Metalmad Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) Well I have finished the Ranch Wagon so my next build will be the Revell 1966 GTO which will be painted a blue but not sure what shade of blue yet with the interior being white which are basically stock colors. I will also be using the Fireball Mickey Thompson tires on the rear and I will also attempt to scratch build the ram air system but I would like to find some better rochester carbs so if anyone has a source for them please chime in. Edited February 11, 2019 by Metalmad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 For Rochester carbs, I'd seriously check out Fireball Models! IMO, nothing else is like 'em and the detail is terrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Hey Bill that was the first place I checked and the only carbs they carry are the Holley 6 pack carbs for the Mopars and yes the carbs are awesome which I have a few sets of the Hemi AFB carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Oh ok...........I take it you're looking for carbs that would fit the 3x2 setup? Joseph right now I think only has the four barrel carbs as I just got a set for my Corvette resto. I can't think of a more detailed set other than modifying what's in the kit. That's been another pet peeve of mine for some time with kit makers. Literally giving you blobs for carburetors instead of expending some effort to put more detail in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 This is the set I got from Joseph...........I see no 2 barrel versions of this there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Unbelievably detailed; just beautiful representations, and at dang good prices; thanks for the link! Also, loving the GTO, waiting for color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Got a little work done on the interior with some paint on the seats and door panels but I still need to detail the the window cranks and handles plus the trim on the front seats plus I used embossing powder for the carpet and I also have the engine block painted and the transmission painted . I have also started detailing the dash which I have cut aluminum tubing for the gauge bezels but I still need to get more aluminum tubing for the two gauges in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I like the Tri-Power setup, was that in the kit ? The dash is going to look great when you're finished. Are you going to have a Consul or just the shifter on the floor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 (edited) David the tri power carbs came with the kit but I'm on the hunt for a better tri power set up since they are not that detailed and yes I will be installing the the kit supplied center console that is factory to the GTO. Edited December 11, 2018 by Metalmad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I do not take good pictures, but these came out of the Revell Pontiac parts pack. I don’t think they are as detailed as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Seth, the white plastic tri-power carb set in your photoshould look fine once you cut them apart, although it looks like the throttle plate section of the carbs was cast onto the manifold rather than the bottom of the carbs. The '66 tri-power carbs were a little smaller than the '67 tri-power carbs, and once you get them detailed (not much to the 2BBl Rochesters) with fuel lines and throttle linkage, they will look fine. Although you may want to ask Bill where he got the carbs for the tri-power on his '59 Impala...or was that a '58 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 59 minutes ago, blunc said: Although you may want to ask Bill where he got the carbs for the tri-power on his '59 Impala...or was that a '58 ... Mike, the Tri-Power setup I used on the '58 Chevy was out of the '59 which is quite nice with some detailing added. The difference in the '59 is that there are internal filters (something I forgot about), but it looks to be similar to what GM offered throughout those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 In my experience with Rochester 2BBl carbs, the main external difference (that would be noticeable in this scale) is where the fuel enters the carb top section...either the front or the passenger side, and the outer two carbs. For the most part the fuel bowl section, throttle plate section would all look the same at this scale (IMHO) and the top section has minor differences, the main visible difference in this instance is that the outer carbs don't have the "air valve" commonly referred to as the choke plate. Since the outer carbs aren't used during cold engine running (they are locked out of use by factory design) the only carb that will have a choke plate will be the center carb with the required choke spring and heat pipe plumbed to the intake manifold cross over runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Thank you all for he info on the carbs and it looks as though I probably will just add some detail to them the best I can plus as I mention at the beginning of this build thread I will also attempt to scratch build the ram air for the carbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.D.F. Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 If it hasn't been mentioned. Your Tri Power carbs are on backwards. Float bowls go forward. On the middle carb the carb choke coil faces the right side of engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 13 hours ago, blunc said: Seth, the white plastic tri-power carb set in your photoshould look fine once you cut them apart, although it looks like the throttle plate section of the carbs was cast onto the manifold rather than the bottom of the carbs. The '66 tri-power carbs were a little smaller than the '67 tri-power carbs, and once you get them detailed (not much to the 2BBl Rochesters) with fuel lines and throttle linkage, they will look fine. Although you may want to ask Bill where he got the carbs for the tri-power on his '59 Impala...or was that a '58 ... Wasn't '66 the last year of the tri-power option on the GTO? '67 was when they went to the 400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rob Hall said: Wasn't '66 the last year of the tri-power option on the GTO? '67 was when they went to the 400. Yup. The only GM model 'allowed' to have triple carbs after 1966 was the Corvette. Seems as though the insurance companies were starting to breath down the carmakers neck. GM passed an edict that starting with the '67 model year, their cars were not to produce more than 10 hp per pound or something like that. If a car weighed 3000 lbs, it was not to have more than 300 hp if that's the reasoning. Some may have gotten around that (think Baldwin-Motion for instance). EDIT: There was also an edict about cars not having more than 400 CI engines. That must have been relaxed later as there were cars that had ore than that. That might have been part of that 'policy' about the HP limit. Triple carbs added to the hp rating, so it got the axe. Edited December 11, 2018 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Porter Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Stupid question maybe, but were the tri-power carbs used on the W30 Olds 442's the same two barrels, because the AMT '66 442 has a beautiful set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 the tri-power carbs (Rochester 2bbl) carbs were used across most of the GM car lines and were externally mostly identical...so, yes, the 442 set could be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Richie yes the float bowls do face the front & the picture I posted was just a mock up and also so everyone could see that the carbs are not that we'll detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 With the weather basically perfect today (70 degrees) I was able to shoot some Royal Blue Pearl on the GTO today which I'm not a real big fan of the color blue but it suits the GTO perfectly so after the paint gases out then I will shoot a few coats of clear on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 That is looking VERY nice! You can find a reasonable replica of the Ram Air tub for the 65 and 66 GTO in the later 72 MPC original GTO kits. Don't know if I still have any left but I will look. I made Vac-U-Form repops of them as that made them much more to scale thickness on the shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Tom thank you for the info on the tub...I haven't started on scratch building one as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 With the Christmas Holiday here there isn't not much time to get to the bench to work on the Goat but I have had a little time to get the front seats and the interior panels detailed. Next I will be working on finishing up the detail on the dashboard which I have redone the paint on the wood grain so I will be detailing the heater controls and the radio etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Got a little bench time in this morning so I have now detailed the dash with a mock up of the aluminum gauge bezels that I have cut from aluminum tubing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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