What kit has a good Ford 427 SOHC?

[raisin27]

Nice job on that. The Jo-Han one looks much better than any of AMT's efforts, but I see they still got the plugs in the wrong place on the passenger side. The covers are not symmetrical on the 1:1

The spark plug location is my biggest beef with the AMT CAMMERS. On some it has the front plug on the left side going directly into the timing chain.

[Casey]

Good reference pic of a Cammer. I like that this one is clean without any excess anything, and the blower belt tensioning pulley and bracket always seem to be left off of scale models...so no more excuse now!

[Erik Smith]

I have been using my marginal skills to convert the old Johan Maverick covers to a more correct appearance. Driver's side is pretty much done:

Johan part on top, modified part below.

I have the other side to do - I have to move the plug locations to the proper offset...

[tubbs]

boy, you guys are going thru a lot of trouble for a valve cover....... and i like it!! never did know about the covers not being symectrical, now every time i look at them, i will know they are wrong. was always satified with them, till now. thanks for the info.

btw - i think there is a 69 torino kit that has a nascar version of this motor.

[topher5150]

not sure if anyone mentioned this but I think that the AMT 68 Shelby, the 3'n1 version, had a dragster option with a Cammer

[DON-T2]

If you can find it the Polar Lights Gas Rhonda Mustang funny car has a good set of valve covers for the cammer. As a bonus you also get a 426 hemi motor in that kit too.

If you want a good valve cover and are not concerned with the Ford engraving try the "street freak" Mustang and Pinto's. They look good on street rods.

[Brutalform]

Can anyone tell me what kit I would need to get, to scrounge this engine from?

Thank You

[Monty]

The AMT '68 Shelby kit has the optional parts to do this engine. If it matters, Ford never installed it in any production vehicle.

Edited October 24, 2013 by Monty

[Brutalform]

Thanks Monty. I know about the engine being a "race only" item. I'm planning on building a 1963 Galaxie lightweight, as soon as I finish the 64 427 that's almost completed.

[rasafyff]

AMT's 1966 Galaxie has the S.O.H.C 427.

It also has the cold air ducts like Revell's 1964 Thunderbolt.

[ToyLvr]

IIIRC,

AMT '66 Galaxie;

AMT "Silhouette" show car (often overlooked);

AMT '33 Willys

I'm sure some of the other guys will have more suggestions for you.

Mike

Edited October 24, 2013 by ToyLvr

[Brutalform]

Thanks guys. I probably should have asked, which ones have the best details? I had that info in an old issue of Scale Auto Mag, but cant find it.

[ScaleDale]

That's the Great V-8s supplement but I can't find a date, just the pull-out. The SOHC they recommend is from the AMT 68 Shelby GT 500. It has twin 4 BBL carbs on a ram induction manifold.

Dale

[rasafyff]

I'm sorry but,the Silhouette doesn't have a 427 SOHC motor.

[fumi]

This has been covered before: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52024

For a 427 Cammer I'd go with Ross Gibson's resin engine. The Blue Oval scripts on the cam cover in mine is very faint, but you can always scribe it out to represent the early version with straight ribs.

For kit based Cammer, the AMT one is off. The one from Johan looks nice, but will need work on the spark plug locations.

[ToyLvr]

I'm sorry but,the Silhouette doesn't have a 427 SOHC motor.

It's definitely a 427, but maybe not an S.O.H.C. As I indicated in my post, I was going from memory.

See the comments from one of the forum's "elder statesmen", Ed Shaver, about the Silhouette and its engine:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=17377

Anyway, sounds like there are some much, much better options. :-)

[pack rat]

I don't think the recent Round2 release of the '68 Shelby has the SOHC parts in it. You would have to find one of the older Ertl/AMT kits (shouldn't be a problem; there are a lot out there

[Speedfreak]

Revell makes/made a 'Parts Pak' (accessories) 427 c.i. with two four barrels or blower. Also, the '66 Fairlane AMT kit has a 427c.i. I think it's the S.O.H.C. version.

[ScaleDale]

The AMT 66 Fairlane GT-GTA ia a wedge head. Mine, at least. The Parts Pak 427 is a wedge, too. I have several. To correctly ID an OHC engine, look at it from the front and not the valve covers. The front of each head will have a cam shaft end plate.

Dale

[Brutalform]

Yea, I have a Parts Pak, 427, that I will most likely put into the T Bolt kit, I stole the 427 from, to build my 64 Galaxie. I really would like to do a 63 with the SOHC engine, and a lightweight interior from MCW. Thanks for all the replies everyone....

[rasafyff]

It's definitely a 427, but maybe not an S.O.H.C. As I indicated in my post, I was going from memory.

See the comments from one of the forum's "elder statesmen", Ed Shaver, about the Silhouette and its engine:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=17377

Anyway, sounds like there are some much, much better options. :-)

I think Ed was wrong wnen he said AMT put the Ford motor in the Silhouette.

Bill Cushenberry put the Ford motor in the Silhouette when it was included in the Ford Custom Car Caravan.

Check out www.cartechbooks.com

[Casey]

Same basic engine parts as found in the AMT '33 Willys kit?

Edited December 13, 2018 by Casey