{"id":4252,"date":"2017-02-28T17:21:40","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T23:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=4252"},"modified":"2017-11-10T19:31:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T01:31:50","slug":"the-bench-february-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-february-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bench – February 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had the sad opportunity to purchase a stash of kits at my local Hobbytown USA\u00a0which closed this month. I worked for this shop, on and off, from 1994-2004. It was a part of my youth and I continued to shop until the end. I was able to purchase several kits, deeply discounted, in trade for some IT support while the owner prepared to close his doors.<\/p>\n

Beyond that sad note, I did make small progress through the month. I made new axles for the bug that would hold the new wheels and modified the chassis tub to lower the suspension. A friend of mine tried to cast resin wheels which I would drill to use the larger VW bus wheels. The resin wheels weren’t going to work as I had hoped. My second plan was to find 1\/32 slot car tires. More to come on that issues.<\/p>\n

I also continue cutting away at the 53 Chevy chassis. Between the original kit and the spare parts kit, I hope to modify the chassis to make it look like it never had an exhaust molded in.<\/p>\n

Lastly, I wired the engines for the 53 Chevy and Buick GSX.<\/p>\n