afx Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 The intake is wild, wonder if it was ever actually installed on a 1:1?
ChrisBcritter Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Keith, how did the trunk turn out? I have a '66 promo I could use to mold and cast the trim panel for you, if you can get the basic shape carved out of the glue. Edited April 4, 2019 by ChrisBcritter
Karl LaFong Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 Good question - I haven't found any pictures online with a Weber carb/blower intake. AMT's Silhouette also has an optional 3 Webers and a supercharger.
Karl LaFong Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 16 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Keith, how did the trunk turn out? I have a '66 promo I could use to mold and cast the trim panel for you, if you can get the basic shape carved out of the glue. It's still gnarly. I was able to salvage the rear panel that the original builder had used; I'll cover the bad area with a parachute.
Karl LaFong Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 I painted the body - Tamiya Red Clear over Tamiya Red Metallic over Testor's True Gold Metalflake. The front grill/bumper looks odd because it hasn't been glued.
Scott8950 Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 wow... you did a fantastic job bringing this one back!!!! amazing work and a stunning little falcon.
Geno Posted April 5, 2019 Posted April 5, 2019 Man, that is looking fantastic Keith. I really dig those old gassers.
Karl LaFong Posted April 20, 2019 Author Posted April 20, 2019 It's been a while... I foiled and Molotowed the trim and installed the front grill/bumper. The taillight buckets are AMT 33 Willys headlights, with lenses from the AMT 1950 Ford (maybe.). I'm hoping a parachute will cover some of the issues of the rear grill. The engine plumbing is done, with a gas tank/ radiator from the AMT 33 Willys (a great source for gasser parts, BTW). I ended up fabricating headers from the stock exhaust headers, I gave up trying to get the racing headers to fit. I just need to install some final details & decals and I'm calling it done.
Snake45 Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Very Most Way Cool! Looks like a couple of antiaircraft batteries coming through the hood! Drive on! BTW, I've been going through some old Car Model magazines from 1966-72 or so lately, and I've been amazed at how popular these '66-'69 Falcon funny cars and gassers were at the time.
afx Posted April 20, 2019 Posted April 20, 2019 Coming along nicely Keith, what decals will you be installing?
Karl LaFong Posted April 21, 2019 Author Posted April 21, 2019 22 hours ago, Snake45 said: Very Most Way Cool! Looks like a couple of antiaircraft batteries coming through the hood! Drive on! BTW, I've been going through some old Car Model magazines from 1966-72 or so lately, and I've been amazed at how popular these '66-'69 Falcon funny cars and gassers were at the time. I think the reason they were so popular was because they were so unique. It's a shame the '69 ended up as a meh dirt tracker. In spite of the various odd parts (stock dash & steering wheel, blower manifold, etc) , I doubt it will ever be returned to the original configuration.
Karl LaFong Posted April 21, 2019 Author Posted April 21, 2019 21 hours ago, afx said: Coming along nicely Keith, what decals will you be installing? Something from Slixx gasser decals.
Rider Posted April 21, 2019 Posted April 21, 2019 Always very rewarding to complete a project such as this. This sure is something to be proud of, nice save.
Karl LaFong Posted April 23, 2019 Author Posted April 23, 2019 I'm calling it done - more of the final pics in the Drag Racing Models section.
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