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Short Track Forums => Bench Racing-general Model Car discussion topics => Topic started by: 18degrees on November 10, 2025, 04:07:35 PM

Title: BGN V6
Post by: 18degrees on November 10, 2025, 04:07:35 PM
hey y'all, random question here... i got into an ASA thunderbird kit last night just to look things over for my next project.  i know these are pretty rare kits (and can be pricey too) these days, but did anyone ever try and use them in a NASCAR kit to represent the V6 that was run back in the 80's? i know there was a resin V6 that was produced somewhere along the line, was just curious if the ASA engines would fit in the NASCAR chassis without too much modification.
Title: Re: BGN V6
Post by: jh63fan on November 12, 2025, 08:02:43 PM
Don't know if this is much help, but I put the ASA Camaro V6 in an AMT Gran Prix to build a Busch Grand National car. Looked good and don't remember any difficulty. The engine looks too small in a Monogram 1/24 kit. Of the others I built using a Monogram starting point, I cut down the kit V8.
Title: Re: BGN V6
Post by: 18degrees on November 12, 2025, 10:22:58 PM
Quote from: jh63fan on November 12, 2025, 08:02:43 PMDon't know if this is much help, but I put the ASA Camaro V6 in an AMT Gran Prix to build a Busch Grand National car. Looked good and don't remember any difficulty. The engine looks too small in a Monogram 1/24 kit. Of the others I built using a Monogram starting point, I cut down the kit V8.

Yeah. That helps. I wasn't planning on wasting an ASA kit engine to be "that" authentic.

Was asked purely out of curiosity and you answered that curiosity. Thanks.