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Looks good! Love the color. This is a very popular kit. I'm considering picking one up.

Hello, Interior and engine are pretty much done. Starting to come together. The roll cage did put a little fight but nothing major. Still a long way to go.The number decal in the dash is incorrect. It should be red for car #68. For 2016 there was no Michelin or Ford Performance decals on the dash. Just the car number and a GT decal. and a short video: Thanks,

Is that Jeremy Clarkson driving?

Hello, Just one more indulgence: Added air hoses to the air conditioning / ventilation system. This is the underside of the dash. You can't see them even when looking from the top, much less once in place. But I know they are there. Thanks,

Hello, If you allow me an indulgence, I noticed in the reference pictures the racing seat has a little manual air pump. I suppose there is some adjustment like lumbar or something similar. As seen here:So I indulged my overcomplicaditis and added that. I know it will not be seen, but that is for my own pleasure.Hard to photograph so it is overexposed. It even has the dial to release air.Thanks,

Bill, My understanding is that L88s were unpainted as they were intended for racing. Paint doesn't make it any faster. However, it was very common for customers to have aluminum heads (both factory and aftermarket) painted to disguise them as regular heads. My suggestion, paint them aluminum to show their true nature. If painted it will look like a regular head. Thanks,

Hello, Just to say I did something about it, I searched around in parts boxes and came up with these little things. I have no idea what these are supposed to be, but now are part of a boosted setup. In the real car these look like throttle bodies/MAFS.Thanks,Ismael

Thanks for the link David! And thanks for the tip on the roll cage. That will be helpful. I had found reference pictures of the engine. I thought about it but adding all that can cause fit issues and will not likely be seen. It would also require the plumbing from the turbos to the intercoolers to the intake. Not sure but I think I'll resist temptation this time... Thanks,

Hello, Started working on the engine. There is something wrong here: No, I'm not making the joke of the 2 missing cylinders. This is supposed to be a twin turbo V6. But there is nothing here that even remotely resembles a turbo, much less a twin pair. But even worst than that, let's assume the turbos are all hidden and out of view, the intake has nothing that would even insinuate a boosted setup. It looks like a naturally aspirated engine with weird air boxes. Maybe Multimatic/Ford didn't allow Revell access or something. But anyways, I'm not going there. I think/hope it will not be seen under the body anyways.Anyhow, here is the pretty much done engine.Thanks,

Love it! Very cool! That is exactly how I remember those in the 80's.

Perfect paint! And black paint is unforgiving! Love the stance as well. Looks great!

Nice conversion! Always liked the looks of that car. In the late 80's my neighbor had a turbo in white.

Looks good. For the stance, get a set of jack stands so it looks to be raised. The thick glass messed up my '51 Chevy as well. That seems to be a common problem.

A very clean build indeed! Very nice!

Turned out beautiful! Great job!

Gorgeous! I love the work on the grille and the wipers. Top notch paint job. Love it! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful! I always wanted one as those were popular here and relatively cheap in the 80's. I would have painted mine just like this one.

Nice paint job. Love the color.

Hello, The interior is progressing nicely. Out of Box or box stock... yeah right. I added a box with wiring harness, some plumbing (don't tell anyone but in the real car those are black wires but I like bright lines) and carbon fiber decals. The kit contains no carbon fiber decals at all. But I didn't cover the whole interior, again this will barely be seen if at all. This was just more for my own pleasure. You have already seen the seat, which is now in place. Now it is time to work on the engine and rollcage. Haven't touched the body other than eliminating the camera dome.Thanks,

If you are not happy with the instruments, I have some photoreductions I printed long time ago for my C5 projects. I can send you some if interested. Thanks,

Hello, Repeat with me: BOX STOCK No car of mine will have a decal seatbelt. Masking tape and solder, logos from the kit's decal. Thanks,

Thanks guys! David, I hope mine turns half as good as yours! Tommy, That's a good idea... We can always LS it Bill, Yes, the windshield is molded in. Looks weird but I haven't looked at it in detail yet. So here is the first update: It is now officially started: DIE STUPID DOME! DIE! *WARNING* I may include random jokes and low jabs during this Fraud GT project Thanks,

Hello, Getting deeper into body mods. Getting the overall shape with styrene strips into the ballpark before finishing with putty. The rear diffuser was redesigned for 2011. Thanks,

Hello, The 404 error did not let me do this in one post. Had to split it. See? I start a Ford and the forum breaks..... First impression: This car is bigger than I thought! And there is Revell's stupid roof In car camera dome that should be a separate part, sticking like a sore thumb. It brings bad memories back from the C7R build... I noticed that even if this is 1/24, the tires are exactly the same size as those in the 1/25 C6R. My intention is to stay as close as possible to box stock on this build. Thanks!

Hello, Don't worry, I'm still the Corvette nut and will still make fun of Eff Ou Are Dee... Now seriously, I think this will be only my second Ford model. I did a Polar Lights pre-painted 2005 Ford GT when they were released. I also have in my stash a Fujimi GT40 in Gulf livery for someday. You see a pattern here? As you know, I love racing. Endurance/Road racing has always been popular. The latest Ford GT made a splash with its looks and unorthodox powerplant: A V6 turbo instead of the familiar V8. Chip Ganassi was selected to run the Ford GT racing program. The car debuted in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2016. Later that year, the car won the 24 hrs of LeMans. That's the car I will try to recreate here. Personally, I like the looks of the car, but I think it is the worst sounding car on the racetrack. But that's just my personal opinion. This is Revell's new Le Mans Ford GT. I'm already working to get appropriate decals for the 2016 winner which are slightly different that the 2017 represented in the kit. Thanks,