Harold Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) This is the Monogram High-Performance release from the early nineties. I first molded the front clip to the body and continued the panel separation line straight down (reference is a good thing). The hood 'hinges' were removed from the hood and a new one was made with ID/OD brass and epoxied in place. By putting a small crimp on the tubing after the hinge was installed allows it to stay open on its own, and it works smoothly. The wheels are Pegasus items. I cut the mounting bosses down and made new ones with ID/OD aluminum. Although not prototypical, to get a down and dirty quick poseable steering, I used some Evergreen sheet to turn the upper front spring cups into A-arms. The spindles were made from t-shaped sections of sprue and attached with straight pins. Aluminum sleeves were then added to the spindles to allow the installation of the wheels. The rear axle mounts for the tires were cleaned up and this allowed the aluminun tubing on the wheels to slide right into place. The rear springs were trimmed down to level the car all around. I extended the side skirts on the bottom with 1/32" Evergreen sheet cut 5/32" wide and attached them with Tenax. I then ran a bead of Zap-A-Gap between the new skirting and the body from the inside and gave it a shot of Zip-Kicker to add some strength. The engine was in a box of goodies someone gave me a couple years ago. Its a 5.4 Mod motor with a supercharger. I'm having fun with this one..... Edited July 19, 2008 by Harold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick F40 Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Ooooo I like this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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