JollySipper

I think it's called "Entropy".... and it's only going to get worse... (Sorry for the bold type, not sure why it happened)

I'm enjoying hearing and seeing the Osprey air craft flying over this evening.... I believe they do touch-and-gos at the local airport, which is about a mile from here.......

I once had an early '80s S-10 with a 305..... it couldn't get out of it's own way. Whoever did the engine swap left the single muffler exhaust, and put on something like a 750 cfm Holley carb! It sounded good at idle, tho, with it's big, lopey cam...........

All the custom parts from the chopped coupe fit into the stock coupe body just fine..........

Or maybe one of these!

I've found a way to get perfectly straight trim on bodies foiled. I simply eye-ball how wide a piece of foil I need, use a metal straight edge to cut the foil while it's still on the sheet, being sure to make the piece long enough to handle, then just place on the body and burnish down....... That's how I did most of the trim on this car........ You still have to cut to length, but that's easy enough...... Anyways, hope someone finds this helpful!

You say he's learning IT? How about if Mr. Ambrose could take him under his wing, let him learn the forum software.......... That would be completely up to Dave, of course......

Thanks, Bill! There is some very good info in those links, written where the average person can understand it........ I'm wondering..... you said a higher lift camshaft doesn't operate well at lower RPMs. Could you maybe "cheat" by using a milder cam, but with solid lifters that you could push to higher revs to get more out of it?

I know what over-lap, lift, and duration are, but the specs are always confusing to me. I don't understand what a performance cam measurements would be compared to a more mild cam. Could you guys maybe give examples of, say, a street profile versus an all-out top fuel camshaft? Thanks!

That's the Black Widow kit, right? I've been thinking of doing one as a custom, too...... This should be awesome to watch!

Thanks for all the help, Guys........ best forum anywhere! I was looking thru Mr. Stillwagon's Fotki album, and was awe-struck by what I saw.......

It is that! He must be a MAMA's boy, Edit for Xingu, thanks........

I found this pic of this most Beautiful '37 ford model, it's built by a guy named Bill Stillwagon........ This pic came from his Fotki page, I hope I'm not breaking any rules (or laws) by posting this here. I would love to be able to contact him.........

I LOVE DupliColor products! It's pretty much all I'll use for bodies. I have my technique down to where I can get nice slick paint with it.......... This is all DupliColor, primer, color, and clear......

Hey, Brenan..... Looking at pics of your truck, I think this is what I might would try. Dry sand the whole body with something like 2000 grit paper, making sure to not sand hard enough to get down to bare plastic. Then while the whole body is covered with dust, spray a coat of dull coat over everything. that should seal the rust, and the sanding will blend everything nicely......

I'm currently working on a '56 300B. It's an excellent kit with lots of detail, especially the engine! Such an awesome engine, that I believe I'll save it for an open bay'd hot rod... I'm wondering what may make you decide to make a model into a curb-side.......

The more distracted you are, the more likely you are to over pump.............. and over pay...

Hey, Steve..... If your kitchen cabinets have been poly-urethaned you will need to de-gloss them before primer. Then paint them with paint as thin as you can get it if you will be using oil based paint.

Since you have to wait a day or two for the decals to dry, the color coat should be fine to clear over.........

Thanks, Guys, and Thank You, G! All we need now is a red horse and a pale one..............

Hey, Friend........ That's a nice blue and a really nice paint job! It looks metallic, which means you can't sand/polish it. You can apply the decals now, clear coat, then do whatever polishing you wish to do...... The smell test is a good indicator as to when the paint is fully cured. Again, that's real pretty, man.............

Hey, Fellas......... I'm just wondering if anyone casts a custom interior for the '56 300B.......... Tuck and Roll would be awesome for the plans I have for this build. Thanks!

Finally got him finished, Guys!

I wonder if one of the twin-charged Volvo engines would fit into something like a P1800....... What a quick little car THAT would be!! I've seen one online with a 5 cyl turbo in it, so I'm sure it would fit, as the P1800 was a 4 cyl car............

What you could get was an E body Barracuda and Challenger with a slant 6!