[Jim Norton]

AFX offered the Javelin with a flat hood and a hood with a scoop. I was curious if anybody had a flat hood in the junk box they might want to get rid of? Thanks.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

 

[JordanZ870]

AFX offered the Javelin with a flat hood and a hood with a scoop. I was curious if anybody had a flat hood in the junk box they might want to get rid of? Thanks.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

hey Jim!
You might get a bite here but this really does belong in Swap & Sell section.:thumbsup:

 

[Bill Hall]

I'll look Jim.

 

[beast1624]

Jim
I had one with a missing flat hood. I was able to make one from scratch using (of all things) an old plastic box from a Rat-L-Trap fishing lure. cut it to size, used a heat gun (very carefully) to contour it to the correct shape. Then sanded with 1200 grit paper and polished it with Novus #2 prior to painting. I will post a picture later. It actually was able to bring an old dog back to life.

 

[JordanZ870]

Jim
I had one with a missing flat hood. I was able to make one from scratch using (of all things) an old plastic box from a Rat-L-Trap fishing lure. cut it to size, used a heat gun (very carefully) to contour it to the correct shape. Then sanded with 1200 grit paper and polished it with Novus #2 prior to painting. I will post a picture later. It actually was able to bring an old dog back to life.

I bet it looks Skookum, too! lets see it!:thumbsup:

 

[NTxSlotCars]

Jim
I had one with a missing flat hood. I was able to make one from scratch using (of all things) an old plastic box from a Rat-L-Trap fishing lure. cut it to size, used a heat gun (very carefully) to contour it to the correct shape. Then sanded with 1200 grit paper and polished it with Novus #2 prior to painting. I will post a picture later. It actually was able to bring an old dog back to life.

I guess that would qualify it as a custom?
So, wouldn't it need to be in the Modeling and Customizing section?
Jim,
I guess if you went to a slot car show and bought a collectable hood, then showed us how to tune it on your track,
you would have the Collecting, Events, Tuning and Track sections covered.
:thumbsup:

 

[Jim Norton]

I had one of those blue molded Javelins prone to breakage. Well it did.....and like an idiot I threw it away good hood and all.

Any help appreciated!

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

 

[honda27]

jav hood

hey jim i have a javilin body the roof is cut off and it has the hood its blue has # 5 on it do u need it let me know. ty

 

[beast1624]

Here's the car. This was very rough before...several layers of paint in addition to the missing hood. After the hood my son in law practiced some air brushing and masking for a 2-tone job he wanted to do on another car

Here's a Rat-L-Trap box like the one I used

Not exact but it brought the one above back

 

[Jim Norton]

Honda27:

Thanks! I have sent you a private message.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

 

[NTxSlotCars]

Jim,
You ever get it fixed? Any pics?

 

[Jim Norton]

Yes! Thanks to Honda27.

I had a magenta "pull back" Johnny Lightning Javelin body. Only thing was that it had the Trans-Am numbers and stripes but the big hood scoop.

So, I took the AFX flat hood and painted it flat black before I attached it to the Javelin. It took a tad bit of filing on the sides and mounting pins to make the fit but it worked out great.

Now, the magenta number 5 Javelin looks more like a race car with the standard hood. The flat black hood color looks great on that bright magenta car. I will try and post a photo soon.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

 

[1976Cordoba]

Is magenta pink? I don't understand girly color names

:tongue:

 

[slotcarman12078]

Magenta was one of my favorite crayon colors...

 

[Jim Norton]

Yes......Magenta is a shade of pink. I just couldn't refer tomy new race car as pink! Magenta is that lingerie shade of pink!

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

 

[ParkRNDL]

Yes! Thanks to Honda27.

I had a magenta "pull back" Johnny Lightning Javelin body. Only thing was that it had the Trans-Am numbers and stripes but the big hood scoop.

So, I took the AFX flat hood and painted it flat black before I attached it to the Javelin. It took a tad bit of filing on the sides and mounting pins to make the fit but it worked out great.

Now, the magenta number 5 Javelin looks more like a race car with the standard hood. The flat black hood color looks great on that bright magenta car. I will try and post a photo soon.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

Heh. I did about the same thing with a chrome JL. I hate that big hood scoop. This worked out real well... the red 5 on the doors matched the red hood I used, which just happened to have a silver 5...

--rick

 

[tjd241]

Like'n the conversions to the flattie. Well worth the efforts and looks much better imho. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Bill Hall]

Pleasing to the eye

Sooooooo much bettter!

Never did like that litter box on the hood look. The Javvy styling has a purposeful angular descent as it moves forward I always thought that clunker hood (the styling opposite of a shaker :tongue totally ruined a nice model.

 

[Jim Norton]

The Chrome #5 looks great with the red hood.

Never understood why Johnny Lightning put a pro street hood scoop on the Javelin that had the Trans Am number?

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

 

[Jim Norton]

I think this is a lonk to my Javelin. If not.......help?!

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL