Scott Colmer

Well done Claude! The fit of the engine looks great. Just some of the details that I really like are the Louver hatch as the "hood" that lets all that warm air out, the fact that the seat backs are in line with the door line (not looking pushed forward), the slight rake that takes care of the inherent uphill stance of this year mustang, (oh and the fact that you used that body style and made it flow quite nicely, and finally - the windshield washer nozzles. Who thinks of those! Excellent! Another winner. Scott

That's a stunner!

Just found this thread and read through the whole thing. Great story, Paul and Tim. Both of your projects are great. I really like how you experimented with boat engines. Scott

Got Mine. Lots of good stuff. My favorite..? The interview with Bob Sifferd. I have his Telstar in my folder of personal favorites. It's nice to get the extra shots of that and the Gold Nugget.

Good topic. I have a few that stalled around the same time (about almost 30 years ago). The body on this one originally got channeled back in the late 70's then thrown in the parts box for about 15 years. It got unstalled the first time when it got pulled out and brought to the point you see here, so it technically is my oldest stalled project. It's been stalled for about 28 years.

Great idea. Super clean.

Ahhhh, the wall paper. Its from the 70s. I have no idea where it came from. My parents put it up when I was traveling with my Grand parents. It must have been a bear because my parents both said they almost got divorced try to get it up. The cars on the seams did not line up. I think it was made of vinyl.

Best one this month!

Great work, Art. Nice mix of classic looks and modern touches. Great set of extras too - functioning hood pins, turned pulleys, and I really like the blue anodized engine features. Well done!

Over on the WIP drag page, Daniel Himmel AKA Straightliner is figuring out how to make a cogged blower belt. He made a gear of sorts and rolled it on lead foil. Check it out. I needed a small air filter element, so I found a picture hanging nail with a brass gear on the end slid it into a good fitting K&S tube then rolled it over some aluminum ducting tape. Then I wrapped the adhesive backed variegated foil around some styrene rod. It will get painted and shaded later. I might make another run at the "element" part because I pulled on it a bit and pulled out the pattern a little. Anyway, it's easy, cheap, and does not take any special tools.

That's right Stanley. Did you notice the whole engine is rotated about 40 degrees down on the right side. The valve cover is UNDER the passenger side fender.

I have heard these were a tough build. I enjoyed your narrative. And of course, the model came out very nice. Worth the effort!

So did anyone figure out how that guy got a 6-71 blown SOCH engine inside the stock hood of that 1920s truck? Definitely a new twist on making it work. ; )

Wow! This is really good stuff Francis. I'm a bit late to the party, but I got to binge through all the posts in this thread. The tail lights are art. And your correction of the front fenders is spot on. Of course, the grill is amazing. You managed to avert the wavy bar curse that is a problem when building a grill from styrene. Perfect! Scott

Excellent stuff, Daniel. Love the belt drive idea. I think I may give it a try. Scott

More thanks for more kind words! I really like hearing that some of you followed along in the magazine too! I'll be back with a Moon Mixer build that follows more of this type of build rather than box stock. Thanks again! Scott

This is sweet. The flip flop body treatment made for a perfect Coke bottle flow. Stunning.

Pic in the link. Here is a favorite. I like the hidden turbos. https://public.fotki.com/Scottcolmer/reference-pics/gnrs-2023/page2.html

I was there Friday night and so the Rusty Price was just getting the model car show started. People will be bringing models today and Sunday. Judging is Sunday. Bring some models and enjoy the show as well. Who knows, maybe a big time car builder will spot your latest creation. On to the 1:1 stuff. There were a LOT of very nice cars. New customs, old racers pulled from the dark shadows and LOTS of square body pick-ups slammed to the ground. Here are a couple favs because of the look and some neat trick ideas. First up - a new age belly tanker. Based on the lack of stamping lines I am guessing this one is hand made in the present day. The panel joint lines are another clue I am using. In the PICs pay attention the routing of the rear brake hard line and the rear rotors for the brakes. Now, this P/U had people around it all the time. It's not the full IRS, which is very nice. It's the engine. Take a close look. My first guess was wrong. It's not a SOHC motor cut in half. Very clever way to wrap a monster in a small package. I'll post a link to the rest in the reference page. Scott

Ah yes, Gas station attendant. My first real job. We emptied ashtrays too. (Also gone.)

Very nice, Tim. Definitely has that 70's flavor right down to the mini steering wheel. I like it!

One of my favorite threads.

Bringing this back up. Keep going, Paul. Great subject. Love the blower. Scott

That's really cool. I'll bet the real thing would have been a handful on both ends of a run.