ChrisPflug
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Crankshaft looks a bit odd with cut off rods and main caps attached however
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Disappointed by the AMT kit? I can remember being a little disappointed with the original MPC issue
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The Model King is a '71- nothing like a '72-'76 Mark IV
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I use a much less elegant approach for dipsticks- quick, dirty and cheap- a simple piece of wire with the loop bent with some small pliers
For an auto trans I use a thicker wire and file the end to make a narrower, thinner loop for a handle- paint the loop to contrast the tube and you have something quick and easy that doesn't look too bad
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Well- since generally detailed engines are an American kit feature and 1/24 scale the realm of Monogram there aren't a whole lot- the Monogram 64.5-66 Mustangs are decent IIRC
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Not a lot going on with the build- still scrounging up and fitting parts
Here's the first fitting of the AMT '71 Charger chassis with Revell '69 Charger Dana rear end and springs
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If I remember correctly the Dobbertin twin turbo/megacharger small block Chevy wasn't really very functional- pretty much put together for looks and kind of an afterthought that it even ran at all
(kind of like most of the Pro-Fairground- oops I mean Pro Street cars were in real life- probably dating myself by admitting remembering when the 1:1's were around)
If it were a 1:1 the engine would be a definite downgrade in performance from factory stock (although multiple factory style pistol grips for the Lenco would be a sweet setup
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This kit will go good with my 66 Impala kit (which I haven't even started yet)
I know, I know the Impala should be built by now...
I haven't started my Revell '64 Impala yet (which I purchased when it first came out)
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Looking forward to a stock '68 GTS as well as a Hemi car- hated the vinyl top and "GSS" on the previous issue
Any extra parts are always a plus
What do the intake and carbs look like?
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$31 doesn't seem that bad for the Dodge- only a fraction of what I got stuck paying for this:
Entirely my fault- wasn't going to be around and wanted it enough that I placed what I thought was a ridiculously high bid- and ended up "winning" for my maximum
I think I know who the seller was on the Polara from the pic- someone I no longer deal with because of slightly shady pictures and deals
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I've traded what I believed was a open but complete new kit for two used parts kits- figured was doing a favor to a member and sending out something I wouldn't build to a "better home"
Was called away from home to work- was informed that the trade was unsatisfactory due to a missing instruction sheet and a damaged part- responded but didn't hear back for a while then received a message demanding "making it right"
Still away and frustrated over the whole deal I looked for and purchased another sealed copy of the same kit on ebay for about thirty bucks and had it shipped directly to my trade "partner"- all for two previously painted, common kits I already had multiples of on the shelf and personally valued as five bucks or so worth of parts
No longer trade here but figure I went above and beyond....
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I know he out-bid me on several.
I should be all set on '72 'Runners so the market should be returning to "normal"- still looking for another '71 GTX though
I did shoot myself in the foot on ebay the other day- didn't think I'd be around for the end on an incomplete MPC '71 GTX and placed a bid for probably three times what it was worth then, of course, ended up "winning" for my max bid
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Will be a 72 Road Runner/GTX with a 440 4 barrel, 4 speed, and Air Grabber- right now leaning towards dark green with green interior and gold strobe stripe. Engine/trans/Dana rear from a Revell 69 Charger (with AMT '71 valve covers- drivers side modified to '72 style and Holley 600 carb from a Ford Fairlane)steering column and wheel from the Monogram 71 Satellite, as well as the chassis, engine bay, fresh air system, and exhaust tips from an AMT "Street Machine" issue '71 Charger
Hopefully will strike a good balance between updates adding detail without taking away from the "character" of the original annual
First- a look through the '72 Road Runner stash.....
A likely candidate- lots of paint, not much glue
After a bath and a few fresh parts from a fresh 80's reissue '71 'Runner kit
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I gave you a simple, straightforward answer to your question. If you think it was condescending, then maybe your skin is as thin as the resin that's warping.
Nope- at least admit you added unnecessary sarcasm as well as not proving any real help.......
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As previously mentioned the low performance 265 was painted chartreuse
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I usually stick to the much more economical rebuildable projects and reissues of these- but there's just something irresistable about the crisp, bright white plastic of an old MPC annual
Can take a break from accumulating 71-72 Plymouth B bodies- have enough kits to build each factory engine/trans combo of the 71 GTX and 71-72 Road Runner as well as an extra '72 Sebring Plus and base Sebring coupe (remember the ad with the blue Road Runner and almost identically equipped Satellite coupe as a mirror image?)- also enough kits to cover every factory color offered on the 71-72 B bodies
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Depends on if you're working on aftermarket or a factory smog motor setup
Aftermarket Holleys will have the line coming from the side of the metering block between the float bowl and body- Carters at the front from the baseplate casting. Vacuum advance usually uses ported vacuum taken from above the throttle plates so the fitting will be a little higher on the carb than one supplying manifold vacuum (like a PCV line) at the very base of the carb. Later emission controls often have the advance line plumbed through other devices such as temperature operated valves on the intake water passages as such that delay or contol when the vacuum is applied. Mid 70's Fords are the worst for truly bizzare emissions controls that didn't seem to do a whole lot but make the car run terrible, break down a lot, and choke whatever power had originally been available (the 194 horsepower 460 in the '75 or so Mark IV comes to mind- dual vacuum advances that seemed to work in opposite directions)
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I vote for dark green rather than lime
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It's a great looking model- for most of us that pick out the details the "homework" is part of the fun
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On the real car they're hinged at the front and the rear pops out- like a Chevette rather than Chevelle
Beautiful, clean build though
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Sharp Duster but it seems to be missing the rear side windows
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I know tubs are looked down upon and not high tech but that one seems to be fairly workable wiith decent detail
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Actually "64 1/2 and 65 V8 engines had their engine blocks, heads, and intakes painted black. The 289s(A,C,and D code) had gold valve covers and a gold air cleaner with a black snout. The 289 HiPo(K code)had a black engine with chrome plated valve covers and air cleaner. The 260s had black engines with blue valve covers and a blue air cleaner with a black snout"
I'm not a Ford guy but lean towards factory stock and like to research details.......
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not trying to make light of death, but i often chuckle when i see some 60s amped-out muscle car come roaring up on me while im doing 60 on a momentarily straight stretch of country road out here. typically i will just keep going at my steady 60 and wait till the 20 mph deadmans curve i know is coming up and then keep at 60 right through it (in my "girlie car" miata, lowered konis big anti sway bars etc) and then watch in amusement as the tweeker-heads in the pile of straight-line-only junk about blow it trying to slow down in time for the curve. works great for old men on harley davidsons too. try it sometime...it will bring a smile to your face and some well needed change of underwear for the hicks in the "muscle" car.
No thanks- modern advances in tires as well as suspension and brake technology make it possible to have a real car with power and decent handling without having to resort to girlie cars
AMT 71 Duster quarter windows
in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
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The Challenger was available with fixed quarter windows as well- I have pair of the 1:1 windows and mounting parts- very similar setup to the "normal" setup but no crank. Chrysler considered the cars equipped with the fixed windows a seperate, lower priced "coupe" body style rather than the standard "hardtop" and did the same thing with the 71-74 B bodies- in fact the 73-74 Road Runner was built as a "coupe" and had fixed windows as well (unless power windows were ordered- then all 4 rolled down. This is different than the 68-70 B bodies which had a more substantial pillar and swing out windows on the coupe compared to the hardtop
75-79 Novas had swing out rear windows available as an option but were fixed on the majority of the cars built. With a full upper door frame and thick B pillar they weren't really a candidate for the "hardtop look" anyways