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I raced at 103rd street complex in Jacksonville. who built your KT100’s ? If I remember correctly Andy Anderson built mine.
Wow, I knew Andy, I did some bodywork on his Enduro karts, Tod Spaude built my stuff.Who was the guy up there at Jax? Tommy something, there was Jeff Jewel, Bob Thompson..


Tommy Nolting
 

Fabman

Dances with Racecars
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Pleasanton: 1/2 way between Sonoma and Laguna Seca
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How do you deal with all the flying insects and such on the wet paint ?
Usually some 1500 grit and a buffer, funny story there, back in the day I painted a ski boat, little sucker got in the clearcoat and hot lapped the entire deck, those fumes would've killed you and me but, that little sucker must have lasted all night until the hardener kicked.
The other thing, I usually kick the paint real hard with the activator so it surface dries pretty quick.
 

carver

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Your " beater " is looking better every day !

I tend to be a DIY type and think my Boss would look sweet done in the " Fighter Jet Grey " with the Boss logo and stripes in black and a hint of red accents. So do I try wrapping myself or doing a spray ? Hmmmmm. I haven't sprayed a car in years . I guess the wrap will come off if I really mess it up , Hah ! :oops:
Something like this.

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Your " beater " is looking better every day !

I tend to be a DIY type and think my Boss would look sweet done in the " Fighter Jet Grey " with the Boss logo and stripes in black and a hint of red accents. So do I try wrapping myself or doing a spray ? Hmmmmm. I haven't sprayed a car in years . I guess the wrap will come off if I really mess it up , Hah ! :oops:
Something like this.

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Dave_W

Cones - not just for ice cream
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Looking nice! Next step - the full decal set: http://www.gochecker.com/boss-302-replica-decals
:hellyeah:

I noticed the pic you posted of the '69 race car is a fastback, but the "scoops" in the rear quarters that were typical of that model year are covered over on the race car. Gives it a different look, a little less "gimmicky" without the scoops - I like it. I tend to favor the early coupes over the fastbacks for some reason; I like the '67 because the "scoops" in the rear quarter look the most functional (or least cheesy?).

Still hard to find an appropriate wheel to pull off the Minilite look of the Trans Am cars. I think Panasports max out at 16x7. I found the Shelby CS80 that looks close, but it only comes in 20x9.5 and 20x11, and they're heavy.
 

ChrisM

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Love this. I too wish someone would make the Minilite wheels with modern specs *cough* @APEXRaceParts *cough*. I went down a rabbit hole when I first got the car of trying to make it look like a Trans Am car. Took me a long time to realize that less is more with this model to get that look. You're nailing it!
 
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Looking nice! Next step - the full decal set: http://www.gochecker.com/boss-302-replica-decals
:hellyeah:

I noticed the pic you posted of the '69 race car is a fastback, but the "scoops" in the rear quarters that were typical of that model year are covered over on the race car. Gives it a different look, a little less "gimmicky" without the scoops - I like it. I tend to favor the early coupes over the fastbacks for some reason; I like the '67 because the "scoops" in the rear quarter look the most functional (or least cheesy?).

Still hard to find an appropriate wheel to pull off the Minilite look of the Trans Am cars. I think Panasports max out at 16x7. I found the Shelby CS80 that looks close, but it only comes in 20x9.5 and 20x11, and they're heavy.
The 70 boss had 2 headlights and no scoop, the 69 had 4 headlights and rear fender scoops. The boss stripes were also different,but race cars are often a mix n match deal. The 18 inch wheel is tough to make in 18 inch, they were 15s, and either the salleens or someone made a PJ boss 302 before the factory ones came out, the wheels were mini lite.. ish, but the look wasn't that great.
 

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