Hexagonal Bolt Heads and Washers: Slice Evergreen hexagonal rod with a fresh X-acto blade. Slightly larger round rod can be sliced to make washers. Paint the bolt head and washer with steel metalizer paint and attach with clear gloss paint, white glue or CA glue. The Model Car Garage also has photoetch bolt heads, screw heads and washers.

Radiator Hoses, Heater Hoses, and Hose Clamps: Strip the insulation from the appropriate diameter wire. Cut the insulation to length for the radiator hoses. Insulation from smaller diameter wire can be used for heater hoses. Cut thin strips of Bare Metal Foil or 1/64^th chrome mylar tape to represent hose clamps. Wrap the tape around the hose and place a small drop of CA glue on the end to hold it together. Cut a length of soft solder to fit inside the hose and bend to shape. Attach the assembly with CA glue. For heater hoses, drill holes in the firewall and water pump and intake manifold and insert short pieces of brass rod for he hose to slip over. Once the hose is shaped, place a drop of CA glue on the rod ends and slip the hose onto them one end at a time.

Vacuum and PCV Hoses: Use wire larger than spark plug leads but smaller than heater hose. Strip the insulation from the wire. Drill holes into the valve cover or breather cap and the carburetor base. Insert a short piece of brass rod into the holes and glue in place. The hose will slip over the rod ends when installed. Cut a short piece of soft solder of finer wire and insert it into the insulation. Bend to shape. Apply hose clamps as per radiator and heater hoses. Place a drop of CS glue on the rod ends and slip the hose onto them one end at a time.

Dip Tubes and Dip Sticks: Cut a one-inch length of fine metal tube or a hypodermic needle by rolling the tube underneath a fresh X-acto blade. Bend as needed to fit an engine or automatic transmission. Cut a sort (1/4 inch) length of fine wire to fit inside the tube. Bend a tight loop into the top of the wire. Place a small length (1/64 inch) of wire insulation on the top of the tube and glue the wire into the tube with CA glue. Fill the gap between the wire and the insulation with CA glue. Paint the insulation and dried CA glue flat black to represent the seal on the top of the dip tube.

Engine Pulleys and Fan Belt: Use resin or metal pulleys or modify the kit parts. To modify the kit parts, cut the plastic belt away from the pulleys. Use a fine file to file a groove around the pulleys for the belt. Cut a piece of black ChartPac 1/64 tape about two inches long. Make accessory brackets from sheet plastic. Paint the brackets and pulleys steel. Glue the pulleys on the engine and accessories. Align the pulleys and pin the accessories to the engine using brass rod. Wrap the black tape around the pulleys and overlap the ends where they cannot be seen when the engine is mounted in the car. Place a drop of CA glue where the ends overlap to hold it together. One can also use fine o-rings to represent fan belts; however, they are circular in cross section and tape is a more realistic representation of a fan belt.

Tie Wraps: Photoetch tie wraps are available from Performance Detail Products. One can simulate tie wraps with fine white wire by wrapping it and twisting the ends together and adding a small drop of CA glue to hold them together. One could also use 1/64" white mylar tape to represent tie wraps instead of wire. Use a dab of CA glue to hold the ends together.

Fuel Lines: Hard lines can be represented by stripping insulation off of the appropriate size wire. Make connectors from aluminum tube by using a pair of pliers to flatten the tube into a hexagonal shape and cut it off with a new X-acto blade or use turned aluminum fittings (by Detail Master, Sakatsu, etc.) Use CA glue to fasten the connector onto the fuel line leaving a short length of wire protruding past the connector end. Wrap a thin (1/32^nd") piece of Bare Metal foil or chrome mylar tape around the fuel line just behind the connector. Paint the connector wit Testors candy red ad the tape with candy blue to represent anodized fittings. Bend the line to shape. A short piece of plastic tube can be painted aluminum and slipped over the line to represent an in-line fuel filter. Repeat the connector sequence for the other end of he fuel line. Install and glue in place with CA glue or clear gloss.

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