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Here's another one, in a '69...
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On 1/21/2023 at 9:50 AM, leafsprings said:
The '64 grill with top panel could be adapted to the '65-'66 Mobius kits. The only '61-'66 Ford truck grill never covered by big plastic.
True. The only thing out there is AMT's retooled '63 grill that includes a '1964' for Ford's sales award truck trophies; the six bumper bolts would be wrong for '64 as well.
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Scenes Unlimited had these...
The bolt circle was common to Ford, Chev and Dodge right up to the mid nineties. Unfortunately, the new kit toolings represent the ugly, busy looking newer metric pattern wheels.
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Lotsa jdm stuff out here; saw a cedric last summer.
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On 1/20/2023 at 1:04 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:
Sorry fellas...no phony drama or no-talent hackers here. Just a competent crew doing things right, with a whole lot of knowledge.
Thanks Bill. Absolute goldmine of info for us detail guys.
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Thanks Tim. I've got a sealed mono motorcraft t-bird here... guess I'm jes' gonna have to open it up. I certainly agree that the early aero birds are appealing, especially the ones cloaked in that blue metallic.
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Tough to find a clear pic of an original...
The oil filter was obviously located toward the back; maybe someone mistook the draft tube housing for it when it was tooled up. Those upswept manifolds were a good location to place a fish, irresistibly tempting at least one practical joker I've heard of.
The first FE application in the F-series was the 352 in '65 .
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'60 box and instructions...
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On 9/1/2022 at 10:11 PM, Plowboy said:
Something that would sell well and is current would be accurate grilles for the Moebius bumpside Ford pickups. The grilles in the kits are horribly inaccurate. You could make the '67-'72 grilles. Another suggestion would be the '73-'75 Ford pickup grille along with the '76-'77.
I agree... pretty obvious how far from accurate the '67-'69 grills are, but also the 70-72 grills are at least 1mm too tall. The area that needs to be sectioned is directly below the headlight lens. Here's a pic with the real 1:1 measurements...
A simpler way to do this one would be sans inserts; '71-'72 kit inserts can be cut out and sectioned by the modeler. The '70 inserts definitely need some attention from the aftermarket.
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That's why I'm crossing my fingers for a glue bomb with a restorable front clip
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Just looking for a volare glue bomb or at least a decent round headlight grill.
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Nicely restored Mike; you sure know how to pick the ones worth your time. Reminds me of one a friend in high school had. Only difference was the 7 and 10 inch cragars mounted on his.
Too bad AMT didn't match the headlight size from this on their new tool '67.
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Sounds like a good opportunity for an agent/distributor south of the 49th.
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Haven't heard anything lately about the '68 conversion, but it will be easier to accomplish now when the reissue of the original 1/25 '68 GTO hits the market. Dashes from originals are pretty scarce and I don't know of any repops yet.
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Great work on that one, Tim. Did you ever take time to compare the nascar body to the pro-stock '86 or stock '87 bodies just for the heck of it?
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He did have a set with all the F series nameplates at one point.
A prayer for him wouldn't hurt either as his partner/lady suddenly passed away last month.
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On 12/6/2022 at 6:08 PM, Plowboy said:
I may snag one for parts to convert the later model AMT F-150.
Good thinking. Looks like they tried for a 351M/400 in this one; wonder how it compares to the '78 amt issue. Carb looks hilarious.
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On 11/24/2022 at 1:43 PM, Claude Thibodeau said:
Hi Zenon!
I did just that a few years ago (see pix below). I transplanted the 87 chassis/interior AND rear quarter wheel openings on the Monogram 85 TBird pro-stock body. I customized the front end with hidden headlamps, and threw in a 429 Boss with scratchbuilt injection for fun. The bodywork required to blend the lower quarter panels on the Pro Stock body took some time, but it fits.
Good luck with your project. I did mine because I had an 85 1/1 Turbo coupe back then. Nostalgia...
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Beautiful work on those quarters, Claude. If there's any color that would put bodywork to the test, you certainly picked it.
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Look what Hallmark finally added to their truck ornament line...
More scale bumps here...
http://www.fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45618
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10 hours ago, HomerS said:
Auction win.....$20. Missing chrome front and interior tub/glass (this can be pilfered from one of the current versions)
The glass and tub may fit but the reissued vans represent '78 up; they have a different grill than that early 73-77 one you have. Nice find.
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On 10/4/2022 at 10:39 PM, Bills72sj said:
The 68 GTO is definitely on my buy list. Though I do have one of these.
That one is a reissue of the 1/24 monogram '68 and does not contain a true '68 dash. More here...
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Interesting little album here of a vintage 312 deuce roadster...
Looking pretty good here in about '62. Now it has a cheezy flame job
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Sure glad this one fell into your hands, Mike. Gonna be a beauty
The original paint looks like the old amt peacock metal flake. Anyone know if there's a currently available match for those beautiful old turquoises?
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On 8/21/2022 at 7:32 AM, SteveG said:
One of my goals when I joined Round 2 was to show them how they could expand their existing tooling without breaking the bank.
Sounds like a dream gig to me
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"Customer states..."
in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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Trying to think of an alternate name for this... hmmm maybe 'people of facebook' ?