dragcarz Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 1:37 PM, Jack L said: amt 33 willys , 1st issue 57 chevy , 72 GMC pu , 72 chevelle? I found them in the AMT 33 Willys, I have a first issue 57, and the holes seem too squared, I have an issue of the 72 Chevelle, but it has ugly 5 hole modular looking wheels. I guess the 33Willys will be sacrificed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 If you have the most recent issue of the "Ohio George" Montgomery 33 Willys from 2012 you get two sets of rear wheels, a set of four slots to do the original car and a set of five slots to do the restored car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Good progress on this one Roger. Didn't know you'd came down with it but I'm glad to hear that you're working your way through the whole Covid mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben269 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 This project is super cool. I like AMCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbingScrubbles Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Funny I should find this thread, in those pictures of the car at MCACN, there's a model of the car sitting on the hood scoop. That's my model! I had built it to display alongside the car at the show, and I even got it signed by Shirley while she was there. I built mine off of a promo model, so the details are a little lacking. I'm very excited to see how yours comes out. If you're interested, I think I still have the files from printing the decals. I printed them on clear decal paper with a normal inkjet printer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 3:58 PM, BubbingScrubbles said: Funny I should find this thread, in those pictures of the car at MCACN, there's a model of the car sitting on the hood scoop. That's my model! I had built it to display alongside the car at the show, and I even got it signed by Shirley while she was there. I built mine off of a promo model, so the details are a little lacking. I'm very excited to see how yours comes out. If you're interested, I think I still have the files from printing the decals. I printed them on clear decal paper with a normal inkjet printer. Wow Eddie, that’s really cool, I’m stalled right now I just moved my daughter out of state, and I’m training for a new job, too busy to get any bench time. Yes I would be very interested in the decal file. Or a printed sheet, let me know what you would want for it. I’m really interested in the roof decals also. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Your model looks great by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 Ok, so I revisited this post as I started working on the Hornet again and realized it’s been a year ago since I last posted anything. It took me forever to get over Covid, it really messed me up physically. Im what they call a long hauler, but enough of that. I had cut the inner fender structure from the American kit and aligned and glued it in place. Since the interior from the American is too narrow I cut the floor from the door panels, and removed the back seat. The molded in front suspension is not accurate so I’ve trimmed it from the chassis plate. I have some parts box Mustang front suspension that is more close to the original AMC pieces. I’m going to need to trim the shock towers and make shock mounts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 I started on the engine from the funny car kit. I modified and deepened the oil pan as was the practice back the. The headers from the AMT Gremlin kit appear to be a perfect fit. I lengthened the header collectors with evergreen tubing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Glad to see you back on this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Nice book on AMC's motorsport endeavors, includes information on the Shahan cars. Edited February 13, 2022 by afx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 This is a great project. Good to hear you're doing better. I'm looking forward to more updates. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Good to see your are back on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Good progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) On 2/12/2022 at 5:14 PM, dragcarz said: I started working on the Hornet again and realized it’s been a year Congrats on your recovery, and welcome back! Happy to see this build continuing. Very cool idea. Not clear if you ever found the wheels you needed, but a beautiful set can be found in the AMT '57 Thunderbird, scale out to 15-inch size, all four same deep dish. Here's a bad flash photo: Edited February 15, 2022 by bisc63 added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 7:21 AM, afx said: Nice book on AMC's motorsport endeavors, includes information on the Shahan cars. I need to check this out, I could sure use some more reference photos on this car. There’s not a lot out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 9 hours ago, bisc63 said: Congrats on your recovery, and welcome back! Happy to see this build continuing. Very cool idea. Not clear if you ever found the wheels you needed, but a beautiful set can be found in the AMT '57 Thunderbird, scale out to 15-inch size, all four same deep dish. Here's a bad flash photo: Right now I have the Ohio George AMT wheels…. I would assume there the same wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportabout Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 This is a great project. As a Hornet owner, this is close to my heart. The first page article read that the transmission was a Borg Warner Super T-10s. The SC Rambler’s engine is from Jo-Han ’66 Marlin with upgraded parts and the transmission is an old torque tube manual. You can get the right T-10 4-speed manual from AMT's Bobby Allison's 1975 Matador. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I'm glad to see this project back on the bench. Nice work so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 keep it going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 Small update, the downer 69 Rambler chassis’ front crossmember was short molded. The front frame rails were also very thin, like Kit flashing, so I needed to replace the crossmember and I filled the gaps in the rails to strengthen it. Kari suggested the engine from the Matador kit might be a more accurate, so I pulled my NASCAR Matador kit out. At some point I had obtained a poorly built glue bomb and put it in with the new kit. There I found my answer to the crossmember. I cut it free and trimmed it to fit. I did look at the engine though, and I have the one from the original funny car kit and it appears to be a good choice, so I’ll be using it. I also found that the AMT NASCAR kits rear spring fit perfectly in the shock towers. I have some lower control arms, I think there from the Monogram 65-66 Mustang kit, that I’m going to try and make work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Stance, Ride Height, whatever you call it, can make or break a model! Get this wrong and it just won’t look right. All the detail in the world isn’t going to help if at first glance the model doesn’t appear realistic sitting there. I try to find a good photo of the car sitting still, and pay attention to where the center of the wheels are in relation to the body rocker panels. Is it above or below the rocker panel and I try to place the wheel centers accordingly. I also try and match tire sizes. If I can obtain the correct tire/ slick size, I measure different kit slicks and conversion the measurements to 1/1 scale. On the real car, according to my reference material the rear springs were moved inboard into the rear frame rails for additional tire clearance so I starter these modifications by notching the rear rails and filling the original spring mount holes with styrene. The Dana Rear axle housing was also braced, so I added the braces using Plastic Rod. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 I forgot to post the in progress stance photo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 I think the front is a little low and I still need to raise the rear a smidge and get the body off the tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 Roger I'm really enjoying your build. I've been a Pro Stock fanatic from the early 70's. I found this picture that might help with your stance/ride height. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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