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Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 3:15 pm
by dadhad1
If any of you h-body new englanders plan to go this spring (3/28-30) swing by and say hi. Love to meet you.
I'll be there with the Vega all 3 days.
Its at the seaport trade center. Below is the website if interested.
Hope to see you there.

Mike

http://autorama.com/attend-show/mar-28-30-boston-ma/

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:02 am
by dadhad1
Great Show. Lot of crazy sick cars there.
Had an awesome time and was quite the experience (hell of a commitment)...
First show I've put in of this caliber.
Car drew a lot of attention (as the H Bodies typically do). Almost everyone you talk to had a 'Vega Story', love hearing those.
Added the below photo album link of the car from the show. Also a quick video walk around (sorry, not HD).

Come on Summer!!!

https://picasaweb.google.com/1151167002 ... ston32830#

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:04 am
by NVEGAR8D
Hi,
Unfortunately the page didn't show up.
nick75vega

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:34 am
by dadhad1
Sorry Nick, link should work now.
(Forgot to 'make it public')

Thanks for the heads up !

Let me know if it still doesn't work.

Mike

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:21 pm
by cjbiagi
Nice detail work Mike, especially on the undercarriage and engine compartment. Most cars that I judge can almost always benefit from more detailing on the undercarriage and that is usually what will separtate one car from another. It's very difficult work to do and hard to maintain but it makes all the difference in a judged show.

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:15 pm
by sgancarz
I can only wish that someday my Vega will look that good! :thumb:

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:24 pm
by dadhad1
Thanks Clyde, coming from you, that's quite a compliment! (Mr. Detail yourself) :th:
I got a chance to talk to the judge that did my car/class and he said interior was my worst attribute.
He said if that was a little better I would have won the class vs runner up.
(I personally would have guessed engine or undercarriage was my worst, but that's why he's the judge and I'm the weekend warrior car building hobbyist) :D
I really take pride in keeping the interior as original as possible, but clean.
But apparently they will ding for that, as no matter how good it is, a guy with brand new custom interior will win out.

Oh well, I have no plans to go with all new custom interior. I prefer the nostalgia of the original (even if it's not perfect).

Mike

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:57 pm
by cjbiagi
Your interior looks pretty nice, little things like the shoulder strap on the drivers side (has an exposed screw holding it on) will draw attention. I almost always get people with dirty rubber pedal pads and accellerator pedals and dirty air vents on the kick panels or AC outlets. Stock or custom really shouldn't matter, it's condition and cleanliness that count. However, the WORLD OF WHEELS show does lean toward modified cars much more heavily than stock so that could enter into the equation. Overall you did an outstanding job of representing the H body crowd. We need more cars of that caliber. :th:

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:34 pm
by NVEGAR8D
Hi,
I only hope mine turns out half as nice as yours. :th:
nick75vega

Re: Boston World of Wheels

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:38 pm
by dadhad1
Hey Nick/Steve,
Thanks for the kind words. I'm sure your cars are/will turn out quite nice indeed.
I say hang in there, there's some 'headlights' at the end of the tunnel. :D
Redoing one of these cars is not easy (as all of us know) with good used parts so hard to come by, lack of new parts, not to mention the other host of challenges, but in the end it'll all pay off I'm sure.

Good luck with your projects and if there's anything I can do to help, let me know.

Mike