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  1. Not sure but i dont think either one have a 440 i know the gtx vert has the correct hood Ps will have your parts in the mail tomorrow
  2. Thats exactly what I plan to do with the 1st 3 of them I get. ps, why does it sit up so high ?
  3. Untill I saw the hand in there, I would have bet money it was the real thing,,,,, And I'm still not convinced its a model
  4. They are screw in access plugs,,,,,, plugs were access points to get to the bolts that attach the intake on the engine. Hemi goes straight in from the top. Wedge motor goes in at at angle . ALL OEM intakes were one piece as shown ,,,, any two piece intakes were either modified( a popular thing to do back then ) or aftermarket Also, intakes 1964 and prior were aluminum. regardless of application 1965 and 1968 Intakes were Magnesium ( 1965 and later is HEMI only as there was no Wedge crossram produced ) Also, on a wedge motor. If your using an original Max wedge intake you MUST use the max wedge heads as well . A standard wedge intake port is to small
  5. Odd they would put a crossram in the kit the manifold was never avail in the 1/1 world ,,yet NOT put one in the cars they were avail in. But as an update. I dug thru my MPC 69 Barracuda box and found another intake like the 2 on top in the middle. Yet my sealed kit is a 383 and no crossram of any kind.
  6. I'm putting a list together now for parts and pieces I will need at some point,,, maybe even a kit or 2 . when they re-open I'll hit it hard Its not going to be pretty but I want to get them while I can
  7. Especially when you take into consideration the size of the pinion gear at the time in an 8-3/4 was I think a 1.5" max . Its my understanding they trashed more automatic transmissions than rear axles back then .
  8. gtx6970

    68 Dart

    WOW, excellant job on the engine. Any particular livery on the car ?
  9. We think exactly alike. ,,,except I'm 56 . And I have no interest in scaleing down my stash because I know I'll never build them all. They're mine,,,all mine and mine alone. When the time comes I see my wife selling off the unbuilt common stuff. But I have serious doubts her or my 2 girls will let the built stuff go anywhere. ( both my girls love old cars ,,,and each want one of there own someday. )
  10. If I can pick one and only one. Moebius would do a 1960 or 1961 Chrysler 300 ( I know its 2 actually,,,,,but it truely doesnt matter which one to me )
  11. Yes, at least most of it. The entire drivetrain is from the parts box ,,,,,maybe 68 Roadrunner kit.? ( It needed it to be a 4 spd ) . Headers I think are Revell 68/69 Charger.
  12. Sweet, Now put the Hemi in the sedan kit with the tires shown on the MM car and I'll take a case right now . But, I do have a question. Was the Hemi exhaust tooled up using original OEM parts. Just curious they are near impossible to find in decent shape in the 1/1 world
  13. MPC parts is a good possibility. I have a bunch of the MPC 68/69 Barracudas around here in various stages of completion. Will ck an unbuilt one later today to ck .
  14. Mail man just dropped it off and I had to just open it up for a look inside. Near mint unbuilt 1960 Edsel convertible kit. Nothing touched or messed with . Only thing missing was the custom hubcaps. Which is not a problem,,,my intention from the get go was to build it A perfect new canvas to start from. This one gives me all 3 Edsel convertible kits. This one and my 59 are both unbuilt,,,,,,for now. My want list is getting smaller and smaller . I'm down to maybe a dozen kits I am after. I know my toy fund will be glad when the list is complete.
  15. hands down my favorite build on this board I'll trade you the builtup I have for it ,,,in case you want to do another one
  16. We think alike. That was the very 1st thought that popped in my head after reading the OP title
  17. Thats what I was thinking. No way would I show my 1st one now
  18. Ok, I did some digging this morning looking for Mopar cross-ram intake manifolds . And found these. I am pretty sure the 2 on the right are AMT . one on the left,,,NO idea the 4 in the middle I think are Johan or are they ? ,,,but there are 2 different styles ??????? I've looked thru all my Mopar Johan kits and NONE have a cross-ram in them,,,which has me thinking Was there ever a cross-ram intake in a Johan Mopar kit ? The more I think about it,,,I don't think there was
  19. I think the owens corning vette has them in it as well
  20. Ouch . Sold for over $800. Thats pretty good money for a readily avail kit. I watch his stuff from time to time . And the ones that usually bring top dollar are resin and/or conversion builds . I saw one where he converted a Missing link 2 door LTD to a 4 door ( very well done btw ) It sold for over $2200 . He had a R+R Ford wagon a while back that went over $1500. Where as a 60 Ford Sunliner annual build he did, barely broke into the $300 range . So imo its the oddball stuff that brings top dollar And Steve, I firmly agree your builds are easily as nice. If I could afford it, I would offer crazy money for the 58 Sunliner you did last year. That car is the one that got me started looking for old annuals. ( gee thanks buddy )
  21. Trickery with the camera....? I thought it was kit molded in clear . Very well done . To cool......love it
  22. I just krylon or duplicolor engine enamel on all my engines....over a good primer of course
  23. Same here. and that is the reason I stopped buying up 1/.18th scale diecast. Space is/will/has become an issue . . I have a case with probably over 100 builds in it, plus a few other cases with another 50 or so. And I am rapidly running out of room .Either I start selling some( not likely ) or find more display cases (most likely )
  24. sweet, I like the trans dipstick
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