Dirkpitt289

Work progressing on the 302 motor Drilled out the manifold and installed the distributor Installed the massive 780CFM Holly Carburetor The engine has been mounted in the frame. A few touch ups are in order but its getting there Thanks for looking

Seats, Instrument panel and the 4 Spd HURST shifter all in place

The interior has been painted and flocked. Dash panel got some attention. Also started wiring the 302 motor last night but don't have any photos yet. Thanks for looking

Thanks guys Boss 302 Engine Specs The Boss 302 cubic inch small block V8 motor was made by taking the heads from the Ford Cleveland and adding them to the 4 bolt heavy duty block of the Ford Windsor. The design of the heads themselves are called “tunnel-port” because of the way the pushrod runs a straight path through a round intake port in its center therefore flowing better. The tunnel port design was used on the 427 FE first then was later adapted for the Boss in 1968. The heads of the Cleveland were arranged in canted-valve staggered style in order to allow for the extra room needed. The Boss 302 used intake valves that were 2.23 inches diameter and Exhaust valves of 1.72 inches diameter in 1969. In 1970, the intake valves were 2.19 inches diameter and the exhaust valves of 1.72 inches diameter. These heads also featured steel spring seats, adjustable rocker arms, screw-in rocker studs andpushrod guide plates and these head features were actually used on the Boss 302 before the Cleveland was officially developed or introduced to the public. The Boss 302 stock mechanical camshaft had a high lift and long duration using a solid lifter with an automatic acceleration rate of 2.47. It features intake duration of 290 degrees with an intake centerline angle of 111 degrees and Lobe centerline angle of 116.0. The exhaust duration is 290 degrees with an exhaust centerline angle of 121 degrees and the valve overlap at 58 degrees. Other specs for the Boss 302 from 1969 to 1971 (Begley, 2002) are as follows: Bore and Stroke: 4.004 inches by 3.0028 inches (1.1.6 mm by 76.0 mm) Compression Ratio: 10:5:1 Maximum Horsepower: 290 BHP @ 5800 RPM Maximum Torque is 290 pounds per square foot @ 4300 RPM For the time this motor was a monster and is still highly sought after. This particular motor was also place in the 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator. Here is the beginnings of our Boss 302 motor One of the most noticeable parts of the Boss 302 motor is the big valve covers. Revell had them chromed. I wanted to make them look more like the real deal so I pained them aluminum. I also started painting assorted parts Thanks for looking

I know what you're going to say. "How can you start another kit when you have so many others started and not completed?" I whole heartily agree with you but this is for a pre-planned group build on another site so I felt kinda obligated. Besides all that I'm just a very very sick person and can't help myself. On to the build The 1970 Mustang Boss 302 is is what I call my "Lottery Car." That is a car that if I was to defy all the odds and win the lottery I would buy one no matter the cost. The History of the Boss 302 What is a BOSS 302? It's a car, right? No, it's an engine. Well, yes, it's an engine and a car. Actually, it's car, a Ford Mustang, named for an engine, a special purpose built race engine. The Ford BOSS 302 Mustang, built for model years 1969 and 1970, is named for its engine. So which came first the car or the engine? The car. The Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964. In the 1960's, Ford was heavily involved in racing. The catch phrase was, "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday." In 1966 and 1967, Ford, with the help of Carroll Shelby and his Shelby-American company, raced Mustangs in and won the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Trans-American (Trans-Am) Sedan Racing series. General Motors' Chevrolet division introduced their Camaro Z/28 to compete with the Mustang in the 1967 model year. Not only did Camaro compete on the street and in the sales showrooms, it competed in the Trans-Am series as well. In 1968, Camaro won the series championship. It was a dismal year for the Mustang. Mustang's failure to win the 1968 championship was blamed on a new engine known as the "Tunnel-Port." For 1969, Ford had to do something to win back the Trans-Am championship. One part of the SCCA rules stated the manufacturers had to sell what they raced. It was Larry Shinoda, a former GM stylist, now working at Ford who created the car's unique styling and came up with the name BOSS 302 for the car and engine that would go into production so Ford could race it in 1969 and 1970. The BOSS 302 was offered in the 1969 and 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator as well. The BOSS 302 Mustang won the Trans-Am championship in 1970 and entered the history books. The Kit This is a re-tooled kit from the old MPC 1970 Mustang kit, and it has been re-released several times, this time for the 40th Anniversary of the Mustang. This kit includes 90 + parts to include clear, black vinyl, chrome, and white styrene plastic parts. The Boss 302 engine can be build either stock or custom version with over 18 parts just to complete the highly detailed engine. The interior accurately represents the 1970 Boss Mustang complete with detailed three-spoke steering wheel and passenger dash mounted clock. The body is warp free and does not have any flash; the front left fender corner panel top edge was a slight sink mark that will need attention. Windshield wipers are molded into the body as is common with most Revell-Monogram kits. The windshield was scratch free and it was wrapped separately in plastic, this was nice to see for once. The wheels and tire accurately represent the Boss 302 Mustang, overall this kit should be an easy build and it will require skill when installing the chassis to the body.

Looking great. The spark plug wires look a little large but other then that is pretty sharp

Fantastic paint work. With every post you make of this build I want one of these more and more.

This is going to be fantastic

Nice work on the motor. I also like your choice of colors

After two cotes of red paint and 5 layers of clear here is where we stand. Its not perfect but its my best to date and that's something right? :roll: http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad104/dirkpitt5point0/AMT%20The%20Monkees%20Mobile/IMG_1420.jpg I'm fastltly becoming disheartened with this kit. Now the chrome is beaten and I have nothing to repair it with right now. :evil: However I am happy with the way the interior fits into the body. I like it. :razz: Oops I spoke to soon. :cry: The good thing is this is easly fixable. However I will need to touch up the dash afterward. Repainted the top with the lighter color. I was happy till I saw this. :cry: :evil: I think its time to go back to military aircraft. They are more forgiving. :ha: Thanks for looking

OH MY.... What kits are you using to smash this together?

Undercarriage of the Monkeemobile Because the hood isn't removable I'm not going to go crazy and detail the engine Paint applied Mock up of the fake blower assembly Thanks for looking

I'm not sure what to say other then, WOW!!!!

I'm going for a deep red look so I Used Testors Dark Red for the body. The interior was done with Humbrol 63 Matt and then given a gloss cote using Future. The top was done with Humbrol 148 with just a touch or the 63 added in. I'm sorry I don't have the names of the Humbrol colors but for reasons beyond me they choose a number system to name their paints. AUGH!!! I hope this helps

The seats were installed. The convertible top was painted the same time as the interior using the same color which I found to be incorrect as you can see in the second photo. The top was later repainted to a more accurate color. You can see here the top and interior are two different colors Work started on the instrument panel Getting closer A little flash Thanks for looking

Sweet work. It may be too late but I think I'd choose silver roll cage as that appears to be the case in the photo you posted for me about the writing on the tires. The only other reason I say silver is that is would help break up the all black interior. As for these last few photos of the near completed car, it looks fantastic. Bravo!

That's a sweet looking car, and it looks great in Green

Nice work Rick

Very sweet! Brravo

WOW, hard to believe its the same car. Bravo

Nice job. The Vietnam service ribbon is a nice touch

Stunning build. Most impressive

Awesome barely scratches the surface on this one but its the best I can come up with right now. My jaw hurts from hitting the ground.

Well done indeed. I like this a lot.

Very nice indeed