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The rear engine dragster can be converted to a FE one with a little cutting. Made the one in the pic from such.

Here's a pic of the restored '69 Nova FC.

We have a saying at our Model Car Club. "You will soon forget what you paid for it, but you will never forget you don't have one".

Snake found another pic, different angle. Hope this helps.

Glad to help. Jungle Jim is one of my favorite build subjects.

Snake, I found this pic. Not sure, but it looks right, no rear AWB.

Pat, really like that new build. Have one in the stash that I have started to modify. As for the weather, I live in a Northern suburb of Dallas, Texas. It has been below freezing since Sunday (we hit -2 Degrees F). My furnace died on Monday and we have been surviving on electric space heaters (got the living room up to 59 degrees F. today). But the state of Texas has learned a painful lesson. Twenty three percent of our electric power was coming from wind turbines and half of them froze to a stop. We have rolling blackouts and water pipes have been bursting every where. Oh, and the weather forecast says we should be up to 69 degrees F. Wed. Ah, Texas weather.

Least they provided a template to make the 32 exhaust pipes into 8 header mounts. What about the 32 injector stacks.

Like it. Built one myself. If it weren't for the screws in the bottom you would never know it was a snap kit.

So it was Fred. I always thought it was my lack of ability. Great story.

Hard to believe these originally came out in 1962. Well detailed and difficult for kids back then, me included.

Don't have the kit yet, but looking at the parts overview on the bottom of the box it looks do able.

Has anyone built a Piranha drag car using the Spy car coupe upper body half over the drag car lower half? Going to attempt this conversion. Was inspired by seeing Scott Colmer's Scorpion build.

Wow, neat build. Don't remember that kit.

Dust? Vacuum the floor? If you do that, how will you know where everything belongs?

One of the reasons I will never own another Heep. Had a Grand Cherokee that went thru four fuel pumps (They did cover three under warranty). My local mechanic found that the fuel tank had a lining that was flaking off into the gas and ruining the fuel pumps. Jeep would not replace it, so I had a new one installed and sold the car. It also cracked the exhaust header after warranty. Never again!

Outstanding. Have one in my stash (over 20 years). Never had the nerve to tackle it. Great job, especially for a 24 hr. build. What did you use for the windshield?

How about the Airfix 007 Aston Martin DB-5 kit. It came with all the 007 toys listed on the ad.

Still like to try. Need it for my collection of LSR cars. Looking for a source of all/metal LSC rear wheels.

If I may make a suggestion. Look for the Airfix kit verses the Aurora one. I had them both. The Aurora model is toy like (curbside only) compared the the detailed Airfix kit. I sold the Aurora one and kept the Airfix kit.

What a great project. I'll be watching. I always wanted to do one like the '63 Corvette conversion shown below, but do not have the skills to attempt.

On minimally glued parts I have had good success with Tamiya Extra thin liquid cement applied between the parts to be separated. It's capillary action (flowing in the seams) tends to soften the old glue and or parts long enough to pry them apart. If heavily glued I tend to agree with Rocking Rodney Rat, a well placed firecracker is in order.

Here's a pic of the underside of the restored 1970 S & M Cuda. They got the engine color wrong too, so I would stay with red (Hemi orange). Added a pic of the restored one's engine bay.

Thanks again, guys.

Well, here's where I'm at. Acquired an AMT Vega Panel Funny car body, had a Revell '72 Vega funny car body in the parts stash. Had a MPC Soapy Sales Funny car kit I got on clearance from Hobby Lobby. Got out the razor saw and we start cutting. Wish me luck and patience.