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Tyrone Malone Super Boss
Force replied to GearUpJammer's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The Thermo King version is the first issue from 1978-79, the later Bandag version (only the decals and boxart are different from the Thermo King version) came in 1981-82 together with the Bandag Bandit, Papa Truck and Hideout Truck. -
Countach ignition wiring....?
Force replied to JollySipper's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Lamborghini V12 firing order Up to 2010 1-7-4-10-2-8-6-12-3-9-5-11, 2011 and later 1-12-4-9-2-11-6-7-3-10-5-8, Distributor rotation Counter Clockwise. I think the numbering of cylinders are from the Front on Drivers side 1-2-3-4-5-6 and Passenger side 12-11-10-9-8-7 -
Engine cooling system for Drag car
Force replied to Yenkocamaro's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Many drag racing cars do infact have cooling systems as they usually gets hot after the run and if you drive the car back to the pits, but it depends on what you use for fuel. Gas cars almost allways have cooling systems with a radiator and water pump, either electric or belt driven, Alcohol cars more seldom as the alcohol engines runs much cooler than a gas engine, but they will eventually get hot too and needs to be cooled down, Nitro cars don't have any cooling today as the engine blocks and heads are billet and don't have water jackets, they are cooled by the large ammounts of fuel injected in the engine, earlier Nitro cars did have some cooling and they had water jackets in the heads and engine block sometimes, but they were usually just filled up with water but no radiator or water pump, or they could have a water tank and pump circulating the water between the engine and tank. -
Looks like it's Jamie at Mo'Luminum http://moluminum.com
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Tyrone Malone Super Boss
Force replied to GearUpJammer's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Yes that's right and it's confirmed by Round 2, it will also have decals for both the Thermo King and Bandag versions on the same sheet. The Papa Truck will most likely follow pretty soon (they had some small issues with the tooling for it) and also the Bandag Bandit and Hideout Truck. I don't know but the demand for original issues will most likely go down after the release and the value can also go down...as everyone probably know, the value is exactly what someone is prepaired to pay for it. I allready have two each of the Malone trucks but I will buy at least one more of each when they come out. -
Stewart Haas Going To The Dark Side?
Force replied to oldcarfan's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
It's not just the stickers, it means an engine change from Hendricks Motorsports Chevrolet to Roush Yates Ford too. -
Stewart Haas Going To The Dark Side?
Force replied to oldcarfan's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The Dark Side is considered a good side in NASCAR history and spans from 1948 to 1972 when the cars were stock cars based and modified from real cars and not the far from stock cars totally manufactured by the race teams as they are now. But most of the racing teams are "prostitutes" and will go to the manufacturer who pays the most or get the most out of, so it has to be a business decision if it's true. I do own a Ford but right now but I root for Dale Jr in a Chevy when it comes to NASCAR. -
Truck Kits You've Scored Recently
Force replied to Superpeterbilt's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
The Revell Kenworth are 1:25th scale, same as the other Revell AG Kenworth's, Revell AG has not done any Kenworth in 1:24th scale and Italeri wich Revell AG sometimes reboxes has not done any Kenworth's at all. The Western Star is an Italeri tooling so it's 1:24th scale same as the Italeri Mack. -
Rotator Wrecker Kits?
Force replied to Birdman44's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Unfortunately both the Revell Can-Do and Will-Do go for lots of money on ebay, I have both of them and luckilly I bought them when I did. The Can-Do and Will-Do are rotators but not sliding rotators wich no one has made in kit form yet. -
Small Block Chevy
Force replied to ANovaScotian's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
You can use whatever Chevy small block engine you like as they looks basically the same on the outside as they are based on the same design regardless of cubic inch displacement. -
I remember this sound from the Sauber Mercedes C9 when I used to watch the LeMans series on TV back in the late 80's
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Auslowe Model Accessories
Force replied to DRIPTROIT 71's topic in Truck Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
Well they might have been out of stock on some item and had to cast more (or have it casted if they doesn't do it themselves). -
Yes the Polar Lights Dodge kit was probably meant to be a 426 Street Wedge car but they did include optional Max Wedge parts and a hood with the Max Wedge scoop for it to do a race car. Well it was most likely easier than to have to tool up a complete for the time period more correct 426 Race Hemi including exhaust and a Hemi hood scoop for it. By the way, both the 413, 426 Street Wedge, the 413, 426 Max Wedge and the 426 Hemi are based on the RB engine design (same as the 440) and many parts will fit between them. The 1964-65 Race Hemi differs some from the 1966-71 Street Hemi appart from the internals and the induction systems (Race Hemis had cross ram and dual carbs for drag racing or single carb intake for NASCAR and Street Hemi's has dual carb inline intake manifold), especially in the head department as the head castings for the Race Hemi are different from the production Street Hemi wich had some modifications done to the shape of them, so you can't take valve covers from a Race Hemi and put them on a Street Hemi or the other way around because they will not seal.
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Best engines in 1/24 scale?
Force replied to Jantrix's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Yes I knew it wouldn't work as it is laid out and Monogram took some artistic freedom when they tooled it up...but it is a twin turbo set up anyway tho' it has to be corrected some. -
That's why I thought the engine choice in the Polar Lights 65 Dodge kits was a bit strange, they should have had the Hemi instead of a Max Wedge for the racing version.
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Best engines in 1/24 scale?
Force replied to Jantrix's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
The Blue version of the old Monogram 56 Chevy has Dual Turbochargers and the Black version has a Blower with dual carbs. -
Auslowe Model Accessories
Force replied to DRIPTROIT 71's topic in Truck Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
Well 15 days isn't that bad as the parts are comming from half a World away down under...they are located in Australia. I have ordered from them a couple of times and I recived the parts in very reasonable time every time so far. -
Yes this exhaust system is in the Polar Lights 65 Dodge kits...why they chose to give them a 426 Max Wedge engine is a bit intriguing as the 426 Race Hemi wich came in 1964 was the engine all racers wanted...and not many street cars were equipped with a Max Wedge.
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Best engines in 1/24 scale?
Force replied to Jantrix's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
The engines in the Revell / Monogram NASCAR, Funny Car and many of the Pro Stock kits are quite nice and they are 1:24th scale. Otherwise most of the Asian and European manufacturers do their kits in 1:24th scale and there are many nice engines there too. -
Some people are plain stupid.
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40 out of 40 here...basic engine knowledge.
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No I don't unfortunately.
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Greg Anderson's Summit Pro Stock Camaro build......
Force replied to Dirt Demon's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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Western Star engine?
Force replied to vekasiini's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Yes but the Cat 3406A, B and C has one long cylinder head for all six cylinders with two valve covers, and the 3406 got three valve covers with the E model, same as the C15. The Cummins 855 series NHC, NTA, NTC, N14 has three cylinder heads (one cylinder head per two cylinders) and three valve covers. -
I suspected that as you are doing a 1968 BO29 Hemi Barracuda , and the best looking 4160 Series Holley's I have seen so far is in the AMT 60 Starliner Custom or 2'n1 kits, they are molded in pair so you have to cut them appart...these carbs have even better venturi detail than the Calnaga Castings ones, but I haven't seen anyone casting them in resin yet.