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  1. What’s the back of the cab look like? The crack in the pic looks like it wouldn’t be to hard to fix.
  2. That’s a great build of a very cool custom. And a fantastic tribute to Neil as well. When I first read the title I thought it was going to be one of Neil’s old builds. I read an article years ago that he was a huge car nut and avid model builder. IIRC he spent a lot of his touring down time building kits on the road.
  3. Hey George. Sent the piece off this morning. You should get Monday.
  4. I just finished doing the clean up on the under hood. It will be in the mail tomorrow morning. The 3d printing of some of the parts sounds really interesting George. Will you offer those parts separately. I might have to get some to check them out.
  5. Got a little update. I found the original. It was attached to the hood on the model on the shelf. Looking at it, thought why not and grabbed an exacto knife. A couple of strategically placed pry’s and it popped right off. I just need to clean up a couple of spots then it’s in the mail. I should have it sent by the weekend.
  6. No worries George. You were great too deal with the last time around with this project. I have to dig the piece out and I’ll get it sent your way in a couple days.
  7. Hey George. I still have the original plastic under hood bracing piece. If that’s all that’s stopping Greg from doing another run I could send it to you to pass on to him.
  8. Hello Jeff. Is there any way to contact this Greg Wann. Is he still selling the Formula parts? Thanks .

    Mike.

    1. IHSS

      IHSS

      Hi Mike. I’m not sure how to contact him directly. I mastered the formula parts for him. But my contact with him was through a member on here George Bojaciuk. His email is gbosaciuk@comcast.net. He’s a really good guy. Give him a try he should be able to help get Gregg’s contact for you. 

    2. Mike C.

      Mike C.

      Thanks Jeff.

    3. Mike C.

      Mike C.

      My message was unable to be sent. He came back as "Not a customer"

  9. Thanks Mike appreciate it. I started the same way with a pack of assorted sheet thicknesses. The technique I described previously is how I made the scopes also. The Formula was my first time trying anything like this. I used a lot of internet pics and just layered, carved and shaped until it looked right. I did experiment with a TA kit hood before doing the full Formula conversion. Like Ponche’s TA on CHIPs. And the 4spd conversion isn’t to hard either. I’m currently doing a Monogram 79 TA with a 4spd. Just a little filling and hole cutting. I have quit a few 2nd gen Firebird projects going on. Keep going with yours. It’s great to see another non TA being built and yours is looking great.
  10. Don’t give up on the air cleaner. It’s not really that hard to make. I started with a parts box air cleaner that looked close to the oem lid shape. Cut off the snorkel so I had just the round part. Then found a pic on line of a real one for the snorkel angle and to use as a template. Then using flat sheet styrene I forgot the thickness. But I used four layers to make up the height of the housing. Next cut 6 pieces in the shape of the snorkel. Then 2 pieces the same shape but slightly larger to replicate the sheet metal lip the real one has. Next take 4 of the smaller piece and glue 2 together twice so there’s a pair of them. Drill the biggest hole possible through them once they dry. Glue the other small pieces on for the bottom of the snorkel and sand the seems smooth. Drill a hole that looks correct in the larger pieces and add them to the tops. For the thin bump on the top I just used some left over shavings that looked right. Add the snorkels to the main housing in the proper angle and it’s done.
  11. Greg Wann was casting conversion kits for the Revell/Monogram kits. He does really nice castings.
  12. Looks like there might be a fourth air cleaner. Possibly an oil bath kinda looks like it but I could be wrong. Oh and here’s a shot of the direction I’m going with it.
  13. Here’s a few shots of some of the kit. The cab and related parts seem pretty standard for this series so I left them out.
  14. Just got mine opened to check out the contents. Wow! There are a lot of parts. Lots of extras as well. 2 transmissions 2 intakes 3 air cleaners 3 mirror choices. 4x4 front axle and transfer case. I don’t think I have ever seen this many parts in one box.
  15. Not trying to play devils advocate here and I’ve never had much interest in ev. But I am an IH Scout fan. I’ve had a couple and my first one I still have. I’m getting ready to restore it as I parked it when my son was born. It has 317k miles and was my daily driver. I thought being a new dad something with less miles and easier for child car seat use made sense and it did at the time. Before family life I was a fairly avid off roader. I live in the south of Boston area of Massachusetts. The majority of trails in this area are probably under 5 miles. An ev off roader should easily make a trip out and back. Not everyone is going to spend days off road or trips that go beyond vehicle range and if they do then an ev is not the right tool for the job. I’m sure they would be smart enough to know that. If not then they deserve to get stuck out there. Just like not bringing extra gas cans or spare parts preplanning should be done. Ev or gas I’m just excited that I may have the chance to get a new Scout. I used to go out to the International nationals every year and toured the old plant that made the current at the time Navistar trucks. I talked to a few of the employees and there was definitely a passion among them for what they were building and an appreciation for where the current vehicles came from. When cars were first starting out it was steam, gasoline and electric that were all fighting to be the one to take off. All had there advantages and disadvantages. In 1900 steam was the 100 year old technology and internal combustion gas engines and electric were the new scary technology. Love it or hate ev does seem to be where we are headed just like gasoline was 120 years ago.
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