Scale Size question

[SkinnyDan]

I've got a question. I am thinking about entering the Revell/Gearz competition. I want to build the 55 Ford F-100, which is 1:24 scale. I Have an 06' Ford Mustang GT kit that I want to steal the engine and trans out of but it is 1:25 scale car. Will this be too much of a difference in scale to work or could I use that engine/ If not does anyone know where I can get a 1:24 scale mod motor? Thanks.

[diymirage]

i might have a later model mustang engine we could trade but to awnser your question

considering the size of the engine bay in truck of that era you should have no problem fitting 2 of em in there

[highway]

You should have no problem using the 1/25 scale engine in the 1/24 scale truck. There are some here that would say 1/24 and 1/25 scales don't mix, but I disagree with all of them! There is so little difference when it comes to small things like engines, a few hundredths of an inch difference is nothing. Even with larger builds like I build like tractor trailers, I mix 1/24 scale truck and 1/25 scale trailers all the time. This is one I have in progress with a 1/24 scale truck and 1/25 scale trailer, and it looks alright to me.

And this is a wild idea I have had as a WIP for almost a decade, and the engine is a 1/25 top fuel engine and the kit is a 1/24, and I still had to cut the fenders to make room for the engine!

[Jantrix]

Just tape the Mustang engine together and stick it in the F-100. If it looks right, use it.