Ace-Garageguy

"Job 1" used to be "quality", according to old Ford ads.

Wedge brake air cylinder, like on your instructions: OPERATION: see page 17 of the manual for perpendicular orientation of the brake cylinder (AKA "chamber") to the wheel backing plate https://www.axletech.com/at-admin/resources/Manuals/bsm-0381ewedge-brakes.pdf PLUMBING: Dual lines to each rear air cylinder similar to what you're used to, below

To the best of my knowledge (from personal experience), there's no statute of limitations on a stolen vehicle. It's hot forever, until it's recovered by the police or insurance company, and given a "clean" identity. If an insurance company paid a claim on the car and it resurfaces, the insurance company owns it, and can take it...even if it's been entirely restored, rebuilt, or heavily modified. This sticky little fact stopped me from doing anything with an expensive car abandoned at my shop in the 1980s, and reported stolen (without my knowledge) so the owners could collect money for it, rather than paying me to repair damage from an engine compartment fire.

Words have meanings, but not so much these days.

Figure 1/2" U-bolts in reality. Divide by 24 or 25 for 1/24 or 1/25 scale. I know, math is hard. Use .5mm wire.

"Crimson" not, but Redhead, the LSR streamliner, was probably the all-time high point of race-car voluptuousness.

Excellent

Times like these, we all probably need to plant vegetable gardens.

Difficulties can often be overcome with imagination, thought, and perseverance.

"Yourself", though being the point of reference from which you experience the rest of reality, should not be taken to be the center of the universe...unless you're my ex.

"THINK!" usually results in abject confusion, head-scratching, and perplexity.

Flake appropriate for a bass boat or a boon duggy was the scale effect of Testors old metallic "one step" lacquers.

1968 was the year MacArthur Park was released.

Part of the reason I build models is for a creative outlet I don't get in my work, building OTHER people's visions.

Line up.

Most likely written by a recent college grad who misunderstood the "CAT" on a piece of equipment...

Worse is what things are going to get if appropriate action isn't taken soon.

Yup, mo' debinately.

I posted much of this back in 2016 as an answer to a question. Now here as a tutorial.

I posted this back in 2013 as answers to a question. Now it's here as a tutorial.

Some kinda wonderful.

ALL the magic adhesive tests I've been running the past several gays failed at the steel-to-adhesive interface. Makes me think I somehow contaminated the steel during prep, which is entirely possible, as I used a different method from my standard. Back to tried-and-true...and run all the tests again.

Purty kewl.

"Information" should never be confused with knowledge, wisdom, or truth.

Nice build. One of my all-time favorite production cars. Funny how no model manufacturer has been able to get the lines exactly right. Pico Elgin did a 3D printed one, and the files might be available from Shapeways.