LSP_K2 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Oh yea, now that really looks right, Joe. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Hit the 427 SOHC engine pretty hard yesterday morning. Progress so far..... LSP_K2, Greg W, Gazzas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I'm still amazed at how "chunky" some of these old car model parts are. I think a lot of aircraft modelers don't really realize just how well off they actually are. chrish and mustang1989 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 2:21 PM, LSP_K2 said: I'm still amazed at how "chunky" some of these old car model parts are. I think a lot of aircraft modelers don't really realize just how well off they actually are. You're right for the most part but I think I can work with this engine. It actually aint that bad. Ol' Jo-Han did a decent job with this power plant. Rest of the car outside of the body sucks but this is one of the better older OOB engines. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 A little more progress as of late. Been working on this thing all week long. Starting to get googly eyed.... Got a few more bits on. Oil filter, starter, bellhousing and transmission have all been painted up and installed. Working on the intake area of the build now which is where all the details are going to be. Stuff like ignition wiring, throttle linkage, fuel lines and all the mumbo jumbo stuff that goes in there.... All test fitted together with a set of carbs that I have in the stash. Proper Dominators will go on top when I get 'em in the mail.... and for test fitting the engine into the frame to check out header options, header to frame clearances and general fit..... so I don't damage or mess up any of the details that I'm building here I've got another 427 that came in a glue bomb Maverick that I got in the mail that's undergoing a restoration/ transformation. Out2gtcha, Greg W, LSP_K2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I like that intake setup. What I'd really like to know is where I originally got a dual quad manifold that I used in the bed of a pickup that I built a few years ago. I have a photo here, so maybe I'll ask the model car forum guys if they have any ideas. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 And I figured it out, it came from the Monogram '70 Dodge Challenger T/A kit, the "Street Machine" version. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Ok gang....I managed to get the wheels coated in Molotow and the tires all decaled and completed. I didn't use the front wheels with the Molotow on them in the following pictures because this stuff has a minimum cure out of 48 hours. The rears I could handle somewhat because of the dish in the wheels but here's where we're at right now with the wheels/ tires. and then I found my headers that are going to give me the perfect clearance. I just cut the flanges off of them and modified the header extensions on the Jo-Han headers to match up with the headers and we're all set. Another major hurdle of this build overcome. Greg W, Gazzas and LSP_K2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Now that looks the business!! mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, chrish said: Now that looks the business!! Indeed it does. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Looking awesome, Joe! You're really making a beast of it! LSP_K2 and mustang1989 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 i can hear that big block now....... mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shawn M said: i can hear that big block now....... Oh yea. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Thanks fellas. Another thing that this kit is totally lacking in is the proper engine bay. I turned to the 67 Mustang kit for this since it's a fairly close match. On the right is an OOB engine bay in my other Maverick. After some mods and some trimming I've got the initial fit obtained. It's workable and looks like it should do the trick after some more fancy footwork. USMC Herc, Out2gtcha, Shawn M and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Nice! mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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