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You could always post it like this: No one will notice the nose bleed stance!

Beautiful paint work!

I was liking the yellow but the blue looks real nice. Word of advice: Ditch the power brake booster. Real race cars don't have them. Not enough engine vacuum to make them work and on a real Dart you would never be able to remove the valve cover. WF

That is a 426 Hemi with a modified (Chevy?) timing cover.

You are doing a great job! Can't wait to see it done. Can't wait to see the imports return to Raceway Park! El Humilde is the baddest race car on the planet! And this is coming from an old school, NHRA stock, super/stock guy! If they are racing at a track near you (or even far away) you must go. You will find out what Fuel Altered racing was like back in the day! Some of the best drivers you will ever see too. Like Jorge Lazcano, Jorge Juarbe, Carlos Montano...etc. Fearless! Good stuff

What a great representation of a '70s street car! It's like a time capsule! The jacked up stance is perfect. Hi Jackers? My only critique is that the paint is too nice. Most of our cars back then were a little rough around the edges. lol WF

I started to build this with a Y block and then it hit me.....this thing will never pull the wheels off the ground with that tractor engine!

I have to try and remember. Gotta write this stuff down when I build. Body and chassis rails are Bantam Blast. Roll cage was modified to look more period correct. Scratch built coil over shocks and modified front susp. Basic engine is a Revell Parts Pack 427 with parts box blower and hat. Slicks and front wheels are resin items purchased at NNL East. Front tires were boiled in hot water (really!) and stretched to fit the wheels. Sponsor decals were made by me to depict a fictional So Cal shop. That's all I remember at the moment. WF

"Looks awesome! When you do get your collector teathers, make sure they are NHRA approved! " Let's see...... Since this build is supposed to be circa 1985, I won't need those tethers for another 30 years ! Whew

Very well done Felix! Bring it to the next JSMCC meeting so I can see it in person . I'm sure that my iPhone does not do it justice. WF

Thank you ! But it's not really Gasser. Once you alter the wheelbase as I did it becomes an Altered .

What's with you guys? Engine swaps used to be quite common. There is even a name for it. It's called "hot rodding" and as long as you don't put a Chevy in a Mopar body, it's perfectly o.k. WF

Very well done! Great detail work.

No, it is attached to the crossmember directly behind it. See the bolts going horizontally back to the cross member? No? Use your imagination! Does the oil pan sit too close to the crossmember and axle? Yes, but there is actually no oil in it.

I believe that the full width panel on the deck lid, along with the roll down rear windows and premium vinyl interior were 68 1/2 model year options. WF

Keth Marks decals are pretty good. I've used them a number of times. The tail end decals saved the build! WF

Fountain Avenue! That was a scary place! Saw many races on the Conduit but spent most nights at 231, Seaford-Oyster Bay, 109 by the airport. Bethpage Burger King!

Nice job! But aren't you a bit early with the blue and white livery? I thought that they were still green and white in '72? Ahhh, a prototype!

This is a fairly recent completion that was built for a Jersey Shore MCC contest. It's based on the Revell '57 Ford Custom. Modified body and chassis with a lot of fabbed parts. Engine is a Mopar Max Wedge with Johan headers. The front and rear suspension was lifted from a Revell Miss Deal. Paint is Tamiya Chrome Yellow and Testors Diamond Dust.

Ha ha! Never went to either but the car was a killer at National Speedway! Won a lot of trophies. WF

Thanks! I have a Johan '69 roadrunner in white styrene but.......I think I'm going to do a replica of my 1:1 bird before I do a S&M car. I might use one of those Funky AMT bodies for a S&M road runner. I did build the '67 GTX but I gave it away as a Christmas present. WF

Another thing thar bothered me about this kit was the engine compartment. It looked like someone took a sawzall to the bottom of the inner fenders and did a bad job at it! The radiator support with the screw bosses also had to go, so I cut it all out ala '60s match basher. WF

There have been quite a few Model King AWB Funnier Farmer builds here lately so why not join the party? I built this one when the kit was first re-released about 7 years ago. One thing that I had to do was install a Pontiac engine, and supercharge it! The kit supplied headers are grotesquely cartoonish and a major pet peeve of mine so I built my own to fit the Pontiac cylinder heads. WF

Well the point that I tried to make (I think) was that you can substitute paints for the "correct" paints and still do a credible job. For those that can buy the MCW stuff, that is always an option. Yep, the cost often affects my decision as to whether or not to buy. Luckily for us in the U.S. we have many choices. WF