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I’m hoping to find a tool that is made in the US or Europe.

I have one. The knockout plug is a flat plastic disc that gets wedged into the wall of the disposal. It needs to be pried out with a little force. The wire-fingered grabber can’t get it out.

Good idea, but they get to the shop 2 hours after I leave. Now that you mention it, I have pulled up to a tool truck at a gas station to buy a tool. I can try that again. It’s been ages. No reason I can’t do that again.

I have the junior size. They are useful for removing debris from shower heads and taking apart aerators. I need the king size one for reaching way down into a disposal to pop out the stupid knockout plug. The appliance guys bust out that plug during construction and then leave it in the disposal. It gets stuck and then makes a horrible racket. The plumbers always get sent out for it. We charge the appliance company for that, but still, a tool that makes it easier would be great. I have WAY more tools than any of my coworkers. It gets me extra work. The boss knows he can send me to calls without having to go back to the shop to sign for a specialty tool.

The mechanic where I work has one. It’s about 18” long (my guess). He says he uses it for removing radiator hoses. Neither of us knows what it is called. He just bought it off a tool truck. I need it for removing debris from garbage disposals (I’m in the service department of a construction plumbing company). I can only find a tiny set of hooks and picks, or larger tools that are not a plain pick. Can anyone here tell me what I need to look for? Thanks. Lee

Thank you for the advice. There is a gap to fill, but otherwise, it’s a pretty good fit.

If not, is there a 956 long tail to kitbash with a 962? It doesn’t need to be a 100% accurate model of any specific car, just a long tail like would be used at LeMans. It’s for a 962 Road car. Thanks

That whole show is a train wreck. His cars are all awkward and ungainly. He always says “let the car tell you what to do” (or words to that effect). Those cars must be smoking crack. One episode had his buddy Gene Winfield stopping by. I was thinking NO WAY. He must be contractually obligated to do that. I’m sure Gene Winfield’s earliest work was better than this clown’s.

That sounds like an awesome powerplant for a dare to be different ride.

Those look nice. I’ve read of people going nuts with that engine; things like spacers between the block and heads for long stroke/insane displacement. What I have read is only rumors of it.

Wow. That is a beautiful engine. I wonder what the price is?

Is this the one Tamiya makes a 1/12 model of? Also- oh my gosh that’s wild!

Because I would have this in some wild street car.

It’s been for sale for a while. I do searches for old cars, with year ranges being the only filter and I have seen it several times. There was a Pierce-Arrow sedan body and chassis for $1k in the Houston area, IIRC. No hood or fenders. No drivetrain... but wow, what a start for a resto-mod Town Car.

It’s a work in progress. I used super glue for it. I didn’t know how well a solvent glue would work. The wheel openings are filled with Evergreen sheet styrene. That pinkish part at the front is Renshape. It sands/carves beautifully. The primer is grey and white Tamiya spray can lacquer. I think these fenders have a really nice shape. The car is also available in orange and white, without Santa or gifts.

I saw it on eBay a long time ago. I bought 2 or 3 of them. One gave up its fenders for an Art Deco land speed racer project. If you want, I can send a pic later on of a fender “pod” made of two halves of the front fenders.

You might be able to start with the Hot Wheels “Santa’s Speedster” fenders. Use a left and right half and join them together. The fenders are made of plastic.

Sixteen issues of Model Car Science from 1963-1965, including the premier issue. I was only after November 1964, but I saw this listing on eBay. They are all in very good condition. I think the price was fair. Probably less than I would have spent mail ordering 16 issues, and I didn’t spend months buying them one at a time. I’m pretty happy.

Looking for some big, fat tires for a couple of projects. Thanks. Lee

More screen shots from Instagram. Someone started to build a real version. I don’t know if it progressed beyond these photos.

Send a PM. We can talk curbside/slammer Lola T-70. I want the transaxle and rear suspension parts. Btw it’s missing wheels and tires.

Yeah, but I have a complete T-70. This one is missing parts and I got it for $35 delivered.

I got a screamin’ deal on a gluebomb/unfinished build. I was looking at the engine and transaxle, thinking that is one good looking gearbox. Then it hit me; cannibalize this thing to make a model of a drawing by Larry Wood. (He was a Hot Wheels designer) I don’t know how to save a picture from Instagram, so his drawing is a screen shot. If I chop up this Lola, I will separate the engine from the gearbox and use the engine from Revell’s 1/12 2010 GT 500. That’s what I would use if I built this in real life.

I had that model years ago. I also saw one the real cars on the street around 1980. It was in or near the town of Hartsville, South Carolina.

A Big Deuce body, with 7 1/2 scale inches of extra leg room. It might be a better idea to combine two Deuce bodies, rather than adding filler plugs to one.