mustang1989

Don't we all? Looks good so far Kevin.

I hear you on keeping the cost of the build down there Jeremy. It seems the AM world has dug its hooks into the talent that comes from the detailer in a lot of the builders and its a "pay if you wanna play" type atmosphere in the modeling world. The more I do this it seems the more I rely on scratchbuilding skills and OOB parts. I mean I still go out and buy AM stuff but I find myself paying more attention to the overall cost of a build these days. I don't consider myself an "expert" by any means but I'll offer my take on your questions. There are a couple of methods for re-applying the panel lines but the one I'm most familiar with is using stretched sprue to about the thickness of a human hair to fix the problem. You could get by without it but the missing panel lines are noticeable and are worth the effort to replace if you went through the trouble of getting rid of the midline seam. I've never tried the paint and tape method but see where it would work if you applied enough paint. The trick I could foresee there would be knowing how much paint to call enough before removing the masking. I could see getting practice with either method before actually putting them into use but will say that in the end you will definitely be glad you re-applied the panel lines. As far as the landing gear doors: some folks paint the doors with 'em installed and some paint them separately. I paint them separately and use tightly wadded up pieces of toilet or facial tissue stuffed into the landing gear / wheel well areas. It's easy to remove the tissue after painting and to me I get more coverage on the panels painting them separately and don't "fight the process" near as much. Hope this helps you out bud.

Thanks Carl! Actually the rear end is in the same place as far as fore and aft is concerned.

Ok fellas I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere here with this build! I've got the rear springs set into place with white glue just for test fitting and measurement purposes. I've got the axle just about where I want it. I may can lower it another teeny bit but it's around 1/4" lower than what it was right now. I've got the fabricated motor mount bosses glued into position also. The engine was still sitting at a weird angle even after motor mound mods so I added a transmission mount to the cross member which fixed the front high angle problem I was having out of the engine. So far here are all the parts so far in white that have been added and/ or modified.... and here's a comparison from frame to frame on even levels where the rear end is supposed to be if I were to build it how I was supposed to and where it is currently on this build. Now I just have to clean up and narrow the rear end to move the tires inward.

I'd be doing just that but I'm already behind on another build that I'm trying to kick out at the same time I'm doing this one.

Thanks fellas!! I have a couple of routes to go with for the exhaust. I can go headers but that's gonna require a lot of fancy foot work. There are what appears to be some high flow type manifolds in the modified version of that 429 in the Mustang box. I've got another set of decent looking high flows laying around from years gone by with exhaust lead pipes as well. We'll see what happens. Decisions, decisions I'll tell ya!!

Looks good from what I can see here Gabe!!!

Great work as usual Jay!!! Can't wait to see where this one goes!

Man Paul!!! What a well thought out and executed build so far. You're really bringing this thing to life here with the mods, details and the paint work!

Looks like you're doing one helluva job there Jeremy. The wing roots look great from here. Can't wait to see some paint on this puppy! Are you going with the kit decals or AM?

Dan that motor looks right at home in there and I like that air intake buddy! What kind of firewall detail do you have planned out?

Uh oh!! Here comes the Alclad!!

Well folks it's definitely update time. I'll post the major update pic first that has green callout lines. I didn't label the lines but I'll start with the lines starting at the front of the frame and work towards the rear. Here we go: For line #1 at the radiator core support area I cut out the large area so that my belt, pulleys and fan would have a place to sit in place. At line #2 I cut out the transmission cross member and relocated the cross member to the 4 speed transmission mount location. At the 3rd line I relocated the rear leaf spring front perch on top of the frame and the 4th line is where I relocated the rear spring perch on top of the frame. The transmission sits in like so: I've still gotta install fabricated motor mounts from the frame to the engine but this is where that's gonna sit: (this body is ONLY used as part of the test fitting) A little crooked but I'll straighten that out: The biggest worry I have right now is the exhaust but I'll get past it.

I appreciate that Ron! It's funny that it was just supposed to be a simple touch up! 4 months later........................

I'm looking forward to seeing how this is all going to look when it comes together! Looking forward to more.....

That sir is one fine build you got yourself there!

Man! Now that's a color combo right there! Paint finish looks good from where I'm sittin'!!! I know those letters on the tires are bordered. What method did you use to paint those?

Thaaaaat's right! You're building a curbside model. I forgot. In that case what's the wheel/tire arrangement?

How crazy are you going with the power plant and all?

That's definitely a bright blue Kevin! What color is that?

1.) I like what you're doing with this build. 2.) Farmers Branch........I used to work just down the road at Vista Ridge Pontiac (Now Classic Buick /GMC) and used to frequent Phil's Hobbies (and I think that was in Farmers Branch) all the time. I found out that Phil closed the shop down some time ago but is on Ebay now.

No real big updates for today. I notched out the truck bed on the bottom a little bit (without making a butchered mess out of it) so that it would sit down on the frame on all four corners, removed the transmission crossmember from the build frame and started cleaning up the frame where I cut out the crossmember. I cut the crossmember from the parts donor kit and will clean it up and install it about 1/2" towards the rear of the frame to line up with the 429's four speed transmission mount. I'll see if I can capture it all in pics at the same time I have another update so as not to waste another slot on my PB account.

Jeremy: Yessir it's mine! I had that car for almost ten years and had a lot of fun with that car. Kevin and Danno: Thanks fellas!!

Thanks Dan!! I've got a couple more things I want to do back here to make everything look....well......proper.

Hey man that looks nice!! Love the paint finish!!