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Dave: Thanks for the idea. I've used Alton's stuff for years on my real cars. Never thought about using site a reference for model chassis. Aaron Dupont

That looks great! I may have to steal your idea. I have both of those kits. Aaron Dupont

I'm waiting for mine to arrive. It will be a drag car. There was one I saw on I think Hot Rod TV or one of those shows that was running high 9's with a big block Chevy. So I just got to build one! Aaron Dupont

WOW! What a rush! And the music was worth the watch itself! That's like Jet Fighters on two wheels! Aaron Dupont

Shane" PM me your address. I'll send you the rear wheels from the Ivo kit. I've got one I picked up fpr the engines and other parts. Do you need the slicks also? let me know. Aaron Dupont

My wife and Chores. I'm retired and have become the house husband. I've got more kits and ideas than I've got life left!

Mike: I'd just ask for a refund! Maybe you should have waited for an invoice before paying. But.......I too pay almost immediately prior to invoice. Not had a problem yet. Oh and by the way, I had the $15.57 bid that you won at 16.07. You said you've got a few others. What are you building? I was going to go gasser. Hope you get it straightened out! Aaron Dupont

Harry: You are my HERO!!! It has the grille I'm looking for. I bokmarked the site for future reference. I had used one of their 32 Ford grilles, but did not keep the packaging. Thank you! Aaron Dupont

Hey everybody: My 61 year old memory is getting really bad. Can anybody tell me the name of the company that makes 41 Willys grilles? I have part numbers and MAS as the company. But I can't find them on any site. Thank you. Aaron Dupont

I never thought of doing a Pro Gas car with the chopped top version. Thanks for the idea! Great build. Aaron Dupont

Highly recemmended! I have a number of Scott's kits and parts. Great casting! Easy to deal with! Aaron Dupont

Harry: Indy lost it's mistique years and years ago. When CART took over as the sanctioning body, things seemed to really go down from there. But then the influx of money has changed all of racing! I always loved Indy because of inovation. Each year the non-degreed engineers brought out something they felt could conquer Indy. Each year before the start of the race, I go back theough my Indy book. I look at all the different cars, ideas, styles and engines. It used to be that a guy like me could actually build a car in my garage and attempt to qualify for the 500. It would NEVER happen now! I get tears in my eyes watching all the pre-race traditions. And again when watching the victory ceremony. I always have. It's very touching and meaningful to me! Even when the racing is poor, I'll always watch the race! Now back to Nostalgia Drag Racing in Thompson, Ohio this weekend. Anybody else going? Aaron Dupont

I was born in 1950. Started building model cars in 1958 or 59. At 15 I washed cars at Wyatt Mercury. I was able to get a 65 Comet wagon. I raced it in M/SA in NHRA and if I remember F/SA in AHRA. Raced Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Al my school buddys had street cars, tri-5 chevys, Chevelles and one buddy had Dodges. Our life revolved around those cars and girls. In 1970 while in Vietnam, I ordered a Hemi Challenger from Mr Norm through the Navy Exchange. Dirt cheap that way. But never took delivery because State Farm wanted $1000. every six months for liability only. Around Cleveland, OH we had Dragway 42 (first double dragstrip), Thompson and Norwalk. 42 was the big place to race! Norwalk was a dump. Now Norwalk, aka Summit, is a palace. 42 is coming back. Thompson is like a comfortable pair of shoes! Still nice, still racing and feels like the 60's when "SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY" was all over the AM dial! Thanks for jogging my memory! On June 1 and 2, Thompson is having a Nostalgia meet. 20 local racers and their cars will be in attendance, along with a large group of gassers, SS, rails and altereds. I'll be there grnning from ear to rar! Aaron Dupont

MCW makes a resin cover with the snaps cast in. I purchased one and it looks good! I built a 56 Ford convertable stock car 15 or so years ago, so the cover will go on that one when I remember where I stored it. Aaron Dupont

I find that there are times i mess up everything I touch. Also if I pressure myself to get a project done, I rush, make mistakes, don't do a good job. That makes it more like a job instead of a relaxing, creative hobby! So I walk away until the good "ju ju" returns. If you're doing it because you feel pressured to get it done, whats the point? This is also why I have six or more projects going at a time. I can pick and chose what I work on and when I work on it. So when the "mistake goblins" show up, turn on the TV or computer. Aaron Dupont

To the best of my memory, they ran a torqflite automatic. Hence the name "candymatic" on the side. Aaron Dupont

You could count on me for at least two of each! Great drag cars and street machines. Aaron Dupont

Not all tooling is cut by a computer. At State Tool we still use a craftsman to cut the tooling for our HO Steel Mill rail cars. You are correct that most is now done by CNC. Theres also another method called Rapid Duplicating something or other. I can't pull it from my old mind right now. Tooling is very expensive. Injection molding itself is not expensive. Our machine set up takes 3 or 4 hours. That is installing the tool, hooking up hydraulic lines, material feed, heating, testing and tweeking. Once that is done, you push the button and walk away. The machine will stop when it runs out of material. The styrene is in pellet form. It's heated then "injected" into the mold. The mold opens and ejects the piece/pieces, closes and cycles again. We'll run a machine from 6:00 PM until 7:00 AM. There are multiple bins of material. Also conveyers the owner designed to fill numerous bins with product. It's fun to watch. But gets boring very quickly. Like a boiler tender. A person is only needed when something goes wrong. Aaron Dupont

I would state on the contest entry form that this is a copy of the master I made from the original with the following modifications. That way your truthful, but not stating that you made the mods again. Hows that sound Aaron Dupont

Josh: Being a 61 year old gasser freak, I'd lower the rear end at least 1/4 inch (real life 1/4 inch). The nose high altitude was used in the old days because we did not have the nice wide sticky slicks they have today. Plus nobody glued the track. It was nice to run after the funny cars because they would spread "gold dust" (rosin) to help with traction. Great project and super subject! Aaron Dupont

Hey Cranky: Happy 50th Birthday! Welcome to the second century of your life. I'm 11 years ahead of you, but welcome aboard! Aaron Dupont

My DEC issue came yesterday. That's the most current one I'm aware of.

Ken: I'm not real savy on this stuff. But I just added my photo. Go back to the section where you added the photo. Check to see if the photo you changed to is still there. If not then put it in again. When done with that section it'll go back to the page you started on. Scroll down and click Save Changes. Try that. Hope that helps. Aaron Dupont

Dongo: Welcome back! I'm not into card stock myself. But we can all learn from one another! Aaron Dupont

Rick: Drill a hole close to the size of the box. Then use a needle file to square it. Just file a little at a time until the exhaust tip is virtually a press fit. Hope that helps. Aaron Dupont