fiatboy
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Thanks you guys. I will probably buy the kit.
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The wheels tires are very nice on this kit. But the front suspension is just for experts.
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Can anyone recommend a kit?
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Anybody have such an engine? What's a good kit to find such an engine? I am putting a NASCAR chassis, 1/24, under a '69 Dodge Charger Daytona, 1/25. (I wrote about this some time ago. I think I am going to need to buy a kit off of 'ebay'.) Did Ross Gibson ever make one of these? I think his engines were more like 1/23 scale, but I would try one. Thanks.
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A 500cc air cooled engine: not a tiger (LOL)!!
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The kit is a little fiddly, as they say. It has no seperate interterior. But the plastic seems hard, and everything seems to fit well.
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I got the kit from Goodwill for $2.00. The whole suspension and rear end was missing. So naturally I am putting a Corvair-drive-train in it. But to view the engine, I decided to 'modify' the body, shortening it. I intend to make a hearse out of it. What do you think? Right now, I am struggling with installing the dash. Yes, the coffin is a little long, but that's what a razor-saw is for.
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The first 2 pics are of: how the transmission was 'attached' to the frame-rails. It is very simple, and crude maybe. But it is very sturdy, surprisingly.
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Isn't the '64 GTO 1/24 scale?
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Thanks for your comments.
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It is a 1/24 model by Italeri. I guess it is some kind of custom: a restomod of a 1930 Bugatti. I'm swapping out the stock 771ci strait-8, for the WW2 Merlin airplane engine, V12. The only thing I am changing is the engine. Jay Leno has, I think, a classic Bentley with a similar engine; his has 6 twin choke Weber carbs, which I plan to use. Thanks for your interest.
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The interior is one piece, painted 4 different colors.
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Hi All. When I got this model, it had already been started, mostly the rear suspension. I had to cut it apart to build it. And because of this, I had to mount the transmission to the frame rails, instead of mounting it to the 'fender assembly'. It's been like a 3D jig saw puzzle!! So here are some photos. Later, I hope to have some photos of the rear suspension.
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On this build, I widened the whls./tires by 3.0mm; too much I think. I did this with 'hole cutters'. I used the correct paint (ordered from the UK). I am quite pleased with the result of this little cheap model. The cycle fenders were hard to attach: I used v. thick CA glue.
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I'm going to try to post some pics of my Fiat. The engine was very nice, but I messed it up. How do you like those yellow fog-lights? I don't know where I got them from. I decided to go with aftermarket wheels and tires; the kit items were, I thought, too small. In adding these, I had to do quite a bit of chassis and suspension work. Like I said, the engine is very nice.
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