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Wonder if one of those Dan Fink deuce bodies would work on it... mike

Thanks, Vince. Great trade ! mike

...and it more than qualifies from an historical perspective mike

Me too mike

Shame about the size error on these wheels... but you gotta admit revell's engraving beats this other one hollow ... maybe a guy could slide the revell center into the other one. ...in fact, they are doing some fantastic engraving on accurate Ford stuff like the 9 inch diff and the engine parts; well worth using on other projects as well. Haven't yet done any measurement comparisons on the 1:1 302 I have here on a stand, but it looks like the engine builds up well. Still needs minor tweaks, though. Found this pic of a dude modelling the extremely rare side-inlet 2100 carb mike

Great news. These will be perfect for the fall guy truck and the new suburban mike

So far, not a heck of a lot of accumulation here; an eight inch dump about three weeks ago with minor flurries since. A weeks worth of -10 f here broke today, all the way up to 20 mike

Neither of those would have been sold here. I recall Plymouth dashes in some low-line Dodges or vice-versa, and some trim lines renamed, but that was about the limit. mike

Good thinking on this one; nice clean build mike

Isn't a clean desk a sign of a sick mind? mike

The Mustang is definitely awb, with enlarged wheel openings moved forward. Cure is to swap quarter panels with the coupe. mike

In the midst of foraging for parts to start a 4x4 conversion on a recently released pickup model I decided I'd lay some out to maybe help others if they're thinking of a similar project... On the left in white are the parts supplied in the AMT '78 4x4. The truck is supposed to be an F350 but this is actually an F100/F150 set-up, basically correct for '67-'79 Ford half-tons. For contrast, I also set out the tan front 4x4 parts from the AMT '78 Bronco. Both sets are usable for an F100/F150, with just a little difference in detail. It's possible that there may be a more accurate D44 out there somewhere as well. On the right are the two-wheel drive rear springs from the F350 kit. If you're wanting to build an F250/350 4x4, these may be usable for the heavier front axle set-up required, or you can scoop the danas from another 4x4, like the reissued ramcharger. mike

Any idea how long for a stock Futura body? mike

From what I remember of the pic, the 4x4 pieces are for the half-ton chassis. I know guys using the amt stones truck front diff parts, as there will probably be little difference. For an F250/350, the ramcharger axles would be great with a little work. mike

Wow! That's a new benchmark. Nice work. mike

Maybe cutting sections out of a scale deuce grill would work for inserts too... Going over to do some work on a friend's '48 TE20 next week. Maybe I can talk him out of it and bring it home mike

You might be able to adapt the spare nose cone and wing from the mpc '71 roadrunner... mike

If you haven't resolved the wheel issue, Steve, the wheels in the imc mustang ll look pretty close. I think I've got a spare set if needed. mike

Nice work on that one, Dave and Steve. Great concept! mike

You're right; it may have served them better to include the 302 in the '70 and supply the 4x4 parts with a 390 in the '72 sport custom, capturing the extra sales this season. The incorrect copy on the sport custom box and wrong steering wheel aren't exactly flattering either. 'Tis water under the bridge, though, and we can look forward to what's next on the list. mike

This is also a great chance to tool up accurate 67-69 headlight doors for the grill.... Please ? mike

For some reason, the old Peanuts cartoon addressing defective baseballs comes back to me... where the phrase and concept of 'planned obsolescence' was first implanted in my young inquiring mind mike

Over the last ten or twelve years I've muttered things like that too, after purchasing another one of our hobbies' magazines and barely getting half an hour's read out of it... mike

The use of cad programs can sure help with designing models, but without interpreters with a real feel for the subject the likelihood of flaws like this is becoming pretty high and consistent. The '69-'72 F100s suffer this problem too but the old amt cabs offer a good pattern to help correct it. mike

But look at that alternator.... both brackets ! mike