'08SEAL Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Got started on mine. The parts still need a clear coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvairJim Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Jim sounds like you been a busy bee and done a ton of modifications to your car. Lots so far, lots more to come... Thank goodness for the Dremel Moto Tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Got started on mine. The parts still need a clear coat. Okay, I really try to not to be critical but this has me flamboozeled. You obviously took a lot of care and ended up with what appears to be a very solid paint job, got the correct shades and technique to realistically paint the wood grain (not easy) and THEN DIDN"T MASK OFF WHEN PAINTING THE BED RAILS!!!!!! What gives?? I need a headbangingdesk emoticon here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patami Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Lots so far, lots more to come... Thank goodness for the Dremel Moto Tool! How the heck did we manage to build our kit s before they invented the Dremel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Well I didn't see my entry on the initial post which is ok. Do the entries have to be American vehicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slantasaurus Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Well I didn't see my entry on the initial post which is ok. Do the entries have to be American vehicles? Mark, your 55 Gulwing would be fine, I was just waiting for you to post a pic of your kit before adding you to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Sorry for going MIA for a while. The engine on the '55 I REALLY wanted to use the magneto, but it just wouldn't fit under the tunnel ram properly. Guess I'll have to use a distributor then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slantasaurus Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Sorry for going MIA for a while. The engine on the '55 I REALLY wanted to use the magneto, but it just wouldn't fit under the tunnel ram properly. Guess I'll have to use a distributor then... Andy, I hate to tell you this but I think we have our first rules violation. Tunnel ram intakes weren't available until at least the laste 60's. Chrysler engeneers had just begun experimenting with ram tuned intakes in 1960 (long rams) and the aftermarket didn't start making that style intake for several more years. Do you have a 6-71 blower or another intake that would work for you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Ah man I was going to use the kit blower, but it didn't seem to fit. I think I've got a few in the parts box. It's okay though; the tunnel ram did look a bit out of scale when put in the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvairJim Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I hate it whan that happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Ha, yeah, it'll be easy to fix though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Actually, I think I'll try my hand at making one of these: Always loved Hilborn style MFI... Edited January 28, 2012 by SuperStockAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slantasaurus Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Actually, I think I'll try my hand at making one of these: Always loved Hilborn style MFI... Looks cool, but not practical for street use in 1962. With modern EFI a Hilborn style injection can be used in a street aplication, in 1962 with a mechanical fuel pump, someone would need to prime the injectors everytime you were to start the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I didn't even think about that. I'm not sure, but I think I remember reading somewhere that there were some cars that had a primer button in the interior? Again, not sure if I read that or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'08SEAL Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Mine is in the,"Under Glass" section. DONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just incase you thought I forgot, just been working on getting some reference........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Slight change in plans; going with Big Block power instead... I'm waiting on my glue bomb engine to get out of the oven cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slantasaurus Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Slight change in plans; going with Big Block power instead... I'm waiting on my glue bomb engine to get out of the oven cleaner Andy, you do realize the the Chevy big block didn't come out until 1965. Maybe you ought to do like Nick and watch the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Eh? I was reading up on it, and even though I didn't get an exact year, here's a quote from Wikipedia: The Chevroletbig block is a series of large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960 Why do you guys gotta make it so hard on me I don't have any good small blocks laying around though, that's the problem... EDIT-Oh, I see now that it was only the W series that came out first Ugh, I guess I'll just use the small block... Edited January 30, 2012 by SuperStockAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I gotta chuckle Andy because it just seems like you, poor guy, just can't buy a break. I personally don't know a single thing about the history of engines so I admire your efforts to do something forward thinking within the period. Lane, I know you posted your finished build in the under glass section. Adding one, maybe two shots here would be a nice cap to your build thread so we can see it all within context. What I saw looked like a pretty handsome finished product. Nice job, are you the first to the starting line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Haha, thanks, I really don't know much about the history behind engines either I'll figure something out. I know I've got a 350 in the parts box, I might just use that. EDIT-Nope, 350 was introduced in '67 I guess I have no choice but to use the 283 that's in the kit then. Edited January 30, 2012 by SuperStockAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Most Chevy small blocks share the same block. They just use a variety of bore and strokes. Find an SBC that you like and use it, call it whatever size was available in 1962. The 327 for instance was released in '62, making it a viable Cannonballer, and everyone knows the 327's are capable of plenty of speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I agree with Rob - call it a 327. Great engine. The funnest part of this build for me is the research. I have been slowly assembling the parts I will need and keeping everything 1962 or older is great opportunity to read up on the history of the engines, etc. There is more information than you need and it's only a click away. Here I have so far gathered the 390 block from AMT '62 Thunderbird, Borg Warner 4 speed t-10 from AMT's 1960 Starliner kit, exhaust manifolds from same, and intake from the T-bird kit. I also have the valve covers from Revell's Mysterion kit that will be modified to correctly match those of the 406. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvymtl Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I apologize for not keeping up with the thread . As for my ride i would like to change to 421 catalina .i see a lot of small blocks. and some w- motors. ought to be fun talk to ya all later Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvairJim Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Good thing I decided against doing that Tin Indian myself, Michael (although there isn't a rule against two of us building the same kit in our own style that I know of). It was on my short list before I decided on the Plymouth wagon. I'm loking forward to seeing your take on a road warrior version of this quarter mile terror! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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