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I was at Early Ford Store in San Dimas California one time and my friend asked Bill Mcgrath...the owner...if he had flathead intake manifolds for multiple carburetors...Bill pointed up high at one wall where he had several intake manifolds for two, three and four carburetors hanging and asked..."how much trouble do you want". Why so many...to get "the look". The restored (or if it's a recreation) Munsters Coach has eleven carburetors, five on each side and one in the middle the Ford Cobra engine runs on, the other ten are fake. The original TV show car on the other hand at least some of the ten Stromberg carbs looks to be functional as there are no carb in the middle and they sits closer together on top of the Ford engine. Even if you have several carburetors on the engine all doesn't have to work, a friend of mine bought a 32 Ford Tudor with a Chevy small block and a 3 X 2 Stromberg setup...but only the middle carb was working, the outer ones was blocked off and was just there for "the look".

Built as a turbo charged engine mostly means lower compression ratio and some other stuff...all internal and not visible from the outside, the tell tale could be the plenums on top and the placement of the injection pump if the turbos isn't there. It doesn't matter much...the 917 flat-12 engine is a gem in any case and the photos are great. With the turbos the engine looks something like this.

Well I did not see any turbos so that's why I reacted...a turbo engine should have a least one turbo don't they.

Nice photos...but it's a normally aspirated flat-12, no turbos.

Nice build. I have a real one...not in that color tho' as mine is in Chestnut Poly...and this old model kit has lots to desire when it comes to accuracy...it's not only the missing trunk letters but in several places like the interior wich is a XL but for a convertible, and some other things here and there.

Very nice, I like it.

Looks nice. But the hardware you have on the seat is for bolting the belts to the chassis, the part going in to the locking mechanism where the hole is has a longer narrow end...it's maybe too late to fix but now you know for the next build. I have been around racing harnesses a lot as I help as a crew man on my friends Super Comp Dragster, and we have had both the round style locking mechanism where you click in the belts into the lock, some has a lever to release and some has a knob you turn to release, and the latch style where you lock the belts with a hook.

Go to this link and you will see what's inside. https://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truckkit_instructions/ertl/8001_international/ The 4270 is the only kit I know of with a Cummins V903, the 4300 got the IH V800

As you may know Revell has two different Peterbilt 359 kits in 1/25th scale. One was originally a Monogram tool and it's a lower detail level snap kit, Scalemates list it as new tool 1991 but I have it listed as NEW together with the KW W900 Aerodyne snap kit in the 1982 Monogram Catalog and there are actual pictures of both truck kits built in the 1983 catalog, both these are recently reissued. The other 1/25 359 was originally issued by Revell Germany and it's a full detail glue kit with a first release also in 1982 and it has been reissued in various forms since then and the last time was 2013.

I really like them old racing cars.

Look here.

Yes it looks to be the 427 high riser manifold, it's the tallest made from the factory.

I'm sorry if you got offended by my earlier comments, it was not my meaning at all...I tried to be helpful but it seems like it backfired this time.

I have no complain of the build itself, you did a nice job. I just reacted earlier because I used to own a Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe for many years and I know them very well inside and out. But these are model cars and the builder must have the priviledge to do what he want with it.

The shock towers on these Fords are allways in the way and the original front suspension is not that great, I used to own a 1964 Fairlane up to a few years ago so I know. Even on the A/FX Mustangs and Falcons they removed the towers and springs and had short leaf springs in place of the original strut rods going from the front of the car near the radiator towards the lower control arm, that way they made room for the 427 SOHC.

Or even better, a suspension setup with coil over shocks and tubular A-arms, this setup take up less room than McPherson struts. With this kit for 1964-70 Mustangs you get rid of the space taking spring towers and you don't need the export brace and Monte Carlo bar to stiffen up the suspension, and get a lot more room for larger engines and exhaust headers. You might be able to use the front suspension from the Revell 1941 Willys Street Rod, or maybe this one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Resin-Dropped-Front-Suspension-Control-A-Arms-Spindle-Custom-Slammed-1-24-25/392725886164?hash=item5b704974d4:g:zLcAAOSwov5ebAXz

Well the first one is $449.99 now.

The C6 was made to fit both the 300 I6, 289-351 small block and 351C, the FE and the 335 family 351M-400 and 385 family 429-460, all have different bolt patterns. The C4 was also found behind the FE and the 351M. A little confusing but as I said, all these engines has different bolt patterns and you can't take a transmission from a FE and put it on a small block or 385 family engine and vice versa as the bell housing on the transmissions are different.

Couldn't agree more, it's interesting to follow your progress and the Lola T70 is one of my favourites. I have also looked for this build and can't understand why it was moved here to this section, the big boyz section were it was before was better or the new "other racing" section...yes the Lola T70 is a car but it's a racing car and not something you drive on the street.

The Skyliner name was used on the 1954 Crestline and 1955-56 Fairlane Crown Victoria with the glass roof insert and the 1957-59 Fairlane 500 and Galaxie Retractable Hard Top...the Galaxie name was introduced in 1959 and the cars had both Fairlane 500 and Galaxie emblems.

Very nice.

Yes the Papa Truck is a 1976 K100 Aerodyne VIT 200 Bicentennial Edition ordered new from the factory by Malone. Here it is after the transporter body was built and delivered by Transport Equipment Company in Seattle, WA and before any of the later custom touches was done to the truck. And here it is on Bonneville Salt Flats soon efter. After that some changes was made to the paint job, some of the gold disappeared and more red and blue stripes and some scripts was added.

Nice.

It would look way too small.

Me to. I like your attention to details.