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I wonder how difficult it would be to swap into a Mercedes-Benz 190E?

Those twin-engine dragsters are awesome.

Why not use a newer, more detailed flathead?

They arrived yesterday. They are indeed big gems. This is the panhead with a few parts dry fit. I also got transmissions for both engines…but I don’t know how they attach. I haven’t seen a clear photo of the two together. This guy is a wizard with his 3D prints. I can post more photos if anyone wants to see them.

An Englishman being forced to watch while an American inline-six is swapped into a Jaguar E-type.

Use the Express Mail box. Undo the glue seam, turn the box inside out, and tape it back together. I have done that and received packages like that.

That’s pretty wild. The car he built and the aftermarket tires. I love reading about things like this.

It doesn’t look like it has any heat damage. I just wonder if it’s due to 27 years in that little plastic bag.

I got a kit off eBay. The tires and seat are in a sealed plastic bag and it looks like it has some thin oil inside. Are these parts going to dissolve the styrene that they contact? If so, does anyone make replacement parts?

https://theoegarage.shop/products/mazda-b-series-ls-swap-kit?srsltid=AfmBOor-mnCqfKIpkk3UNmeBBOpvOmDRDnzh6AHYJcFE0Vb8t7wbrbKy

Has that been reissued? I think I have some Chevy Van parts in the stash. I would have check later tonight.

There are plenty on eBay, too. Hard to beat this price. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=1%2F24+tractor&_trksid=p4624852.m4084.l2632&_sacat=1188

I did not remember the lack of a decal sheet. Looking at the box art, I thought there would be one for the seats. Sounds like a challenge.

A Tamiya Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC Lorinser. That was a tuning firm that did mostly cosmetic and interior upgrades. It was only issued once, in 1982. I had one back around 1984 or so, when it could still be found in a hobby shop. I found a good deal on eBay and couldn’t resist.

I just found this while looking for a kit to buy. Your build is beautiful. I love the car and I had the kit back in 1984 or so. It’s long gone now. I may bite the bullet and get one off eBay.

That engine looks good. I have a friend who can print custom parts. I’ll look into it. For the show rod project, I found a different V-8 with mechanical fuel injection. It’s the Buick Nailhead in the new Revell 1930 Ford Model A coupe. The same type of engine in this build from 1967. It used parts from an Uncertain-T. That kit is too expensive for me to use for parts. My project will be a tribute build.

How bizarre.

Mouse Hair???

Awesome story and wagon.

Thanks. I was expecting entries more like the drawings in the November 1967 issue. Something like those drawings would be a cool project.

I bought a 1967 issue with a cover blurb that mentioned moon crawlers. The article had a few drawings and it was an announcement for a contest to build a crawler. Entries needed to arrive by January 1968. Does anyone know what issue has the results? I would love to see that. Photo is the 1967 issue.

Thank you, gentlemen. I ordered a Revell 1930 Ford Model A Coupe off eBay. I ordered an Accurate Miniatures McLaren also. Thankfully it will remain whole.

No. A Nailhead sounds cool for a 1960s show rod.

Wow. I thought there would be more kits with good looking mechanical fuel injection. Looks like 3D print or cannibalize an Accurate Miniatures McLaren.

I’m thinking of the McLaren M8B. Looking for that type of stacks. The Grand Sport Corvette is cool, but it has different induction.