Jordan White

Pretty sure that's the Revell kit, if it has the metal front grille piece.

Yeah those do too. There's a regular cab long box (both snap and glue), regular cab short box, and regular cab flareside.

Any particular year? I know the Saleen S281 kit comes with a newer 351W (should actually be a 281 for the S281 to be correct, but that's beside the point).

I just use the dollar primer from Wally World.

Okay, so here's where I'm at now. First, here's the body with the chrome stripped from the fin pieces, and the molding hole in the body filled. I also narrowed the bumper 2mm to allow the edges to line up with the fenders. Next is the front bumper, which I stripped, removed the molded grille, and drilled out the "bullets". I'm going to mold in some custom fog lights in the holes. I also added a front air dam to the bumper, which I suppose may seem kind of odd, but with the stance I'm going for it's going to look awesome. Here's the chassis plate with the paint somewhat stripped off, the rear floor removed where the gas tank and spare well sat, and the spots where the leaf springs were mounted were removed. I've also begun filling in the spot I cut in the frame for the exhaust. Finally, here's the engine so far. As I said, it's meant to look like a 327 with supercharger. I scratchbuilt some tall valve covers, a deep-sump oil pan, and added a harmonic balancer. I also added the starter, the oil filter, the water pump, and the carbs were painted up like Edelbrocks.

Haha thanks, it certainly does get the attention when I drive it! Only thing I wish is when I bought the wheels and tires, that I put a bit smaller street tires on the rear rather than the all-terrains, since they probably aren't the best for a low-horsepower engine.

Why delete the thread though? I've never understood why threads get deleted without explanation, when it invariably means someone else will post asking why it was deleted (here's a good example), with the new thread invariably being locked. Why can't there be a section specifically for forum suggestions and feedback, like at SA?

As far as the body lines being questioned, I think the way the bed is mounted to the chassis makes it sit at an angle for some reason. As for the spare tire mounted to the rear, I'm pretty sure it's either something to do with the Blazer/Jimmy kit (one of which had a rear mounted spare), or to do with the older stepside kit that offered a spare carrier on the tailgate. I find it odd that GM decided to mount a spare carrier on the stepside version, yet didn't offer it for the wideside version.

I've actually started this build already, I just haven't had a chance to make a post. I previously built up the Revell-o-gram 1/12 Bel Air and decided that I would really like to take it apart and build it up differently. Partly because I don't think it looks good now, partly because I would like to add more detail, and partly because they are hard to find new for cheap. Anywho, here's how it looked before I took it apart. Basically my plans are to dechrome everything, and paint the bumpers and tailfin trim body color. The window trim will be black, and the side trim will be removed and the holes filled in. I'm going to use the kit tires and wheels, but make my own wheel centers. Stance will be 70's muscle, with low front and jacked up rear. I'm building the engine up to resemble a Chevy 327, and am using the kit supercharger. It will also have opening doors and trunk. The color scheme will be a surprise at this point, and there will be one other detail that will also be a surprise for now. I should have some pics tomorrow though of where I am so far.

'89 Jeep Wrangler Islander, 258 I6 '69 VW Baja Bug, 1500cc flat-four

The thing is though, there's a difference in say creating slang words versus writing like half your keyboard keys don't work. At least when the people from the seventies talked jive, they still could make complete sentences!

To be fair, this is something that's found in the 1:1 world as well.

3) They gave us Crocodile Dundee, kangaroos, and the Pontiac GTO/G8 GXP.

The lettering issue is really two-fold, part of it is to do with the model manufacturers (mainly Revell) not putting lettering on the tires anymore. The other part is that not everyone wants to pay for aftermarket tire lettering transfers. I agree though that tires should look somewhat worn, at least on the tread. I could see shiny sidewalls, since that's what people do a lot at 1:1 auto shows.

The worst excuse I've ever heard for illegible posts is "This isn't school/english class/an english paper". There's a reason that they say school is preparing you for the real world, being able to type and write coherently is necessary in the real world! Sure it may just be a forum post, but not everyone types and writes the same way you do, so they may not be able to understand you or the way you're writing. I've seen this suggestion before, there needs to be some sort of mandatory program where the computer will read back to you what you wrote, so these people can hear just how dumb they really sound.

Thanks!

Wonder why Dodge doesn't just create an offshoot division of SRT to build the engines? Perhaps then that way Joe Schmoe could potentially get a Dodge racing spec crate engine for his drag car.

It might be to do with the forum resizing the pictures. Also, whenever I post pics here, I just use the "img" code.

Along with this, why is it that when using superglue, the part won't always instantly stick to where you want it to be glued, however it will stick instantly to the spot it falls on when you let go hoping it sticks.

Nope it was a Charger Daytona.

They could be on any part really, just depends how the piece was oriented when it was molded. Some lines are obvious, others not so much.

Hey, have you had a chance to get another pic of the engine bay? I would really like to see it clearer so I can see what sort of detail you put into it!

Lotsa great looking 57's so far!

Hey Ken, do you have any better pictures of the engine bay?

Cool, I was thinking of how I'm going to hinge the doors.