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Lots of interesting things going on here.. and there's been a lot of views. No one seems to be ignoring you. The engine looks like it will be looking good, those exhausts are nice curlies. The cloth top seems to be looking well as does the interior cloth.

Well done! That looks really great .. all the lines come together. I love the box in the trunk shape.

haha ,, Ed's not even 60 yet ... one of the babies among us! ... but at least his memory is starting to fade..

We've been blessed ... will be fascinating to see an in-progress build from you, John!

Fantastic colors and the way they all compliment each other for the overall look!

I had to vote honestly and checked "I only build cars". Some would argue with me even at that point since I haven't completed anything in the two years I've been retired.. and back to "BUILDING". You don't have to finish anything to build about every day. Saying that, I would not mind seeing a topic with "Other Builds". I get inspiration from all types of models and enjoy seeing a well built tank as much as a slinky custom. Modeling is modeling and I've learned many tricks watching the other branches of the hobby.

That's a very simple method and will have to try it on a grill I have to make for a Subaru Legacy. It needs thin, horizontal flat bars, but this should work well to get everything spaced and aligned.

Absolutely one of the cleanest build of this kit I've seen, along with a great assortment of detail touches.

That's pretty cool. Was a nice alignment putting the body back together. One nice thing, from here it looks like 1/25!

They were all bought used to start with. Most had mileage in the teens and a price in the same location. At the time, co-workers were spending, more for their Fords. I took most of them to about 80k miles and they were virtually trouble free. The first was a '77 924 but it had a Callaway turbo with a water injector that kept it cool. The 924 always ran hot and this system really kept it in check. That was before I neglected to put distilled water in the radiator and eventually it overheated and blew a head gasket. The head warped but only needed planing down. It also melted every plug wire I put in as the plugs were located between the headers and the header was cherry red when running normal. Only Callaway could supply plug wires that didn't melt. This was an anemic car (97 hp) normally, but when the turbo kicked in it exploded! This was the most costly because of the head work.. had it planed twice. Nothing else on it broke. Had a '81 factory 924 turbo and not a drop of trouble. They reversed the plug location on it so heat did not affect the plugs. I traded that when I blew some smoke out on a big jump on the turbo! Traded it on a '84 944 and maybe the next guy put a turbo in. It only cost me oil and filters thru 60k as a daily driver. The '84 944 had some oversize rear tires that made it feel even better than the spectacular handling Porsche dialed into this car. This one had some problems, but never cost me anything. I'm sure it had been in a wreck and had the frame straightened. Eventually is started feeling like it wasn't going down the road straight. I'm pretty sure it was heavily used previously and I only kept it about 2 years, but it never cost me anything to run either but for regular maintenance. It got traded in for a '87 944 which had a major interior upgrade fixing many of the VW problems from the original design. I kept that one for 8 years and was mostly trouble free. The big expense was this got the old water pump failure around 70k miles and was over $2000 to replace because of the time to pull stuff out to access it. The last was a '91 944 S2, the last year the 944 was built. Every one I had was a big improvement on the previous and this one really shined. It had a new 3 liter engine that was destined for the 968. The torque was fantastic for a 4 cylinder engine. It was trouble free also during it's 4 years with me. I've searched my memory and can only come up with that water pump as anything going wrong with any of them. They were some of the cheapest cars I ever owned maintenance wise! Don't even ask about the Plymouth, Pontiac or Chevy I had. Mechanics dreams, those cars.

That's one good looking build! Reflections say how smooth a paint job that is.. and I really like the color. All the detail, from engine to rear end are what makes this.

WoW ... can't believe I've never seen this kit, but having owned two 924's and three 944's I'm really be interested in anything said. I guess I've been sleeping and will have to get one of these. I looked up and see it does have the turbo wheels. This will build the '81 I had nicely, even though it's a '78.

I just came upon this magazine which many here probably know about, but thought it deserves a heads up for it's great photo content covering the '50 and '60 and earlier. They have access the the vast Peterson archives and print many never before printed photos. Shots of old dragsters, rods and customs abound. I like their format and serves as a good reference for those into traditional builds. that's, Hot Rod Deluxe Magazine. It's a bi-monthly and only available at new stands though it looks like they may be starting to offer subscriptions.

I don't know how I missed about the last two updates on this. That is one TALL induction manifold .. the 1:25 and 1:1 look fantastic. I love the linkage on the carbs .. amazing work! Not only a ton of detail on all this, but it looks perfect! I know how hard it is to not detail like a madman when the real one is out in the garage.. and I'm so glad you CAN'T stop it.

I know you just kidding knowing what you must about Porsche. I had five 924/944's that started as Volkswagens, just like the 356/911. What Porsche engineering did to both was amazing! And the 928 was a spectacular car in it's day and was the first "clean sheet" car Porsche ever did. I'd NEVER want to work on one, though! That 928 is pretty cool,johnny, considering the context is was done on.

lord, you made me wet my keyboard again, Art! (that's, drool)

Holy cow, Jon! That is no slight fix.. but, nice slice! I always loved the '58 Plymouths ... looking forward to this.

That looks really great. I'd be really excited to see the rim from some fine wood. You should PM Treehugger Dave about the wood. He puts carved wooden pieces in his builds and is a wood fanatic. He has some "secret supplier" near him but knows about rare and model candidate types of woods.

I actually have both kits. I came on the MPC '67 after already buying the '66 Revell in anticipation. I WAS still planning to use the '66 just because I think it's such a better kit. The body is a class above as the MPC looks crude and not well molded. There's a misaligned mold seam right across the A pillars. The chassis detail looks like it was molded in bubble gum and uses metal axles. They are like a 60's kit (MPC) compared to one 20 years newer. Still, there is some validity to what you're suggestion. I went and did another search on the differences between years and found more info. Now I SEE it in these 2 bodies and may be no turning back . use the MPC '67 body .. possibly even on the '66 Revell chassis. Of course, my work has just doubled!!! .. as usual.. why I never get anything done! The big difference is in the rear. The rear taillight panel on the 66 is straight across on the top edge while the 67 flares up at the sides. The Rear of the fenders and trunk are also shaped differently. So, by all rights, I SHOULD be using the MPC '67. Maybe just use some details off the Revell would be the best plan. I had only one photo of the car and it's only the side of the front end in the background. I hated that car from the day I got it used from a dealer. They saw me coming. The automatic was a defective piece of junk. After about a good half hour on the highway it would start acting up. What it actually did has been erased from my mind because it was the worst automotive experience I ever had. Was something like going in and out of gear. I was in college and poor, but the local Chevy dealer had the trans in apart a couple times and finally claimed it had been fixed. I picked it up for a wedding trip back to New York (from Indiana) and halfway across Ohio on the trip back the trans started smoking. The transmission was devoid of any fluid! At least the original problem never surfaced. I then sold it immediately for a song and dance. The guy called me and told of the original transmission problem occurring on his way home and said he through in a junkyard standard trans. BEST thing that ever happened to that car. He got a bargain as the 326 was the best engine I ever had in any car. It never lost a drop of oil and ran like a top. This doesn't address the night two of us spent in the college golf cart show replacing the rear end. Sorry I got wound up.. that car brings out the worst in me just thinking about it. Last American car I ever owned. Anyway, yours is looking good, but you need to find the focus button on that cam.

I've printed and used these sheets from when Ernie first posted them. They are extensive for all those little details that are hard to find and well worth it if you can't print decals yourself!

He must have a cathedral ceiling in his living room to display that. I'd need the finished product to raise my basement ceiling just to build it!

I'm getting adept at finding old posts, EXCEPT for the ones I'M looking for! Here's Zed's post that was referred to. I'm thinking of custom flames on a build, so this got my attention. I seem to remember some other post on doing flames but might be just WANTING there to be one.

It's nice to see one of these getting done. I have one in the box that wants to be the '67 Tempest Le Mans I had. Now, Charlie, if you wouldn't be reading about taxes while you build you might get it done ... (I know, I should talk...)

omg ,, did those precede Green Stamps?

This is starting to LOOK like something with all that blue gunk removed!