Olskoolrodder

Built this a few years ago,semi-replica of a 1:1 '85 Turbo Z/CS Z I owned. Wheels are scale 20's I think,but are REALLY close to the 18's I ran on mine. The last kit I actually finished a couple years back. Box stock but with the hard top glue kit's decals... My son's last couple of builds,obviously box stock,but it's hard to keep him building/learning at 13 what with BMX,girls,and XBox,LOL (especially when I haven't been building much either...)

Wow,loks 1:1,NICELY done!

AWESOME news,brother!!! Congradulations!

Rather than have to say it all,copied and pasted from my blog post today... "Not that I think many will care enough to read this through (disclaimer–this is a rant, and a vent),but…..how are you and your family going to be spending Memorial Day? Well,I am a Veteran who is disabled,and I will be spending it worried and afraid for my family’s future,preparing to watch them lose everything we own for the FOURTH TIME during this century (since 2000),sincerely and legitimately because of things that were/are completely beyond my control or because of what someone else does or causes. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.,it seems,has some kind of personal vendetta against the attorney that I had chosen to work my SSA case several years ago. Somewhere down the line,he must have done something to tick her off somehow and somewhere imo,judging by the vindictiveness she has tenaciously attacked him with (note: the attorney may or may not be actually guilty of the things Ms. Speier claims,I do not,nor have I ever known anything above or beyond that he was my attorney picked from a phone book and had been recommended by a friend and what I have read in recent days). How does this affect me (and who knows how many others like me)? While Ms. Speiers doesn’t give one rat’s hindend who she steps on or how many family’s lives she shatters in her quest,on this Memorial Day Weekend she has seen to it that this disabled Veteran of the US Army’s SSA benefits have been suspended pending investigation,simply because that attorney just happened to be the attorney that I pulled out of a phone book when I was pushed out of work in 2008. Why should she care? She still has her millions,as well as her 6 figure income. Nevermind that SSA’s OWN workers told the ALJ residing my case several times “there is no type of gainful employment that Mr. Sammons can work consistently enough to have reasonable expectation of holding a job”,nevermind the fact that medical records are there documenting everything,or that SSA’s OWN DOCTORS verified everything and agreed with the doctors who had pushed me out of work in 2008. It would have been nice had at least they given us a month’s notice to appeal and fight this illegal injustice before our bills were to be due again,but they chose to do it on MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND,as if a slap-to-this-Veteran’s face for his service,and less than 2 weeks before bills like house payment and primary vehicle payments will be due,sending us a notice that read “you have 10 days from the date this notice was mailed to dispute this decision”..mind you it took 4 days to receive,and was received on a holiday weekend (MEMORIAL DAY….)….nice. Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend,Jackie Speier,at your beach house with your rich friends,while the US Army Veteran and his family (just one family in your wake of collateral damage in your quest to “get Mr. Conn back” for whatever he did to piss you off whenever it was) try to figure out which bridge they will set tent up under after everything is reposessed beginning next month (assuming the decision to “suspend benefits for re-evaluation” is made perminent). It’s not like we can expect family to step up or offer any help….after the house fire of ’11,none but my parents and 1 aunt/uncle/cousin even bothered to care enough to pick up the phone to call and ask “Are you alive,did you make it???”. You know…it wouldn’t be so bad,if this wasn’t going to be the FOURTH time in the last 15 years that I will have to watch my family lose everything due to circumstances that were completely,and literally/legitimately beyond my control each time (when a co-worker had an accident that nearly killed me in 2001,mangling my spine for life–when doctors pushed me out of work due to those injuries in 2008 after a flare-up–a total property loss house fire in 2011…no one was home thankfully–and now because an attorney that I picked from the phone book may or may not have commited some crimes before and after my time with him). As a side note,since we were not given any time to prepare for the bills coming due in >2 weeks,everything I own outright is for sale at much less that what I have invested…unused and dusty bicycles that I’m rarely able to ride (like a ’14 Surly Troll I spent $15-1600 to build,for $600 with under 200 miles on it for eg),any remaining RC gear (like my SCX10 Jeep with hundreds of dollars in upgrades that hasn’t been ran but twice this year for $500,all support gear,etc)…..I need to come up with close to what my benefits would have paid me on or before 6-3-15 (benefits which I EARNED and paid into since I was 15 years old BTW,not even counting my US Army service…) to cover our bills and give us a month to both fight this,or make other arrangements* if their final decision unfavorable. *By “other arrangements”,I mean find the first job that I will work until I have my next spinal flare-up,when I’ll miss too many days,being unable to do my duties,and be fired,so weeks later when the flare-up ends,I can repeat the process again and again… BTW….how come my research turned up that “Social Security” (you know…that money that all of us hard working,tax paying Americans PAID FOR) is “possibly within 18 months of being bankrupt” (which is something we here very frequently from the government,mind you),but I was able to find NOTHING ANYWHERE stating that welfare and unearned benefits of any kind are in danger of going under? That I received a notice 4 days after it was mailed,after the end of business on the last day before a 3 day holiday weekend,a MILITARY REMEMBRANCE HOLIDAY mind you,tell me (a US Army Veteran in good standing) “youhave 10 days from the date this notice was sent to appeal this decision” tells me,they dont’ want me to have any chance of appeal,they only wanted to make it look on paper as if they had given me opportunity to do so. That it happens on a military remembrance holiday is a slap in my face for having selflessly served my nation from my government. I will not be silent about it. Rant over,didn’t do any good or even relieve frustration…continue on with your BBQ’s and such" Yeah......I'm sufficiently irked

Yes it IS!

LOL! Well,spent the day at the laundomat today--haven't done that in 1.5 decades,LOL! Wasn't so bad,had a nice chat with a nice elderly lady whose grand daughter has just left for Naval BT (she noticed my Veteran license plate and the conversation was struck ),not a bad way to spend an hour IMO

I woke up,with my awesome wife next to me,and in a few minutes,will go lay down beside that same awesome wife (she's been asleep for hours,LOL,I don't [sleep] much )

The washing machine we bought 3 months ago (refurbished,with 60 day warranty),it broke down for the 4th time today,fixed it,and it terminally broke on the first wash...a Maytag at that

(after the Plastidip headaches--that's "What irked" me today,LOL) Date night with my awesome wife

A 1986 Chevy Cavalier Z24,turd brown hatchback,2.8L V6/4 speed,I was 16,this was 1989

Plastidip (irked me today...badly)

Nicely built,looks cool!

The pain and swelling that was irking me (other thread ) that I'd mentioned has gone down considerably over the last 2 hours

...the Prius S will be built to semi-replicate my dad's Prius C (he loves that lil car,LOL!) and gifted to him for his birthday come November (here's his 1:1)

Scored a few kits on eBay...

Awesome build,looks great--perfect!

Had a mishap with some (fairly strong) tooth pain meds (liquid),wife was helping me (hard to reach an upper left tooth myself),she wasn't paying attention to what she was doing and rather than th e"tiny drop" dripped directly into the offending tooth,she completely saturated my entire upper left jaw line. Within 15 minutes,had a mouth full of blisters,and have been swollen (still with the blisters) for about 12 hours now,no eating or ability to sleep . I'm a bit more than irked with her right now (though I know it was NOT intentional,she was only trying to help...but had she just gave enough of a BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH to pay attention rather than wondering if the commercial was over an dher show back on,would have saved me worse pain than any surgery I've ever had or bone broken,including when I broke my neck in 2 places )...

LOVE em!!!

Great looking build! I had a cousin who had one in the early 90's in a very similar color,looks LOTS like it,thanks for th egood memories,I'd forgotten about that car

A gorgeous day today,good food at Chili's with my loving wife,top down in the Beetle while cruising,and outran a 328i (dropped,entire car was Plastidipped,loud and rolling on what looked to be 19's,LOL) at the last stop light heading onto the interstate up to 80MPH (in the Beetle,heeheehee),the look on his face when I backed out and let him catch up was priceless and that too pleased me today (he gave me a thumbs up and big grin ),and enjoyed watching the Hobbit 3 with that same loving Wife this eve,twas a grand day and I'm pleased

LOL,I hear you ("people hate being behind..."),I don't habitually speed like I did when I was younger (I'm only 41 now though,LOL)--there needs be a reason,even if that reason is "I like my exhaust note"--we have this one hill I have to drive up anytime I go anywhere in Bristol where the speed limit drops from 35mph to 30mph at the base,and 25mph just after the top a mile or so later,I always say (knowing they can't hear me,the vehicle behind me ) "If you don't like the speed now,you're going to hate it when we get to the top" . I've noticed that it's rare for someone to pull right out in front of/mess with the FJ Cruiser,happens more in the Beetle (seriously...do you think a Beetle is going to bounce off your car like in 1 of th eold Herbie movies when he bounced off Thorndyke's Rolls? ),but at least it gets more respect on the road than my dad does in his Prius C Btw,I dig those Cubes,my friend Update on the tires/wheels....I sold off a couple of RC rock crawling rigs,and having the budget to,I ordered up a set of 18" wheels yesterday. Will probably be a month or so before the Wife lets me buy tires,LOL (since I just installed new tires on the stock wheels a month or so ago)--unless I sell another RC or 2--but seeing them on sale I couldn't resist. They'll be plastidipped in (dipyourcar/com's) Cobalt Blue. ("factory photo" of wheels,they're coming in the correct 5x100 bolt pattern)

I woke up alive,my loving Wife of 23 years (23 years come October) beside me,both my children home and safe....and I could begin listing blessings that would fill a book (as could everyone),but lets just say that I've a gateful heart who is well pleased just to be here another day

Nice!!!

Awesome rides,Tom! I LOVE those old Mercedes (and VW's,haha!)

cobraman,indeed it is,LOL! My son (he's nearly 13) MIGHT be able to get his hands in there A bit more room in the FJ's compartment,but still snugger than the older vehicles I've owned,at least once you need to get at the lower side of things (it has a nice oil filter setup though)... Tom,you're right,seems like engine compartments get tighter each generation of cars/trucks,LOL! If you get one,get the turbo,easy (inexpensive ) to mod,and a blast to drive,especially with no one suspecting a Bug. When I get around to changing it's look (I didn't say "painting it" because I may plastidip the thing a few different color combos to see what I like),I'll probably yank that "TURBO" emblem off the back for a tiny-sleeper