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I appreciate the comments Randy and John.

You're gonna need twin fuel tanks to feed that hungry beast! Wild motor!

I'll check 'er out.....

I love the creativity you bring to your builds Kerry! More please..............

Great detail going into this one John!!

Anthony: I know right? Thanks for the good word. Joe: That sounds like a good plan but I wouldn't be able to hide the seam line if I extended it. I like your way of thinkin' though.

Well..............not quite as big as the rest of it. lol I received my fuel cell yesterday for the XL version that I'm building. This is gonna work out nicely is all I've gotta say.... aaaaand I got the inside of the OOB body shot with gold this morning and that's gonna work out well also! I've got some work to do on the top though. There's those to optional cut out impressions for adding....................antennas???????????? I've got some sanding to do to get not only those to look right but the ejector pin marks all over the inside of the roof as well. No problem.....................we'll get there.

Thanks Dave. Yeah it is pretty funky aint it? Folks I'm not falling down on the job or anything it's just that the updates are still in the theory and /or unsubstantially visual progress that photos would be a waste of time. Still working on the OOB part though.

Interesting spread of markings you've got there Anthony.

I'm in there with the rest of the gang on this one James. Really good detail and graphic work.

Thanks Carl. Dieselhead: Man I really appreciate the suggestion. I may be able to trim a little bit but it's pretty much going to be a direct connection between the tranny and the differential so there's no place to go there. I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve though. I'll say this, that engine is a lot further back than it would have been with that Lenco transmission behind it. lol I went out today to pick one of these up from Hobby Lobby because I wanted to one to build OOB (yes.....it's going to happen) just to display my modified one next to an OOB version when finished and got that 1 in 12 that's supposed to be green. Cool color is all I've gotta say. I'm happier than a pig in slop!

I'm so immersed in theory and planning right now I don't know when this thing'll ever start to progress. I'm hanging in there and taking it one day at a time and sooner or later I'll end up making a bus out of it one way or another. Here we are right now with the engine/ transmission with the cylinder heads installed, seating and center cluster pod test fit into place so I've got an idea of how this is all going to turn out and what I still need to do to get things to "behave". As you can see, there's a lot of work and "repositioning" left to do concerning the seating arrangement : This is about where the transmission tail housing is going to wind up. Hopefully I can scoot it all to the rear another 1-2mm but this is a good spot for now. and I'm currently working on relocating the steering column over towards the drivers door to line it up with the drivers seat.

The efforts you are putting into this build are off the charts Darren.

I like the looks of that engine. Great work on the color, metal/ aluminum look of the inake and the ignition system and belts. Nice work.

Any more progress?

Thanks fellas. Anyways I've got where I want the radiator to go planned out. First I robbed the radiator out of my Pro Stock Thunderbird kit and then robbed the cooling fans from the Pontiac J2000 kit. I sanded the back of the cooling fan assy to where I could cut the area between the fan blades out to give them more of a realistic look. I'll be cutting the floor of the chassis on the drivers side to allow me to install the radiator and cooling fan assy there. I'll also be drilling holes in the cooling fan "platform" in which to run the supply and return cooling system hoses through into the radiator underneath. Here's the parts: and here's where they're going to wind up when installed: More cutting on the way......................

Thanks for looking in? How the heck can we NOT????? This is on a whole 'nother level man.

This looks like something out of that movie "Corvette Summer". Good work so far.

Neat idea on the tape Dave.

As odd looking as these kits are you built them very well as Rich said.

Ray: I hear ya on that. I'm really having some good fun with this build but it's coming with a bit of a challenge as well. James: I've got an idea for the OOB seat pedestal but the radiator's gonna have to be placed elsewhere. By the time I get the turbos and the carburetor installed there won't be any room in the front of the engine for the radiator. Here's the latest so far with the body work on the main body complete and the roofline about 80% complete. Still gotta work out the roof to body fit a little but it's pretty clean other than that and I'm feeling really good about the way that it turned out. Got the Camaro kit in so here's the wheels from that kit. I have another set coming from Revell though. A few blems on these but you get the picture of the shiny rims. Just couldn't risk screwing the resin ones up with my limited Alclad experience and besides, I need a break on at least one portion of this build.

It's really good to see you back on this one Greg! That sir, was a very interesting way of achieving the outcome with that rear frame section.

Welcome back Cole! Looks like you got bit by the bug again eh?

Man you came to the right place JP! I've definitely enjoyed being at this forum. Good bunch of folks and a WEALTH of knowledge. Welcome aboard.

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