There is one thing that I'm glad to see and that the use of the term "manual" transmission instead of "standard". Manual transmissions haven't been standard equipment in most American cars since the 70s. And, yes, I can drive one. David G.
Thanks Chris, I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. Thanks Martin, it's actually a pretty good kit that builds a solid model with some minor fit issues. Thanks Derick. I'm considering that myself- all three versions are available. David G.
I built one a few months ago and it came out almost exactly like that. It seemed that the body was going to sit too high at either the front or back. I made the same choice it seemed to be the better looking option. As far as fixing that issue? My impression was that the interior tub was a little too wide and/or too high so I filed down the pads that surrounded the mounting holes on the bottom of the interior tub. That didn't quite do the trick so I heated the interior tub and squeezed the sides in a little. I got the body to sit a little lower over the interior and chassis but it still wasn't perfect. At that point I decided that I could live with it the was it was. David G.