Harry P.

I didn't have any problems assembling any of my various Pocher wheels. They go together just like the instructions say. But assembling them is very tedious, and the parts, especially the spoke nipples, are so small that it tends to stress you out... even though the assembly process is actually pretty straightforward. You need a lot of patience to build these wheels. But from your photos, it looks like you did just fine! They are a thing of beauty when assembled.

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There is no better way to simulate chrome trim than Bare Metal Foil. Painting the trim silver doesn't look anything like chrome trim.

Remember, don't post any hints or answers here! PM me with specific year, make and model. The answer: 1932 Studebaker Dictator

A couple of problems. The ignition wires are waaaaaaay too thick and out of scale. And you should have sanded the rear tires until that raised ridge down the middle is gone. That would never be there on a real racing slick.

A Mustang with no corrosion on the wheels!

That alone was worth the trip...

Where did you get the glasses from? Are they scratchbuilt?

Around here, it's not so much old people... mainly just clueless people.

Man, that is really impressive! Your chrome is practically flawless. Is it foil?

Yeah, once you have a fear in you it's hard to shake it. But the odds of a modern FI, computer-controlled car stalling are pretty slim unless it's a total beater.

When I was first learning to drive a stick, I had the fear of stalling in the intersection. But that was a long time ago... I've gotten over that fear!

No, not with no arrow... I'm talking about when the general green is on but not the left turn arrow. Generally the left turn arrow will go off while the general green stays on for a while yet.... so if a car pulls into the left turn lane while the general green is on (but not the turn arrow), they ought to pull into the intersection far enough so that the guy behind (or two behind) can also move up and make the left turn once the light turns red.

I've said many times that we need to have either a separate section for all racing types, or one "Competition" category for all racing models (that's the way I would do it). I think having a separate NASCAR and Drag section makes no sense.

Ok... here's one. You're sitting at an intersection in the left turn lane. There's a car ahead of you, and your light is green (not a green turn arrow, but the general green for everyone), and there's oncoming traffic, so the guy ahead of you can't turn left just yet... but the just sits there. Doesn't move. Then when the light turns yellow he makes his left turn and I'm forced to wait. If I'm the lead car in the left turn lane and the light is green, I'll always enter the intersection as far as I can, so that when there's a break in traffic, or when the light turns red, one or two guys behind me can also make their left turn. It's just common courtesy, IMO.

Huh?

Just an FYI... there's no comma in the name Willys. Cool model. That color really pops!

Great post! Nice work, nice explanations, nice photos. You can't beat that.

Follow closely: Big Boyz, Under Glass (cars), All the Rest. Ignore completely: NASCAR, Drag The rest, hit and miss. Mostly miss, only enough to "patrol" the neighborhood every now and then....

Before... After... Not perfect, but a lot better than before I started!

I agree with Skip that the roof is too shiny. And what happened to the front right side horn?

Already done. I didn't polish the whole wheel, just sanded off the corrosion around the center caps. It took about 5 hours to jack up the car, remove the wheel, wash the wheel inside and out, sand off the crud, spray the clear, wait for it to dry, remount the tire, lower the jack, and repeat the process three more times!

Marcin, welcome aboard. We're happy to have you!

After some online research and reading your comments, I've decided that the only way to really get rid of the corrosion is to sand it off. So that's my Sunday (tomorrow)... jack up the car one wheel at a time, pull the wheel, pop the center cap out from behind, sand all corrosion off, then rubbing compound and polish... and finally some VHT hi-temp clear on the sanded areas (meant for aluminum wheels) that I picked up today at Autozone. It should be a full day's work, seeing as I don't have a floor jack and have to use the scissor jack in the trunk. But there's no way to pry the center caps off without gouging either the wheels or the caps themselves (or both), so the best way to go is to remove the wheels. And besides, I'll have better access to the wheels for sanding/polishing/clear coating once they're off the car and I can lay them down flat on my garage floor.

Jerry Garcia was right... ...what a long, strange trip it's been...