Do you also have 1:1 project cars?

[89AKurt]

Brakes are not 100% perfect, but it's running great after an oil change, calipers changed (Delco NAPA).  I have a young mechanic who has been sorting it out.  Meanwhile, have this cool rubberized paint, gotta use it on something!  It's a better cheapo RinoLiner than what passes as bed liner.  Can you spot the difference in the look?  When painting a model, looking under a magnifying glass makes my work look like this. 😅

Imagine with the modern black headlights nowadays.  (I hate how it's 1 "one", is that each light, or the set of 4)

[Can-Con]

15 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

Brakes are not 100% perfect, but it's running great after an oil change, calipers changed (Delco NAPA).  I have a young mechanic who has been sorting it out.  Meanwhile, have this cool rubberized paint, gotta use it on something!  It's a better cheapo RinoLiner than what passes as bed liner.  Can you spot the difference in the look?  When painting a model, looking under a magnifying glass makes my work look like this. 😅

Imagine with the modern black headlights nowadays.  (I hate how it's 1 "one", is that each light, or the set of 4)

Are you eventually gonna make a set pf plexi covers for over the headlights, Kurt? I always thought that looked cool on the real Daytonas.

[Falcon Ranchero]

Bought some nice chrome exhaust tips yesterday from Canadian Tire; not exactly the same size and didn't notice till after the checkout but they should be fine and should fit over the exhaust pipes. Both had the same bar code and everything so I dunno. Also the wheel opening trim should come in after tomorrow's holiday so that'll be nice.

[89AKurt]

On 6/29/2025 at 12:02 PM, Can-Con said:

Are you eventually gonna make a set of plexi covers for over the headlights, Kurt? I always thought that looked cool on the real Daytonas.

There was originally, there is a tiny remnant in the channel.  There is a huge gap under that panel, above the bumper, I bet the underside got really dirty, PITA to clean.  I was thinking about something like how the grill is made louvers, mock up cardboard first, something like the Alfa Romeo Montreal.  Or 1/4" galvanized WWM (screen) painted black, or even the stainless like what Bentley does but that's getting beyond my "rat rod" look.  But still the new LED lights lead.

When cleaning, noticed the Sign Man cowboy spurs were broken off, then I caught the arm and he was out of competition.  Made a new one from roofing aluminum.  The stamps were my dad's, he had Womack inside the Mauser banner logo, screwed up the first one.  Prescott's rodeo is coming up, had to fix that!

This is easy to remove, if I wanted to grow up.  I was thinking of what the Bronco, Mustang, and what else needs one?

[Russell C]

52 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

... louvers, mock up cardboard first, something like the Alfa Romeo Montreal.  ....

Seen images of those for eons .. or, well, maybe since the 1970s. Didn't think to look up how they worked until tonight.

 

[89AKurt]

7 hours ago, Russell C said:

Seen images of those for eons .. or, well, maybe since the 1970s. Didn't think to look up how they worked until tonight.

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Huh, I didn't either, but You Tube and internet didn't exist back then. 😬  That's interesting, until you drive in snow.

[89AKurt]

Did the other headlights to match.

But I'm still having issues with the brakes!  Front is leaking?  All new NAPA calipers, having the mechanic who did my pickup do it, just been a pain getting the correct parts to begin with, then they are junk, ridiculous unless you pony up on aftermarket, not ready to rebuild the whole car.

[Falcon Ranchero]

Just found out the wheel opening trim for the Highway Star has been delivered, so that's awesome. Also those chrome exhaust tips didn't work out so we'll just have to return them and find something else.

[espo]

4 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

Just found out the wheel opening trim for the Highway Star has been delivered, so that's awesome. Also those chrome exhaust tips didn't work out so we'll just have to return them and find something else.

On your exhaust tips. At one time the GTO's had an option of what was often called a splitter exhaust tip. You may have seen them in pictures; they would exit just behind the rear tires and the exhaust pipe would split into two exhaust tips in a row just below the bottom edge of the rear quarter panel. Don't know if that look would even appeal to you but it was a popular option and would often be seen on other mid-sized GM cars at the time.