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14 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

Now that you point that out, yes I do.  Thank you.  So no Rally Cross.  I know there are also reproductions of the tray, but for now I don't know if the engine runs.

There was a new-like gas tank, that's in, but no new filler neck part, or sender.  List is getting longer....
The plastic filter is temporary.
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Air hose blew out the generator, check out the wasp nest.  Nobody in town tests generators.  Everyone just puts on alternators.
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Oh gosh, good excuse for new twice pipes.
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Artsy shot.  Imagining some sort of light.
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Nothing about model building, other than weathering and details.

The generator brushes still look good from the outside. We used to just "dress" the armature with a little emery cloth when replacing the brushes, lucky I guess as never had a problem doing it that way.  

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The '55 convertible made it to FL and in true FL fashion, it started raining as we were doing the offload. I stuffed it into a storage unit for now until my relocation is complete. No sense starting a project until I get the shop set up.

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I really should know better, look at my Shelf Of Doom, juggling two resurrection projects now.  Back to Fakerri, went to Snow Cap for lunch a couple weeks ago, brakes started getting dicey, parked.  My Fakebook icon picture.
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Got the turn signals, air horns, and now with new back-up lights to all work!  Because I hired a mechanic who knows wiring.
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Interior is old and delaminating glue.  In this case I had left over silicon caulking to use up, have steel blocks and heavy hammer from my dad, gluing the edges of the console panel.
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Today it took almost all day to get the brakes working correctly, I could have finished a WIP.  It was darting to the side, a Corvette forum thread talked about the issue that is common with these cars, brake line was found to have been kinked, tiny hole enough to suck air.  Separate Irked and Pleased topics right here.
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GYMEE was ignored today.  Had to move Blue Cloud, faithful workhorse, hauled all the gravel for the driveway.  Took a drive through our National Forest, fire crews were out, dirt road was recently graded, avoided temptation for rally turns.
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Had to wash the wheel/tires.
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This really isn't much, but.... since I got the 3M polishing compound (about half used so far) to polish vehicle #3, and have used on #4, thought I would try to half--- polish the interior of #2.  Can you see the difference?  I assume it's nicotine and dust, the polish takes it right off.  Redneck door keeper-opener.
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Like polishing the paint on a model, have to watch the corners and edges.
Next weekend is the club's big show at Watson Lake.  Trying to figure out what to enter, and if I should camp like last year.

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