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What a great tire storage rack. Out standing weathering, I like the parking light bulb hanging out of the fender, sorry, wing.

Andrew, Keep an eye on the Work Bench and Under Glass sections. I have been building for many years and it seems that I learn something new every day from fellow members.

Outstanding interior, thank you for the painting info. Is the exhaust from the kit or did you make your own split tail pipes ?

The stance is dead on and the fuel lines, t-fittings, fuel filters, are the best I think I've ever seen. I like the idea of the bracket for the spark plug wires on the front of the cylinder head. Got to watch this for any other great ideas.

They all look like you got off to a great start and then saw another model that you got interested in. I also used to have 2 or 3 projects going and none ever got finished. Now I just force myself to finish what I'm working on before starting another.

Great looking work space, almost to nice to use.

Thank you for the info. I got to see most of the episodes of Cuban Chrome on TV. I have to agree , the Cubans deserve respect for what they have been able to do with so little to work with.

I don't know if they would work, but Round 2 has tire sets and one of them is the Goodyear "Blue Streak" Slicks. They are Dragway Special size 9.00-15. They have the blue stripe and Goodyear raised white lettering. The tread is smooth, but then many of these tires in road racing where also. You can get 8 in a package for less than the cost of a model with a discount coupon. If your hobby shop does not have them check with Hobby Lobby.

A good place to look is somewhere that sells jewelry supplies. I have gotten several different gauges of wire at JoAnns and Hobby Lobby. They have a lot of small tools that I use all the time on builds.

That is really nice.

The desk looks super nice. Do you have a Bed, Bath & Beyond store near you ? The reason is I found many inexpensive items that might help. They have a fairly heavy cutting mat with rubber skids on the outside so it does not slide around and a little gutter like edge to catch any rolling pieces. The original idea was to use it like a cutting board in the kitchen. Another item is actually a spice rack that has three levels on it and can extend to about 20 in. Each shelf is two Tamiya bottles deep and the next shelf behind it is level with the bottle caps on the lower shelf. This gives you about 18 bottles on each shelf times three shelves hold a lot of paint. They have many items that you can get cheap and I'll bet your wife has one of their 20% off coupons.

I think you are going to want to keep the front suspension mounted to the frame where it is now. It sits on top of the kick up and gives you your ride height. If you move the suspension to another location on the frame you will end up raising the front ride height. The slight extension of the frame in front of the firewall may eliminate your firewall clearance problem, but the front inner fenders will have to be altered to clear the engine. The mounting of the radiator should be easy by comparison once you have everything else done. This is the type of conversion I have been thinking about for some time. I have several NASCAR kits. I started to do a truck when NASCAR first started racing them. I used an SS 454 pickup and an old NASCAR chassis. Got about half done and then they released the NASCAR truck models and I just put it back in the box.

I really like your build. To bad about the fender paint. An idea if you can't get it to match, it was a style at one time of contrasting colored fenders. It may look good in either a darker shade of silver to a dark gray metallic or even black. Just a thought.

Mike, If you narrow the frame rails you will have some frame sized scraps left over. You would not need much to use as a slight lengthening of the NASCAR frame to make the tires center in the stock wheel opening. As carpenters say "measure twice and cut once". Just add a little to the frame between the front kick up and the firewall area. The wheel housings for the rear tires may have to be trimmed some to get the chassis to fit up into the body. If the tires seem to big you could always find some narrower tires for the front and rear both. If you narrow the differential I would suggest no more than an 1/8th on each side between the rear control arm mounting and the rear brakes. That way your not having to redesign your rear suspension mounting points. If you keep the rear skirts you can gain a little clearance by sanding the inside to thin them just a little.

Is there an auto supply store near by that might carry engine paint. Dupli-Color is a brand sold in the U.S. They offer OEM type touch-up spray paint as well as engine , exhaust, chassis, and wheel paints. I realize that brand may not be sold there but a company like that may have like products.

Thank you for the info.

Very nicely done.

I like that a lot. Surfs up.

The engine looks great. The spark plugs you might want to makeup a wire loom or something on that order. In real life the plug wires would get burned up quickly on the exhaust manifolds. The factory ran the plug wires thru a metal loom on the back side of the heads and routed the plug wires along the bottom edge of the head under the exhaust manifolds. The problem then is you wouldn't be able to see all your hard work on the plug wires then. Just depends on how stock you want it to be.

That is one way of doing it ,but very labor intensive and only Bare-Metal Foil would look right on the trim rings. Having tried to foil something like a wheel trim ring before, you might want to try something else.

That looks handy. Where would I look for such a tool and how much would it cost ?

I have no idea how much time you have set aside for your trip, and I'm sure you have already been all over the internet looking at the sights in the Bay area ( San Francisco ). If you have any interest in Wine you might think about spending some time just north in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Some of the finest Wine in the world is grown here and there are many tasting rooms at the wineries. A very relaxing world if you are so inclined. The drive south on Hwy 1 south of Carmel is nothing short of spectacular. You will pass thru some wooded areas just south of Carmel thru the Big Sur area and from there to Marro Bay near San Luis Obispo . After Sur you will go from being almost 100 feet over the ocean to pretty much sea level at Marro Bay. The view is very open and very little in the way of homes. There are a few turnouts where you can stop for sight seeing. Enjoy our trip.

Another thought on the slots. Look on the back side of the wheel. Sometimes the area behind the slots is very thin and can be easily sanded until the slots are actually open. If painting the slots I have used just Tamiya Flat Black that is fresh and not been used for a time as it will become thicker after being used for any extended period of time. The "chrome" from the kit does not seem to hold paint well. The black paint can be cleaned up with either a flat tooth pick or a pointed Q-Tip. Then paint your Argent wheel with what ever silver you use with a very fine brush. Remember if the surface still has the chrome finish it may take a couple of light coat of paint to get the finish you want.

Great build and the paint is outstanding.

Nice chassis, how's the body doing ?