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Yes, that's true. With Dave's information, I will start building. Removed the Fender Skirts. It was very easy to do, thanks to good tools and simple shape of that skirt. There are still some bodywork to do before primer, but I try to get it primered soon. Also I started building the engine, glued the engine block together and removed that seam (except from the transmission where it needs little putty).

Thanks Matti, and Nomad is looking great! I finished my Simca yesterday. Here's one teaser shot, and more on a link: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65034

Looks much better with the mesh (?) installed! Very cool. Not to highjack, but I guess our CBP is officially finished, since I finished my Simca too. There's little difference between the ride heights. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65034

I started building this Simca little over year ago, and finished it yesterday. It was built using Air Trax Simca Vedette body and Revell Miss Deal Studebaker chassis. I had to narrow the chassis to make it fit, I also had to add some more length to the front of the frame. Some other little modifications were needed too to get axles fit right. Engine is from Miss Deal Studebaker, too. Of course it's Blower Powered. The injector (or what it is called) is scratchbuilt from sheet styrene and headers are made from solder, otherwise that engine is pretty much Studebaker parts, except for added details. Engine mounts etc. are scratchbuilt, too. Interior has roll cage built from Miss Deal's cage (only the rear part of it was used) and plastic tubing. Steering parts are modified from the Studebaker kit. I added some extra equipment like tachometer and handbrake handle etc. Body is painted with Metallic red and the top is Maston Gold. Clearcoat turned out so good that there were only little polishing reguired to get it look good. BMF was easy to do too. I don't know what else should I say, but ask questions if you want to hear some more information about this. Few More:

Anyone can join in, but now there's not much time left on this build, so if you're planning to join in, you have to build fast.

That's it for Street. Next another Favorite group of mine: Stock & Super Stock!

Oh and I had to say: That Plymouth Vip has 477" engine and TwinTurbos. Another fast car, Juho Yijälä-Räty's Mustang. It has 5,4 liter engine with ProCharger. Goes 8,4 times. Sometimes this Mustang does wheelstands, too.

Then The Fastest car in Street categories: '67 Plymouth Vip. On season 2012, it was driven by Jussi Lahti. The best time was 7,9 and that wasn't the cleanest run ever. Driver had to lift up throttle few times and car didn't go 100% straight. But this is pretty wild car.

Tommi Hammarberg's Valiant. Runs 9's in D/Street, but can't remember the engine size. Anyway there is no blower, turbo etc. Kari Koli's Camaro. 489 Cid engine with Tunnel Ram if I remember correctly, runs high 8's. Antero Kauppila's Chevy Impala with 454 BBC and Blower. Not the smallest or the lightest car, but goes nicely. Pasi Laine's Ford Ranchero with 473 Cid engine, no blower, turbo or other that kind of stuff. Mika Rajamäki's Buick Grand National. No blower, turbos or anything in this 582" engine and it goes high 8's.

Sauli Hituri's Plymouth Valiant, runs in C/Street, too. Goes 9 second times. Michel Seeck's Dodge Dart, runs in C/Street Too. Can't remember the best times of this one, though. Risto Vataja's Firebird. Runs in C/Street and it's Street Legal car too. Goes mid 10's. Toni Peräkasari's Chevy II, runs in D/Street and it has no blowers or turbos etc., either. Goes low 9's. Janne Nykänen's Blower Powered Valiant in D/Street. Goes 9's if I remember correctly.

Then cars what run C/Street and D/Street: First, Suojanen Brothers' Ford Mustang. Very fast car, no blowers, turbos or anything like that. Goes low 9's and runs in C/Street with 362" Engine. Kenneth Matfolk's Plymouth Valiant. Runs in C/Street too. No blowers, turbos etc. and the best time so far is 8,6. Toni Nyström's Miami Vice Racing Valiant with 358 Cid. engine, no blowers, turbos etc on this one either. Runs high 9's. (Yes, it's a Street Legal Car!) Runs in C/Street.

Thanks for the pictures, Tim! I'm huge fan of Gassers, and all of those were really nice, but if I had to pick my favorite one, it would be the Falcon.

Then Kimmo Priuska's Datsun 140 Y. Best ET is 8,6 if I remember correctly, and sometimes it does huge wheelstands, too. (Not My Video) And the fastest Street B Car in Finland: Timo Erhomäki's Opel Ascona Wagon. Best ET is 8,2 seconds.

Yes, it's maybe the nicest Hot Rod that I've seen in Finland. Since I like Hot Rods and Chevy W-Blocks, the combination of those two things is fantastic. Okay, let's start one of my favorite categories: STREET! On 2012 season, Street was one big group where Street B, Street D and Street D Cars were running together. I will explain what car belongs to B, C or D group in a minute. Street is all about Heads Up Racing, no handicaps or "Safety Indexes" needed. The fastest wins. They drive with a Pro Tree. Cars can't drive with real Drag Slicks, they need to have only Drag Radials. Tube frames are not allowed either, but rear and front suspensions can be modified a bit. Engine tuning is pretty much free, but there can be no more than two superchargers, turbos etc. NOS is not allowed. Lenco is not allowed. I guess that's the most important, if you have questions, just ask. What Car Runs in B, D or D Street? B/Street: Smaller engines than 244 Cid, Turbocharged or Supercharged. C/Street: Bigger engines than 244 Cid, and smaller than 366 Cid if you are using Roots-Supercharger. If there are no superchargers, then you can run maximum of 410 Cid. engines. D/Street: Bigger engines than 366 Cid and smaller than 640 Cid engines without superchargers or turbos. If Supercharged, or turboed engine, maximum engine size is 480 Cid. Okay, few examples of cars that run Street Category. Let's start from STREET B. These cars run usually with 4 or six cylinder engines with turbochargers: Let's begin with Jani Lindqvist's BMW 2002. It goes 8,4 times. Then Osmo Isokungas' Mercedes Benz TurboDiesel. Lots of Diesel Smoke, but it's fast, too, goes low 10's or high 9's if I remember correctly. Then Jani Hautakoski's '74 Ford Escort. Best time 8,767. Then Another MK1 Escort, can't remember the driver or best ET, but cool car anyway. Aki Kulmala's Toyota Starlet, goes 9's I guess.

Here we go again, another fantastic build from John's workbench is on the works! I really like the subject, and I'm sure that you'll do a justice for it.

This is beautiful and Shiny, too! I like the color a lot, wheel choice is excellent and I really like the details all over. Very nice build as always, Jim!

Looking great so far! I like the paint and decal work a lot, smooth and nice. I can't see no wrinkles or anything, it just looks good. Where are those Jack Stands (?) from?

Thanks, everyone! This is one reason why I like this forum so much. Without you guys, I would be in trouble and I would build just a Stock Car what I think, is correct. Now I can start building seriously, I will ask more questions if I'm in trouble again.

No-one knows anything about this 1:1 car?! -Should I install the backseat or remove it? -Did these cars have a Roll Bar/Roll Cage? -Should I cover the head lights? -How about the engine? Is it just like Factory Stock engine with all original air cleaners etc. "Detail parts"? -Does the front seat need any modifications, like in Black Widow Chevy? And so on. Also, if you don't know about this specific car, also information about how things usually were back in the day, is very welcome.

Yep, it looks absolutely excellent! I like the color and paint job very much on this one. And the paint looks even better in person! The engine detail and overall parts fit etc. look very good to me, too. This is maybe the best one from your bench, I like it very much. Now I will get my Gasser Simca done and then our CBP is officially Finished. Just sprayed some clear coat on it , turned out pretty good.

Great, THANKS Moebius Models, AGAIN! I'm owner of Two Hudsons (Stock & Fabulous Hudson Hornet)... More to come, I have plans of Gasser and Custom Hornets, too in my head, and one Convertible of course. I have alsso Tim Flock's Chrysler, haven't bought the Stock version yet, just because of budget things. They all are truly amazing kits, and that is one reason why I'm really looking forward to these. As said in other thread, I'm already planning to make one Hillbilly Pickup of the '71 Ranger Pickup. Little rusty and dusty, equipped with a shotgun, of course. I have to get at least one of both versions of this kit, glad to hear that the other one is with Straight Six engine. Someone said about the Ford Bronco, yep, I would be in line for one, too. One Factory Stock and one Rock Crawler would be my inspirations, both would be the stock "Baby Blue" color.

Fantastic Daytona Pro Modified! You did outstanding job with the paint work on this one, I'd like to do same style paint job on some of my builds, too, but it's absolutely inpossible with my skills. The paint is not the only fantastic thing in this build, the detail on this build is absolutely perfect! Looks like you really know where every single hose, wire, plumbing, line, hose clamp, bolt and nut will be connected. Man, I'm not going to say seperately, what else is fantastic in this build, because everything in this build is Fantastic!!! This is one of your bests, I've seen, maybe the best. I really enjoyed following the WIP thread, it's bit of sad when there comes no updates anymore, but the finished product really stands out. I have to bookmark you WIP thread, since it has awesome scratchbuilding and detail stuff, great reference and inspiration for my builds, too. Thanks for sharing, John and I really can't wait to see what's coming out next from your bench. Oh yes, and the pictures are awesome too. It looks like real thing. Your builds have so much details, that you're great buyer for Pro Tech parts too.

I was suprised too when I saw yellow & orange color combo on this Charger. It looks good, though! Your builds always impress me, keep them coming.

Looking great! I like the look of this body after little cutting, just like someone said on the first page, it looks like Morris Wagon or something. And that's not a bad thing! I always enjoy watching your work, and I will be watching this one for sure. Bought the Wagon Rod while back too, nice Air Suspension and Four Links, good looking body too. But that's all, luckily I managed to sell the engine, wheels and modern interior parts. I'm building Gasser from it right now.

Yep, did you use MIG or TIG Welding? Really, fantastic work. I'd like to see this in person too, but the distance it bit too long.