Ace-Garageguy

I figured I'd get this if anybody who knew much was paying attention (and I left out the ion stuff for the sake of simplicity). My response was to the statement that "baking soda is pretty much salt." That implies table salt to me. He did NOT say baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is A salt...which I know. Two entirely different meanings here, and two entirely different chemical compounds. Not interchangeable, and neither one is "pretty much" the other one. I stand by my statement. And baking soda IS routinely used as a blasting medium for real cars and parts. Though problems have been reported with painting soda-blasted cars, they are invariably caused by poor cleaning and prep AFTER blasting...which is 100% necessary after ANY paint stripping procedure. https://www.dlkautoparts.com/index.php/soda-blasting

^^^ Exactly. Why do anything today that can be put off until tomorrow? Procrastination becomes an art-form after a while practicing it.

Man, I haven't heard that in a long, long time. Funny how we forget now much we liked some things until they're gone.

Yup. THE BEST, method, period. That's the only method I've used...for years...after trying everything else. A toothbrush is good, and hot water. Make a paste of your cleaner and water, go to it. Work a small area at a time, and in just a few minutes, your model is very evenly and perfectly scuffed. Rinse thoroughly. Done. Besides getting into all the little nooks and crannies that sanding or Scotch-Brite pads miss (and you risk softening details with sanding), it also removes any residual mold lubricants that might still be on new plastic parts (which can contribute to poor adhesion and fisheyes).

No. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. NaHCO3 Sodium, hydrogen, carbon and oxygen Salt is sodium chloride. NaCl Sodium and chlorine Two ENTIRELY different chemicals, with different properties and uses. AND: Baking soda is routinely used as a blasting medium on real car-parts, as it doesn't cause as much heat distortion and pitting as more aggressive sand and glass blasting media. It also makes an excellent NON-SCRATCHING cleaner for plastic and glass. Great for coffee pots and plastic coffee maker guts.

Don't forget the Mickey Thompson / Hayden Profit-built-and-driven world-beater A/FX Tempest...of immense historical importance in drag-racing.

Ah yes. THIS is the kind of quality to strive for. Beautiful work, Steve. Did you make the masters as well?

Many of the big names that established hot-rodding as a big deal post-war were active racing on the lakes pre-war...like Vic Edelbrock. Here's the story of his early car: http://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrdp-0405-edelbrocks-first-hot-rod/ Stu Hilborn was another one: http://hilborninjection.com/hilborn-history/

How 'bout Nelson Riddle's theme for the TV show?

Man, I feel cheap now. Most I ever paid for footwear was a little over a ton for hiking boots, and a pair of Tony Lamas...quite a while ago.

The term "badge engineering" was common in years past, very often referring to multiple versions of the same basic car produced by companies that would ultimately be blended together to form British Leyland (like the MG Midget / Austin Healey Sprite "Spridgets"). Here's a list of LOTS more... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_badge-engineered_vehicles

Maybe best known for his post-apocalyptic story "A Boy and his Dog" (made into a film starring Don Johnson in 1975), and giving the world concepts like "burnpit screamers", has died. One of my favorites. Harlan Ellison, Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 84 https://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2018/06/28/624416014/harlan-ellison-award-winning-science-fiction-writer-dies-at-84

Agreed.

Yes, Greg has certainly opened some very interesting and often not-too-well-known topics.

I like the story as part of the build presentation, too. Interesting and original. You have me wanting to know what happens next. I also have a soft spot for old Bugs. My first car was a '62 with a '58 engine that leaked oil as fast as you could pour it in. I was a broke college student, and keeping that little car running, and later hot-rodding it, led me down a "path of discovery" into the workings of internal combustion engines (and vehicle systems in general), and the rest, as they say, is history.

At least they're adult enough to refrain from name-calling (aimed at other members of the board) with their hyperbole.

Phaetons make cool rod fodder, but they're among the least popular body styles. The white one is the MPC Switchers shell, which doesn't suffer from the very-short-height-at-the-cowl of the AMT shells. The white / beige/ red one is, of course, the old Monogram 1/24 kit.

Love that Chevy! Man, she's pretty.

If you mean the pumps at a station, a simple hose dropped into an underground tank and connected to a lifting pump solves that problem nicely. And driving for a few more days or weeks can make all the difference. Luddites who are somewhat prepared will do just fine, thanks.

Back in 2011, I drove most of the remains between Oklahoma and LA, inclusive. Great fun if you like gritty top-down old-school travel and don't share the ride with any whiners. Plans to head that way again in late August or September this year. https://roadtrippers.com/stories/the-ultimate-guide-to-route-66?lng=-109.58235429162846&lat=37.376076551554746&z=5&a2=t!10296177

Yeah, I've kinda had a thing for iguanas since seeing her as the lizard queen in V...

Beans, baby, beans.

The Flushed and the Furious

I'm sure he means that idiot thing at the top of the thread, and the squashed one lower down.

Too cool. I haven't been there since I was around 10 or so. We have Nathan's dogs in the Publix down here, and I still think they're the best.