vamach1 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) I was not sure when this kit may be available is the US market so I ordered two from the UK and they arrived in about two weeks. I have started on the build By gluing the engine together and hope to not take as long as I did to finish the Boss 351. As you can tell it shares many of the same parts with the 351 kit with the main differences being the engine, front bumper, rear panel, and wheels and tires. It should be noted that the movie car had C code 429, with a C6 automatic which can be sourced by aftermarket resin casters. Other things to note is the “hero” car did not have the deluxe steering wheel and had the standard two spoke wheel instead, and it was a non ram air car so the air cleaner would look different. Revell did go through the trouble of making a new hood (without the twist locks) but alas the engraving for the ram air plenum on the underside is still there. The hook locks brackets on the radiator support should be removed since those are part of the ram air option. So to build a J code 429 Mach1 with a hurst four speed and ram air all you would need to do is swap hoods with the Boss 351 kit, paint the black or silver on the hood, and use the side stripes from the Boss 351 kit and source some 429 RAM AIR decals for the hood from Rays kits. Edited December 28, 2023 by vamach1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Getting close to finishing the kit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I like where this is going!! Can’t wait to see it done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Drooling...............🤤 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Looking really good Rex....TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I agree, looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Posting in under glass. Unfortunately in the final assembly process I lost decals 22 and 23 that go on the radiator support bracket. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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