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I think it should be shorter unless you're going for the ambulance/hearse look.

find a twelve-port straight 6 to put in it (or just make one...). the blame for this goes to Tim Boyd, I went off in search of some photos/data based on his request...didn't find what he was looking for but got to read up on some fascinating and innovative history.

I seem to recall some late 60's Olds kits have TH400 in them. rather frustrating that it seems none of the Pontiac kits bothered to put a TH400 on their blocks. oops, someone posted while I was typing. MAD also has resin TH400's http://www.madmodeling.com/store/

Brayden, this kit looks to be an AMT reissue of an older MPC kit. Photos I have seen show the MPC logo on the decal sheet. The instruction sheet shows a rather generic single carb version of a standard Pontiac style engine with 4 speed manual trans. Pontiac never made a "small block" V8 engine unless you count the 301cubic inch engine used in the turbo TA's. If you use this kit engine you can claim it's anything from a 326 all the way up to 455...no real Pontiac expert would be able to tell the difference at this scale. My opinion is that the engine in this kit is not the best looking Pontiac engine in this scale, if you want something better it can be found in one of the Revell parts packs which seem to be popular on ebay lately.

Thanx James. If you're not using photobucket, flickr or fotki to host your images (and if no one else has suggested it...) you should consider one of those options. After trying to upload a photo to this forum, I found it much easier to copy a link that photobucket thoughtfully lists in a menu next to photos I have uploaded and paste it into my posts here, a simple post preview shows me if it's working or not.

I get the general impression (based on various sources) that Richard Carroll doesn't really care to have anything to do with the modeling community. I too was fascinated with Mr. Carroll's creations and am a little saddened that he hasn't embraced the current hobby scene quite like some of the "well seasoned" builders we are fortunate enough to still have interaction with.

Here is something a little different you can try... I have experimented in the past with different paint base/candy coats and found the following: A coat (or two) of candy over the same/similar solid color yields an interesting variation of the commonly used solid color, I sprayed primer then insignia red followed by two coats of candy apple red. The same build got primer, then metallic red followed by two coats of candy apple red. this was done on this 34 Ford:

now that right there is some great info, now I gotta scrounge up a 69 Hurst Olds kit.

don't forget the engine hoist.

you can do it Tony, try starting with smaller drill bits. I don't always have perfect placement but after the wires are in and arranged it really isn't noticeable in most cases.

guns eh? "now we see the violence inherent in the system." are ya gonna put some "markers" on the side like they used to do for WW2 fighter pilots?

That's not a fan clutch anymore...it's a low-tech "over-rev" limiter now. just kidding, it sounds like the instructions weren't very clear on where the fan clutch gets attached.

if they haven't created new molds, the tooling for this kit is a little long in the tooth (rather old). hopefully you won't have to deal with too much flash and seam clean up.

That would be a Kip Adotta song, most likely something you can find on youtube. And he told the mechanic to leave his private life out of it... I think Danno should have bowed to the Cod Father rather than the Kingfish.

I'm a little disappointed...her ex husband didn't have a single thing I wanted. Some straight line race car builders here will love it.

I concur.

the Mini Lite wheels were a 1980's purchase, most likely won't see them again unless in a salvage yard. I had a similar cable problem on my 68 Firebird, popped it up unto the fast idle cam...was still a slow trip home.

time to migrate to LED lighting. my condolences on your unfortunate event.

interesting solution, glad it turned out for you. I too still use a pin vise for smaller precision work (and doing 1/32 scale it's all small precision work), less chance for me to make the plastic unusable.

I had a similar problem with the timing chain cover on my 67 Tempest, it was trying to strand me on a hot day in Arizona (yeah, I know...all days are hot in Arizona). I had to create a bandaid with left over radiator hose and some sheet metal screws to get it home, but made it okay and got the new cover on with no problem.

S. Svendsen added to my list back on page 5

that's a purty red on the stang, I recall a similar color on a local hot rod built by Butch Tucker (local pinstriper from the Von Dutch era) that was a candy called Garnet Red. It was also a color that didn't really pop till it was in sunlight.

I agree with Al, do it. Odds are that someone here will get something useful out of it (as long as it doesn't get buried).

found it! http://www.rakuten.com/prod/mini-tap-and-die-set-14-piece-set/229611020.html?listingId=289484173&scid=pla_google_Motors&adid=17260&gclid=CIqvu_6ilr8CFQqFfgod10MAWg

here is a tip for acquiring great tweezers of all shapes and uses, do a web search for excelta tweezers, they are used a lot in the electronics industry for precision tasks. I have a few that I have used while looking through a 40x stereomicroscope. these may be a little pricey but they usually won't deform unless you are really abusing them.