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  1. The injection manifold in the AMT '55 Nomad is about the best in 1/25. It's also in the '55 Chevy Sedan street machine kit (with the ugly pink car for box art). I'm not sure if it's in the stock version of the sedan?

    Nobody makes angled stacks like that, AFAIK, so you'll have to make those yourself.

  2. Check out the December 2013 issue of Hot Rod magazine....57 Ford with 10 spoke front wheels, gasser. Cool car!!

    That's one of those confused modern reinterpretations, not a gasser in the original sense of the word. 10 spokes are a recent creation to allow a five stud mounting. The original American Racing wheels were 12 spoke spindle mounts, in 15" and 18" as Jesse already pointed out.

  3. Friday update. I painted the new engine parts, but couldn't remember how I mixed the beige before... I think it was a better match the first time, but never mind. Also primed the cab in white. It will be green & white, but I haven't settled on a stripe pattern yet. Also got the interior started, it might look the same colour as the engine, but it's not, it's darker and has some gold mixed in to give it a sheen.

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  4. Slow and steady progress. The cab still needs fettling, but after several fill-sand-prime-repeat sessions it's almost there. I assembled the kit steps but wasn't happy with the fit, so I ended up filling the cab. I'll make stirrup steps.

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    I got a bit further with the new air cleaner. It still needs bolt heads, but it's about done. I've roughed in a new intake scoop and duct, but didn't take a photo...

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  5. Guy with an big ego built one fairly interesting car nearly 50 years ago and thinks the world owes him a living because of it. He must really be deluded if he thinks someone's going to bankroll him moving and setting up a "large shop" at his new house.

    If anyone wants to give me money to move to a new house and build a large shop, i'm all ears...

  6. Bumping a two year old thread (a) so I can find it and (b ) because I've finally found some time to do more on it.

    Engine is mostly complete and I've mounted the front wheels. Rather than narrow the axle, I ground down the hub mating surface on the inside of the wheels and took some material off the brake drums.

    I was toying with the idea of swapping in a DD V8 from another kit, but wasn't sure what to do with the air intake. I wanted to add an air intake stack and frame mounted air cleaner, but couldn't find any reference photos. How common was the front air intake?

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