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Maindrian Pace

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  1. Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I made the mirror frames out of soldered brass rod, and the mirrors are from the F-350 kit. I wanted strength too, and the brass fit the bill. -MJS
  2. Thanks, the bed, wheels, and tires are from the Modelhaus. I rolled it around in genuine Arizona dust to highlight the tires, and got scale rocks in the treads as a bonus. --MJS
  3. Keep up the good work Liam, you rarely see this kit built cleanly and with all the details, there is a lot to show off. -MJS
  4. Finished, build thread here: http://www.modelcars...showtopic=51330 -MJS
  5. Another tip for making vinyl tires look more like rubber is to rub them with lacquer thinner on a towel or rough rag. -MJS
  6. It's going to be 79 degrees here tomorrow. Shorts and a T-shirt. Being a Zonie has it's advantages. -MJS
  7. Minus 20% for ebay/Paypal fees. Still pretty nuts. -MJS
  8. Hey, it lives. Here's another one from the past, a '73 built from the "Cat" edition. I always liked this kit. The wheels are from a Monogram '70 Chevelle, the tires are Monogram Michelins, the whitewalls are ancient stickers from a '61-ish AMT kit, and the rest is box stock. -MJS
  9. Nice job Dodge-ifying the bed side contours, I was wondering if you did something there. It really came together nicely. -MJS
  10. In a few weeks, someone will buy another one of those for $20. It's the way of the 'bay. -MJS
  11. I forgot that part, net tests the engine as installed in a car, with all power robbing accessories in place, but not actually in the car, and yes, power is measured at the crank and not the wheels. There are pages and pages of control spec on manufacturer testing of an engine, it's quite complicated to comply with the standard. -MJS
  12. I really should have read my horoscope that morning. -MJS
  13. I'm very sorry to hear this. I have a good friend who is going through something similar, his wife has non hodgkin's lymphoma. It's awful, nothing else can be said about it. Our thoughts are with you and your family. -MJS
  14. It was actually two statements, not carefully separated because this isn't a technical bulletin. But the two ideas here are that: 1) New performance V8s make more HP than old ones, with fewer cubic inches, full pollution controls, and full accessories including A/C, and they do it while getting far better fuel economy, running much cleaner, and 2) Pre-'72 engines were rated in gross, or brake HP, while new engines are rated in net HP. The difference is that gross HP was measured with the engine on a test dyno, often with headers instead of manifolds, non-restrictive air cleaner, and usually one fan belt driving only an alternator, no fan. Modern net HP figures test an engine in a car, with full accessories as it is usually sold, stock air intake, exhaust, and other restrictive equipment in place. So this can make a 50 HP difference on a performance V8, and you can apply this rough estimate to any older engine. A '64 Ford 427 was rated at 425 HP in the old system, it would probably be closer to 375 HP if measured today. Meanwhile, a new Mustang 5.0 Boss engine makes 444 HP net, so if tested by old standards, it would be closer to 500 HP. More HP and similar torque with 125 fewer CI's, and that's the genesis of the statement that modern engines make more HP than old ones. Often way more. -MJS
  15. The real car has a higher ride height and the wheels/tires are inboard a little further, which would help. Lower anything, and adjustments are almost always needed. -MJS
  16. Cab and bed painted, paint is Duplicolor white in their import line, a close match for the slightly off-white Ford fleet white. Applied over Plastikote primer. Very nice paint, no reaction at all with bare plastic scraps that I tried it on, two coats did full coverage, and it has scale appearing orange peel. The only finishing necessary was rubbing it out with Treatment model wax, and that was it. Decals were made on my printer, first ones I have ever made. Not quite as nice as screen printed decals, but quick and easy to do. I chose Ingersoll-Rand because I'm a big fan of their pneumatic power tools. I added a small plastic rectangle for the antenna base. Most final assembly is done now, so the next update may be in the Under Glass forum. -MJS
  17. The new cars make a good deal more HP than the old muscle cars did, because HP is figured in net terms now, and was rated in gross terms back in the day. New standard Mustang and Camaro V8s are in the 12s now, and nothing in the '60s ran that fast except 427 Cobras and some 427 Corvettes. The big three are offering cars with 600+ net HP, we are in the fastest muscle era ever right now. -MJS
  18. Absolutely fantastic. I remember these well, and this build is proportionately right on. -MJS
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