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This has been covered before: http://www.modelcars...showtopic=52024

For a 427 Cammer I'd go with Ross Gibson's resin engine. The Blue Oval scripts on the cam cover in mine is very faint, but you can always scribe it out to represent the early version with straight ribs.

For kit based Cammer, the AMT one is off. The one from Johan looks nice, but will need work on the spark plug locations.

I am not even sure if Southeastern Finecast is still an operating concern but you can see their address on the instructions there or probably locate them on the web if they are still up for it. Everything I have bought from them has been first rate quality, and that ranges from parts like this up to complete white metal kits of cars, many otherwise unavailable MGs in particular.

They have a web site.

http://www.sefinecast.co.uk/

Just wonder did you order from them direct? I am planning to order the Rover V8, not sure if I will go direct or from other model shops.

In 1979 Ford would have probably wanted to push the 5.0 and turbo as the way forward, so how about a turbocharged 5.0 Clevor? The Cleveland heads seemed to be a popular upgrade for Windsors until aftermarket aluminium heads became readily available, and it would make for a contemporary (for 1979, anyway) Boss Mustang.

The engine with turbo on carb and big valve heads is going to be temperamental, but I bet it would make a ton of power.

From Zoom Zoom's review and article of the GT500KR in the magazine whose name must not be mentioned (06/2009 and 08/2009 issues), what you get in the KR kit are:

 

- New wheels, albeit in 20" vs the real car's 18"

- New hood

- Larger front brakes with ventilation holes and Brembo decals

 

What you don't get:

 

- The cold air intake (you get the same air box as in the regular Shelby)

- Proper low profile tires

 

I bought two RoG GT500 back when Revell kits were really cheap in here.  I originally planned to use the engine for the Jada Ford GT but that is put on the backburner now, maybe we can work out something if you are interested in it.

I've just received the kit yesterday, the first thing I noticed when I pulled out the body is that the front windshield seems very low, as though it has a chopped top. I'm also not sure if the shape of the rocker panel is correct, the bulge is quite pronounced on the kit body.