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Beautiful build and excellent detail. Where did you get the hood decal? Later-

Dec- Good to see you again. I haven't read your name around here in quite a while. You must have been keeping a low profile or running in separate circles on here. Anywho....glad to see you again. I like what you are doing here and I'm dying to see a photo of the front end. I think the wheel flares will be an interesting addition. Keep moving forward. Later-

This one was back on the bench tonight. I got all of the wheels put together and the fronts temporarily put in place. It looks as if they are not centered well. I may have to do some playing with that in the final stages. The rears are assembled but I don't have the rear suspension painted yet. I have drawn out the design for the door panels and started modifying them. I cut down the rear side panel/arm rests like what the 1:1 looks like. Next will be to sand off the rest of the detail from the door panels in preparation for new details. I still need to do a lot of putty work on the body, but it is getting closer. I now have my order into Modelhaus for the 50 Caddy rear bumper. I can' wait till it shows. Thanks for checking in and let me know what you think. Later-

Jacen- How can I go about getting a set???? Later-

I'm loving this conversion. You're doing great work. Can't wait to see more. I sure wish there was any info on those wheels. They are killer. Later-

Casey Thanks. Great link. Just spent an hour browsing. Later-

Is there a link to star models? All I come up with is star models modeling agency..... Later-

Nice job on that! I like seeing artist's renderings come to life. I have six that are in progress myself. Five of Jairus' and one of Brad Leisure's. I have plans to do a few of Stanford's and one of Bradley's. How long ago did you finish this? It looks great. Later-

Quite recoverable still. 1. Start by gluing two small strips as support strips on the underside, one on each front section that will span the gap to the rear sections. Glue these on with Elmer's glue so that when done they can be removed. 2. Now glue the front sections to the body at the A pillars with CA glue. At the same time glue a small strip on the underside from driver's side to passenger side that will support the front sections from side to side with Elmer's. 3. Now, focusing on the rear two sections, glue them permanently (with CA glue)at the C pillars and temporarily ( with Elmer's) to the strips attached to the front sections. You may need to add a cross strip on the rear similar to the front(driver to passenger) but probably not. 4. Now you should have your four sections glued in place with an opening shaped like a plus sign and temporarily supported from the underside. 5. Fill in the opening with strips of styrene, making sure not to get glue on your temporary supports. Once the glue has set you can remove your temporary supports by soaking the body in warm water. 6. Putty and sand the top to smooth it all out. I hope this is not confusing. There may be easier ways but this has worked for me to help keep things steady and lined up until it all dries. If this is difficult to picture send me a PM and I'll send some photos to help explain it better. Later-

Very well done build of a beautiful car. I like the color much better than the red or yellow. Love the wheel choice too. Congratulations on a fine build. Later-

Please do that. Later-

Nice looking Cobra. I'd love to find the Monogram 79 Indy pace car for a decent trade or reasonable price to do a build of my grade school buddy's mom's car. Any takers?? Come on, help a brother out.... Later-

Agreed! Just did a trade with Car Crazy 81 (Rick Williams). Great guy to deal with. No problems. Just a quick note to say that I put out a call for help recently for a 69 Mach 1 body and taillights to make a partial kit complete again so that I could give it to a young friend of mine. DAN HELFERICH stepped up within hours and donated a sealed kit! I just received it in the mail. To top it off, he wanted nothing in return and thanked me for giving him the opportunity to help. Dan, you are quite a guy in my book. I hope someday I have the opportunity to return the favor to you, sir. Just what makes this community great. Thanks again. Just completed a great trade with Cobra 98. I would recommend him to anyone. Thanks Joe. Also just had a great trade with danielhlt. Thanks Daniel. Just what I was looking for.

WOW! That is amazing. I love it. Great custom work. Later-

Very beautiful build. I love the color and stance. The front bumper could stand to be pulled in a bit though. Later-

Jon Sweet job on that GT 40. I bookmarked it for reference. Thanks. Looks like lining up the body is going to be a chore. Glad you took such good photos. Later-

I picked these up today at my LHS. Caddy is sealed and the GT 40 WAS sealed inside till I got it home. Got this today in a trade with VW Dave. Thank you sir. Now to find a 68 Camaro. Later-

He's building the Monaco (Roscoe's ride), not the Charger. Later-

Bill Wow! Thanks for the answer and the pictures. I think that I will fabricate mounts for the pickup motor set up since the pickup motor has much better mold detail than the coupe engine( actually it is the old 50 Ford convertible kit engine.) I have the pickup kit to use as reference for scratch building the mounts. Thanks again for the help. Later-

I'm looking for some expert advice to a few questions. I am building a 50 Ford sedan and I want to put the flathead from the 50 Ford pickup in it. Everything is different. The pickup motor mounts on pads connected to the frame where the coupe engine glues to the cross member at the oil pan. Secondly, the transmissions are a different length. Are they both correct for their respective vehicles? To put the pickup engine in the sedan should I remove the pad mounts from the engine and set it on the cross member, or make pad mounts for the frame and glue the engine to it? Which would be correct? Thanks for any help AND PHOTOS, IF YOU HAVE THEM. Later-

I got a bit more sanding done tonight. I'll have to try a different putty on the rest of the body work. I was using some old putty that was a predecessor to Evercoat and part of it did not set up right and peeled off. I mag try it again and mix in a bit more hardener or just go with my old standby of Bond. Anywho, I also got some mounting tabs sanded off of a few more parts and glued the headlight buckets on the body. Nothing exciting but all things that need done to progress. Later-

Guess what I got from a friend yesterday?? They are the test shots of the Pegasus Cross bar wheels. Here it is on a Hudson tire. And mocked up on my 50 Ford Sedan. They are beautiful. I have wanted these for this build since I started the build over a year ago. FINALLY!! I love them and will be getting many more sets. My buddy also has the Astro Supremes and the Chrome reverse wheel sets. I see many more in my future. Later-

Whoo!! That is purtty! Later-

A friend of mine gave me these. They are the new Pegasus Cross bar wheels and they are beautiful. To my knowledge they are the only set in Washington state and I am extremely excited to have them. They are a two piece wheel with the cross bar being a separate piece. Here they are mounted in the tire from the Hudson kit. And I couldn't wait to mock them up on my 50 Ford Sedan. I'll be getting quite a few of these and the Astro Supremes, which my buddy kept. Later-

Those are outstanding! I can't believe no one ever bought one. That must have been a major disappointment for the builder. As to your question of posting, I'm not sure of the better way to do it, but I would love to see some of them. Later-