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Nice job Walt! I particularly like the PE grill, valve stems on the rear wheels and the neat & tidy BMF work. So what’s with the rod passing through the oil pan? Did you make the front wheels  steerable by adding pins to the front axle hubs and adding a tie rod?

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10 hours ago, Altered Ego said:

One of my favorite F/Xers from 1964.  Nicely done.  I wish someone would make one with the 2% wheelbase alteration.  Oh well, maybe you have inspired me to try it sometime.

I did actually move the axles forward a bit! check how close the front tires are to the fender edge in the oil pan picture. Rear tires 

are just about touching the rear 1/4 panel. It wasn't easy figuring out 2% in 1/25 scale! ?

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7 hours ago, papajohn97 said:

Nice job Walt! I particularly like the PE grill, valve stems on the rear wheels and the neat & tidy BMF work. So what’s with the rod passing through the oil pan? Did you make the front wheels  steerable by adding pins to the front axle hubs and adding a tie rod?

I was not uncommon for Mopar racers to deepen the oil pan and install a tie rod tube. Sox & Martin sold them over the counter.

I had a magazine article on this car and I copied the oil pan and rear suspension. The article stated that the car used a Ford toploader transmission. That's a Ford transmission in there!

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