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philo426

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March 2005

Posted by philo426 on Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:49 PM

Yeah its cool !

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tiki kat

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April 2009
From: Two weeks from everywhere

Posted by tiki kat on Thursday, June 11, 2009 4:26 PM

wingform84 wrote:
yeah something that small I couldn't use the dremel for, my hands aren't quite steady enough for that. I'll try the pin vice though. Thanks for the advice. One other small bit needed, what kinda materials do you use for the wires? I bought a strand of detail master stuff that was supposed to be for spark plug wires, but yeah had the problems with it.

I really like Detail Masters Ignition wire, they have different sizes. I don't like their small diameter stuff, too soft and doesn't look right, but the gauge they put in their distributor kit (DM3210 or the like) is perfect for my taste. It drapes right and fits the distributor caps from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland perfectly.

Sorry, philo, I didn't mean to say the Dremel doesn't work, just thought the pin vise is better for a beginning user. Everyone has stuff that works for them that doesn't for the next guy, use what works for you.

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pibull63

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June 2009
From: west central florida

Posted by pibull63 on Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:05 AM

i'm glad you got the parts and could use them. it looks really good, glad to help

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wingform84

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August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Posted by wingform84 on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:09 PM

yeah something that small I couldn't use the dremel for, my hands aren't quite steady enough for that. I'll try the pin vice though. Thanks for the advice. One other small bit needed, what kinda materials do you use for the wires? I bought a strand of detail master stuff that was supposed to be for spark plug wires, but yeah had the problems with it.

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philo426

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Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:03 PM

For me the pin vise is too slow and I know how to control the Mototool so that the bit doesn't break.

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tiki kat

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April 2009
From: Two weeks from everywhere

Posted by tiki kat on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:59 PM

Philo's advice is sound, but I'd ditch the Dremel for a pin vise, it's easier to control and won't break your bits off as easily. You'll still break bits occasionally, so buy several. Places like MicroMark and Model Expo have websites to look at what I'm talking about and of course, don't forget your local hobby shop.

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philo426

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March 2005

Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 9:47 PM

What you need to do is use a keyless chuck to mount the ,75 Microdrill and tighten it down with channelocks. then use a sharp awl to make an indentaion so the bit won't walk.Then put the Mototool on its lowest setting and drill the plug holes in the distributor and engine block.That's what I do and works just fine!

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wingform84

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August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Posted by wingform84 on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 6:49 PM

maybe drilling is my problem.. I was tryin to attach it just to the top of the dist cap. The only drill thing I have is my dremel, and it'll on fit one drill bit size and thats like 1/4 inch? maybe its 1/8th.. but its not as small as I'd need for that

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tiki kat

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From: Two weeks from everywhere

Posted by tiki kat on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 6:37 PM

And a good pair of tweezers. The best aftermarket distributor I've found is from Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. It is a stock looking, predrilled cap and dist body, saves drilling the cap and all you have to do is drill the plug locations in the heads, then run the wires.

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philo426

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March 2005

Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:36 PM

Isn't that hard as long as you have the proper drill bit

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wingform84

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August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Posted by wingform84 on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:36 PM

Thanks! and if only I could XD; that's one thing I've never been able to do. I've tried following tutorials, buying stuff, using stuff around the house.. and it never works for me.. dunno why

maybe it's cuz I have large fingers

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Brizio

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May 2009
From: Brizioland

Posted by Brizio on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 9:22 AM

Looks nice, now you should wire the engine. :)

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tiki kat

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April 2009
From: Two weeks from everywhere

Posted by tiki kat on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 6:57 AM

philo426 wrote:
Wow!all the way to Alabama in just 2 days!Not bad for $1.98!

Your tax dollars at work!

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philo426

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March 2005

Posted by philo426 on Monday, June 8, 2009 8:37 PM

Wow!all the way to Alabama in just 2 days!Not bad for $1.98!

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wingform84

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August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Posted by wingform84 on Monday, June 8, 2009 8:10 PM

The guy that had it before him did for some reason, also did most of the random patching and stuff that shows up as the flat black bits on the model XD; I always thought it was odd looking in the picture of the real truck cuz the flat black really show up against the semi-gloss coloring

philo - Yeah, I was suprised when I got that little box already. I guess sometimes the PO just works really fast haha.

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philo426

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Posted by philo426 on Monday, June 8, 2009 4:44 PM

Looks great!But I sent the hubcaps off on Sat did you get them already?

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tiki kat

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April 2009
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Posted by tiki kat on Monday, June 8, 2009 4:29 PM

Nice work! Did Dad swap in the 327? Looks sharp, very believable!

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wingform84

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August 2008
From: Tuscaloosa, AL

Chevy Cameo - Dad's Old Truck

Posted by wingform84 on Monday, June 8, 2009 1:31 PM

Thanks to pibull63 and philo426 donating the wheels, I got to finish this up today. This is actually a combo of erm 5 kits? 55 Cameo Pickup for the interior/underneath stuff, 55 Cameo Street Machine for the body and a few bits I lost from the other Cameo kit, 64 Impala SS for the engine (just had to have the real 327), and then whatever two kits the wheel/hubcaps came from.

There are "bad" spots all over the truck, trying to give it the authentic look to what he had. I used satin black paint, with flat for the "bad" spots. Had to strip all that chrome and repaint the bumpers/grill/etc white. The 327 was a fair bit bigger (like 1/4 of an inch?) so it was hard to get in but after some slight trimming I got it to fit just fine. The hood isn't supposed to sit weird but it just does, I can't get it to sit right no matter what I do. And the engine picture came out really fuzzy, it looks better in real life ^^;