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wow, I had no idea that kit had such a nice looking short-shaft turbo400, I may have to dig out one of my kits to make some castings.

this is some 30 year old work...I have since decided to do the throttle cable a different way because the current configuration is just wrong, however, there are primary and secondary throttle plate levers, throttle cabling with spring and fuel connections in addition to boring out the main and secondary air passages ( can't really call them venturi since I didn't add the venturi assemblies).

I would like to suggest that this is not really a Super 7... it's an AWESOME 7!!!

I got a set of these to put on one of my various 1/32 scale projects: http://www.brshobbies.com/catalog.php/BRSHobbies/dt16206/pd2101321/Ninco_80752_ProRace_V.03_3_32__15__Wheels_2_

great job on a car I always hated to change spark plugs on. I'm rather fond of the v6 engines that Ford used in the stangs and capri's of that vintage, a nice little industrial engine (so I'm told) that ran pretty smooth but not a high revving engine. I like them so much that I put one in my TR4 when I got totally fed up with having to fix the tractor engine that it came with. Contrary to popular opinions, I put the v6 in my TR4 because of it's small size and reliability rather than to make it go faster. Rather than hacking up a nice 2-seat roadster, I paid a little extra to get custom headers made for it and any other modifications made to it can all be unbolted and returned back to stock configuration.

1/32 scale slot car wheels would be perfect for this if you're not going for exact "out of the box" rebuild. This is the first I've seen of a dune buggy in 1/32 scale other than the Baja racing style buggy that MPC release in their "fast ones" snap together line. It looks like your version is right-hand-drive so it's no surprise that I've never seen that kit.

I agree, a lot of skilled and precise work.

I like 84" of screen with Hi-def from a 4200 lumen projector on a 1.1 gain gray screen and 7.1 audio. it's a real treat when the blu-ray disks kick in the extra channels, mostly it's just HBO in 5.1.

for practice you could make sparkplug holes in sprue for the kit and practice that way...just a thought.

I cannot speak for him but it looks like the person that cast maindrain's corrected fox-bodied Mustang is competent, I believe he is referred to as Master-caster.

do you have a spare engine to practice on? it doesn't even have to be the exact same engine.

I agree that is upsetting, if you feel that you are getting the brush off, you may consider a different caster.

please show me a monogram version of the Auburn kit, I might be interested in it.

I have one of these kits so I will be following progress on it. The Auburn has such beautiful lines and voluptuous front fenders, I can't help but wonder (after seeing your mockup) if Pyro/Lindberg fudged a bit here and there when designing the molds for this kit. There are some aspects of it that just seem a bit "off", I haven't pinned it down yet but I want to before I consider starting on this kit in the future.

what does the (golden) fox say? ( I have no idea why my fingers typed that)

FYI: there's a wagon version of this car also http://www.unfinishedman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Volvo-P1800-ZES-Bo-Zolland_1-566x314.jpg

I think a maserati 3500 gt would be a great donor for this project, you might even be able to use most of the body shell and interior. and they're not too hard to find. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Maserati_3500GT_silver_vr_TCE.jpg

diecast just mean you have to disassemble, paint then reassemble. May be the best option for you.

the ford engines in the cobra and t-bird kits some SBC's with automatic trans in the '34 coupe and phaeton kits some resin hi-perf engines also.

they look like Auburn fenders, should be fun to work with.

nice progress!

they look like coolant lines that run from the front of the heads to the engine front cover. you should be able to see where they go if you do a google image search for allison v12 engines.

just checking to see if you got my PM...

I notice a lot of small details, I usually don't point them out lately due to not wanting to hinder the process. If you like I can PM you the things I see rather than start a flame war in your threads. I'm not picking on your work (which is great...you have an excellent eye for coaxing masterpieces out of plastic bits) but sometimes things get missed while your focus is on other things.

looking great. it looks a lot like the Pontiac you're working on. I think there might have been some cross-polination in the GM design centers.