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Post by dustymojave on May 22, 2017 23:02:52 GMT -8
While there is a great deal of creative memory in Vintage racing, that engine bay looks pretty accurate and true to the original.
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Post by afx on May 24, 2017 15:44:01 GMT -8
Thanks Randy. The engine builders have finished their work it's the chassis guys that are behind. Thanks for the photo Bernard. Rules required the battery be installed in the stock position. I fabricated a simple tray, battery is from the Trumpeter kit. Deepened the recess in the inner fender and add some angle for support. Battery in position. A sharp eyed Falcon fan on another forum noted the battery should be turned 90 degrees. To do that would require rebuilding the inner fender which I'm not interested in doing so it stays as is.
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Post by afx on May 26, 2017 2:37:20 GMT -8
Got some primer on the body. I think it compares quite well to the AMT now.
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Post by afx on May 27, 2017 4:20:38 GMT -8
Made up a set of dump pipes. I think the chassis is very close to paint.
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Post by gwadagone on May 27, 2017 5:38:23 GMT -8
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Post by afx on May 28, 2017 14:29:52 GMT -8
Thanks again Bernard. Finished wheels.
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Post by afx on May 29, 2017 4:51:04 GMT -8
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Post by afx on May 29, 2017 10:25:42 GMT -8
Fabricated an oil cooler and Monte Carlo bar. Detailed the gauge insert.
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Post by afx on May 31, 2017 4:56:04 GMT -8
Here is what I have selected as the exterior color: I have painted the interior tub Wimbledon White - at least for now. May paint it body color.
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Post by afx on Jun 4, 2017 9:05:42 GMT -8
A gentlemen on another forum was kind enough to share these create photos of Bob Johnson car at Mid-Ohio in '67. There are a great help.
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Post by afx on Jun 4, 2017 13:53:04 GMT -8
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Post by Art on Jun 4, 2017 20:33:31 GMT -8
Looks good, JC!
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Post by afx on Jun 5, 2017 2:08:41 GMT -8
Thanks Art.
From what I have read fuel cells weren't introduced into Trans-Am until ’68. The car I am building is from ’67. I am trying to figure out what the orange panel is at the back of the car. I assume it's some sort of protection for the fuel tank since the rear bumper was removed. It looks like a a flat piece of metal to me in lieu of an enclosure. What do you guys think?
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Post by gwadagone on Jun 5, 2017 10:24:58 GMT -8
YES THIS VERSION WAS SO DIFFERENT TO THE TRANS-AM FALCON AS THE RECREATION TODAY/
VERY GOOD MODEL,I CAN'T AWAIT THE FINISH!!!
Best greetings.
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Post by dustymojave on Jun 5, 2017 15:26:45 GMT -8
Yes. Gas tanks in 1967. Fuel cells in 1968. Here's a shot of the custom gas tank in the Fred Sutherland '67 Shelby Mustang that we restored about 3 years ago. That one was made to fulfill Ford's homologation of a larger gas tank by using 2 bottom "tub" pieces of the stock gas tank welded together. For safety reasons, we built a new one much the same, except we bolted the 2 halves together with a custom bladder and foam inside. The orange bar in the back of Johnson's Falcon may well have been protection for the gas tank. As Gwadagone says, the restoration of Pete Cordts' Falcon is not the same as it was when Pete was racing it. Vintage racing is overflowing with "Creative Memory". There are some organizations that seem to encourage this. Some that make HUGE fuss about the serial numbers on a small block Chevy engine in an old Corvette, yet allow huge fender flares and large dual carbs on a 1500 where the original had an 850cc with a single small carb, different type of suspension, and huge wheels and tires with massive fender flares where the historical rules only allowed rolling the lip inside the stock fenders. But the NUMBERS have to be right! For one who was there back then, it can be frustrating. Customers often insist that the race car be "faster". VERY FEW owners of vintage race cars were around racing at all when the race cars they own were being raced.
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