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    What do you drive?

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    Almost forgot about this faithful little servant, completely restored.

    The most irreliable vehicle i've ever owned, but it allways got me there, sooner or later.

    But now that i'm of drivers age (18 over here) i don't need it anymore, for some reason it just don't feel right to sell it tho....

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    Handpainting all theese in gold was a b**ch..

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    wouldn't a 70's winnebago be an awesome 1/25?!!

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted

    Yes!!! I remember seeing a big (1:18th or so) metal Nylint (or Tonka?) toy Winnebago of this style at toy shows in the past.

    I grew up in an RVing family, we had 4 of 'em over about 15 years, and went camping and drove cross country several times, first with a 22 foot Mobile Traveler Class C (Dodge Sportsman van cab), later a Pace Arrow 25 foot Class A, later a Southwind 28 foot Class A, finally, a Winnebago Chieftain 33 foot Class A. Fun times.

    ###### that sounds so great, i've promised myself that once i've made citizen, and bought and restored a -58 Lincoln Continental, i'm gonna go across all the 50 states in a row in it, my biggest three ambitions in life ;)

    You know I P M S Richmond Virginia has always put me as well as acouple of other builders in the "weird" catagory. Look I scratch build gasoline pumps primarly because I consider them art and no one else builds them. Granted, I have to enter my stuff in Misc. along with models of Pratt and Whitney airplane engines, but so what. People do respect me for the fact that I know a lot about oil company history and I share that information with any one needing help Don't just talk, BUILD IT PEOPLE WILL STOP AND LOOK AT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

    O.o, people allways mock me for my religious believe in Penzoil, but maybe here's someone who understand? ;) The nyance of the yellow in the logo DOES matter, it should classic mustard yellow, not the modern racing yellow.... ;)

    Name That Car!

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    In 1976, the Cutlass was broken down in these models,Cutlass S, Cutlass Supreme, Cutlass Supreme Cruiser, Cutlass Vista Cruiser,Cutlass Supreme Brougham, and Cutlass Salon. Coupes weren't mentioned in the actual name but were the formal style roof line that you show. Cutlass S models had the sloped grille and included the 442, The rest had stand up vertical grilles. Hardtops were of the sloped or semi-fastback style. 1977 models were the same names. In 78, the body was downsized

    Oh, thank you!

    Now i'm gonna go hide,, over here....

    Amt 1957 Chevy Kustom w.i.p.(UPDATE NEW PICS 7/11/08)

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Looking good!

    Gotta tell ya, i love the gold, i loved the silver, heck i even liked it in primer!

    As for the wheels, i say go for the T's. Just a quick suggestion tho, some 15" chrome reverse on ww's would really set that thing off and make it look really oldschool.

    Oldschool Oldschool Oldschool ........ admitably, i've got a pretty one track brain when it comes to 60's, 50's and below cars....

    -67 Impala, dirtroad burner

    in WIP: Model Cars

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    Leave the dang blower off man keep the hood on it . Lowering this car makes it look to heavy for it's suspensioin Yes, by all means, keep the steelies, add narrow red wall tires. Think about it............................... Ed Shaver

    Well, i'm not really goung for the styilish look here, more like something that looks like it was built in the Duke boys neighbours barn (or by all means my barn), used for outrunning cops and jumping creeks out in Dixie, pulling a trunk full of shine!

    Please don't hate me :(

    -67 Impala, dirtroad burner

    in WIP: Model Cars

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    I have to ask since it's a "dirt road burner", how much "E-100" are you giong to put in the trunk :P

    Just a kegs of some completely ligit and perfectly normal premium home-made fully ekologic 65 percent rye, 30 percent corn and 5 percent malted barley fuel. (thats the reicpe for the completely ligit and perfectly normal fuel-mash)

    :lol::lol:

    Jaffa that blower is going to be too small it appears. If you can find the AMT 68 El Camino street machine kit from a few years ago, it has an excellent B&M dtyle underhood blower for the big block Chevy that will be a drop fit. That way you can keep the stock hood.

    Those springs look great! Lower it & put the tires & rims you like on it. I'm guessing you're after a semi modern style build. If so, those tires will probably look about right.

    Thanks for the praise and tip , but i kinda wanted to cut a hole in the hood for the appearance of the car, and the hood in the AMT "rides magazine" -67 Impala wich i'm using doesent feature a stock hood anyways, i will change that tho.

    And with me just having two more weeks of work, and a salary of 5$ an hour, i'm not sure i can really afford to buy alot of stuff right now... :(

    I think i will be cutting up the blower to six pieces after a grid, and glue them together with some material in between each piece, if just the intake-part (? i don't know what it's called.. ;) ) looks in-scale

    As a progress update:

    the body is in the brakefluid bath, due to problems with the primer, i was trying a new brand, and it didn't seem to lay down smooth and flat, if i it layed flat it was'nt smooth, and if it was smooth it was satin, after a few un-satisfying coats, and about four mist-coats to get it flat, the emblems and details started to get a little rounded, and it got full of dusties, a few fingerprints and i just got in a bad mood about it and started doing rash things...... no further comments on that.. :D:lol:

    Basicly i want the finnished thing to be a flat-grey, rusted beater, so it's pretty important that it is flat...

    What do you drive?

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

    Posted · Edited by JAFFA

    :D Nice collection, I like it! Saab 900S? turbo?

    I love that tractor, when I first read it though, I thought you were driving a spice. :lol:

    That Capsul, errr I mean Console, sorry, Consul, is too cool. I would love to have one of them. I like that, what are your plans? ;)

    Basicly replacing two fenders due to rust and the appearance of having un-matching colors on it (it will be bug-gut-green + Seablue), maybe the trunk lid, may keep the lid tho, it has a real charming dent on it, fix the floors so ya can get in without setting your foot through it.. And just drive it as a ratty piece of old a$$. :lol::P:lol:

    Once i've rebuilt the engine...

    The Saab is a 900 GL Carburettor non-turbo, also up for restoration (even tho ya can get a close-mint condition one for about 300-400$ over here, but it would'nt be MY 900 :( ..)

    Edit:

    Some concept designs;

    Consul plans i've made for kicks:

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    The serious consul plans (the only photoshop work is the purple background thingy, rustwater on the hood, and the blue fender (that's how the "finnished" thin will look like)

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    And a better photo of how my consul looks like (before i dis-assembled the front and did the pinstriping):

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    The serious 900 plans (early sketch):

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    -67 Impala, dirtroad burner

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Thanks, that does help alot!

    And the update:

    I replaced theese;

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    With theese:

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    My tire fitting problem, will try Robert81's method:

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    Fitting in the partsbox brakeshields on the rear axle:

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    And the body in primer (wich on this one also will be the paintjob):

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    The engine, and the blower tonation engine:

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    Next up is decals and some wear and tear, thanks for reading!

    -67 Impala, dirtroad burner

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted · Edited by JAFFA

    I'll start with the pics, not much, just showing the tires im going for, and the two stances i'm choosing between.

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    I think i prefer the "nose-down" one more, right? :unsure:

    As for paint, im going for grey primer, with black rims (steelies).

    And the engine, i i'd like to put a blower on there, and i've got a 1/32 (?) maybe bigger scale toy-car engine with one on it, i think i can get it to look in-scale, some reference photos and pointers would be nice, since i don't really know that much about compressors...

    I'm also a bit unsure of how to fit my rims into my tires here, the steelies ive got are about 1-1½ mm to small in diameter (sorry, don't know what that is in inches..)

    Will hopefully have it painted by monday-tuesday.

    Thanks for reading!

    I know, it's not a car, but it has tons of wheels!

    in WIP: Model Cars

    Posted

    Some were pretty cool, interesting, and just plan strange.

    Some you have to ask yourself WHY?

    Or like Hitlers reasoning "the bigger the better" with the lacking of fuel depots in field, many of the Tigers, Königstigers and jagdtigers, going on 190 Litres of gasoline per 10 Kilometres, were just left were they stopped, and due to his impatience not allowing proper prototype testing they often had flaws such as exploding exhaust systems due to backfire and lacks in the eshaust construction, often causing (especially the panther D) to burn from the inside, just so he could get another model out in the field.

    Nice work guys, just remember that this is Model "Cars" Magazine, this belongs somewhere else :rolleyes: . :lol::lol:

    I know, i know, just didn't have anything else to show right now... :lol::unsure:

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