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Thank you so much , Doc. Especially for the underhood shot of the engine. I really appreciate it.

Excellent job, Tim. Thanks for the wip. Do you know what the story is behind the Canadian flag being on the wing?

Jake, Excellent job on the snap kit. Really like the gold you used. Where do you get your Vallejo acrylics? Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to more of your builds.

Yes, please. Any shots of chassis and interior would be very helpful too.

Ok, I did some more searching and I have decided that the picture I posted is of the car that ran at le mans in 1976. That photo is of the 1976 car because the graphics on that car are not like the newly restored car that raced there recently. The modern graphics have the 90's in circles on the hood and doors and no big 90 on the roof. Also the drivers name on the roof is Dick Brooks and I know he did not drive the reproduction car. Also if you look at the people in the pits they are dressed like a seventy's crowd would have been dressed. My point is that the engine shot is very representative of a Cleveland engine run back then. I just wish it was a full shot and not so small and grainey. I found some pretty good shots of the engine in the reproduction car but they have the breathers in different locations and the valve covers are finned on the reproduction car and don't look like they are finned on the 1976 picture of the car. Oh well, the search goes on.

What I really need, if any one has one, is an under hood shot of any of the Bud Moore fords from 1976 to 1978. I know that is a tall order, but it sure would help. I found a small grainy under hood shot of a Junie Donlevy ford from that era but I think it might be a reproduction and not an actual car that was run back then. And the picture was taken at a road course race in Europe.

Thanks again guys. Very interesting discussion. I am learning a lot.

Thanks guys for the discussion and the pictures. I don't have an 83 thunderbird kit but I do have an engine from an amt 1992 thunderbird kit. Would that work? Also what is the difference between a 351 Windsor and a 351 Cleveland engine?

Does anyone know the engine that was used in fords for 1978 and have a picture of one in a nascar ford from that year? Thanks if you can help. My google searching has come up with nothing.

You are very fortunate to have that hobby shop . The hobby shop I have has a few models and I was able to convince the owner to stock some evergreen, but its mostly a radio control car and plane type of hobby shop. He has Tamiya paint but doesn't keep his stock up very well. That is why I decided to switch to testors enamel and an air brush.

Then you came out really good on that one.

Wow, that must have set you back a pretty penny. Wish I had a local hobby shop that carried kits like that. I always have to wait till they have the imps show in Stafford to get cool old kits like that from the vendors at the show.

Glad your addressing the hood fit issues. Nothing is more disappointing then to see a finished build with a hood that's not flush or huge gaps.

Great idea on the fenders and quarters to help it look even more authentic.

Great job, Ed. Looks like your fingers weren't an issue with this car. Glad to see your getting back into the hobby. I'm 67 and it keeps me sane, and I read having a hobby helps hold back certain brain diseases related to aging.

Great job, Dustin. Inside and out. I sure like the throwback Lettering on the tires that nascar or maybe Goodyear went with for these throwback races.

This is already looking awesome. I have a feeling the finished build will look better then the real car. Thanks for keeping the pictures coming.

I use to know, what year was what on these cars . You could kind of tell if it was slab sided or not but I have completely forgotten and too lazy to look it up. I'm sure a bunch of the other guys, can tell you what year it is, especially John Wolfe, the Terry Labonte expert. Looking forward to watching your build on this. I always enjoy wips . Nice to see how a final product came about.

Man, This is going to be Awesome. Looking forward to following the WIP.

Your welcome. Not sure when they started covering taillights. Fireball Roberts 57 Chevy that won the 58 Southern 500 had the taillights removed.

John, they were metal covers too, but for some reason this car had its taillight covers painted red, so I can see why you posted the question. They look almost like taillight lenses. That's the Mercury, however the 57 chevy had real taillights.

I finally fixed all the links on the mercury wip. If you would like to see how it came together click on the link below. http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/modeling_subjects/f/31/t/125777.aspx

Thanks, Tim. I really appreciate the feedback. I always wanted to do the Stroppe version of Rex's 63 Mercury but could never find a 63 merc kit. So I finally decided to take a 64 kit and morph it into a 63. I just had to change the grille and the rear taillight panel. If I ever get the wip links fixed you can see how I did it.

Thanks Jed. I had to make those decals because at the time there were no aftermarket decals for Rex's version of the black widow. I think there might be a sheet that covers every car on the sedco team, but don't quote me on that.

Here is his black widow. I built this before they came out with the black widow kit. I had to transform an amt 57 chevy hardtop into a 2 door sedan. If I had known they were going to come out with the kit I would have waited. First I thought I cant post this here and then I remembered you cant hijack your own thread.