede. I used it over white plastic and had a hard time seeing where I sanded through. Use it over gray primer and I think you'll be very happy about it. Gary

Too bad that nice Offie is hidden from view. Gary

During my 2 years working for a CAT dealer I saw a lot of CAT yellow. Is that what your car is painted with? It looks about right for that color. Gary