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Thanks Joe and David for your input. I love American Mags and they look great on anything but I haven’t found a period photo of a Falcon racing on them. I hope to build a few more T/A cars and they will almost certainly include American Mags so I don’t want them all with the same wheels.

I'm at a crossroad about what direction I want to take the build. Here is where I was heading: But I think this is the new direction now:

Welcome Peter.

Much better.

I've found period photos of T/A cars that show vent tubing to a catch can so that's the plan.

Brilliant!

David the object is question is the cylinder attached to the inner fender.

Surprising that MPC(?) would chose to model a concept car. Looks the be accurate.

Another beauty Jason and I really like yellow Ferraris. If they would have continued with the GT version it may be more well known.

Thanks Mike, not sure what it is supposed to be but I am leaving it in place as a catch can for the oil breather vent tubes I'll install later.

Wheels and tires look good on there George-nice work.

Trans Am rules allowed for the removal of the bumpers. Since the frame will be exposed I wanted to add some interest so I created to oval opening to replicate the 1:1.

Thanks Steve2 and Dennis. Not wired and plumbed yet but engine is painted.

Welcome Mutlu.

Turned out great Art!

Fernando Alonso compares IndyCar and F1 play Zak Brown talked ahead of Fernando Alonso's first laps ahead of the Indy 500. (1:09) 6:36 AM ET Laurence EdmondsonF1 Editor Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print comment Fernando Alonso says the lack of complicated technology in IndyCar makes it more enjoyable than Formula One in some respects. Alonso completed his first IndyCar test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, racking up 110 laps behind the wheel of the car he will race at the Indy 500 later this month. The test included a series of laps at increasing speeds to comply with the Indy 500's Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) before the Autosport Andretti team made a number of changes to his car trim away downforce and drag as Alonso's confidence increased. Compared to the lengthily setup changes conducted behind closed garage doors at an F1 test, the changes to Alonso's papaya orange IndyCar were made on pit road with relatively simple tweaks and tyre changes. Asked if the relative simplicity of the car made the experience more enjoyable than F1, he said: "It does. It does. "You know, they ask you if you are ready inside the car, you say yes. You switch on the car, and you go. They put fuel, tires, and you go. "While in Formula One, it takes maybe six minutes to fire up the car, because they need to check, recheck. There is so much technology there, electronics, the hybrid system that needs to be linked with the combustion engine, the brake by wire, and many things that slow down every run or every feel that you may have on the car. Sutton Images"So here, as you said, probably it's more fun because you just switch on the engine and you race." Alonso set a fastest lap of 222.548 mph on his test day after building up his speed during the 40 laps of the ROP. After finishing the session, Alonso was asked to compare Indianapolis' four high-speed corners with the fastest corner in Formula One. "Probably 130R in Suzuka [is the fastest corner in F1], which probably is 320 or 330 km/h [198-205mph]. It feels different. "I think on the Formula One, the feeling of just the steering wheel with the power steering and all the helps we have, it feels a little bit easier. Also the level of downforce, all the sophistication of Formula One gives you a little bit more grip and a little bit more predictable car. "Here is just more raw. Everything is more racing. It's definitely faster and different. But at the end of the day, we all started in go karts. We all started in the small categories that probably we miss that kind of feeling when you get to Formula One and you have everything under control, you know, every single millimeter or every single tenth of a second. "Here it's more driver input, you know, in different phases of the corner or different runs run."

Excellent build Barry. I like the wear on the end of the bed planks.

Thanks for the comment and the books Ray. Added a fuel pump from the AMT Cobra, the resin oil breathers are from HRM.

I'll be adding an oil cooler so I need a high volume oil filter. Modified a twin unit form my parts box to make a single. Also here you can see the underside of the air cleaner RancheroSteve was asking about.

Where'ya been Steve? I figured you would be all over this project. The air cleaner on the engine is from the Revellogram Shelby GT350 kit. I think it's included in all the Revell '64-1/2-'66 Mustang/Sheby kits. I stripped off the chrome and added the bottom pan from sheet stock.

Very well done.

Fernando's car for Indy.

Some odds and ends: striped the wheels - applied Tamiya primer looking at air cleaner options Modified the sump on the oil pan Mounted R&M's pre-drilled distributor - I love these things!

If they offered rubber tires like Fujimi, Tamiya, Hasegawa, et al it wouldn't be a problem.