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Thought I would throw this out there for those who are less knowledgable about Mopars. I have lost count of the number of AMT Mopar builds I have seen with this mistake. It's a mistake on the instuctions that has been there since day one of the 68 Roadrunner and is still on the sheet for the Round 2 release of the 69 GTX.

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Part 18 is not the wiper motor, it's the "beep beep" horn for Roadrunners.

The correct part is # 141 on the chrome sprue:

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I hope this is helpful to someone out there.

gus

Edited by Gregg
  • 1 month later...
Posted (edited)

Related tip- if you're building a Road Runner (not sure of the years, but at least '69-'72), paint the horn with Testors #1134 Purple enamel paint, as it's a dead ringer for the correct color:

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Tip #2: the wiper motor is not chrome on the 1:1 cars. :D

Edited by Casey
Posted

I have also tried to tell people this but without much sucess, most have the belief that if it is on the insruction sheet it must be right!

CHEERS!

Tom

  • 2 months later...
Posted

Ironically, the 2 speed wiper motor in the kit doesn't fit with the Hemi air cleaner lid on actual Mopar's. Does another kit have the 3 speed motor, which lays flat against the firewall?

Posted

Ironically, the 2 speed wiper motor in the kit doesn't fit with the Hemi air cleaner lid on actual Mopar's. Does another kit have the 3 speed motor, which lays flat against the firewall?

The AMT '71 Duster has a nice 3 speed wiper motor

  • 2 weeks later...
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I've been a Mopars guy for over 30 years. Thats all I've driven and mostly what I've built in scale. I've noticed that for

a long time. I haven't use a instruction sheet for them in a long time. I change the parts around for what I'm building.

Alot of times they show the W/W tank on the wrong side too.

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