Dan Gurney '69 Trans-Am Mustang

[Phildaupho]

I hope to have the entire model completed by Dan Gurney's 80th birthday on April 13

INTERIOR-Cut out inside door panels

-Removed console and filled with half round styrene

-Reshaped extensively rear seating area

-Smoothed dash panels with computer made gauges

-Roll cage is modified unit from Plastic Performance Products

-Seat from Revell ’71 Stars & Stripes Corvette with photo-etched harness

-Floor covering a combination of metal from a floppy-disc and duct tape

CHASSIS-Lowered 3 scale inches front and back

-Removed stock fuel tank to be replaced with fuel cell

-Oil coolers for differential and transmission added

ENGINE-Boss 302 Engine & transmission from AMT ’69 Cougar

-Fabricated dual 4-barrel intake manifold for huge four barrels that must be from a Pro-Stock kit

-Distributor from Replicas & Miniatures

-Breather pipe and dual cooling line added

-Headers modified from Revell ’68 Mustang Cobra Jet

WHEELS & TIRES-Daisy mag wheels from 1/24 Revell ’57 Corvette which were a little too big in diameter. Painted the outer rim black to visually reduce diameter.

-Tires are the bigger Goodyear Sports Car Specials with raised letters from an older Monogram Shelby GT-350R kit

-Disc brakes from Revell ’32 Ford

[rick6343]

Really cool! You're off to a great start. This is one I'd like to build someday. What kit are you using for the body? What decals will you use?

Thanks,

[stewart]

Nice build. My favorite kind of race car.

STewart

[Bill Edman]

Very nice

[Phildaupho]

Hi Rick - I made a previous post on Feb 24 with photos of the body at that time. The body is now in primer and awaiting the paint which I had mixed up at an automtive paint shop. I used the Revell '69 Mustang Mach 1 and made the necessary modifications to the body. I have since learned I could have adapted the '69 front facia to the RM '70 1/24 Boss 302 Mustang. The decals will be Fred Cady supplimented by some I made on my computer.

- Phil

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Really cool! You're off to a great start. This is one I'd like to build someday. What kit are you using for the body? What decals will you use?

Thanks,

[GTMust]

Great stuff! Definitely my kind of race car..... wish we still had the Trans Am Series V8 muscle cars today instead of those high reving, FWD, little go carts on steroids. But I guess I'm just old school.

Keep up the good work..... I'm a follower on this one.

Tony

[vamach1]

Great job so far. I'm working on a 1970 T/A Boss 302.