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This is pinned here in the tips and tricks section.

http://public.fotki.com/Gary66/my_model_cars/mark-jeffries-late-/

Sweet Baby Jesus!!! That's outfrigginstanding!!! 😲

Most of the GM motors had after-market tall cast aluminum valve covers ( Moroso ); these were usually in their natural cast color...

Thanks George...

That's some good info for sure. I remeber th ...

Johnny, I have plenty of both if you will PM me an address.

John

Appreciate it. PM sent.

Can anyone tell me what would have been era correct for valve covers on the late 80s Winston Cup engines? Chrome, aluminum cast, painted?

How about air cleaners, breathers, accessory brackets, and ...

Awesome, I found these 2 resins, but not sure what kit to use as donor chassis

I know SMH used to have really nice version of the Nova. Can't seem to find it anymore.

For the chassis you coul ...

That's the one I was thinking of. It was released in a couple of different boxes.

Yeah... I'm a moron. Totally never put 1 and 1 together that this was what you were referring too. My bad. : ...

Thats good information right there. Thanks. Wink

The Nova kit mentioned above is a 70 which is the wrong body style if you are trying to duplicate the picture.

The one in the pic is a 77 Nova. Wink

He also had a Pontiac Venture that had this ...

Johnny, don't know if you've seen them but you can get the little shrink-wrap tubes like so many people (me included) use for rollbar padding in a flat orangish red color as well as in black. I've use ...

Can anyone tell me what colors we used on the 80s Chevrolet Winston Cup engines? Some say they went with stock colors like Chevy Engine Orange or even black but then some swear by aluminum and even ...

While I know its just insulation over the steel braided lines but can anyone recommend a good source and size for wire to use for the orange oil cooler, fuel, and coolant lines like the ones pictured ...

the power slide sheet is wrong. the separation stripe is not the red mike has on the sheet. it should match the chassis color which is an orange red. just a heads up there are some sheets out there wi ...

Those are both great tips! Thank you. Wink

I sent a PM yesterday about 1 kit but have not had a response. I normally try and give people a couple days so I wasn't concerned yet. Not sure on your story so can't really speak on that but hope he ...

Tamiya Silver Leaf has done great on all I've used to do those cars.

That would be great since I intend to use Tamiya TS-14 Black for the main color. Wink

Did you use the kit stripes after you ...

So building an 80s Monte Carlo Monogram kit and I have a few questions I could you some guidance on.

A.) The dual shock per wheel set up is incorrect for my build as well so has anyone converted ov ...

So I'm gonna be building a version of Dale Earnhardt's 1989 Monte Carlo Aero Coupe and need to know what everyone is suggesting for a color match to the silver around the bottom. I am assuming most p ...

If you have those interior shots, I'd love to see them. Will help me with my next build.

Outstanding build! Considering I have been tossing around the idea of building the same car meself, this has simply motivated me further and given me some great tips and idea for my build.

Couple ...