ChrisPflug

As much as we hate to admit it, the technilogical advances of the last 70 years are real- as in the 1:1 world not many are willing to perform extensive modifications to make their vehicle slower, take a longer distance to stop, handle worse, and generally be less safe or comfortable One of the main goals of hot rodders has been to increase performance

Don't know how disappointing- the advance announcement seems to have caused selling prices on the earlier kits to go down to reallistic levels Too bad for those holding onto originals for "investment"

If you went with 1/25 scale instead maybe the "custom" grille from the AMT '94 Sonoma would work as a starting point?

I usually just drill a small hole and use a short piece of metal wire- maybe a dab of acrylic paint (Looks better in "real life"- digital photos are brutally honest )

Thought maybe you were going with '72 style "Tank Tracks" rather than the '71 GTX stripes

I've got a pretty big stash of 71-74 MPC B-bodies- the chassis and running gear is great to upgrade that '72 Road Runner or '74 Charger The 1:1 70-74 E bodies also used much the same floorpan and chassis so aways potential there as well

Both kits are the same basic kit- which is better depends on what you're looking for- completely stock small block with Z/28 rally wheels or big block with early 70s speed equipment and Cragars Dencon resin is a supplier with its own website

Definitely one of my favorite parts kits- wish they included the "Street Machine" tailpipes and Air Grabber/Ramcharger parts from the Street Machine version though

Actually 400's debuted with the '72 model year when all the Chrysler engines turned blue.... They still had a 4.25 bore and 383 cubic inches for '71

The '69-'71 High Performance 440 in the GTX was painted Street Hemi Orange from the factory in the 1:1 Personal favorite factory colors for the '71 include In-Violet (purple), Sassy-Grass Green, Bahama Yellow (Butterscotch)

Amperage at different points in the circuit will depend on how you wire the circuit and, of course, the type of circuit Sounds like a lot of juice unless you're just running it for a short period of time or it only draws that amperage part of the time

If you can find the convertible version it has a beautiful 4 barrel engine and A/C

Build for yourself- I enjoy adding as much mechanical detail as possible but do it because I enjoy it whether or not anyone ever sees it Concentrate on a clean build as well as proper scale for the added items. See quite a few builds here with all kinds of details but glaring problems with finish or a major part of the build or items that just don't "fit in"- usually the individual item is out of scale or just added in a way that makes it unnatural appearing- if it "stands out" more than it would on the 1:1 it's no good Legible printing on hoses or underhood decals at 1:25 is generally a sign you've got the scale wrong- just a "hint" is often more effective

AAAs, AAs,Cs and Ds are 1.5 Volts- more details about the project will yield better info

Often times there are good sites specific to a certain car (even if it seems obscure) For example: Mopars: http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/library.shtml http://www.roadrunnernest.com/ http://www.moparts.com/ http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/gallery.html http://www.71superbee.com/ColorCatalog/ https://legendaryautointeriors.com/webmodules/catcatalog/dtl_allcatalog.aspx?Make=C&ID=AA&DESC=&Year=&Page=98 I've saved links to all different types of cars, these are just an example Google books often has sections of published restoration guides that you probably wouldn't purchase for a model car build

Makes as much sense as antagonizing the mod? Guess we probably won't be seeing much of his future work

'71-'73 B5 blue is actually a fairly bright metallic hue- a bit darker than the earlier B5 TB3 Basin Street(Plymouth)/ Super Blue (Dodge) or informally "Petty" blue- became an option on the '72's- I've been planning on building the Satellite coupe/ Road Runner duo from the print ad As the 70s progressed Mopar colors seemed to get blander and blander No need to use an accurate factory color- paint it how you like

GY9 Tawny Gold seems to "fit" these cars- maybe a black canopy top and light gold interior

I like the MPC body better- have a few '71 projects of my own..... (plus some '72s)

Got a few kits- mostly MPC from the 70s as well as a couple project cars- the Day Glo Pink 73 Challengerdefinitely needs some work

Some of the body proportions have always seemed a bit "odd" on the Monogram kit- I've got a few but never built one The MPC body seems a lot nicer shaped but needs a lot of detail added- as well as incorrect interior and missing trim etc.

What model year are you looking for? There were also annuals available that come up for sale at a reasonable price built up or =for parts

MPC 56/57 Corvette

The resin hood mentioned is a copy of the flat hood from the original MPC annual The hood you're looking for can be found in any of the earlier 70s MPC kits and be a direct fit for an MPC 79-81 Z28 annual- which is probably the easiest kit to start with for a Berlinetta

Keep up with the maintenance and the 3800 will last a long time, the upper intakes are available aftermarket for reasonable money While working at the local GM dealer we had a customer with just under 300,000 miles on a '95 Olds 98 with a supercharged engine and around 350,000 on a similar vintage 88 Also, living in Michigan am fascinated with the longevity of the factory stainless exhaust