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I agree on both counts!
If the Mach is the base 351, the standard rear valance would be correct, any other optional engine would get the cut-out valance with chrome oval exhaust tips. A complete new part would be the best solution with the honeycomb panel and pop open gas cap. Lets see..wheel covers, grille, standard scoop, shaker, engine parts,door panels, seats, possibly the exhaust system, quickly adds up to quite a few parts! Don't forget about the Mustang emblems above the Mach trim on the front fenders! I guess this and the trunk Mach 1 letters will give the photoetch guys something to sell! Wouldn't a photoetch grille be something excellent for this car??
I really miss my 1:1 2003 Mach! Azure Blue, automatic ran 13.47 bone stock with just over 10k on the odometer...
If I start converting a 99 Cobra kit to a Mach, the probability of getting a 2003-2004 Mach kit goes up greatly!

From what I gather from last week's iHobby show is that it is a stock 351, not a 428. I didn't get too many details, the builder of the Mach I said the production hood scoop would be much better than what was seen on his boxart buildup at the show.

A friend of mine Eric Cole, also on this forum (Eric C??) has an Azure blue '03 w/5 speed that I've driven several times. Fun car, much faster than a stock GT. If nobody else does a Mach I conversion we may attempt it; the hardest thing to figure out are the wheels. We're hoping someone else comes along w/more time and fewer projects and makes it easy on us so we can just buy a resin conversion. Or hope that Revell makes it in styrene so we save some serious time and $$.

[outsider]

a resin coversion for the 99 cobra would be awesome! as there are no 01 Bullitt ,03-04 Mach 1 or 03-04 Cobra Terminator kits out there. thats a huge gap that would be awesome to build! if resin makers need pics i have magazine pics of all those cars i could post.

[miatamadman]

From what I gather from last week's iHobby show is that it is a stock 351, not a 428. I didn't get too many details, the builder of the Mach I said the production hood scoop would be much better than what was seen on his boxart buildup at the show.

A friend of mine Eric Cole, also on this forum (Eric C??) has an Azure blue '03 w/5 speed that I've driven several times. Fun car, much faster than a stock GT. If nobody else does a Mach I conversion we may attempt it; the hardest thing to figure out are the wheels. We're hoping someone else comes along w/more time and fewer projects and makes it easy on us so we can just buy a resin conversion. Or hope that Revell makes it in styrene so we save some serious time and $$.

Bob,

I actually started to work on set of '03 Mach 1 wheels which I never finished...I used Some Pegasus wheels instead for my conversion. Here is a pic of the completed car. Maybe I'll blow the dust off of the wheel and finsh it.

[sapphiregt]

Brian, thats one question I should have asked...!

As for fixing the '69, hoping for Revell to do it notwithstanding, I've often wondered why the resin casters out there haven't addressed that issue. (P.S. to the resin casters: you still can, you know!)

Larry,
I've got the problem solved and am VERY close to having a corrected body ready to be cast. The head light doors, front fenders and and grill assembly have been redone....I've shown it (in primer) To Ed Sexton and he agrees that this has solved the problem(s). I will probably release 3 different versions....1969 Boss 302 both street and Trans Am race version and Mach 1/GT. The trans kit will include...body, seperate front end and grill but I may add more. The Trans Am race version will include many items to make it easier to produce a correct T/A car....look for it on my new web site which will be re-launched this January with the 1969 Mustang released some time this spring.

Dan Janssen
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Bob,

I actually started to work on set of '03 Mach 1 wheels which I never finished...I used Some Pegasus wheels instead for my conversion. Here is a pic of the completed car. Maybe I'll blow the dust off of the wheel and finsh it.

Beautiful conversion!

[Len Woodruff]

Larry,
I've got the problem solved and am VERY close to having a corrected body ready to be cast. The head light doors, front fenders and and grill assembly have been redone....I've shown it (in primer) To Ed Sexton and he agrees that this has solved the problem(s). I will probably release 3 different versions....1969 Boss 302 both street and Trans Am race version and Mach 1/GT. The trans kit will include...body, seperate front end and grill but I may add more. The Trans Am race version will include many items to make it easier to produce a correct T/A car....look for it on my new web site which will be re-launched this January with the 1969 Mustang released some time this spring.

Dan Janssen
Scale Coachworks

Dan can you post here when the website is back up and when the 69 Mustang Transam is ready? Also will you be doing any of the Trans Am decals?

[larrygre]

Larry,
I've got the problem solved and am VERY close to having a corrected body ready to be cast. The head light doors, front fenders and and grill assembly have been redone....I've shown it (in primer) To Ed Sexton and he agrees that this has solved the problem(s). I will probably release 3 different versions....1969 Boss 302 both street and Trans Am race version and Mach 1/GT. The trans kit will include...body, seperate front end and grill but I may add more. The Trans Am race version will include many items to make it easier to produce a correct T/A car....look for it on my new web site which will be re-launched this January with the 1969 Mustang released some time this spring.

Dan Janssen
Scale Coachworks

Dan please let us know when those puppies are ready for prime time. Thanks for all your efforts on this!

[Jeff Mitchell]

What is the latest scoop on the Mach? Tooling done yet since it is a modified re-issue?