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Ok....just when you think it's all going great, the AMT curse kicks in and things turn to ?. Despite everything I did to ensure that the windshield/dash relationship was friendly, the firewall would not get any closer to contacting the underside of the cowl than about two mms. I did everything I could think of but still the gap remained. What to do, what to do....fill the gap! Next, the chrome trim on the hood would not line up with the corresponding trim on the fenders and the gap between the top of the grille and the hood trim was horrific. The hood was resting too high. My solution: shave the underside of the hood where it contacts the fenders and shaving the top of the radiator support. You can't know this stuff until you get to this point in assembly. I'm just glad that Wifey wasn't home when all this was unfolding ?. She doesn't approve of my fowl language. ? So, anyway, here's a few pix with the foil on.

Yup, thanks, Tom. I'm still working on obtaining an intake (I've been begging ?) and it will probably be a high-rise and I'm ok with that.

Thanks for your interest, Dave. Yes, those Holly's are outstanding! I'm going to be looking at those, for sure. I wish I had known about the dual quad intake before I bought the kit with the black car on the box ?...oh well, sometimes if you don't ask the right questions....anyway, I'll get there eventually ?.

Thanks, Dave, it's all foiled now and the glass is in. I should be able to ģet some pix up tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Yup. I agree with Len. I was thinking about doing the same thing to the bumpers for my '58 Belvedere. They are a horror. You would think somebody at the tool design department would say " hey, if we put the gates on the bottom of the bumpers...." ?. But that wouldn't solve the parting line on the ends issue. I usually sand the gate areas with a white stick and hit it with Molotow but the ends are sometimes so bad the only thing to do is what you did, David. It's a big improvement.

Mike, thanks but neither of the parts pictured are the ones I need.

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I bought a flight of that stuff but have not had the guts to try it. I got a set of iridescent colors. I would be interested how to use this stuff. I'm mostly an enamel guy. But no water base at all. It seems unnatural ?

I happened to notice the low count of your posts and was surprised to find you only joined in January of this year. ? I was also surprised to find this thread went into hibernation back in August '23 ?. Well, anyway, this is a project, among others, that got sidelined when Wifey's health became a priority and I lost all that good painting weather. I still have 3 or 4 more cars to paint but it's going to get hot and humid here soon. I've got maybe a month now to get them painted. I'll be lucky to get one or two. Tonight( I just knocked off) I was attaching stuff to the body with 5 M.E. and flubbed the tail light bezels. So...tomorrow I gotta scrape the epoxy out of the body and off the bezels and try again.? Final assembly is always like this for me. ?

Yay! Looks great, John. Skipping the rocker trim is the right thing for this quarter-miler/ street sleeper. Did the kit include slicks?

Hello. Remember me? I know, I know... it been a while ?. Anyway, she's finally painted, polished, and getting put together. Here's a few pix to get 'er back on the front page. I'll have more after I finish the foiling. Thanks for looking.

It seems I have the 2000 issue and it has only the single quad intake but I must say it's a beauty. The whole engine is super nice. I have a Thunderbolt but it's getting built so no bashing allowed. Those decals look good, Tom, I'm going to check them out. Thanks, Tom. J

I hope you don't mind me picking your brain, Tom, I don't do this type of build very often and I just hope you can point me in the right direction on some things. I now have both the '63 kit and I found an affordable Starliner (a truly great kit from the looks of it) but it looks like I'm going to need an intake setup to emulate the Tasca car. I think what they ran was a mid-rise Edelbrock with a pair of 650 Holly's. Do you know of an aftermarket caster who has this? I think the 66 427 Fairlane kit might have it but it's getting expensive. Any thoughts? Thanks, J.

Thanks, David, it's probably best to go to the source. I am on it! ?

Hey, David, im glad you mentioned the BMF. Which variety of BMF did you use and from what vendor? I need to get some and maybe I can catch the same lot you got yours from. The stuff can vary...I'm sure you know ?.

Oh boy.....coincidentally, I have run into a similar issue today. I may need to cut off my rear wheels so I can move the rear axle housing back 2 mm. It's that or get the dremel out and remove some styrene. I will take the path of least resistance ?. Should you put it back in the box, I'll take that engine ?.

That nose on the coupe looks legit, Len. You got it. Decide on a color?

I'm happy to see you back on this project, Len. It's quite an adventure. Lotsa good info. I think I need a much bigger junk yard ? ......but I'm workin' on it ?

I will say this about the kit...it looks like they got the engine right. It looks like you did a real nice job on it too, John, as well as all the rest of it. ?

Sounds good to me! Let's see....where shall I start? ?....oh.... I know....a choice of two V8s and a six in every kit...and....and four...no, five wheel choices including steelies with doggies and side glass...yeah, side glass in every kit and no more freaking Coca Cola BS....?....oh, and pad printed white walls and raised white letter tires too.....?......and....and....oh, this is so easy....no more metal axles ever.....?.....no holes in the oil pans.....or big fat fans....yeah...

I agree about the tires, John. I'll never understand why anyone thought those red lines looked good anyway (unless you had a red car ?). This drag car would be devoid of mirrors but you would think they would still be on the tree. The radio was still there, right? This tells you about who designs these kits. Shouldn't they have an expert making these decisions? Sorry, there I go again...?

Yup. Good point, David. The '41 is still sitting there but I've been working on some other projects and have been fortunate with perfect painting weather over the weekend. I'm getting my messes cleaned up. I appreciate the commisseration, David, it makes all this hobby stuff more enjoyable. Hi. Remember me?

Yup! Yesterday it was 70 here and the RH was around 25%. I got paint done! Wooo hooooo! And more today! Oh....Sorry, Lenny ?

That looks great, John. The wood grain is a nice detail. AMT has apparently used the same interior tub as the previous "normal" street versions. This version attempts to depict a rare lightweight special, a 427 equipped race-ready model. Only 53 were built. They were equipped with "slow steering" to be more user friendly on the strip. No sound insulation, hood hinges, or radio among other things. All were painted white. It seems a roll bar wasnt required to run in the Stock classes; they weren't fast enough, I guess (??? ?). I wonder if they even required a seat belt. I would add one, just to be diligent (but I wouldn't wear it ?).

The red one is sweet, JR. I just looked at a couple of reviews on this kit and my thought is that the car depicted for this version is kinda, sorta, almost a Thunderbolt and it wouldn't take much to get it there. Just add a crossmember and some traction bars like the '64 'Bolts. The hood depicts what could be a fiberglass lift-off with those pins on all fours. I'm just thinking of maybe picking this one up. The reviews are good and I like the box art. Was the hood scoop a separate part? Edit: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/fe-rocious-427-1966-ford-fairlane-500-427 Maybe you've seen this, but if not...