topher5150 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) So I have a 1/16 Hardee's T-Bird laying around that was pretty busted up, and I thought to my self..."Self, wouldn't it be pretty cool to take that chassis, and engine and put a Mustang body on it, and paint it up like the old Shelby Terlingua race cars (the yellow and black coupes with the rabbit, but silver and black). Once I find a donor Mustang kit I'll get some more pics going. Edited August 7, 2014 by topher5150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 A little progress 1. I prettied up the drivers seat with some orange paint, and a little foil 2. opened up the trunk, and gutted the engine bay 3. I narrowed the frame in the center taking out about 1/8" on either side Next step...and I'm going to need some advice 1. the fuel cell/ frame sticks out to far in the back 2. I'm going to have to ope up the fenders for the wheels, any advice on how to make fender flares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 this will be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Does any know what the oil cooler behind the driver seat is for??? I know I know I should have taken a pic, this just randomly came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 If the lines run to the rear it's a differential cooler. If forward, it's a transmission cooler. Either way, they're dash 10 or dash 12 lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 If the lines run to the rear it's a differential cooler. If forward, it's a transmission cooler. Either way, they're dash 10 or dash 12 lines. what do you mean "dash 10" "dash 12" lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Search is your friend: http://www.mechanicsupport.com/Aircraft_Hose_Size.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 To make the fender flares you could glue round stock to the openings and fill behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyboy Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 To make the fender flares you could glue round stock to the openings and fill behind them. I made the fender flares on my version of this kit by using Apoxie Sculpt (2 part epoxy...Ebay) and filling around a piece of sheet styrene bent around the wheel well (like if the piece of styrene was a tire in the wheelwell.) Once the styrene is in place, you just knead the two parts together and form a long slender "hotdog" of epoxy clay and push it into the styrene at the wheelwell edge. After about 2-3 hours you will be able to do some smoothing on it (gently). Sand/file to your liking the next day, prime and paint. Looks like this \/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clovis Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) I am curious... Are you using the AMT 64 Mustang and the AMT 1957 T-bird, both in 1/16th? I built the AMT Mustang a few years ago, and have the AMT T-bird kit waiting for primer right now. I almost sprayed it today. Edited September 12, 2014 by clovis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 I am curious... Are you using the AMT 64 Mustang and the AMT 1957 T-bird, both in 1/16th? I built the AMT Mustang a few years ago, and have the AMT T-bird kit waiting for primer right now. I almost sprayed it today. It's the 1/16 scale 1980s Hardee's NASCAR T-Bird chassis, and drive train, but I'm putting the AMT 1/16 scale Mustang body on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Got some progress, I've been hacking away at the roll cage to make it fit, had to move the fuel cell forward quit a bit too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Making some slow progress on my home made roll cage IMG_20150119_073013712 by krhdreammachines, on Flickr IMG_20150119_073136928 by krhdreammachines, on Flickr Edited January 19, 2015 by topher5150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 I roughed in some more of the roll cage IMG_20150120_204420294 by krhdreammachines, on Flickr IMG_20150120_203541070 by krhdreammachines, on Flickr IMG_20150120_203550812 by krhdreammachines, on Flickr IMG_20150120_203853642 by krhdreammachines, on Flickr Had to do some modding to the shock mounts in the front of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher5150 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Wasn't liking how my home made roll cage was going so I threw this together, and hopefully I can get some one in town to print this up for cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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