Ace-Garageguy

Definitely cool. Still recognizable as a BugBus, but looks like it might have a Lambo in the woodpile somewhere. Nice conversion.

Really great you found all those images. Like that truck, too.

Big thumbs-up.

Very creative, very different. I like it.

Though I don't have much of a problem with putting a little spin on the truth to enhance a perception, I draw the line at outright lies. Instant disqualification.

The intent here was not to disparage the entire millennial generation, but only those people of ANY generation who choose to live in ignorance. Though there is a marked tendency for many millennials to fit this stereotype, to take the easy first answer that Google vomits up as gospel, rather than taking the time to read and learn something of the subject so they can judge the VALIDITY of Google's information, there's no shortage of intellectual laziness in EVERY generation. And any responsibility the millennial generation has in having a skewed world-view must be shared by the several generations that preceded them. Millennials did not spring forth fully formed, like Athena from the head of Zeus. The shortsighted, selfish, lazy and weak ones are the result of failed parenting and schooling by their elders. Parents who were so busy chasing the status symbols of two BMWs in front of the $500,000 house that they didn't have time to teach values, manners, and morality, but instead just parked the kids somewhere they wouldn't be too much trouble, are some of the ones to blame. At the other end of the socioeconomic spectrum, parents who have no significant education and don't value knowledge are hardly in a position to impart a desire to learn in their offspring either. Whatever failings the millennials may have are only the consequences of the failures of their forebears.

I agree wholeheartedly, though I prefer to keep my religious beliefs (or lack thereof) strictly private. Asking for prayer for a loved one is hardly trying to shove dogma down someone's throat, or sway anyone else's beliefs, and shouldn't engender any offence unless it crosses the line and becomes evangelical or argumentative. In most cases, the nature of prayer sought or denomination of the poster is not specified, and the requested prayers could just as easily be directed to the Great Pumpkin as to some more traditional deity. By the way...Merry Christmas. I hope worshipers of snork-tailed-snail-monsters won't be offended by the obvious and blatant reference to a competing "religious" event.

One interesting fact is that some thinking psychologists and sociologists (the ones who don't mindlessly parrot what everyone else says) are now proclaiming that the "everyone's a winner" claptrap is in fact undermining the value of achievement, and in the process, is undermining REAL self esteem...exactly the opposite effect it was supposedly intended to have. De-valuing accomplishment instills a "why bother" attitude in the more capable, and tends to make idiots believe they aren't idiots...and gets more and more idiots in positions or power and responsibility, where they can do real damage. An idiot who thinks he's smart because his self-esteem has been artificially bolstered, and who's accepted as being smart because of his meaningless "successes" is NO substitute for someone who is actually capable, competent and works hard for his rewards. Remember kids, all anyone has to do to see the validity of this statement is to look around and apply a little critical thinking. It's FUN !!!

Here's some "music" to go with that premise...

Exactly. Things like rattles, how shiny the paint is, glaringly obvious fit issues, whether the heat blows hot and the AC blows cold, and other equally highly technical aspects of a vehicle that the typical consumer is qualified to judge...

The subject has been covered on the board here previously...

In that case, I would remind you of the GM ignition switch debacle, which may ultimately cost the company $10 BILLION (but would have cost the company only 57 cents per vehicle to fix prior to production). June 5, 2014: An internal inquiry by Anton Valukas, a former U.S. attorney, into the ignition switch recall finds an 11-year "history of failures" and "a pattern of incompetence and neglect." Links here: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2017/04/24/gm-ignition-switch/100837116/ https://www.npr.org/2014/03/31/297158876/timeline-a-history-of-gms-ignition-switch-defect

Entirely true. But the Postmodern bleating-sheep doctrine that teaches that everyone's a winner, and that absolutes like objective truth, beauty and intelligence are obsolete and arbitrary societal constructs, and the wide audience that complete fools have been able to reach over the internet, have combined to give Stupid a kind of mass appeal and power never before seen in the history of Humankind.

Today's apparent truck styling doctrine: Slap together a random collection of totally unrelated creases, droops, lines, bulges, holes and folds. This is easily accomplished in your computer, using the popular "Pick-n-Stick a Styling Element" program, and takes no thought or effort. Do not strive for unity-of-design or beauty, because our Postmodernist bleating-sheep world-view teaches that those are obsolete and subjective concepts, and not everybody will like anything you come up with anyway. So, because you can't please everyone, try to achieve mediocrity that will be sorta acceptable to as many people as you can...and looks as much like what the other kids companies are doing as possible (without looking exactly like them). And remember, everyone is a winner, and everyone is equal...whether they actually are or not. That's only fair. Make sure the member of the styling team who has no talent whatsoever but graduated for just showing up has equal design input as the member of the team who's really really good.

GM styling is really up and down. Sometimes they get it right. Sometimes they don't.

Designed by a committee. This is their horse.

Well sir, first we need to know how much your mortgage payment is.

If I remember correctly, the hood scoops on the non-S models, besides being somewhat smaller, were non-functional, with an ornamental stuffer in the opening. The S versions fitted with the twincam twin-Weber OSCA engines actually drew air from the scoop. In all fairness to Skip, it can be hard to distinguish photos of "S" cars from non-S, especially these days, where the hood or scoop trim may have been replaced, or the photos simply incorrectly labeled.

Anybody remember MST3K? Loads of cultural and historical references that went over the heads of most of the audience too. There's even an "annotated" version available on youboob that explains what's funny and why. Geez.

You're partially correct. The FE engine represented here does indeed drive the distributor from the front of the block, like all fords except the Y. This is correctly represented by the distributor location on the normally-aspirated engine. To mount a "magneto" to the original distributor drive hole (and clear a blower) would only take an angle drive with bevel gears or an offset drive. Not really too much of a problem. A drive from the Gilmer belt, or off the back of the blower itself, or off the front cover is also an option...but YOU ARE CORRECT, the parts-pack-kit blown engine has the ignition gizmo in a place it couldn't be in reality. HOWEVER...just to make things 100% clear, the Spalding "Flame Thrower" IS NOT A MAGNETO. It's simply two 4-cylinder distributors in a single housing, with two sets of points running on a 4-lobed rotor. Dwell-time is increased and coil-saturation is improved dramatically over a conventional ignition system, but it requires TWO EXTERNAL COILS...which of course a mag would not. Grant built the same unit after buying out Spalding, and it's a kinda PITA to setup for some guys, 'cause both sets of points need to be timed on a distributor machine.

The ancient but outstanding Revell parts-pack Ford 427 has a very nice dual 4-bbl setup. These kits have a reputation for being "fiddly", but a competent modeler can build a real gem from it.

These things are great for any liquid glue. Basically a micro-pipette, they get glue exactly where you want it, and nowhere else. They CAN be a little finicky about clogging though.

Or you can go by these charts. Warning: some simple arithmetic may be required

You need an eye-dropper to properly MEASURE your catalyst. Here's a chart. Adjust for smaller quantities and hot or cold temperatures. Do NOT go outside these percentages. http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/pdf/miscellaneous/MEKPChart.pdf The mix ratio IS IMPORTANT, no matter what you may hear from the slop-jockeys. You also need EYE PROTECTION AND GLOVES. Polyester catalyst is nasty stuff. Plastic cups (styrene ones anyway) will MELT in polyester resin. You're far better off using paper Dixie un-waxed bathroom cups for mixing small quantities. You need acetone for cleaning you brushes or other implements. AND...if you're doing test panels of a size appropriate for a 1/8 scale model, you'll be better off using natural-bristle paint or "chip" brushes 1" wide. "Acid" or "flux" brushes are the choice for doing small-scale layups, but if you're doing anything over about 1" on a side, you simply need a larger brush.