Brudda

Honestly they look pretty good. But I have had the same issues. I have some black wire I picked up somewhere (cannot remember where)cut that a little shorter than the spring, and insert it into the spring to keep her straight. It worked for me. But I think your springs look good just as they are. You’re using mfh parts. Chris Smith is right. I also have a tumbler for white metal parts. I clean up the lines or imperfections by sanding them, then put them in the tumbler. Cleans off all the mold release agents on the parts. I use an acid etch primer on all my white metal parts to bite into the metal. Then paint. Do not feel bad as one part may take hours to be the way you want it. I have spent over a year ( on and off) trying to finish my 917/30 engine. Still not finished. Just fitting the fuel system and misc parts on her. Taking a heck of a lot of time. So my friend, welcome to our insanity. Great job on your car. Here is a pic of my 917/30 engine.

Yes Claude, the insurance was very expensive. It was $115 a month. Half the cost of the car for a year. I was working in the shop and making around $340 a week, since I lived at home, I paid rent and paid the insurance. My dad let me eat for free . That had to be a lot!LOL. When I graduated college, I moved out and sold the boss. Made a $500 on her. Bought a capri. Put a suspension on her and minilites. That was a cool car also, but not a boss. It did lower my insurance and gas bills.

Beautiful sir just beautiful! Hope to see you this weekend. Picking up that big Ferrari GTO from Mark Friday. I hope it fits in my car! LOL

DeAgostini has the gulf car. Not a bad build. In 1/8 it needs a little detail but if you do a little detail it looks pretty good. I was happy the way it came out. Not the big block car. This car was after the fia banned the big block cars at lemans. The corrections on the trumpeter kit will be a great build.

Thank you Claude. It’s funny I’ve been restoring cars my whole life and am now just beginning to get a little tired of it. Still love them but getting a little tired. My dad said I would get tired of them one day. Well that was 35 years ago but he was right. Started doing bodywork at my dad’s shop in 1969.i remember sitting in a brand new 1969 boss 302 that was in the shop. Loved that car. Bought a 1970 boss 302 in 1973 for next to nothing because of the oil crisis. $2300. Boy did I get in trouble for that one. At 15 I had enough money to buy a car. Had $2500 saved since I was 10. Went to a place that sold used corvettes named Bob Shiroes. My friends older brother worked there. He called me and said there is a boss 302 in the back for $2300. So i rode my bike down there and bought it , drove it home , no license, no insurance, nothing. Boy was my dad mad. I was grounded for 6 months but had the cleanest car ever. 6 months of detailing that car!LOL

My modeling has been lacking because of these restorations. A 1967 mustang GT is next. I found a 1967 390, 4 speed, fastback , disk brake, 9 inch rear for a friend for $3000. I told the people that it was worth a lot more, but the wife said give me $3000 and get it out of here. So I said … ok. So since I have 7 cars already, I gave it to a friend for the same amount. So another restoration begins. Before the yellow 1968 mustang , I restored this 1967 Camaro. It was at hot August nights last year.

This was my first model I built, it never looked this good. Great job!

Everything is fantastic

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Thank you guys. It was years in the making. Dave the owner was a ford parts guy for over 40 years and every part is nos parts. He has been getting parts for 40 years. It was cool to pull out a new part out of a ford box. And the parts fit! No aftermarket parts on this car. All factory ford. The engine is a 428

We just finished restoring this mustang .

TAXES!!!!

Congratulations!

Yes sir

Kind of getting off the 918/30 subject but here are a few more pice of the museum cars

Yes Chris , you will love it

Here’s mine

Hello Dave, this was at the Reno auto museum. Adam Carolla was there. Had a drink with him and shook his hand. He is a down to earth car guy that said he just got lucky. He and Jay Leno talked per computer on his podcast. We were in the theater. There is a super great story about how Jay Leno helped Adam Carolla get into the business. Icing on the cake was talking to Paul Newmans daughter,Nell. She was also down to earth, very fun and great time! It was all sold out, but I know the guy running the museum. And he was able to squeeze me into the event. Adam wanted to know about Paul’s Rolex watch, the watch brought $17,800,000!!!!!!! At auction.

Adam Carolla and Paul Newmans daughter , Nell Newman. Saw them today. They signed my 1965 mustang glovebox door.

Ok Chris. Adam Carolla , Jay did not make it. He does not like the bad weather. But Paul Newmans daughter made it. They signed my glovebox door.

Turbos on th 917/30

Hello Chris. You have met Andre at our club show. He runs the Harrah auto museum. Good friend of mine. He told me about Adams Datsuns at the museum. He also told me about the pod cast and dinner. Everything was sold out but he made an extra seat for me . It’s who you know.

Ok just completed the turbos. Took me several weeks just to do these. Fuel system next. Been slacking on models a lot. Wanted to work on this Saturday but seeing Adam Corrolla at the auto museum. Attending a dinner and the podcast. He has a special guest. Jay Leno is in town, so we hope it’s Jay. I will have pics. Anyway hope to have the fuel system finished in a few weeks maybe months.

Great job! I’m slacking a lot! Took me several weeks just to finish the turbos on the 917/30. You have completed a lot!

Hello Chris! Yeah after about a year I thought it might be good to start this up again. I look at the instructions and get a little dizzy. Holy cow. Getting a 1/8 Ferrari GTO from Mark soon so I might have to put this away and do the Ferrari. We shall see. Plus still waiting on parts for the 1/8 gull wing. Restoring a 1:1 1967 mustang GT. And restoring my 1965 mustang. So a little busy. Thank you for the pic not Farrah. Had this poster and the 917/30 in my bedroom as kid.