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The old luvs stouts hiluxes and all those look cool as heck on the ground. I started to buy a green 76 hilux once and didnt. I kick myself over that one now and again. Keep this project rollin' as much as ya can!

Geez! I just checked ebay...$25-$72 But there's a gtz promo for $5 and an AMT GTU Beretta for $16. I got inspired by this one but, think I will wait.

I'd pay all my family's debts and move to Hawaii. Id get the following vehicles: 70 Chevelle 396 SS red w black stripes and interior pro touring 66 Nova black w/red pearl and 87 Grand National drivetrain protouring 72 C10 Body Dropped, bagged, and shaved 2013 Terrain (Wife) 2 Oval Window Beetles (My daughter and I) Oh yeah, and I'd hire a good (ie quality, value, honesty) contractor to "flip" houses for me so I could be sure the money wouldn't run out as I spend it.

I agree with your opinion. Stance and wheels do give a vehicle most of its "attitude". Perhaps "stanced" is some hip new term kids have come up with for tucking tire or something. I don't see why they wouldn't just call them static dropped.

I've seen all kinds of trucks with this negative camber up front, Beetles with it in the back...etc. I do think the negative camber is really cool IF you have some way to pick the vehicle up to an aligned ride hide. But these kids are just wasting money buying tire after tire. And even though it is their money to chose to waste, it's the lives of others on the line when their tires pop and they lose control. So, as a matter of safety, I strongly oppose it. I saw a young boy the other night that had a newer Jetta done in Hellaflush style. He had one working headlight, one working taillight, and paint rubbed off the quarters where the tires had been hitting. Sadly, it was an otherwise immaculate car. Who knows what's gonna happen when those tires finally cut through?! Hopefully, it won't be at night so people can tell exactly where his car is in relation to theirs. In relation to Brandon's response. Other than the Hellaflush style, the main term you would be looking for is "lowered"...not "stanced". That branches to slammed, hellaflush, airbagged, juiced, raked, and just about all other terminology that is used when and how a vehicle is lowered. It doesn't matter if it's a truck, a sport compact, a 32 Ford, or a 70 Road Runner for that matter. Lowered is lowered.

The stance to which you are referring is called "Hellaflush" because the wheels are are flush as humanly possible to the fenders/quarters. There are a ton of different ways to apply suspension changes to a model due to the multitude of different ways the undercarriage and suspension are portrayed in kits. My only question is why would you run that much negative camber without an adjustable suspension? You know that has to wear the inside of the tires out in record time.

Yeah, I am pretty sure I wouldn't do it even it the books have no copyrights. It would be fairly dirty to compile months and possibly years of work to sell a book and then have someone give it away for free without the author(')s(') permission. But now, I am sure that a listing of the book authors and titles wouldn't hurt.

An absolute win!

This is going to be cool. I always liked Berettas, even though the dashes always used to bow up and peeled away from the windshield. This will be an interesting build to watch. Years ago, a friend of mine had one of these sitting next to his shop forever. A client had dropped it off to be body dropped. I don't ever recall what happened from there and I don't even know if that was possible on one of these.

Happy Turkey day to all! Let's all be thankful for our family, our friends, our hobby, and anything else we have in our lives.

Either way you look at it, there is certainly an arguement either way...and I agree it may only be rational in 1:16 up. But I know there are some out there that are about details...and this is just one of those extremely subtle ones that may or may not be overlooked by the person looking at the model. Certainly, there are quite a few ways to hide the gasket in a "proper install". But what about the guy building something with a little more of a "shadetree mechanic" flair. I mean there are some cars where you do see the gasket edges, and there are do it yourself gaskets kits you cut out that sometimes prove you shouldn't do yourself. There are also the guys that like to build their motors in various states of build and tear down. An old, nasty, torn gasket would look pretty darn good on an old rusty motor with the head torn off. In closing, I wanted to address concerns of thickness. How many of us actually go by the exact numbers every time compared to those who fudge them a little to get the look more realistic? I'm not saying either group is right. But it is certainly food for thought.

Nah. I kinda smiled and had a D'oh moment when you posted that. Now that I think of your 1:16 comment, I bet a cheap thin backed notebook might work too.

Yeah, I was looking at the blue 69 Nova with Edelbrock dress up kit that is on the current first page of "Under Glass". http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66316 (BTW, Jacen, that's how I posted on the wrong page LOL.) I couldn't help but think, "Man, that's a nice set of black washed valve covers. I can imagine the seals sticking out on the 1:1 right now."

Yeah, I use a lot of aluminum foil...just for budget sakes and I can tell you...anything but BMF is horrible in a tight bend.

I see a lot of wiring and highly detailed engines. But has anyone ever attempted to replicate engine seals? You know, valve cover gaskets, etc? Just seems like another detail to make a build stand out that maybe no one has figured out yet? I know they wouldn't be very visible but, it's a thought.

It is very nice work and thanks for sharing. But I am confused. Is it red inside or gray? UPDATE: Nevermind, I just noticed the last pic is in black and white.

I used to work in a truck stop, with an all night restaurant, 10 minutes from a bar...need I say more? No dis to the truckers, they know what I mean.

That's what Im saying. I think the biggest I've ever personally laying frame is 22s

Reminds me of that commercial where the kids wash the Subaru,

I wish you all the luck in the world. It sounds like a cool idea. But realistically, are you extending the dually fenders to the top of the bed rail? If not, saying tucking 26s is quite ambitious would be an understatement. If you can do it either way, I can't wait to watch because I like me some slammed tow pigs! Heck, if you throw some 20s or 22s on it and call it a day, you still got my attention.

Oh yeah! They guys here look at what you bring in, mosey on over to the diodes & such, and grab what you need for ya. That's about all they are good for though. They don't know a whole lot about anything else in there.

Drop by Radio Shack with it. Someone there should be able to help get the part you need if you can't or don't wanna bypass it.

The articles and reports I am reading and hearing are that the latest earthquake has damaged some of the natural gas and water lines that are underground near the epicenter. The courthouse block walls in Pike County (the next county over) were cracked by the force.

I remember there was one about tha time in VA that we felt in KY. (It might hae been rhe one Hawk mentioned) I was working and my knee just started bouncing up and down on the floor. My wife said she felt nothing but they interrupted the major networks with a news flash on it.

I live one hour from the epicenter of the earthquake. However, I was getting ready to turn off US 23 to Interstate 64 heading to Huntington mall in WV. We were driving down the road when my wife said her MTN Dew bottle was shaking in the cup holder and she said the road signs were moving. I thought she was just jarring because I let go of the steering wheel afterward to show her the front tires need balancing and a slight alignment. Well, low and behold she didn't believe me and had to check for herself. To put a spin on an old saying: telegraph, telephone, tell facebook. Sure enough, people all over the place were reporting it there.