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A while back, I said that the fastback's rear interior quarters looked like the convertible's. They do but with a difference. The fastback's "bulge" comes right up to the door's edge. While the convertible's top short and have a little "armrest" with an ashtray in it. So I began a-hackin" and a-sawin' and a-filin' at the resin & fastback's panels. Scratch building the little armrest.

Bill, that is a "normal" stance for Mustangs, ass down a bit. My son in law keeps saying they have weak rear springs.

Ah Art, you beat me to that question.

I have these in my PE set. Not sure whether to use them or how to handle them

Put the new needle & tip in my airbrush and sot a few streaks on a piece of drywall. This can of paint was in the trunk of the car and was obviously used on the car itself. It looks thinned, ready to shoot. This old TransAm body will be the test mule. I plan to do quite bit of practising before shooting anything on the car, except maybe primer to highlight defects.

Filled the shifter hole. Added the shift quadrant decal from the Keith Marks sheet and my home made shifter and we are one step closer to an automatic car. Kept on looking for thing to cut, file or sand on the resin body. tried several parts for fit. The taillight holes need cleaning up. The rear of the headlight holes need flattening. I understand that is normal with resin kits.Decided to use the front valance from the fastback kit.

Tom,I used photo paper they came out nice and crisp.

Bill, did you paint the brightwork on the interior or did you foil it?

Played a bit again today. Added the wheel lip moldings. Used some half-round to do them. They may be a bit oversize. Also made a shifter for the automatic transmission. Reduced a photo of the YOM licence plates on the car on Word as I don't have a real photoshop type program. I have Testor's No.9198 decal paper and some Liquid decal film. Can someone tell me how to use that stuff?

Are there TWO driveshafts on that car?

Wow. Looks like a metal kit. Is the engine stand included?

Tried my hand at making rocker panel trim à la Mr.Obsessive. This kit doesn't have the strakes for the rear quarter vents. I'll use the ones from the fastback as the PE ones appear too large for the holes. Notice how my scribing the door openings has left them rough? How do I remedy that or are they beyond help?

One of the vent window uprights was incomplete and I managed to snap the other one so I made new ones out of evergreen. These are the steering wheel inserts (Horn bars) from the PE detail set. Any idea how to paint those silver with black "holes". Gingerly cut out the grille. I will use the one from the PE set.

Cut off the clutch pedal and made a wide brake pedal using the pad from the clutch. Cut off the parcel shelf from the resin kit's rear seat. Drilled out the exhaust tips.

Re. the shock towers, before I started cutting I went at it with a small round burr and I think I got it where it'll fit OK.

Thanks Bruce. I have bought another '34 Ford to start again on the roof. We'll see how that goes. As far as your photo goes, I think the beige one is the one where I got my paint scheme.

That is a good option. I can steal more stuff off the fastback as I am planning to use part of the interior. I have a second one I plan to use to build as a fastback. Thanks. Thank you.

Thanks Fred, I'll see if I can pull them off without breaking anything.

This quote thing doesn't work for me. Yes the first pic shows a correct shock tower.

A few chassis shots. Turns out the fastback rear quarters look a lot like the convertibles. I'll go get a few photos of the real ones to compare. It may be easier this way. While playing with the body I noticed that one of the shock towers is not fully defined. How do I carve this out? Rotary tool?

I present you the sorriest looking sparkplug wiring job on this forum. Mind you, it is my first. Maybe I'll get the hang of it. With all the fumbling about with the wires, the transmission fell off. When I had looked at the picture of the 27th, I felt I should have left more of a flange, so I made one before reattaching the transmission. Anyone know where the notched stripe decals at the bottom right go on the car?

Yes,that is where I got them.

I just bought one too and I feel the same about those recesses. What are you going to do for tie-downs? D-Rings & chocks? I'll build mine with the N-600.