Ace-Garageguy

It depends on what your definition of "is" is.

Maybe to illustrate once again the motto "just because we CAN, doesn't mean we SHOULD"?

Hey meester...you want date my seester? She original only twice removed. PS. Couldn't find a pic of Lauren's car on wires, but I did find this recent tribute "build" (sorry) to the Atlantic...

Slick.

Wow. What with carbon fiber offering such tremendous advantages in lighter weight and rigidity, I'm sure that faucet will supply one high-performance drink of water.

Now that's funny.

Thanks Art. You've given me a whole new interest in these kits.

I is laughing hysterically.

Well, knowing now how strongly you feel about this, I removed my "idiotic" word usage in praise of your Frank Mundy Hudson. Still a nice model though.

Just my possibly flawed logic, but wasn't the Jeep kinda the original mass-market sport-utility vehicle (SUV) ?

I'll see your Merriam Webster and raise you an Oxford English Dictionary of American Usage: noun Back to top 1The dimensions or proportions of a person’s or animal’s body: she was of medium height and slim build [in singular]: he has the ideal build for a sprinter More example sentencesSynonyms 1.1The style or form of construction of something, typically a vehicle. More example sentences 2 Computing A compiled version of a program. More example sentences 2.1The process of compiling a program. More example sentences And Harry, really, you've chided ME when I've been pedantic about evolving word usage, you yourself citing the evolution of language as influenced by popular culture. Geez.

Nah, it's so you can simultaneously dump the load of fertilizer out of the bed and get to the right-side spark plugs. Multitasking, ya' know?

Man, that polished-look 180 is beautiful. Really nice. Love your Tri-Pacer too. I learned to fly in one, and I've got a gluebomb in the resto queue. Great stuff.

Cool project, definitely. I like the idea of mixing genres too, with the hot-rod, pro-touring and drift aspects working together to make something very unusual. Great potential.

Very well indeed. The AMT Phantom Vickie designers made a well-scaled version of a '32 repop frame, and it's dimensionally very close to Revell's version...as it should be if everybody in both companies measured and divided right.

Yes, Borrani recommends strongly against chromed spokes for competition use, but seems to feel they're OK for the street, as it's one of the available Borrani finishes. And I certainly agree that over-restored cars aren't what I personally want to see. I also agree that some owner-personalization of any vehicle is entirely permissible, as it becomes just another part of the vehicle's "history". It's not really the same thing as drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa, even if there were only a very limited number built. No matter how beautiful any vehicle is, it was built as a machine, which implies it was intended to be used. Personally, the only vehicles I think out to be preserved EXACTLY as they were are one-only prototypes, and perhaps the very most significant race cars. That said, I'd still rather see an un-restored car, well-preserved and maintained...possibly even upgraded to be safely useable as long as the upgrades are done respectfully and unobtrusively.

There's nothing wrong in principle with cutting a coil spring to lower a car (and it has the additional effect of raising the spring rate) as long as it's done intelligently and in moderation. Limiting straps were a very common solution to too much axle droop and springs becoming unseated when I was building slalom cars. My one swing-axle car still has straps to prevent axle "tuck-under". There's nothing wrong with a little negative camber either, but few people seem to actually understand why it works and how much is enough. Introducing negative camber to a production car to improve handling is done primarily to compensate for a deficiency that strut-type (and some others) suspension systems have in their ability to maintain optimum camber angles (zero) under cornering weight-transfer. Tires make their maximum traction when they're perpendicular to the pavement and the entire tread is IN CONTACT with the pavement. As a strut-suspended car rolls during hard cornering (not rolls over, but rolls about it's own axis as a result of weight-transfer) the geometry of most strut suspensions is inadequate to keep the outer, heavily loaded tire treads in full contact with the pavement. Negative static camber is introduced so that camber on the outer wheels becomes ZERO at full roll during cornering weight transfer, delivering full traction when it's needed most by keeping the outer tires flat on the pavement. Introducing more camber than the suspension requires for cornering optimization is counterproductive from a handling standpoint and rapidly wears tires, bearings, etc. I'm really trying to quit being annoyed by "car guys" who look at me like I'm speaking Swahili when I mention things like camber patterns, un-sprung weight, spring rates, roll resistance, rotating mass, etc., and all the folks who build rolling jokes with no clue as to how things really work, and who have no interest in knowing. But I think my internal artist will always be trumped by my internal engineer.

I can't recall one right off hand. The AMT Phantom Vickie has independent front suspension on a subframe that will easily swap into anything though (rear suspension is generic Mustang solid axle). The AMT streetrod-version of the '34 Ford 5-window has full independent suspension that should be a fairly straightforward swap as well. The underscale Revell '34 3-window also has 4-wheel independent suspension that could be made to work under a '32. It was originally found under the correctly-scaled Revell Buttera "T" and derivatives, which is why it's on the small side...a T is a very small car. The underscale '34 that Revell produced to accommodate the T tube-frame and suspension is pretty much worthless for anything but the chassis, so it makes a good donor if you can find one cheap enough.

Richard, I love old salt cars, and cars influenced by the look. This '32 of yours is one of the best overall attempts in the genre I've ever seen, and your integration of the slippery nose and roof with the '32 shell really works to perfection here. Very nice indeed.

Pretty cool. Well proportioned and executed. But what I REALLY like is your slippery '32 in the background. I never did see the finished pix, but from what I can tell from these, it's one of the best looking heavily-modded '32 designs I've seen...ever.

More inspiring work. Really pretty.

I like the colors too, and I really like your choices of custom headlight bezels and grill teeth.

Yes sir, your work looks good to me too...especially for just getting back into it after a long break. Love the color on the T, and the blown mouse in the '32 is just right. What sprint car kit is that?

That's one sweetheart of a ride I'd dearly love to have in 1:1. Wouldn't even mind paying for all the gas it would take to cruise in that much cool. Great looking model, sir.

Looks like you're on track towards a nice save of a buggered body shell. As mentioned above, this happened in reality more than once.