mustang1989

The efforts you are putting into this build are off the charts Darren.

I like the looks of that engine. Great work on the color, metal/ aluminum look of the inake and the ignition system and belts. Nice work.

Any more progress?

Thanks fellas. Anyways I've got where I want the radiator to go planned out. First I robbed the radiator out of my Pro Stock Thunderbird kit and then robbed the cooling fans from the Pontiac J2000 kit. I sanded the back of the cooling fan assy to where I could cut the area between the fan blades out to give them more of a realistic look. I'll be cutting the floor of the chassis on the drivers side to allow me to install the radiator and cooling fan assy there. I'll also be drilling holes in the cooling fan "platform" in which to run the supply and return cooling system hoses through into the radiator underneath. Here's the parts: and here's where they're going to wind up when installed: More cutting on the way......................

Thanks for looking in? How the heck can we NOT????? This is on a whole 'nother level man.

This looks like something out of that movie "Corvette Summer". Good work so far.

Neat idea on the tape Dave.

As odd looking as these kits are you built them very well as Rich said.

Ray: I hear ya on that. I'm really having some good fun with this build but it's coming with a bit of a challenge as well. James: I've got an idea for the OOB seat pedestal but the radiator's gonna have to be placed elsewhere. By the time I get the turbos and the carburetor installed there won't be any room in the front of the engine for the radiator. Here's the latest so far with the body work on the main body complete and the roofline about 80% complete. Still gotta work out the roof to body fit a little but it's pretty clean other than that and I'm feeling really good about the way that it turned out. Got the Camaro kit in so here's the wheels from that kit. I have another set coming from Revell though. A few blems on these but you get the picture of the shiny rims. Just couldn't risk screwing the resin ones up with my limited Alclad experience and besides, I need a break on at least one portion of this build.

It's really good to see you back on this one Greg! That sir, was a very interesting way of achieving the outcome with that rear frame section.

Welcome back Cole! Looks like you got bit by the bug again eh?

Man you came to the right place JP! I've definitely enjoyed being at this forum. Good bunch of folks and a WEALTH of knowledge. Welcome aboard.

Here you go: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/profile/5122-agent-g/

I like the imagination you have at work here. Looks good so far.

Right off the bat I'd say get with Agent G (Wayne) about this as he's a good with armor and he might have a lead or two that could help you out Ken.

Man you can't beat this with a stick!!! Amazing scratchwork going into the build here. More please.............

Looks good so far Jim!

Aww ho ho man!! I love this!! Too cool!! Waaaaaaaaaaay too cool!

Thanks Ray. I got the fuselage together and the camera upper and lower fuselage clear panels glued into place as of last week. This weeks progress so far has seen the installation of the wings. The body work is immense but nothing compared to what I'm going through with my VW Bus at this point. Posted below is the progress so far with the problematic seams noted in red. Lots of filling and sanding in all four areas.......

Hang in there with it Andre. Lookin' forward to progress.

Great work so far on this build Scott.

One of the other ones was mine and yeah......you've got some work ahead of you but it's a doable thing. Watching to see how yours goes.

Thanks Carl for the encouragement. I'm a long way from being done buddy. lol I just ordered a Pro Stock Camaro with the wheels that I want that are a 5 bolt pattern instead of a 4 bolt pattern Weld Draglites as well as having a nice chrome finish. I don't trust my Alclad outcomes just yet and am putting way too much into this build for me to ruin it with some "so-so" looking wheels. This Camaro kit's got a bunch of other "goodies" in it that I'll use as well. The aluminum wheels I've been mocking everything up with are a "special treat" for my Street Stock 1990 Mustang LX I'll be tackling in the future. Here's the kit: and a picture of what the wheels will look like outside of an artists box top art representation ( Say......... I like that "Chevrolet Power" decal on the side of that hood scoop! That'll be going on the VW somewhere alright) : The first thing that I had to do to get the engine / transmission to fit was to get rid of the Lenco 4 speed transmission and replace it with a Turbo TH350 automatic transmission. I went to work by cutting the Lenco from the engine assy. After some sanding and dry fitting to make sure everything would line up flush , I mated the two together: This morning has been nothing but planning and fitting to make sure all these mods are gonna jive with each other. I cut the flooring out another 1/2" at the front to allow the engine/ transmission to fit in nicely. I think this'll be ok: I've got a lot of work ahead of me to include rear chassis framework fabrication, engine and transmission mounting and figuring out where I want the radiator to wind up as well as figuring out how I want to do the seating arrangement because the OOB stuff is now shot all to Hell.

This is looking pretty swell here James. Great creativity at work on your build.

I like the start up here. Got the makings of one good looking wrecker.