This is a Revell 98 Saleen Mustang Speedster that I painted in HOK Razberry Pearl with black interior. This is a highly recommended kit that goes together very easy & has loads of detail. Hope you enjoy the photos.
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Saleen Mustang Speedster
Started by Ron35369, Jan 27 2013 06:13 PM
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 06:13 PM
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 06:15 PM
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 07:05 PM
I'm really diggin' that color,great job.
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 07:22 PM
Looks sharp!! What color is that interior, looks spot on. That looks like a 302 w/ pro charger, is that factory for that year?
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 07:28 PM
Thanks guys! Ali, the interior is Testors spray flat black with Testors semi gloss clear sprayed over it. The supercharger was added on by Saleen during the conversion.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:10 AM
Don't see those built very often. Very nice.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 01:46 AM
Nice job.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:33 AM
Awsume build anf great color and paint finish...
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 06:00 AM
Thanks for the great comments Sean, Jason & Carl. It was a fun build ...as all of them should be.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:43 AM
Nice job!!
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:39 PM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMM, Mustang, I like it.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 11:43 AM
I like it a lot but its too bad the hood doesn't seem to lay flat
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 12:10 PM
Looks good.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 12:20 PM
Now I need to build mine, looks great. I'll be honest, that rear spoiler seems like it sets up too high. I know it's the kit supplied spoiler, but most of the s281s I've seen set lower.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 02:40 PM
I like it a lot but its too bad the hood doesn't seem to lay flat
The one I built was the same way. Also the top fit like ######, almost like the windshield angle didn't match the height of the top.
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 08:00 PM
I agree with Dirk, I could not get that hood to lay flat on the drivers side. I almost glued in in the open position but it broke up the "fluid" lines of the overall car with it open. My up top seemed to fit almost perfectly, especially after I tweaked one front corner a smidgen. I'm not sure if the spoiler sits too high. The mounting points could be sanded down a touch to get it closer to the trunk lid. I thought it looked ok as it was. Overall I still recommend this kit. It was fun to build & most everything fit quite well.
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 04:20 PM
It may be, I'm just going on what I've seen in the past. I just now sanded mine down. We will see how it goes once the paint is on. I got my hood to lay down a bit more by sanding the sides. The hood also is sticking up partially due to the "hinge" I noticed this while trying to get it to lay down. Idk if it will be hitting something once its all together.
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 04:49 PM
beautiful color on yet another outstanding build of yours
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 07:03 AM
Thank you Brett, that's very kind of you 
Joshua, yep, everything is pretty tight under the hood on this one. I wasn't sure the hood was going to go down at all with the supercharger sticking up like it does
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 04:48 PM
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I didn't know they put 351W's in the saleen. I thought they were all 4.6's. Trick flow heads, lightning intake, Viper 6 speed. Geezz!!!! Must have been usin all the pushrod 5.8's to get rid of them. 98' was last year for ford producing pushrods engines. 302 for sure(Explorer/Trucks.) Idk about 351w. I wonder if 99 up Saleens had 4.6?
