dwc43

Thanks, I thought so. Sorry if I hijacked the thread there.

Wasn't she Robert Mitchums girlfriend in "Thunder Road"?

Sorry about that. I was just looking at the one in your pic and was thinking out loud.

Hey, if you're trying to replace the one in the pic, it might be fixable. I have seen others on this site sand those down and use a polish on them and bring them back to life again. Might do a search or ask about it in the tips section. Worth a shot. Sorry, I can't help you with the glass other than that idea.

Yeah, that Alt. looks great.

Hey, I can't say I have not messed up before. lol That's how we learn sometimes.

I think I just flipped the spindle on my black car to lower the front end. Can't get away with that on every model though. Thought it might help on the next one you build.

Try this place if you want to get dvds. Tey have it all NASCAR drag racing and a little bit of everything. http://MuscleCarFilms.com/

Thanks. Just need to get it finished up. Looking forward to your build.

Great kit there. I'm using one to create the car from the movie Hot Rod. Not a good pic, but here's some inspiration.

Great job so far. Yeah, that kit has the old MPC universal chassis. They stuck it under every NASCAR car they made back in the day. Only difference is the engine and the body. Salvino's seems to have better NASCAR replicas.

Yes. The moved the front wheels forward as far as they could and used a lightweight K frame. Moved the rears forward as well. It had 56% weight on the rear wheels sitting on the scales. Tires were retreaded truck tires for a long time. That's why you see the scallops on the top of the sidewalls. And they were better than a street tire back then, but still junk compared to a modern slick of the same width. Really needed the weight transfer to get them to stick back then.

That makes sense. Short tubes are for top end, so that would go good with the 4 spd. Whereas long tubes add more torque or bottom end to the car which would work better with the auto transmission.

Short stacks are for top end where long tubes and/or cross rams are for lower bottom end torque. Wheels are too big; tires side walls are too short. this will allow you to choose based on what the car is supposed to represent.

Great looking car. I had a few of the real ones myself. Heavy, but still pretty fast with a big block in them. I want to get one of them and build the car from Burn Notice. Loved that car, even with all its incorrect parts on it. They painted the steering column and steering wheel white in the car on the show. I think they were trying to make the interior of the car cooler since it was filmed in Fla. and it's hot and humid down there.