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Marcos- Whether you build F-1 cars or not, it looks lie the gentleman found the RIGHT person to build his!! You are doing fantastic work! Keep it up. I'm sure he'll be extremely happy with it. Later-

Beautiful work so far. I love the color choices, especially the Aston Martin green. Nice job cleaning up the engine bay too. I think the spark plug wires are a nice custom touch. I'll be watching your progress on this. Later-

That is beautiful. I love everything about it. Later-

Someone with my sickness!! We should start a support group. Later-

I agree about the golden opportunity.Hope I do a great job. Now i have to put the K member back on. LOL Later-

Wow!! That just made my night. You can bet that I'll be hitting you up for some reference info. I loved your car from the first time I saw it in "Drive" magazine. As a matter of fact I found that issue on a table at a restaurant in Spokane and was looking through it as I ate. When I came across your car, I took the mag home with me with the intention of building a model of it. Unfortunately I don't get much time to build and I have many projects going, so it is slow, at best. Nice Dart you have there too. Later-

So, I walked into one of the local "independently owned" service stations in my area this morning and saw, up on the shelf, behind the counter, a built up Javelin. Having never seen it before I asked the owner (who I know casually) about it. He said that he built it years ago. He said that the hood used to be displayed in the open position but that his grandchildren broke it. I'm not sure if he glued it shut since then. I asked if I could look at it and he handed it to me. I looked it over a bit and offered to buy it. He told me that he wasn't ready to part with it. From what I can remember of what I saw for less than a minute this morning and what i have looked at just now on-line it appears to be the old JoHan Javelin AMX Snap-Tite kit. (Dark Green and white box art car) It appears to be stock, cleanly built and complete. His is painted a light brown with the engine painted green (he showed me from the underside). So, here comes the stupid question that no one can accurately answer. What is a ballpark figure something like this would be worth? I know it's whatever you're willing to pay, so please don't answer with that. I'm just looking for a ballpark so that if he ever says yes, neither of us will get taken. (know what I mean?) I've never seen one of these but I've known they are out there and just never looked into prices of getting one. Got any help? Later-

That is a sweet build. I love the paint job and the sleeves for the rear wheels. Did you get the idea for the 2 door conversion from that "How to" article years ago when these first came out? I wanted to do this conversion years ago when I first saw that article, but I've since gotten rid of my two kits. Your granddaughter will love it. How did you do the pattern on the center stripe? Later-

WOW! Nick, that looks great! Your skills have improved tremendously over the last couple of years. I hadn't noticed that this was your post until I got to the bottom. I went back to the top to double check and that's when I realized it was yours. I am amazed.You did an excellent job. Later-

I'm doing this from an article in a mag on a 1:1 car. The car is a current build of the 70's style. I also have some older Hot Rod mags from the mid to late 70's that have quite a few Street Freaks in them. I just really liked the look of this particular car when I saw it in the Dec 2009 issue of "Drive" magazine. Later-

I have also been working on the interior. I used the seats from the Chevy Citation kit because they closely resembled the ones from the magazine article of the 1:1. I painted the interior Fabric Tan and body color and started the detailing of the dash. I also detail painted the taillight panel and the front grille. The body also got a few coats of the Testors Mopar Bronze. Still quite a ways to go but I just wanted to update this after such a long time away. Hope you all enjoy this and comments or criticisms always welcomed. Later-

More photos: More to come. Later-

Well, it's been quite a while since I updated this but I've been working at it here and there between other projects. Tonight I sat for a while and restarted the design of the rear suspension. The original that I had put together sat a hair too far forward and the axle was too wide causing the wheels to sit out too far AND.... the suspension wasn't tall enough, causing the rear tires to touch the wheel wells. All completely wrong. I had torn it all apart earlier this week. I angled the rear shackles toward the rear a bit more, which gave me the move back I needed. Then I narrowed the rear axle about 3/16 inch causing the leaf springs to line up directly above the rear frame instead of outside of it and then glued crude blocks onto the frame for the front of the leaf springs to connect to. I still need to reattach all of the PE shackles. Here is how it sits now. I still think that I need to lower the front a bit. This is just an extra GTX body I have for mock up. I already have some paint on the other one. The pictures are terrible, but it was a last minute photo shoot. More to come. Later-

Alyn- That's some beautiful work so far. Nice to see that you're getting this far along without the putty. Shows some quality building skills. I'll be watching. Later-

That is a cool build. What an idea. Where can I find more of Nate's work?? Later-

Wow! Nice build.That's one I've never seen before. What a great idea. Later-

I figured it must be extra parts from another version. Thanks for the responses, and yes, I meant supercharged, not turbocharged. My mistake. Either way, I think the engine will look great in my custom '65/'94 Mustang. Thanks again. Later-

Rommell- I have the honor of calling Mike Flynn a friend. He is alive and well in Spokane, WA and I talk to him and visit his home on a weekly basis. He has inspired me also to be a better builder (when I can find the time). He is an extremely talented and generous person when it comes to modeling. Every time I visit him he asks me if there is anything I need or want from his collection. Currently he is working on a series of 32-34 Fords and has a beautiful 70's era 55 Chevy that he is building. When he gets it finished, I'll post some photos. I'm going to go call him now and share this thread with him, since he doesn't have a computer. It's nice to know that he is appreciated by more people than just me. Later-

A while ago I bought a partially built kit of the Lightning from a thrift store. The engine was mostly built and has the turbo set-up on it. However, on a tree in the kit is a second set of valve covers with, what looks to be, ignition modules, a second intake manifold and something that looks like a third intake manifold. My question(s) is, what set-up is this for? There are no mention of these parts on the instructions. Is this for a non turbo set-up? These trees seem to go with the kit because other parts on the trees correlate to part #'s on the instruction sheet. Later-

I'm liking it so far. There ain't nothing wrong with low riders. They have some of the most elaborate custom paint jobs. I hope to do a few myself someday. Later-

Nice work David. Personally, I'd go with the other hood instead of the cowl hood. It goes more with the custom image than just your standard old cowl hood. Besides, I think the cowl hood looks better on the drop top. Later-

Dolla Bill, Dolla Bill, Dolla Bill. It's all 'bout the Dolla Bill. I can hear Johnny "Guitar" Watson" coming through the Hi-Fi loud and clear. Nice job on the re-do of this one. Much improved. Later-

After sanding the windshield to get out most of the scratches you can also dip it in a bowl of Future and hang it to dry. It will loo crystal clear after that. Later-

Very nicely done. Sometimes the parts that take this long are well worth the effort. Later-

Nice work turning the picture into reality. I've got an OLD (20 plus years)Brad Leisure drawing that I started doing the same a long time ago. I need to get it finished some day. I agree on the higher ride height for the front end. Later-