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Very nice Impala with great engine! That color fits perfectly, and body color wheels with DogDish hubcaps is perfect combo. Nice engine detailing too. It looks like very clean build overall. I have one '62 Bel Air glue bomb waiting, but don't know yet, what I'll be building from it.

Very nice and different Willys project. Interesting to see, how it turns out, since I haven't seen these built. Good idea too of building true Hot Rod from this. I was just thinking, if it would look good with the grill only, so it would be saw off from that hood? But it looks very good like this also, keep it going.

What body is that? Is it Resin? Needs to get one Dirt Modified to my bench too... Very nice build on interesting subject. Great weathering all over, and that air cleaner, someone mentioned already, doesn't matter me. Great job all around, thanks for sharing this one.

Well that's cool! Very, very nice paintjob and that grille looks cool too. Perfect wheel and tire choice too, and that ride height is just low enough. Nice to see you building too, Gregg!

This build looks great. That cagework is incredible, how someone can build it from plastic...? This body is rarely seen on Pro Mod races, so subject is very interesting too. That scoop looks good too, can't wait to see more of it.

Thanks Steven and Brett! I like this engine too, it's much better with that top part. And wire looms were helpful to get ignition wiring to look "right". This engine will be in Dragster, yes. In the Open Rail version, I will build that Streamliner later, but don't know yet, if I must do some modifications before it really looks good to my eye. That Topolino has been still waiting too.

Thanks, Jerry! Interior progress this time, I managed to get dashboard ready. Steering wheel has some painted on details, and so does that dash too. Those cauges are from the kit. Then I installed door panels and dashboard on place, and next I need to install the shifter and firewall with its equipment. Body needs to be wetsanded and painted again soon too.

Thanks John! It means alot when that comes from one Pro Modeler like you! Thanks again. Model building is really fun and great way to relax. Thanks, Virgil! Here's another update for you: I built two parts what make plug wires run more nicely (what are they called in english?). I drilled four holes on sheet styrene. Wires run nicely now, and fabricated little top part on that magneto, looks better? One More..

Sure you can, Liam! Thanks for joining in. I'll add your name to the entry list. Tom: Really great looking decals, can't wait to see them installed.

Thanks guys! I believe, that I can make that magneto to look more like magneto after bit working today... So stay tuned. Actually I don't know, what was in my mind when I started drilling those holes, I should have realized that these cars had magnetos.

Looks good! This is truly Old School style Dragster. Those wheels and tires look very good, and paintjob is great. I like the detailing on that engine. Thanks for sharing, I hope mine would turn out this good.

This is incredible build, as always. That paint on the body looks very realistic, and detail all over is spectacular. Very nice interior too, and now when you raised that muffler, it looks even better. Thanks for sharing this build with us.

But these Turbos were great. They are from Martin Lunqvist's Turbo Pro Mod Camaro. Picture is taken in Alastaro, Finland and Martin is from Sweden. This Pro Mod did run 6,1 at Tierp Arena, Sweden and it had 403 km/h speed at finishing line. My picture...

Little update for the engine. I drilled holes for those spark plug wires to the distributor, and also on cylinder heads. Also I have glued those wires already to distributor. Maybe tomorrow, or then on Wednesday I will be finishing those plug wires. Thanks for looking.

Is that Ambroid Proweld liqui cement rare or something? I haven't seen it here in Finland, maybe I should order it from the States... Where do they sell that stuff? Great bodywork!

I was able to build this Dragster too. I sanded intake manifold smooth and painted it again. Then just glued it on place. Headers are also installed. Before that I had to drill holes for them. Little black and silver touchups and here's how the engine looks right now...

Thanks Michael! Little update for the Nova project. I glued that engine to the frame, even if it's not complete yet. Needs to wait untill those gloss black belt pullies dry, then I can paint that belt flat black. Anyway I installed carburetor linkage, but there's still one more part missing. I'll glue that when I'm doing the Final assembly. Also I glued that battery cable to starter. I had some problems with propeller shaft, but I drilled that hole on rear axle bit bigger to make propeller shaft fit. Little interior work too. Door panels are ready to be mounted. I painted that white part, which is in some of those Nova SS door panels. Actually no masking tape was used, and that can be seen from the result... Silver details, no BMF this time even if that was a plan. Now when I can get dashboard finished (few decals, and steering wheel and steering column are missing) I can install whole interior together. One More.

Looking really good so far. Front axle work is incredible. Great to see '41 Willys Pickups too, and with your building talents this is going to be really great. Can't wait to see more.

Thanks, Andy! That helped very much actually- I know, that's somekind of "saastelaite" in Finnish. Now when I watch the rule book, it says, they can be removed. So I have painted wrong belt and pulleys. That's one of the most stupid things in model building, I think. Well, building continues, very big thank you, Andy !

Little more done, but I found myself from a trouble... Does anyone know, what rules say about that Smog pump? I mean, that can it be removed. I'm asking just because I don't know, what that part really is in Finnish and translator gives stupid suggestions. Other problem is, that it's missing from my kit (or I have lost it somewhere). It's that part number 68.

I saw many of them last winter when I was in Florida. Few on the roads and quite many of them at Daytona Speedway. I have some pictures too (I think). Maybe I should post them here. It is very nice Truck...

This truck looks good. American Trucks are much cooler, than these here in Europe and especially these Older Trucks are great. You did very good job with that truck- paintjob is great and that Trailer looks good too.

I've had that same problem too-but now when I know that, I've taken my dad with me. There's one good thing: He pays and I paint. But I must say, that I like painting with airbrush more than spray cans. Those Revell/Humbroll Enamel colors are just bit harder to find.

I stick that rubber when I have wet clear coat on the body. Or if I'm not going to clear that body, then I stick it on its place when I have just painted some wet paint. Those decals are nice, but I think, rear rubber looks more realistic.

Of course you can make that Jo-Han Cuda factory stock, but you have to change the chassis and hood. Of course some smaller parts too, but those are problem. I would like to build that Cuda as Pro Stocker. Oh- I'm building one Pro Stocker from that kit already!