Dirkpitt289

Thanks Niko.

I'm just about to start a 1986 Mustang GTO Racer. I think this meets the requirements of this build. I'll be glad to join if you guys find this acceptable.

Hum this sounds interesting. I wouldn't be able to start in January but the good thing is there is plenty of time which will let me think about what I might want to build. Till then I'll be watching this one with great interest.

I've been eyeing this kit for some time now. Of course I don't have one but I think there is one at my LHS.

I'm relativity new here myself so some of these may have already been done recently. If so my bad. (List Updated 03 Jan 12) - My First Car Build. (I would say expand to one of my first three cars as there may or may not be a car for your first) - Silver Screen Build (Cars seen in either movies or TV) - Junk Yard build (Build a car that has been wrecked or abandoned) - Million Dollar Build (The car you would buy/ build if you won the lottery) - Monster Build (Any car and kit and turn it into a Monster truck) - Stripes Build (Anything that has stripes on it) - Blower Crazy (The name says it all but just in case, ANYTHING with a BLOWER) - No Glue Needed (Taking any Snap-Tite type kit and taking it to the next level) - The Year of My Birth Build (Build a kit from or as close to your birth year) - The Mad max build (Any car, any kit and turn it into a post-apocalyptic mad machine) That's all I got for now.

Looks good so far. I'd like to see the motor in better light if possible

Nice concept. I like it a lot

Awesome work. It looks fantastic

Thanks Tony

nice work on the engie compartment. The air filter looks sharp

That's some nice work. I look forward to seeing more

@ Dave, Why don't you dig you'res out too? I want to do the Folgers car also but I haven't found one for a decent enough price yet.

I had this kit about 10 years or so ago and remember starting it. For the life of me I can't remember what ever happened to it. Those were the dark days of marriage. Dig it out and join me for a side by side build. The same thing happened with my 68 Cobra Jet on another site. I find building like that is helpful.

Good stuff to know. I now have several newer Mustangs and Shelby's in the stash that will need this kind of treatment

For my next build I'm going to build the 7/ Eleven Mustang GTO History The Brilliant red, white and blue 7/Eleven mustang is one of the hottest machines that ever ran in road racing. Piloted by Bruce Jenner. this sleek pony was a challenger for the checkered flag every time it appeared in competition. Teamed with Scott Pruett, Jenner scored his first victory by winning the 1986 GTO class at the Coca-cola 12 hours of Sebring. He won the Norelco drivers cup for outstanding performance at the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix in California and teamed with Pruett at Elkhart Lake Road America to win the GTO class. Man this is one "winning machine!" The powerful 7/Eleven Ford Mustang built and campaigned by Rousch Racing is constructed on a tubular chassis that was designed for strength and light weight. The IMS regulations required the use of the production windshield and the steel roof panel but the balance of the bodywork is a special structure of fiberglass with honeycomb reinforcement. All of these panels can be removed easily to provide accessibility for maintenance or to replace panels damaged in the heat of competition. The fenders were specially contoured to handle the wide Goodyear racing tires. the 7/Eleven Mustang weighed 2,600 pounds as specified by the class regulations and it was powered by a competition prepared Ford SVO V8 motor equipped with aluminum heads and coupled to a 5 speed transmission. This potent power-plant was prepared by Roush Racing and produced an excess of 600HP. On high-speed tracks like the high-banked Daytona international Speedway the 7/eleven Mustang could exceed 200 miles per hour. The Kit I got this rather cheap off EvilBay. It was already started but I didn't think it was anything I couldn't undo if I needed to. Assembly should commence soon.

Continuing with the 65 2+2 Mustang we put in the windows Rear Shocks Started assembling the wheels and tires Installed the tail lights and then added clear red for the lens covers Attached the frame and body Interior from the outside Thanks for looking

Continuing with the Mustang we put in the windows Rear Shocks Started assembling the wheels and tires Installed the tail lights and then added clear red for the lens covers Attached the frame and body Interior from the outside Thanks for looking

Interiors completed on the 68 428 CJ

The first cote of white has been applied to the body and after 20 hours it still seems tacky. I think I'm going to let it sit for the weekend before I touch it. In the mean time I think its time to start a new project. here are the kits I aquired over the Christmas holiday. There has to be something in here I can start. Hummm.... Decisions decisions

The interior has been completed The seats and roll bar in place Here is the dash pannel. The first thing I did was remove the radio and put on a face plate as these cars came without a radio After that the painting started Here the cross brace was installed along with the master cylinder. If you look you can see that the boost pump was removed

It only takes one

Nicely done, and you made quick work of it too

The carpeting is looking great

That is some very AMAZING paint work. WOW!!!

That's not like the SVO I had... :P