Claude Thibodeau Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi! No street version of this particular TBird exist... therefore, Iacono Pro-Stock modified with 87 Turbo-coupe quarters blended in to replace widely radiused units to make it a "civilian" version. Boss 429 engine & tranny, with scratchbuilt injection system. Hidden front headlights to smooth-out the OEM front end. Testor's Diamond dust silver. Parts-box wheels. Hours of fun! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Excellent build. What did you use for the injector stacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi! Thanks for the comments. The injector stacks are... shoelace eyelets! From Michael's Craft store. They come in many sizes and colors. Those were of the "chromed" variety, tinted to simulate anodizing with Tamya's clear red. The body of each injector is made of a 1/8th " aluminium tube, slid inside a corresponding I'D' brass tube. The manifold is scratchbuilt. I forgot to indicate that the chassis and interior are also from Monogram's 1987 Turbo Coupe TBird. A shoe-in. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Nice looker! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Shoelace eyelets! Who would have thought that? Again, fantastic build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 It looks great. You did a real nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 That is a cool Thunderbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I like the clean appearance of the body and paint. The induction parts for the engine are a great idea and I'm going to steal that for a future build. This would make a really cool daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Hi! To Espo's point... These eyelets are avail in different sizes. The TBird uses the smallest variety. The twin-carb on the following 29 roadster uses the large variety. The smaller version is also used as a frame-exiting exhaust outlet on the roadster and side outlet the GTX. Many uses, as you can see... CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 very nice, clean build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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