Revell '78 Corvette?

[LOBBS]

I'm wanting to see if it has the "bat wing" rear crossmember like the one in this pic

If it's not done in the Revell kit is it in the MPC Vettes?

TIA

[Len Woodruff]

Thats from the C4 Vettes starting in 1984. My Monogram 85 has that rear axle set up.

[Marc @ MPC Motorsports]

It's not in the MPC kits.

[LOBBS]

Thats from the C4 Vettes starting in 1984. My Monogram 85 has that rear axle set up.

No, it's really a Greenwood Daytona 5-link setup for the C3 Vettes. The C3 Vettes went to an aluminum batwing setup late in the series. According to my research in the 1:1 Vette forums the hot set-up for guys not wanting to do a full C4 conversion on the C3s is to swap in the batwing crossmembers (to save considerable weight) with their stronger iron diffs and run a 5 or 6 link setup similiar to this. I'm up in the air whether I want to model up this option, do a full C4 or a 6-link setup with the '69 parts. All three would have their pros and cons in 1:1 and in 1:25th scale.

[Chris guthro]

im pretty sure the shelby series one has that rearend

[Len Woodruff]

im pretty sure the shelby series one has that rearend

I just checked my Shebly Series 1 and it has the rear mounted transmission like the C5/C6 Corvette. His best choice is to modify the one in the Monogram 84-96 Vettes.

[gasman]

The MPC 78 kit does'nt have that rear end. I just checked

[LOBBS]

Thanks all, I have the Monogram ZR1 and its batwing is at least an 1/8 inch too wide (and due to it's shape, I'm not too sure how I'd narrow it and keep it looking right) but very well engraved. The AMT C4 batwing is almost exactly the perfect width but lacking in the quality department.

From what I can tell, the Monogram C4's are on the large end of 1/24th scale and the Revell '69s are pretty much dead on 1/25th scale. All the suspension pieces from the Monogram kit, when I start mocking them up against the '69 frame, look abnormally huge. I'll have to get back to the drawing board to figure out which way to go.

Thanks again.