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Your not much help Michael!

I was looking at my stash of decals and came across these….Hmm.

So I’ve looked at this thing for hours, the front end doesn’t look right. Then it struck me the spoiler is all wrong. Looking at photos of the real cars the spoiler is very small. So I cut it off .

That’s beautiful! That’s one of my favorite body styles, just a really good looking car that Ford designed.

Cool project, you have my attention.

Hey Thanks Terry! it’s great to hear from you! I would think you were snowed in by now, and having lots of build time.

Quick mock up, I know! I ran the primer, but in my defense it was in the 40s when I shot it.

Thanks Elliott ! The purple parts are from the old Monogram K.C.Spurlock funny car kit. I stripped the chrome off it?

I filled the back window and touched up a couple pin holes, some adjustments to the rear spoiler and opening for the supercharger.

Thanks Rich, I trimmed the rear wheel openings and it’s a better fit now.

Thanks Robert, it’s a beautiful car for sure, but would you notice it on a contest table?

Thanks Edgar, all my years as a body man is finally paying off!

Thanks Scott, I really need to make a decision on what version I’m building.

I like your Duster, great job!

Very nice!

Some how I missed this thread, Awesome build!

Cool build!

Very cool project here! I really like what your doing!

That’s very cool, you need to finish this one!

Some spot putty, a coat of Tamiya brush primer, a second coat of putty and a coat of primer… getting closer. I need to modify the front wheel bulges, their different on the two cars, and I’m still undecided on which version to build, I’ll fill the back window next. I’m pretty happy with the location of the motor sitting in front of the windshield. I need to adjust the opening for the supercharger and the rear wheel openings.

Wow Ace, I love what your doing here! I built this kit when it first came out in 1971 or 1972. The car was very new and controversial at the time and was thought to be ugly compared to the Front engined dragster’s. Some how I managed to hang on to my build all these years. Even after giving all my models away to a kid that lived upstairs from me when I got into real car’s. My original kit had poorly registered decals and I built it without the rear wing as I thought it looked hokey. Fast forward to 1987 and I came across a partial decal sheet and decided to rebuild it. Here’s a couple photos, by the way send me your address, I have decals for you.

Thanks Michael, I’m a huge Blue Max fan, I already have two Blue Max builds and thought I needed to do something different, I have Slixx Decals for the Max Mustang II alteady.

Checking the wheelbase to a previous build…..I probably should have gone another 1/16 to an 1/8 inch longer????.

My ideas consist of stretching the wheel base to utilize the Revell/ Monogram chassis with a few modifications. I did this by using two bodies, cutting the front section on one longer and adding it to the rear of the other adding about 3/8 of an inch in wheelbase. The next issue is the original body really curves in on the bottom of the body. The. Mustang II I crewed on didn’t curve in so drastically so I cut the bottom of the body off below the cove and straightened it out. I then filled the cut outs for the headers.

Thanks Edgar, I really like the Frantic Ford name on the car, kinda screams Race Car. It’s a tough decision for me.