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Looks good! Those covers are begging for the PCV system. You could also throw the EGR on there. Does the kit have one? It looks like a locating hole is there. Details are so much easier in large scale!

I didn't consider the "workplace blocked" issue.

I've been using Photobucket for years now, so I never needed to look for anything else. Only recently, when I started parusing the model car forums, have I seen Fotki. I'm curious to know why so many people here (as well as on other car model forums) seem to prefer it over any other hosting site. It may just be me, but no matter what day it is, or what computer I'm using, half of the photos I see hosted there don't show up. Or, a photo will show up one day, but not the next. Is it just me? I would think that you would want anything you hosted to actually show up for other people browsing. Thoughts?

Nice build!

Chassis is done. The only not out-of-the-box part is a custom cat-back exhaust wrapped in BMF. Body on teaser- I would finish this up today, but I don't have the carbon fiber or seatbelts here. Maybe next week.

I recently built one of those up. Nice kit. I like the color scheme you went with.

Sweet color!

Has anyone actually built one of these up? I'm just curious to know what's needed from the two donor kits- Charger SRT8 and Magnum SRT8. I picked up a Revell Uptown Charger SRT8 (the required kit), but the Uptown kit is a screw together deal, and I'm guessing the Uptown magnum is too. Can I use the Uptown magnum, or do I have to use the regular Magnum?

Pictures no worky..... I'd like to see this!

Got the interior just about finished up. I'm going to build a harness bar (you can see the start of it on top of the door panels) for the 5 point harnesses. I went for the "this car has 80k miles on it" look, so that's why I did a dirty wash and toned it down a bit. I added a tach, swapped the front seats for some Sparco Speed seats, and went with a Sparco steering wheel. All are typical changes in a SOLO car. Comments, good or bad, are always welcome!

Clean build. Nice job!

Nice. I love flat paint.

Yeah, I cut the '37 Ford rails off the Smoothster frame and just used the center section with a couple of tweaks and it worked great. I started doing some engine work. I have a 2010 GT500 engine, but it's essentially the same shape as the 2013 engine, which is all aluminum, has more HP and a better color scheme . So, I decided to model the 2013 engine, but left the 2010 power steering pump there. The 2013 engine has no pump, and uses an electric power assist steering rack (which I found interesting, being a shadetree mechanic), but I found that backdating the engine is possible. I got most of the wiring/plumbing in place. All it needs now is an air filter, belts and oil filter. The real task will be pluming the cooling system. This thing has a seperate air to water heat exchanger for the intercooler, which has an entirely separate pump/hoses/etc from the actual engine cooling system. Now that I've bored you with all the tech stuff, on to pics- This engine is so close to the frame rails, there may only be room for the factory exhaust manifolds. I still have to toy around with some header shapes. I just really don't want an open engine compartment with factory manifolds........

Nice work!

I got the drivetrain laid out. I had a few Testor's Boyd Smoothster kits lying around, and it turns out the tubular frame works great. A few cuts and bends later- I need to add a driveshaft hoop to alleviate the "Oh no! The driveshaft hits the frame!" problem. I ended up ordering some RB Motion coilovers and once they show up, I can finish up the suspension. Until then, I'll be adding the necessary details to the engine which are actually quite a few more than I thought, since this isn't actually in a Mustang where the inner fenders hide it all.

Wow. Amazing work.

I like the panelling in contrast to the black carpet. Nice scheme.

When I picked this kit up, I had no big plans for it, I just wanted a simple build with some simple details. It has gotten way out of hand. Base kit- Revell 1930 Ford Model A Phaeton Engine- 2010 Mustang GT500 supercharged 5.4L Frame/suspension- Revell 1926 Ford Model T delivery Wheels/tires- Moroso drag big 'n littles Grille- 1934 Ford I started with shaving the body. I channeled it about 3 scale inches and sectioned the cowl. I considered using the cowl from the '26 Ford, since I prefer the "swoop" down in front of the windshield, but decided against it. I'm going to chop the kit windshield a few inches. I had a parts pile Mustang GT500 sitting around, and I thought using the 5.4L engine would be cool. Unfortunately, the kit was snap tite quality, so the engine just wasn't going to cut it. I found a seller on ebay with "parts pack" style 5.4 engines, so I picked one up. It's not really the type of engine to super detail besides adding wiring harnesses and hoses, but it looks pretty sweet. I haven't decided on the type of exhaust I want to run, maybe some zoomies or something with a cut out. I changed the throttle body/intake tube and need to build a filter for it. This thing is a beast! I really wanted independent suspension all around. It was either a Corvette or Jag rear end. Either way, it would need to be widened for the tires to clear the body. The C3 Corvette didn't cut it just due to design with the single spring. The Revell '26 Ford kit chassis is full independent with the Jag rear end. I decided just to use the entire frame instead of mixing and matching for ease of locating suspension pieces. I stretched it and widened it as needed. I may end up using some RB Motion coilover shocks. Before- After. I still need to finish up the cross tubes- Of all the older street rod grilles out there, the 34 Ford has got to be my favorite. I fell in love with it after seeing Augie Hiscano's 34 Roadster maybe 10 yrs ago, so it was the obvious choice and I picked one up from MCG. The interior plans still aren't set in stone. I may use parts of the GT500 console, since it will need a floor cut anyways. I also plan on "chopping" the soft top for a touch more attitude. I can't decide whether to chrome the suspension out or monochrome it all yet. Teaser for stance. The rear end is a bit high- If you've got any suggestions, feel free to throw them out. Besides what you see, most of this build really isn't planned, I'm just kind of building as I go. I don't even have a final color picked yet

Paying for USPS tracking to a foreign country is useless. They only track it until it reaches the US border, then it's considered "delivered". USPS also does things a bit different than UPS and FedEx when shipping international. Instead of having multiple border crossing points, they have consolidation points for different countries. Example- every single package going to or coming from an APO address (no matter where it is in the world) goes to a center in NJ. UPS/FedEx/etc all have multiple centers for foreign shipments to come/go from.

Nice. Very original idea.

I miss being able to go to the NNL East. I used to go every year up until about 6-7 years ago. Thanks for the pics!

Very cool.

This is the old discontinued Revell kit (Which was reissued based on the Tamiya kit). The "SOLO" comes from the SCCA SOLO events. See http://www.scca.com/solo/. I run these events with my real car. The build delay got longer. I have to wait until all my stuff catches up to me now that I've moved.

Nice! Do the wheels actually fold up and down? Or are they two different sets you can swap out?

This is my first finished build in years. Basically stock except for some wire detailing underhood. My camera is terrible. The wash lines are not gray.....