ManiacModeler

Thanks guys, glad to be goin back to my roots miss the scale model scene

I am intending on mixing and matching for this project, I get that all the olds history is cobbled up, I'm a huge bop fan. I'm interested in old style olds 330/350 valve covers, intakes, and kits that have a standard transmission for sure. So any 64+ kit would have the old style low rise valve covers? Which kits other than the 72 have the standard trans in em?

Straightliner: can you post a single pic of the AMT Monza frame by itself and then a single pic of the MPC Monza frame by itself. I already know the difference but it might help others understand where the pieces com from better. ??‍♂️

Ok so then what about the 330 with a standard tranny

What kits have a good or excellent replication of an Olds 350 from the 70's as well as speed parts ie: Edelbrock intake or headers as well as a 3 or 4 speed stick trans like the old 3spd Saginaw or Muncie rock crusher?

Well just the way it is, a good modded frame cast in resin would be nice to produce for people wanting to street an early prostock Vega body, kit bashing frames may be something I could pull off later, I'm still debating a glue bomb or fresh kit, a quick look on eBay hasn't landed me any glue bombs only over priced kits and a guy selling a kit box top for over $20, sad really.

Those look like steel Pontiac or Buick ralleys done in resin

Straightliner I am inclined to think that your front sway bar area may not need to be modified if it is tucked behind the front facia first and the rear set in, looks like minimal shaping otherwise looks like the wheels are pretty much inline in the front other wise a pan chop before the seat dimples but behind the trans cross member could be just enough to do justice, at least my pieces of grumpy lump will be fitted to the Monza frame to better fit my body. I saw a proposed 73 Vega kit coming out somewhere, Lawson's I believe that would be a true 73 tube job frame I would hope, there was some guys over on the Vega pinto post talking about a 73 Vega kit at some point to that was produced way way back but I don't think it was an AMT kit

Straightliner that's a good comparison, do you know what AMT kit that Monza is from my grumpys lump has a cell dead center of the rear pan and a tubbed out rear interior pan, your Vega chassis looks like a stocker too. Thanks for the photos. This is the MPC lump I'm looking to replace with the Monza chassis so the info your sharing is quite appreciated.

I plan on getting a fresh 2+2 kit soon, when I get what I want from it, some of my grumpys stuff and the Monza body/ stuff will probably go up for trade. Look forward to seeing that comparison straightliner

Gets me wondering: all the bodies widths in 1:1 are pretty much the same, it's the length that varies. Does that affect the 1:25 length as well? And for the record 1971 - 1974 Vegas were first generation all subsequent years used the longer lower for the polyurethane front areas. Wonder how much material needs to be removed from the 2+2 kit? Anybody with pics for comparison: 72 grumpys lump and the 2+2 frame?

So to clarify this, what AMT Monza are we looking for the '77 2+2 kit, or is there other years to look for, I'm seeing quite a few Monza kits running around?

Guess I'm gonna have to go to the chopping block the MPC kits rear end and lower floor pan are hideous, and the way the axle mounts in is just not well designed at all, I miss the kits I grew up with in the mid 90's. Separate rear ends, drive shafts. Was hoping there was a kit with a better assembly out there.

37, from LA living in VT, Just getting back into the hobby again after 5 years. Current project, MPC 72 Vega - not being built to box specs but modeled as if I owned it. Hi everyone in model land, look forward to chatting model with you guys and learning some tips and regaining the ones I've lost. Happy Building......?

I just bought the grumpys toy Vega, I'm not happy with the lump subframe assembly. Is there a donor kit that has a better assembly or one that is a better mod?