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Thanks much Ed !

I'm in for a set , just emailed Ed !

Nice job Ray ! The gold in the wheels is subtle but really sets it off .

Wow that looks great ! I agree the Monogram '32 roadster is one of my favorites too and your conversion to a fenderless is something I may try one of these days .

Really like what you've done so far , you sure make it look easy ! The new engine compartment looks great and I like that you glued the top well to the body .

Thanks much Tom ! I was planning on the same swap with a '59 Buick I have , guess I have some more work to look forward too .

Just came across this thread and will follow along , always wanted to see these kits detailed-up into real show pieces and I know your the guy to do it ! I've been thinking of using some Drag 500 tires on a future project but couldn't remember what kit had them , where did yours come from ?

Great save ! Anybody that's ever driven a TC knows how much fun they are to drive !

I've done a half dozen builds using chassis' and interiors from one kit mating them to a body from another kit . Each one is different but since the dash is what mates the interior to the inside of the body it's always a challenge . This time the width of the new interior is almost 1/8" wider than the sloppy fit of the JoHan interior , plus the thickness of the side panels makes fitting the dash even worse . To start I took the easy way out , instead of cutting the sides to mount the dash I transplanted the cutouts from the JoHan tub . . . probably not the preferred method but it was quick and assured the angles would be correct . To compensate for the width of the interior plastic blocks were glued to both ends of the dash . In this shot the difference is very evident . The blocks were narrowed and filed to shape so they would fit into the openings . Then some "wings" were added to each side , these will hold the dash in place . Also the top of the blocks were ground down to clear the windshield . And the dash installed . I might radius the inside of each end so the transition to the side panels is closer . With the interior installed in the body that transition doesn't look so bad . Look how thick that windshield is !!! To be continued . . .

It's six of one and a half dozen of the other , no matter what you do . I'm guilty of not reading every post and asking repeat questions myself .

Thanks ! Rolling slow but it's getting there . Still need to work on the firewall/side panel clearance but I'm happy ! Thanks ! That was really much easier than expected , very little tweaking on the top was needed . Thanks much !

Thanks Steve ! It's a lot of work and not much to look at , I usually don't show everything that needs to be done as it can be boring compared to other builds . The floorboard also needed to be narrowed , I added the square rod to locate the side panels , and they were too tall and needed to be trimmed along the bottom edge .

Thanks guys ! Yep , I remember it being parked inside .

Well I finally was able to squeeze in some bench time and wanted to continue fitting the interior , but first the windshield needed some work . The JoHan windshields are so thick they look awful , hopefully with some trimming this won't look quite so bad . First the vent windows need to be removed , they'll be replaced with acetate later . Here I'm just marking the rear edge of the A pillar . I've also trimmed along the top edge as much as I dare . The problem is because the plastic is so thick that the edge will be visible from the outside if I go to far . I used a Dremel with a cut-off wheel to remove the vents , then filed and sanded them to final shape . Later I'm going to radius that rear edge and foil it to represent the interior trim pieces on the Dodge . Reinstalling the interior the side panels needed to be notched to clear the windshield . There are some major clearance issues with the chassis that need to be fixed . I thought about this for a while and finally decided that by removing the front part of the floor and the footwells in the rear of the floor it might fit . Here I've made a front wall and filled the rear openings . After some filler and some sanding it's ready to go . Looks like everything fits now ! Now that the interior fits nicely I can start "De-Chevy-ing" it .

Super nice work as always Steve ! Really like the plug boots on the valve covers , they are rarely done correctly and yours look about perfect ! I can also tell that you've progressed from your earlier builds as far as the detail and the scale of your lines and linkage goes , keeps getting better all the time !

Very well done ! Your hands and eyes are a lot better than mine , that dash trim looks perfect !

Well done ! Looks like a great kit .

The paint and trim work looks flawless , very well done !

Thanks JC ! Thanks you Rusty ! Thanks much !

Thank you very much everybody for the comments , these type of builds don't always get much respect so I do appreciate it !

Those are all very god Mattias ! Very similar to what's called Contour Drawing that I learned back in art school .

Fantastic work on all of the engine and tranny brackets , your dexterity and eyesight is definitely much better than mine ! I've made brackets in the past but never with the detail you're accomplishing . I even did a kick-down for an auto once , not the best pic but here it is .

Thanks Don ! It was a lot of work but I had fun ! Thanks very much Rex !

Thanks Dave , that's a great idea ! Thanks much Ray !

While Dave Deal was off-roading down in Baja his cousin George was tearing up the Trans-Am circuit in this Mustang specially prepared by Dave Deal Engineering . I built this "Never Was" model using a DW Zzzzz28 kit and a heavily modified '70 Mustang body . The spoilers and exhaust were scratch built and the wheels are from a diecast . The Boss is painted with Tamiya TS-56 Brilliant Orange which is an exact match to Grabber Orange (I did spoon tests) and finished with my own printed decals . I hope you like it ! Build thread is at this link : https://car-toons.proboards.com/thread/1884/tooolds-race-toon-entry