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Decided against changing the wheels/tires , but I'm happy with the way it came out .

The two versions First Gear is making now are Ford Tractor Parts and Allis-Chalmers Tractor Parts so a lot of tractor dealerships that sell diecast would be getting them , I'm sure after awhile they will come in a lot of different versions and the price will come down . I joined the First Gear site and buy direct from them . This is a picture I found on Google that is just about how I would like a 1:1 The paint is HoK (House of Krylon) Sea Glass/Satin with a few light coats of Krylon clear the tires /wheels that are going on it

The AC stands for Allis Chalmers not AC Delco

The first generation Econoline diecast is out , I tried to remove the tampo print with finger nail polish remover and found the red is the secondary color and came off too. so I took it apart , stripped the paint , gave it a quick shot with the sand blaster to rough up the surface and re painted it

Picked up a couple of these little tomatos today

We spent last week camping at the lake the park bulletin board said Thursday was 91* and it feels like 109* it was the first time we used the A/C - the inside thermometer said 70* and it felt like......... 70*

Saw this 1945-47 Ford panel truck tonight at Culvers

I've tried the 'Ultra Chrome' and didn't like it too much , same goes for the 'Gold Chrome' and the 'Black Chrome' . I like the regular chrome just fine though . It helps to keep it stored in a dark cool place , my wife came up with this for me- she just cut the end off of a manilla envelope and taped it to the inside of the fridge , it stays fresh and out of the way.

Never cared for the TV show but am glad they made a kit of the star of the show-->

We spent the holiday weekend at the lake, camping ,fishing and riding our bicycles. It 'pleased' me for a few days and made my wife really 'pleased' too.

Thanks, Mike-That's my plan to build a few more in different colors.

Sure I would live there , An old guy near here built this about 10 yrs. ago when he retired and he lives there year round.

That's great news , I'll be getting a few of these. The originals are going for crazy prices. I got one in a trade a few years ago and paid dearly. I had a 1971 CT175 when I was a kid , found a picture of one on line when I was building a replica of my bike. One of the cool things about these bikes is that any size between a 125/175/250cc all looked about the same except the color.

My wifes friend said that she was going home to un-thaw some hamburger for dinner , I asked if they ate frozen hamburger often ? She replied NO that's why I'm un-thawing it !

During the week my wife stops at a local gas station chain to pick up bread,milk,soda pop and cigarettes instead of the grocery store that is a lot farther away from home. This chain of stations -Wesco- gives reward points for such items on a rewards card towards the price per gallon , 20 gallon limit 59.9 a gallon

23 Skidoo ? Did you grow up during the Woodrow Wilson Administration ? my Grandma would never say someone was drunk , she would say they were 'tight' so -'Sleep tight , don't let the bed bugs bite'

Eating chocolate ice cream at 4 a.m.

Polish Soul Food Not many reasons to go to Detroilet anymore , Paczki is one . Dogs are not allowed in Hamtramck because they pee on the poles.....

I was able to pick up a couple of these trucks from Speedway , mostly for the goodies in the box , took the case box flipped it up side down because of the way its tapered , sanded the top off made the lid from .040 Evergreen stock then added a set of handles from the WW II Jeep to make a cooler out of it Then fab'd a water cooler from Evergreen stock for the water jugs

Last week there was a gas price war in Houghton Lake Michigan . Prices got down to .46 cents per gallon http://fox17online.com/2016/01/17/no-joke-gas-is-47-cents-per-gallon-in-one-michigan-town/

Long time member of MCM , Tim Ridout : Bigphoto passed away on January 8 . 2016 . He was only 51 years old . R.I.P Timmy

That's better than getting jabbed in the eye with a sharp stick ! Congratulations to you and your wife .Ray . It takes two to make it work .

I have a dog in this fight-Ron is my friend , I called him Christmas night and found him in the hospital...again , besides loosing his pinky finger last summer , it also damaged his ring finger . Then there have been a few skin grafts . He's had hundreds of hours of physical therapy . To say Ron had a bad year is an understatement . I know Ron is not a liar or a thief-but most important-I know he's not a quitter ! I have it on good authority that he wants to finish this project more than you guys want it done . To ask him to explain or to apologize is asking a lot . is up to him ,

Just wanted to quote this incase some one came along and edited it. Nowhere did I read that this build is over -so saying it's the third time you've seen them end this way is not accurate. I've been following along this build from the start also . Ron hasn't vanished nor has the kit that Casey (the guy who told you where to go) donated . You're right about voicing our own opinion -this is mine .