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Thank you Alan, I've acquired enough kits to attempt replicating the original subject vehicles along with some stock Pyro kits that can be used to replicate builds of more current customizers. Additional reference material will be very helpful.

nice collection

thanks Tim, I really needed more project ideas. ;-)

Being an "Other Scale" builder myself, it's nice to see what other builders do with their Other Scale kits.

unfortunately, the subject post does NOT include the reminder NOT to give the answer away.

I worked on one of these once

the blue pipe thingy is a tube installed to control where internal engine pressure is vented (in regular passenger cars it is directed back into the air cleaner to be burned by the motor since it usually has fumes and is also an emission control feature). the shinys (breather caps) are vent caps which have screens in them, on most performance engines they are attached to the valve covers where you see the blue pipe connected in this photo. the ignition coil and blue pipe can be made from rod (plastic or metal), sprue or any other material you have on hand, the breather caps can be made or robbed from other kit motors. the ignition coil can be as simple as a short piece of sprue with a hole in one end to insert a coil wire from the distributor cap, paint detail will do the rest.

love all the SB work you've done on this, great build. My brain kinda got snagged on one thing though... I'm not seeing how the front wheels are connected in the photos so that both wheels turn the same direction at the same time.

nice build up, this is a kit that is on my "way back" burner

thanks for the ideas and inspiration Tim.

looks like something made for a tv show that died before pilot release.

this turned out well, IMHO. I have been putting off building this kit due to the dimensional problems. I wonder if the convertible version of this kit will look as bad as this version. To me, the kit looks like the molds were designed based on the "perspective" artwork on the box.

I like the MPC version of this better than the AMT version.

excellent replica.

Actually, the Pontiac 301cuin and 301-turbo "may" be called small block due to reduced deck height of the block.

I like them all, thanks for posting different and coherent build styles.

That's interesting to know, I hadn't heard of that retrofit. I bet the trigger circuit in the standard electronic mopar distributors could be used with GM HEI modules (pre-computer). I have an HEI ignition module and coil hooked up to the the electronic distributor on the 2.6liter Ford engine I put in my TR4. Runs great, never any problem with spark.

great looking wheels

for all the advice given in this thread... it's great that the people here participate. some advice in this thread (seems to me) has been spot on, and some may not have been the quickest path to the original poster's answer/solution. the differing opinions (and subsequent back and forth) merely muddy the waters. I hope Cale has some decent in person help to guide him to the decision on whether the engine is suitable to his purpose.

I would express concern about trying to use the carb on this engine as it currently sits. The thermoquad carb has internal mainwell seals that dry out (and crack/leak) if not kept immersed in fuel, this causes major carb problems... I am not expert in all the areas Bill is but I do have a lot of experience in this era of automotive fuel and ignition systems. My respects to mikemodeler...but, pulling the starter would not be my first step in diagnosing an engine cranking problem. If you know that this car was driven to where it sits now, there should be no wiring problems unless critters have been eating it since it was parked. Even without a manual, checking all the fluids will tell you a lot about the motor without turning a wrench. If this motor is viable, don't contaminate it with old gas (if there is any in the tank).

I suggest that you really don't need to get it started, you really only need to crank it over to see if there are any cylinders that have no compression. Everything else is just engine tuning /service. It probly has a thermoquad on it, not a bad carb if you know how to work on them. I put one on my 68 firebird since it was in better shape than the Q-jet that was on it, ran real good.

the car may have a neutral safety switch malfunction, have you tried it in park and/or neutral? some mechanics would activate the starter solenoid manually but the above advice about oiling the cylinders before cranking a dormant engine should not be ignored. my father's favorite lube for this is Marvel Mystery Oil.

I run into (or avoid running into) the "cell phone issue" every day at a very large semiconductor company that has explicit policies regarding cell phone use... Twits doing the following with their cell phone: stopping on the stairs walking and staring at their phone standing in the middle of a major walkway staring/texting their phone pushing a cart with product on it, looking at their phone outside, riding a bicycle, looking down at their phone there are times I feel like not going around them and just letting them run into me or vice versa because I tire of having to go out of my way because of their inconsiderate manners

or the airbag?

three of these were made...