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After looking at photos of the rear bumper on 1/1 vehicles, I’m inclined to agree with you Francis, AMTs Duster bumper is a little too sharp on the ends.

That came out great Michael!

Looks like your having fun!

That’s a very cool project! Looking good.

I’m going to have to start a “Go Fund Me Account” to get you to ACME this year so we can meet, and we can see your amazing builds in person.

Thanks David, it’s nice to have a parts stash…. If I could just remember where I saw it last….

I used a sharp X-Acto #11 blade and just shaved them off, I could have reused them as the AMT plastic is soft and cut easily. You could also try their chisel blade as I use them a lot also. I like plastic, so I would like to use only the grille, but mounting the bumper will become an issue as there isn’t much gluing surface, so I will probably use the resin as it’s a pretty clean casting. I was surprised at the difference in the rear bumpers. The original 1972 is smaller and rounded more than the Duster bumper. I need to do some research here.

I used a sharp X-Acto #11 blade and just shaved them off, I could have reused them as the AMT plastic is soft and cut easily. You could also try their chisel blade as I use them a lot also. I like plastic, so I would like to use only the grille, but mounting the bumper will become an issue as there isn’t much gluing surface, so I will probably use the resin as it’s a pretty clean casting. I was surprised at the difference in the rear bumpers. The original 1972 is smaller and rounded more than the Duster bumper. I need to do some research here.

Sorry about that, my IPad glitched.

Drag Racing in the early years was full of characters, and I’m sure he wasn’t the only one funding his racing through illegal means. I’m not trying to idolize him with this build, I just thought it made a cool looking race car. Hey Rich, thank you! I shaved th

Drag Racing in the early years was full of characters, and I’m sure he wasn’t the only one funding his racing through illegal means. I’m not trying to idolize him with this build, I just thought it made a cool looking race car.

Thanks Bob!

Good looking pair! Can you tell us a little more about the 66 Valiant? Resin? Old plastic?

Thanks Terry, at this point I’ve made several of them. They get easier every time I make one, of course it’s mostly speculation on what the real BTK looked like.

Thanks Bob, I sure miss stopping by the garage!

Really great looking details Terry, and the bumper looks great!

Looking good, I liked those stretched wheel openings.

Looking cool Ron, that’s a nice update on an old kit!

Made some progress today, I added strip styrene to the firewall to fill the gap at the cowl. I notched the K member for the dry sump oil system. I was going to use the Hemi from the Dart Sport kit, but it really lacked detail, I then found an old Johan Sox & Martin Hemi, but there was a hole in the block for the front axle that I started to fill. Then I came across the optional Hemi from the AMT 70 Coronet kit, and decided to combine it with the S&M heads and intake. I then fabricated the front engine plate, Elephant Ears as they were called at times.

Sharp eye on that body line Bill, I’m inclined to agree with you, it appears crisper on the original kit.

It seemed so easy to get hooked on drag racing cars back then, they just looked so cool and anyone could build a car.It seems cool car names were the norm. InsaniTy was the cars name, I liked the emphasis on the T. I’m 15 or 16 years old in this photo, I remember I didn’t have my drivers license yet. NHRA didn’t treat AA/FA like a professional class. The funny cars were getting all the attention.

A small drag strip in Pevely Missouri called I-55 Raceway, they had an 1/8 mile drag strip and a roundy round dirt track. The strip closed a long time ago, but I think the dirt track still operates.

Thanks Steve, me too!

Thank you Francis. I’m sure the real builders of theses Hemi powered cars were glad to get rid of the torsion bars, and move the steering to the front as it really opens the engine compartment up.

Thank you David. I do enjoy the research as well, unfortunately over the years if had to get rid on my magazine collection due to numerous moves. I spent hours scouring through them for ideas.