MeatMan

Kudos to you on the reason for the build, and the build itself. Ohio, represent!

Ditto. I make mine smaller as well. Some posts have so many full size pics, they take forever to open. So I don't bother to read them. I also delete pics from my quotes unless they are needed to make my point. Alas, a lot of folks don't want to take the time to do these things.

Quality work JC! Quality work.

Welcome Jonathan!

Well done! Good looking build!

There, then its settled! Thanks.

Oh yeah, I'm diggin' it too!

Well, I've finished up the Tiger. I'll post all of the pics if/when a finished build thread is created.

So sweet!

Yeah, I have a brother down there. I gotta check on him now! Glad you guys are okay.

Thanks guys. I have thought about doing the original car with the stock "Champagne Gold" paint because I'm having trouble finding the right gold for the Quiet One. Anyone have a better pic than this, or can read the white lettering on the front fender for Crew:, and Bosses? I'm sure a set of decals don't exist, but I'd try to print a set. Here's the bio I found on the car: “Survivor: 5F09K380xxx was car #6 of 10. Originally Poppy Red, it was repainted Champagne Beige and ran by Len Richter for Bob Ford in ’65. The car went to back to H&M for ’66 updates, and then sent to Jerry Harvey. This car would go on to be known as the “Quiet One II” when Harvey drove in it 1966 and 1967. Hubert Platt apparently drove it in A/MP in 1968 or early 1969. Dyno Don acquired the car in 1969 and ran it in A/MP with Harvey Ford lettering. It was sold in late ’69 to some NYC racers, where it saw much action on the street. ”

I love that kind of work! Awesome! I watch Full Custom Garage when I can and you have the kind of eye Ian Roussel has. Bravo!

Sorry to hear of your misfortune Mark. Our basement has flooded only once in 23 years, and they say it was because the sewer utility didn't keep the big drains clean. I've been skittish ever since when it rains hard, including last night. I hope you can salvage your models. Good luck.

Thanks Ron! I had a couple of the photos from this article, but having the whole thing is very cool.

I already bought a printed one before I was hip to the Moebius one, and didn't like the other options. I posted pics of it on your AFX Mustang post a while back. Thanks for the recommendation though.

As I get to the location of the rear axle, the kit differential is a bit pedestrian. It only has the lower half of the diff, so I had to come up with a substitute. I found a 9" in my parts box and cut the axle tubes off and replaced them with tubes. I'll have to cut the springs off the old axle and add them as well. At the same time I looked at how to duplicate the funky torsion spring front axle and discovered that it may be a lot easier than a first thought. Cutting the control rods and supports from the front suspension gave me the idea to use the supports for the torsion spring. I'll add some cosmetic pieces to give it a similar look but I think it will work.

Yes, but I'm having trouble finding that particular shade of gold. It's not a true gold, its more yellow. I recently bought a Shimrin color that I have to test, but looking at it in the bottle its not quite it.

With the body cut, I turned my attention to the chassis. Based on the book, the AFX cars had alterations done to the wheel wells to allow clearance for the slicks, so I’m going to mini-tub them using parts cut from an old chassis in my parts box. I cut out the stock wheel tubs and cut out floorpan parts that will need to be altered.

Hey Folks. I’ve been collecting parts and researching the 1965 Mustang AFX cars since I stumbled upon Kurt Nelson’s 1966 AFX build. My target will be the “Quiet One II” originally run by Len Richter for Bob Ford in ’65, then Jerry Harvey, where it got its name, and finally Dyno Don Nicholson, who ran it in Modified Production. I will be replicating the Jerry Harvey car, as those are the decals I have. I was able to get up-close and personal with the car at Snyder Specialty Cars here in Ohio so I got some good pics. I also purchased the book, “Ford Drag Racing in the 60’s” for more info, and also found some great info in Kurt’s thread. Thanks much. I’m going to call it a tribute build because, even with all of the info I’ve accumulated, there are a lot of gaps, such as the color of the car and trying to duplicate it, and some of the “liberties” I’ll have to take because I just don’t possess the skill to do some of the mods needed to make it an accurate repro. I’m using the Revell ’66 Shelby GT350H kit as a starting point. Mostly because I could buy it at 40% off from Hobby Lobby, and all of the 65 kits I found were expensive, or the wrong scale. The only significant differences between the two years anyway are the grille, and the dash gauges. Other differences don’t come into play. I decided to dive right in and start cutting the rear wheel openings so I can properly line up the rear suspension. I measured 4mm forward of the stock wheel well to start my mark, then I used a 1.5 inch half-round stencil to mark the lines.. I then ground the openings with my trusty Dremel using the lines as a guide. I still had to do some additional grinding to get the correct radius. Or what looks correct to me.

Well done!

Came out nicely! Excellent color choice, and detail!

Nice build!!

Very nice. One of my favs done well!

Lest we forget!! Great post.