Ace-Garageguy

I know the feeling well, which is why I end up editing most of my own posts when I go back and read 'em.

Ray's on the River has been one of my favorite local restaurants since the mid-1980s.

Don't look now, but that's pretty prevalent on a large percentage of builds presented here.

OK. So mom passed, he gets the whole house, and he's still on the dole.

Mom passed, so he had to move out of the basement? Or did he run afoul of some arcane requirement for remaining on the dole?

Wow. That is certainly going to be one spectacular model. Nothing like going out with a bang. Seriously. I'll miss seeing your work...but maybe you'll get re-energized after a nice loooooooong break. Far as a new hobby goes, maybe find somebody's real Cobra kit car to finish up? They're out there for a fraction of the cost of buying everything new. Just a thought. I'll be following as this one comes together.

Lock up the grifters and stop feeding 'em until they cease to function.

Why I learned to cut my own hair. Trust me, it's not that hard, and it'll only take three or four tries leaving you looking like this before you get the hang of it:

Entirely true, but the flip side is that using poor-or-inconsistent-performing products that may craze plastic, or require repeated stripping and re-dos to get even acceptable results introduces an entirely unnecessary frustration into the hobby (these are both frequent complaints from hardware-store or big-box general-application rattlecan users), and that's a good way to drive people away too.

Perhaps pink isn't the most desirable color for a macho muscle car, but then again, if you have enough horsepower (and can use it effectively) you can do any color you like.

Looks great...but it makes me sad. I let a doublecab about the same color get away many years ago. One of the stupidest things I ever did.

Moving along nicely. The diamond plate source is pretty cool too.

Was there ever a time when being an incompetent, ignorant fool wasn't considered something to be proud of?

One and one is eleven.

AND STILL WAITING IN 2023