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Post by afx on Nov 20, 2017 4:49:33 GMT -8
Acquired this car in trade. Seeing that the wheel openings where cut and the plastic was crazed I decided I would go asphalt LMS. Body after stripping. I'm using the MPC Super Stocker chassis with a few modifications. Replaced the molded plastic springs with coiled wire. Body after a few coats of filler primer and some additional sanding.
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Post by Art on Nov 21, 2017 8:25:44 GMT -8
Cool project, JC. Look forward to more.
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Post by robhart on Nov 21, 2017 18:13:30 GMT -8
You're off to a good start. It looks like the poor model had a hard life before you obtained it.
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Post by afx on Nov 25, 2017 5:27:19 GMT -8
I didn't car for the incomplete cross bracing and the rather simplified rear suspension. I modified the cross braces and track arms from a NASCAR kit to fit this chassis. The long arms wouldn't be appropriate for dirt car but since I am building an asphalt car I think I can get away with kit. I also pulled the wheels in so they don't stick out so far past the body. I still need to relocate the transmission support.
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Post by dustymojave on Nov 26, 2017 1:19:15 GMT -8
So far I approve of the chassis mods. Not quite as it SHOULD be as you say, but much closer than it was. Should make a cool car. Not a Chrysler Kit Car, but it seems very few of those got 'Cuda body shells anyway, for some strange reason.
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Post by afx on Nov 26, 2017 4:34:37 GMT -8
I thought about using the Kit Car chassis. It would be more work however. Maybe next time.
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Post by afx on Nov 26, 2017 8:45:41 GMT -8
Cut the ends off of the '74 bumper just after the ugly bumper guards.
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Post by afx on Dec 10, 2017 7:10:56 GMT -8
Got the engine fit. Still some work to do to convert the Revell 426 block into a 340.
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Post by robhart on Dec 11, 2017 4:27:42 GMT -8
I'm curious to see what is involved in converting a big block to a small block. Are there no small block kits available or are the ones available too flawed to use?
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Post by afx on Dec 11, 2017 11:02:10 GMT -8
AMT's '71 Duster has a nice small block. However it looked a little small in this builds engine bay. I'm no MOPAR expert but the 340 has the distributor at the rear, the water outlet in the intake manifold and an internal oil pump. The big block 440 and 426 have the distributor at the front, water outlet in the front engine cover and an external oil pump.
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Post by shunter on Dec 22, 2017 21:50:25 GMT -8
WOW that is a hell of an improvement already....looking very nice.
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Dec 23, 2017 14:26:40 GMT -8
Just a note, the earlier 392 Hemi and early Hemi's, have the distributor in rear, its the easy way of telling the difference between the 426 Hemi and later .. Chris
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Post by dustymojave on Dec 29, 2017 17:36:29 GMT -8
Is there some reason for not using a 340 to represent a 340-360 in this build? I saw the comment that the 340 looked a bit small in the engine bay. A small block WOULD look small with no inner fenders, no headers, no intake, carb or air cleaner. The AMT 340 I'm building for my '69 Cuda phantom A/Sedan looks very good and scales out to the same engine in my Durango. The Mopar small block in the old Kit Car kits is a lot smaller. It's not right. But with all the external stuff on it, it looks right.
But it's your model. Build it as you see fit.
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Post by dustymojave on Dec 29, 2017 17:53:57 GMT -8
Comparison of Kit car small block in white vs AMT Duster 340 in gray. Note how short the white engine is. Like a V6. But in the Kit Car builds nobody notices any size issue. I'm tempted to take molds off the Duster 340 and cast a few for myself. Like for my '67 Dart that I bought the Kit Car engine for. The Kit Car headers are pretty nice and I might mold some of those for other Mopar small blocks like the Barracuda.
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Post by afx on Jan 2, 2018 3:40:13 GMT -8
What would be the fun in using a kit ready 340.
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