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I was talking with a buddy on Yahoo and told him I want to see one of these. A quick Google search revealed there is such a beast, and here in Texas. HAYABUSA INTERCEPTOR!!!

Nice clean work. I like the black paint in the cooling fins to make them look deeper. Good job.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out this out. It's a wild rig. I'm guessing it's a roadracing sidecar rig, with its passenger replaced by a casket. It was a fairly low-budget film, so I doubt they built something special.

Cool! I have one of those. I'd guess that engine is a pretty nondescript lump, though. V-16! Blake Rogers has one. I'm trying to talk him into building a pulling tractor with it, but I'm not sure he's going for it.

IIRC, Ferrari once referred to their Flat-12 as a "180 degree V-12" so you could try to sneak one by that way.

Airfix 1/24 P-51D Mustang has a Rolls-Royce Merlin. Not a bad looking engine. I have this kit. I got 2 of them for 30 bucks total. You may or may not find such a great deal Airfix 1/24 Ju-87 Stuka has a Jumo 211 Ferrari Enzo has a V-12. Offered by Revell and Tamiya. Hasegawa's Jaguar XJS has one Revell's NAZCA M-12 has a BMW V-12. There may also be an engine in their old 850i and 750i. Not sure on those two. Tamiya's Mercedes-Benz S600 Coupe and 600 SEL sedan have V-12s That's all I can think of for now.

Tamiya 1/6 scale Honda CX500 Turbo. I don't really care for the bike, but I'm after that turbo. I'm getting it copied in resin for a twin-turbo GS1100 chopper. Then I'll sell the CX500. Already found a buyer for it. BTW mine is complete/unbuilt

Certainly not me. My point was that it would need to be so cheap that it would not be worth the caster's time and money. You have a habit of inferring malice in other peoples' posts. If someone feels that their time is worth 13 cents an hour, hey more power to 'em. In fact, send 'em my way. I have some plans for a deck and goldfish pond I want built in my back yard.

Very slight. There's a reason you don't see me offering these parts. It's because scratchbuilding is cheaper, faster, and easier. To offer this in resin would be foolish. What would someone pay for a 1/24 Pittman arm? It's a tiny piece. Nobody's going to pay 15 bucks for it. It's a waste of RTV and resin. Want a tutorial? I'll post one later.

I should change my screen name to Dream Killer. Pretty much everything in GBK1's post could be made with Evergreen sheet plastic and a punch and die set. It would be easier, cheaper, faster, and more durable than resin.

Send your insurance agent's kids to college.

Especially the engine. I'm hoping the cylinders (fins) look better than their 1/12 scale chopper engine.

What pickup cab are you using? BTW why not a supercharged Duesenberg straight-8 under the cab? Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg were all under the same roof (more or less. Art Anderson could certainly give you more information). That Duesenberg made 320hp on the street in 1932. A factory hot rod made 400hp. IMHO, a good engine for pulling all that truck with a car on the back.

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There are at least 2 Ardun conversions on the market already. out there. One is in the Revell/Monogram '50 Ford pickup. Another is by Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. They also have a S.C.o.T. blower to go with it. Replicas and Miniatures also offer several different log-type manifolds. Not trying to rain on your parade, but there's not much point in reinventing the wheel. Especially when you're competing against Norm at Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland.

At the LHS, in the "Gently Used" kit section. Complete, unbuilt. $30. Heck yeah, man! All kinds of possibilities. 1/8 scale hot rod COE. Pulling tractor! Heck yeah! Copy that turbo and put compound turbos on it!

Note the wife, who's wondering "You spent HOW MUCH for an old car?!"

There are also tanks in 1/25. I know of a British Centurion (Korean War era) and several Geraman WWII tanks, along with a Russian WWII tank or two. I don't know of anything more modern than the Centurion, but there could well be something out there. If you go up to a 1/16 scale rig, there are lots of choices there for tanks, also. The price goes up a LOT, though. I would love to have Tamiya's 1/16 Leopard 2A6, but at 900 bucks, it will have to wait. As far as pullers go, (let me put on my flame suit) I think it would be better to just get several kits with the engine you like. You can get good deals on auction websites, and the kit will have lots of parts for your spares stash. There are several pullers using Allison V-12s. I've seen AMT Parts Pack V-12s on ebay recently at good prices. There is (or was) a puller in Europe that used 4 Allisons. There are also pullers that use the Rolls-Royce Merlin. That's available in Airfix's 1/24 P-51 Mustang. Airfix's Spitfire and Hurricane may have Merlins. I'm not sure. I've seen pullers with Rolls-Royce Griffons, but there are no 1/24 Griffons available. Even info is hard to find on that one. Some pullers use Radial aircraft engines. The only affordable radial I know of in 1/24 is the BMW from Airfix's FW-190. Pretty far-fetched, though, as those things are rare as hen's teeth in the real world and no one would use one in a puller. If you're going for a "what-if", though, it would be a cool model. There is a 1/24 P-47 kit with an R-2800. That could be a puller engine, but the kit is expensive. Maybe someone will come along and offer a better engine in resin. You could go bananas and get a punch and die set to make your own cooling cylinders for a radial. A puller with a 4360 would be WILD.

Gosh what a beautiful engine All 198 pics http://public.fotki.com/TunnelRammedBigBlock/lone-star-roundup-2011/

This looks like a smokin' deal: http://cgi.ebay.com/Taig-Tools-1017-2-Lathe-Package-2-/320678089911?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa9e754b7 And it's brand new. No worries about getting someone else's problems. I've bought from this company, too.

Find a good deal on a used Sherline or Taig. Seriously- I'm not trying to sound like a jerk, but in addition to the incredibly difficult task of building a machine tool that will hold reasonable tolerances...even for static models...anything you make will have to have one-off, custom made accessories. Sherline and Taig have all kinds of accessories from the factory and from aftermarket suppliers, along with kits and plans on building your own accessories.

Too much talk, not enough pipes! BRM H-16 Matra V-12 Kohler 2-stroke flat 6. I wish I knew more.

You have to make an entirely new hood. Look at the hood from above. The sides taper toward the front. Your grille shell and cowl (ends of the hood) are now farther apart. The angle of the taper will have to change. I've only done that once, and in 1/8 scale. I hammered a new hood from copper. Here it is next to the original. It's sitting on the sheet or cold-rolled steel that I used for an anvil and next to the repousee hammer I used to form it. I went by advive from Gerald Wingrove's "The Complete Car Modeller" volumes 1 and 2.