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Jeff, I've been fighting with the lighting inside my blast cabinet without much success. You just gave me the solution. Thank you.

It looks a bit like the "Light Chestnut" on my '34 Chevy.

Welded the hole shut at the top of the molding. It isn't used on a '34. Slathered some filler over the area, sanded it down and gave it the base coat of Mahogany. Next comes printing the grain. I also have the makings of the model.

Photos 3 & 4 feel familiar.

Hey Martin, send us HALF of that 85, we'll be happy.:cool:

I got it from Joe Iaccino in Arizona. I'll PM you his email. He has a 33 coupe. As far as the model, I have two avenues to follow. One is to modify the Danbury Mint 1/24 Chevrolet roadster with the roof of an AMT '34 Ford kit. The other is to use the 1/20 Hubley/Gabriel 1932 Chevy 5 window metal kit and fabricarte whatever I need to turn it into a '34.

Stripped the garnish molding today. Started out in the blasting cabinet. It is awkward because of its length and the compressor is too small. The grinder mounted wire wheel worked well around the edges. The drill mounted black wheel worked very well on the flat surfaces. Gave it a good wash with metal prep. That leaves it with a dull finish. Stinks too.

Martin, I bought a kit from this company. http://www.woodgraining.com/ . With a bit of practise I got some reasonable results.

Willys77, you have a deal!

I had woodgrained the rear window garnish from my sedan parts car. When the upholsterer called one day to bring it over, it was way too narrow. So we had installed it with a section of hidem between the molding and the glass making it look like a thick rubber. I now have a proper coupe molding albeit from a 33. The next job is to strip it and woodgrain it as well. Then I'll be able to install that neat little blind which goes in the rear window.

Jason, post below in the Pontiac forum, they even have a section on the flatheads. Good idea to join a national level club too like http://www.poci.org/ You may want to try http://www.lebaronbonney.com/ . They have a large selection of GM interior kits. If they don't have yours, they may give you a deal for the patterns.

The Hubley/Gabriel is 1:20. There are some 1:24 and 1:25 versions of the '32 Chevy in both metal and plastic. The only thing close to mine is the Danbury Mint '35 Chevrolet Standard Roadster in 1:24 and very expensive.

The rumble seat hinges for the '31 are available here: www.iandireproduction.com Item #RH01, $60/pr, the latchis available here: www.fillingstation.com , Item #GR-410, $82.50. You might as well get both catalogues.

I think I would start by modifying something that is close first, like The Gabriel '32 : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-MIB-Hubley-by-Gabriel-1932-Chevrolet-Coupe-Metal-Model-Kit-Sealed-Parts-/380830093618 There is no model of a '34 Chevrolet as far as I know. I could learn to mold/shape/fabricate the parts required and fiddle with it until it looks like the real thing. I don't think I'll ever get around to building one from scratch. By the way, I and several others have suggested to the man doing the models in the link below to send his pictures and story to that craftsmen site. http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f13/2-3-scale-cars-motorcycles-55257/

Just ordered both Wingrove books.

Lord Thunderin! Roger, you are right next to Gerald Wingrove in there. I had seen some of the people in there from time to time , like Michael Paul Smith and his unbelievably true to life dioramas. But I still say, you are at the top. Nuff said. Do you think , If I bought Gerald Wingrove's book, I could teach myself to build a model of my old Chevy?

Roger, you have no competition whatsoever. You are alone in the world doing this.

Nice find. Scan your title on a high resolution scanner, then you'll have a good copy of it.

Those parts hanging from wires sure bring a lot of memories. I'm like you, I find it almost impossible to work at home, too many distractions.

I woder how they do those decals. I have old licence plates that are not embossed and I would like to redo them. The detail is too fine for hand painting.

Not on purpose Roger. I would like to go on some tours eventually and there is no guarantee that it won't rain. Same for car shows. I don't spend all the time with my car, so if it starts to rain I may not be there to put on the special cover I had made. So it is more of a precaution.

Received the exhaust gasket set. Will put these on before the Spring. Bit the bullet and injected windshield sealer under the windshield and rear window rubbers creating the mess of the century in the process. Luckily, this stuff cleans up nicely with Varsol and a thousand paper towels. There still is a bit of squeeze-out here and there but I was sick of the smell this afternoon.

I had an uncle who had a 4 cylinder Chevy II in which he never changed the oil. Just kept adding it.

Dave, we are looking forward to following your progress. As John says, there are a lot of knowledgeable people who hang around here.

I took the opportunity to check the valve clearances while the valve cover was off. They look OK. A sight drag on the feeler gauge. However it still has the hesitation/stumble when you apply some throttle. Upon revving it up to investigate I saw some tiny orange sparks coming out from under the manifolds. I shut it down and waited for my heart rate to get below 300. I started it again and felt underneath. Looks like leaks on the underside of each exhaust manifold runner. I'm sure I lined the flanges before I bolted the two manifolds together. I might have even waited until they were tight on the engine before tightening them up. Would doubling up on the gaskets help something like this? :mad: I reinstalled the hood corner that had fallen off and glued a split piece of tubing to the flange at the rear of the hood which rests on the cowl vent when the hood is laid flat. I also found the perfect article for the glove box.:cool: