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  1. mikemodeler
    I ordered mine Thursday night and it shipped out on Friday morning. From NJ to NC is a bit shorter bus ride than NJ to Minnysoda. In talking with their customer service department, they had a TON of orders to process on the Chevelle alone. I am sure it will be worth the wait.
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    Please do Bill, mine isn't gonna be here until Monday! Anxious to see what is inside the box.
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    I ordered Thursday night, it shipped on Friday and should be in NC by Christmas Eve. I would think if you had ordered it yesterday you would have had it by next Wednesday, even in corn country!
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    Are you looking for exact replacements or something different? Danny at Scenes Unlimited has some nice tires and wheels if you are looking for a different look. He's closed for the holidays but will be open January 2 and he is a fast shipper. Fireball has some nice GM truck wheel and tire sets but more along the stock side and not big tires.
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    You are correct, 1965 was the first year for disc brakes on the Corvette; 1963 & 64 models had drum brakes on all 4 corners.
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    Placed two orders last night - one with MegaHobby and one with Modelroundup- and had notifications that they both had shipped this afternoon. Can't wait to get my hands on them and start building. I will post pictures when they arrive.
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    Would love to go to this show, but it's always the same weekend as the SCMA show in Spartanburg SC. Maybe in 2020!
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    I called customer service this morning, they had 300 orders for this kit last night alone! Anyone looking for the Moebius F100 4x4 kit? They have that in stock too, for a great price I might add!
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    Thanks Brett, I just ordered my birthday present to me last night.
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    There is a whole other side of Moebius that you might not be aware of- sci-fi models and I think that is what they were truly after. There are more models and apparently interest on that side of the of the business than there is the automotive side. Too soon to tell, but if it will take a letter writing campaign to get some results, we should all start today!
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    Wow. Seems like they were close to being ready to release. I wonder what this means to the future of the rest of the line?
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    I take it you have a compressor with an air tank? That would explain not running it while painting.
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    Me too Rich, got some stuff when they announced their retirement as well as when they had a last chance sale earlier this year. Great people, well deserved retirement and anxious to see what Don creates now that he isn't running the casting business full time.
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    As near as I can read, the tires were 7.00 x 17. Modelhaus tires (www.modelhaustires.com) has them in a set for $17.00 including the wheels. Part number is 800.
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    Very nice, looks quite sinister in all black!
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    I would go to Fireball Modelworks for the Suburbanite tires. They are a bit small if you are using them on a pickup truck, they look more at home on a Jeep, speaking of which many of the recent Jeep kits had them included. Danny at Scenes Unlimited has dually wheel and tire kits along with 4x4 hubs. He is closed until after the holidays but great stuff and service. Finally, check out Modelhaus Tires. Chris Holthaus is casting the tires that were part of The Modelhaus for years, he might have some vintage wheels/tires that could help your build. Chris does offer the Suburbanite tires.
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    Just did a trade with Matt T. Waiting for USPS to do their thing and with it being the holidays I am always a bit shy about shipping but the three trades I have done in the last 2 weeks have been easy and flawless, expecting the same with this one. Matt and I were able to agree on trade quickly and I am certain we have traded before.
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    The 300 L6 was the base motor across the E and F series lines for years. It makes sense that the airlines would not spec an optional motor as it would cost more and not really give them much advantage considering their intended use. Those trucks tended to be in service for a long period of time ( I see some 80's models still in use today) so as long as they were durable, that's all that mattered.
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    A lot of trains and military models there.
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    Lotsa torque in those old 300's!
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    I should have clarified my statement to say that the 300 cubic inch L6 was available, but might not have been very popular and definitely would not be in a truck like a Camper Special. Back in the day, one could order a truck with a bunch of different options and IIRC the L6 was the base engine, but many opted for the V-8s, especially if they were doing any towing or set up with a dump bed, wrecker bed or wanted more horsepower.
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    I have seen NASCAR kits at model shows here in the middle of NASCAR country for $10 that don't sell! I enjoy watching NASCAR and even back in the day when it's popularity was extremely high, I could not bring myself to build a kit. And the same guys who can't sell a kit for $10 are trying to get the same amount for a diecast and they drag them home too.
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    According to Rock Auto the 4.9 liter/ 300 cubic inch L6 could be had in the F350 pickups up until the 1996 model year. This would hold true for the F150 & F250 models as well.
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    The Firestones F series pickup has a F150 front end, so I guess it could. The 300 ci L6 was used in every Ford pickup and van and IIRC was in E/F 100 - 350 series through the 90's.I think the Moebius L6 is the 240 ci. which would mean it was used in E100 vans & F100 pickups.
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    Has anyone considered swapping the L6 from the Moebius kits into the AMT Fords, just to be different?
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