mustang1989

This is as much fun as watching the dang car come together Rich!!!

Yeah that MEK is some nasty stuff and it's best to stay far away from. I've got a story I'll share with you later after I get back from my sons basketball game. Meanwhile I like the way this thing is shaping up.

Thank you Greg , Carl and JC. I hit a snag that I hadn't anticipated concerning the rear door hinge. You see...............this is the available room that I have at the L/H side of the door opening between the opening and the couch: and this is the OOB molded in door hinge which would normally work great but won't with the addition of that couch. It's not such a big deal at the bottom hinge but you can see that there's not enough room in there for that upper hinge. Yeah.............that aint happenin' So I broke out my spare kit and robbed the inside door trim panel, removed the molded in OOB hinge and broke out a piece of 1/8" brass rod, adhered it to the door and formed a door hinge rod out of some thick ass wire. Believe me.....this stuff aint gonna bend for nothin'. The idea is that the pivot point is at the door and not the body and now I have all the room I need to open and close the door.

Un..........believable.

Thanks Bruce and Richard. I got the TV glued down to the table yesterday but had some difficulty in getting the body to fit right on the chassis due to not positioning the TV in the right spot on the table. This morning I was able to remove the TV and reposition it on the table to allow the body to sit properly onto the rolling chassis. Looks like everything is fitting the way it's supposed to now. Looks like I'm down to the time consuming do-dats and what-not's of this build. A bunch of little stuff that always seems to take up the most time with little to show for in the way of updates so those'll be far and few between. I may wet sand the rear of the body around the back door and polish that up some as there are some rough spots back there. Meanwhile, here's where it's at now.

Man this is wild indeed. Wow!

Man this is rich in creativeness. Good show.

Love the fabrication skills there Rob. Lookin' good.

Beeeeautiful work Dan! I really like the interior on this car.

This should be entertaining Rob.

I made some progress this morning with the rear door inside trim paneling and the door hinge in regards to painting and applying the clear coat. As for the hood? Things continue to plague the finishing of it. I primed it the day before last, painted it yesterday and the finish came out really clean. All was well until I tried to airbrush some dispensed clear and it spider webbed on me. Looks like it's back in the brake clean for a fourth time. Fifth try..............comin' up. I aint all that worried as I know I'll get it but man........resilient this thing is! Un....believable!

Hate to see the cracking decal but looking forward to the recovery. Looking good Dan.

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If you're not careful.....I may just add that to my signature. lol

Thanks Dan, Kevin and Rob. I hear you on the odd characteristics of super glue Kevin and you nailed it. I managed to get the battery adhered to the radiator core support this morning and get the hood primered...............again.

I hear what you're sayin' Rob. When I built my '56 F-100 it took me 10+ months and I put so much detail into that thing that I don't even handle it now. I took it to a show in SA and it didn't place at all. I think i placed too much emphasis on the details and looking back there were some obvious things I missed concerning the body and side step fit. Since then I placed it in the display cabinet and while I enjoy looking at it , it serves as a reminder of how far not to go. I still detail out an engine or so but as far as running all the brake lines to each wheel and getting everything underneath just so-so......never again.

Thanks JC. Ok gang, I ended up trying to adhere the master cylinder assembly onto the firewall this morning and in the process of gluing it to the firewall I made contact between the two in the absolute wrong place on the firewall. I mean it STUCK and there wasn't any removing it without damage to the paint. I managed to break it free and wound up with a big 'ol primered spot on the firewall. Man I was pissed!!! Beyond pissed! I got up and walked away from the whole mess for about 20 minutes , came to my senses, returned to the bench and dispensed some Tamiya X-29 Black I had and shot it through the airbrush to cover up that God awful mess there on the firewall. My problem was that the vacuum hose was just a shade too long so trimmed it back and stared over again. This time I got it. If you look close you can see the outline of the boo-boo just to the right of the master cylinder but the good news is that the body L/H inner fender well will cover this up. I also got the primer coat on the hood for the fourth time! They say the third time is the charm but I guess we'll have to make an exception here with this thing. Today's progress:

You're gonna blow 'em away with the likes of this thing. You'll have to let me know how you do. Go ahead and get the camera ready for the awards.

LOL! I did use this trick and it seems to work better than any polishing cloth I've used so far. Still a few scratches but it wasn't anything like I was getting that's for dang sure.

Thanks Kevin. Awwww man you've got it in the bag brutha! Just take it on like it is it's own kit and you'll be fine. If you can pull of interiors like your doin' it wont be nothin' for you pal.

Thanks Rich and Dan. Hopefully I can get back on this one full force tomorrow morning.

What was I saying about a show? I could've swore I said something about taking this to a show...... Outstanding work/ craftsmanship.

Just a shelf model? That's some choice work you're puttin' into it Rob.

Mister you're gonna have yourself one helluva good lookin' ride when you're done. Looking forward to more JC.

Thanks Kevin. Posted by mustang1989 on Friday, July 29, 2016 9:08 AM I managed to shoot a base coat of RLM 66 emamel last night before going to bed. I woke this morning and hit the bench at about 3:45 a.m. and started by hitting the highlights with a little acrylic RLM 66 with a drop of white in it on the high points. I set that aside to dry and then hit it with a coat of Tamiya Clear and allowed that to dry. I followed that up with a wash of MIG Productions dark wash lightened some so as not to be overbearing with it. After that dried under a lamp for a while I brought out all the details and dry brushed some silver over the corners and over some of the more frequently used controls through out the side consoles. I then went over everything with a coat of MM flat clear with a drop of grey in it to give the sun faded look. I still have to install the instruments at the R/H front console and at the upright panel at the front of the L/H console and then it'll be down to the PE details, resin pieces like the control yoke and seat with belts and then the main instrument panel. There's alot more stuff I didn't mention but the list is just too dang long. You get the picture though(no pun intended).