RancheroSteve
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8 minutes ago, Vettegasser said:
Sir you’ve done an awesome job on this. Now I’ve got to do another one.
Thank you, Jimmy! The Mondello Fiat is somewhere down the road once I work up the courage.
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Just to detail this out a tiny bit more - here are a few shots from the Bob Mannel book.
This one shows the non-emission road draft tube (the blow-by is just dumped out into the atmosphere):
And two styles of the early PCV setup at the back of the intake manifold (connected to the carb spacer):
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On 4/1/2024 at 5:19 PM, mk11 said:
Here's the trumpeter falcon parts...
The generator parts are circled.
The generator and bracket are some of the few accurate parts in that kit, IMHO.
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Yes, generally true - by 1965 all SBFs had the valve cover mounted PCV and oil filler, as well as the alternator and six bolt bellhousing, in addition a whole bunch of other small changes.
I realize this is "angels dancing on the head of a pin" type stuff (especially in 1/25 scale) but kinda fascinating otherwise.
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16 hours ago, 1972coronet said:
That would make it a 1961 & earlier engine, hein ? PCV came along in 1961 (California) and 1962 (49-state). Some early PVC valves were on the intake manifold.
Things were pretty mixed up in 1964, according to Bob Mannel's book "Mustang & Ford Small Block V8 1962-1969":
In 1964, "Ford decided to use road draft tubes where still allowed".
In 1962-63 the PCV valves were in the intake manifold as you said, but in 1964 they had moved the PCV valve and oil filler to the valve covers (as we're more used to seeing). So I take from all this that if you see a '64 car with the oil fill in front that it's most likely a non-PCV model.
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On 3/28/2024 at 7:00 AM, R. Thorne said:
Of course, Ace is correct about the generator.
If you want to get crazy detailed/correct about this, you'll also notice that this car also has a separate oil fill tube and no PCV valve, which marks it as "non-emission reduction" model.
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But then again, I was making minimum wage at the time, which was $2.00 per hour. I didn't have a car, but I was able to afford my own modest apartment.
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6 hours ago, The Junkman said:
The most remarkable thing about that picture is the gas prices and they were still offering full serve.
Probably not one of the cheaper stations around either, given its location. I can't say that I remember when full serve went (gradually) away, because I always self-served.
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6 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Bentley S3, circa 1964
Thanks, Bill! Why am I not surprised that you were the guy that figured it out?
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Not the Plymouth, the Ford, or the VW, but the silver car in the middle?
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Anybody out there tried a washable/reusable filter in their booth? I've got a Pace booth that takes 12x24 filters.
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11 hours ago, rustybill1960 said:
Beautiful Work Sir!! I really like the Willie figure, You nailed it!! Thank You for sharing with Us here!
Thanks - and I hope I'm not being too self-promoting here, but did you see the "Under Glass" version:
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On 3/15/2024 at 6:32 AM, TonyK said:
Someone recently posted a model with a really cool looking drag racing driver from Speed City Resin. I ordered one and the next day my money was refunded because the driver is out of stock.
I may have been the guy who posted that model? In any case, I've been greatly impressed with Scott's customer service (as well as his parts) over the years - he usually keeps his website up to date as far as what's in stock, but I'm sure things can slip through. I've occasionally had to wait for items to get back in stock, but he has emailed me when I let him know that I was interested in buying an item.
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In addition to the plastic kits mentioned above, there have been several resin kits in various scales over the years, and some ambitious folks have used slot car bodies as a basis.
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Just finished this one up - Wild Willie Borsch in the iconic Marcellus & Borsch "Winged Express" fuel altered . Started with the MPC kit, but backdated it to more closely represent the earlier version of the car. Reference is bountiful on this car, but it went through many changes during its existence - in fact, no two photos show it exactly the same, so my model doesn't represent any specific iteration, but rather a conglomeration of how the car might have appeared, if you get my drift.
Driver figure, rear tires, and several engine parts came from Speed City Resin. Slixx decals. Lots of various items from the parts box and a few scratchbuilt pieces. Build thread here for more detail:
Comments & questions welcome - thanks for looking!
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Came upon this while out riding a few days ago:
Photo shoot, of course - just another February day in Los Angeles.
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Sorry, I don't have one for you, but Replicas & Miniatures makes a very nice resin version - probably even a little more accurate than the Vickie piece, in case that's important to you.
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It took some doing, but Willie is now on board:
The end is in sight . . .
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The body is on and it's up on its wheels. Gettin' closer . . .
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Are you looking for a complete one? I have one that has some parts robbed out of it if that could work for you. Shoot me a PM if you want to work something out.
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Uh no - both charts state all blocks were black up until the '66 model year.
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3 hours ago, slicks56 said:
My 64 falcon sprint has a ford red 260 in it, it is stock.
Valve covers and air cleaner red? Block should be black.
https://www.galaxieclub.com/Colors.html
and https://www.falconparts.com/blog/ford-falcon-technical/ford-falcon-engine-colors/
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13 hours ago, Mothersworry said:
Perhaps a bubble could be vacu-formed using the kit piece as a buck, although I'm not sure if the kit part would survive the the heat of the vacu-forming process.
I've been able to vacuform windshields using kit parts as bucks without melting the kit parts. Most of the heat goes into softening the vacuform plastic before it comes into contact with the buck, so relatively little heat is transferred to the buck.
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So I pulled my built-ups out of storage and shot a few quick photos.
They were fun little builds for the time, but honestly I can't see paying the kind of prices they seem to be commanding now. Unless you absolutely need to have something of that vintage, I'd recommend the Hasegawa F1 and F3000 kits of the early nineties and the later Revell/Germany kits for that kind of stuff in 1/24.
Pat Ganahl was a model builder too...
in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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Just last week I was going through some of my old SAE magazines - looking for another unrelated article - and I came across this: