Gumball Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 This is another kit i picked up at the beginning of this year. I couldn't get my hands on the Maverick, but this is just as cool regardless. i swear this kit was complete, but seems to be missing one of the cylinder heads. So what do you do with a relatively rare kit (from what i hear) missing a detrimental part? My answer is to replace the original with something better, in this case putting two engines side by side, between the front wheels. Im not sure yet if Im going to completely scratch build the two engines from polystyrene, or use some of my old miscellaneous engines, however im unsure if id be able to find anything ford related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Small update. These engines happen to be Chevy engines out of a AMT dragster kit, however these engines are poorly detailed and in this case should pass as ford blocks. Edited September 15, 2020 by Gumball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Interesting project. I will be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 16, 2020 Author Share Posted September 16, 2020 Still needs a whole heck of alot of work, and paint touch ups, far from what i would like to see as the final product. However it is starting to take some shape. hopefully i can find some matching superchargers, or matching tunnel ram intakes and really start to get this show on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 another small update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 just some updates, found some matching superchargers, and the engine still needs alot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) Im going to start calling this "cant see squat" and yes still needs work, paint still drying as of posting this. Edited September 18, 2020 by Gumball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Wow huge spark plug wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, John Pol said: Wow huge spark plug wires Yeah im considering cutting them out and using something thinner, i just dont have any wires thinner then that right now. Edited September 18, 2020 by Gumball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I'm interested to see how you tackle the headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Interesting build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 7 hours ago, DonW said: I'm interested to see how you tackle the headers. Im interested too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Some small progress, mostly paint. Got rid of the 3" dia spark plug wires. Engine still needs alot of work, hopefully soon I can get my hands on some proper Moroso decals for the cylinder head covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 I know the fake Moroso on the cylinder heads, as well as the cylinder heads looks cheap, but I'm planning on adding enough detail (with exhaust and engine bay stuff) to kinda hide the fact that the engines are low on detail. In my defense I had to make the cylender heads the way they are due to the limited size in the engine bay. The cheap looking Moroso was done with a fine tip sharpie, as I am super low on 1/24-25th scale sponsor decals. I think the "Moroso" at least looks adequate for now, but weel have to see how I feel about it in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Probably a far easier way of doing this but I'm committed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 This is a pain, I'm just going to make my own decal and put one on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Engine and radiator fitment update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The fuel lines are huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 9/29/2020 at 9:51 PM, John Pol said: The fuel lines are huge You've never seen 3 1/2" fuel lines before? But in all honesty I do agree they are far too big. I seem to do this alot, look at some random wire hanging around and think "eh looks about right" only to be wildly off later on. I actually did the same with the ignition wires. But hopefully if I find any smaller, more realistic wires lying around I'll cut those fuel hoses out and replace them with something better, but as of right now those wires is all I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 you can also use solder for the fuel lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 9:07 AM, John Pol said: you can also use solder for the fuel lines That's a good idea! I'll have to do some work on it when I get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 and if you want the fuel lines like braided all you do is run the solder over the file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/4/2020 at 4:57 PM, John Pol said: and if you want the fuel lines like braided all you do is run the solder over the file Absolutely genius, it would work quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumball Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Update, fixes fuel lines, repainted the car, got the roll cage started, and even made some goofy hood hinges. And before you ask, yes I did manage to catch the rollcage on fire briefly... some days I suprise myself! The rollcage may look slightly large but I'll argue that it's not only the size I want it to be, but the size someone would want it to be taking such a tiny twin engine car down the track. I also managed to fit an electric fan from my parts bin 94 vette. I'll be figuring out soon how I'd go about making the big "can't see squat" decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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