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Cut the control arm and spring perches from the old axle and put them on the new one.Quick mock-up for stance.

Drilled the spring pockets through the frame and floor. This will lower the rear even without cutting springs. Added these spacers. They have a smaller I’d than the holes I drilled so they limit the springs from falling through. They also look like spring pockets for screwjacks.

Progress pictures. Had to shorten the frame and floor at the rear. Narrow the frame rails by the tires. Hog out the wheelhouses too. Added a 9”Ford rear. Made a frt and rear firewalll. The 442 firewall was too tall and had too much stuff molded in.

They are easy to fix. People gripe to much

Reshaped the rear end some today. The two body lines on the top of the trunk lid don’t belong. And it needs one on the back of trunk.

First off many many thanks to JustJake for the body!! I will be doing some corrections along with some mods to this body. It will hopefully go on an AMT 66 442 chassis. A 69 Riv gave up its engine for this build.

I sent him an email waiting for a response. Look how much different the engine callouts on the hood are between the high bank picture and the others. Also no naca ducts on the high bank picture.

That’s looking pretty cool now.

I haven’t seen the instructions for that version. I can tell you that kit has some challenges to get it right. The worst being the nose curves upward. It can be fixed pretty easy with some hot water and a couple slots cut in the inner fenders. The shock tower bars need modifications to fit the 429 engine in also. A lot of people really gripe about these problems but they are pretty easy to solve. Bobby actually never drove this as a Spoiler II. He drove a standard nose Spoiler

That Mercury is a real real sharp car Mark. Very well done! Chevys not too shabby either .

Nice job Bruce

Resin 2+2 body on a Monogram chassis. Some homemade decals others from different sets.Built this and the Firebird for my friends dad.

Not sure on that but USAC rules were a lot looser than nascars

That’s how the real car was done. I had to do it or the Bob Fish sponsor wouldn’t fit. Here is the real car

This is my friends dads old Firebird. Was the USAC Champ in 1981. Old MPC Firebird body stretched 1/8 inch between the frt tires and doors. MPC NASCAR chassis. Amt tires wheels are from 2 Monogram 64 GTO kits. Engine from an Amt NASCAR Grand Prix. Custom decals.

Got the chassis all painted start some final assembly now

Been there done that?

Thanks JC but I have a original rebuilder I can use

Maybe I have a 66 kit. If I can figure out how to convert it maybe I will just do that. Won’t be to easy. Nice thing is I have real easy access to a 67.

I just saw them online. Best way is search nascar by year.

That probably the Riverside 500. The eastern Cars came out west for that one and the Ontario Ca race

The problem is the hood frt bumper grille area and trunk rear bumper are completely different. The frt is waaay pointier on the 67 too.

This is my holy grail build . If only someone made a 67 body. Every other 66-67 a body has been done. Except the best looking a body ever made

4 door hardtop at that. I wonder if it was a factory built 4 spd 4 door hardtop Cutlass. Would be super rare and desirable now. They put a louvered 442 hood on it too.