Dirkpitt289

Nice work there Jonathan. Both are great subjects.

There is an amazing amount of detail going into this build. Fantastic stuff

Ok I already started posting my 68 KR-8, now there is my 65 T-5 2+2 I did a dry fit of the body on the frame to see how the engine fits. Not too shabby. Of course I still have to paint the engine compartment but the fit is a lot like the real deal. Detailed thread posted in the workbench area

Thanks for the kind words guys. Next I decided to attack the rear valance panel. Even though we are using the 68 Mustang GT kit this car was not a GT and so the GT components will need to be removed or altered from the finished car. One of the visible differences on a 68 Mustang GT was that there was cut outs in the rear valance panel for the exhaust. These notches will need to be filled. GT Valance Panel Non-GT Valance Panel. You can see the exhaust goes beneath the panel not through it. Here is the kit part Once again I turned to the Evergreen stock. I started by placing a very thin piece of Evergreen over the back of the holes Next I cheated a bit. Instead of filling the hole with more plastic card I just filled them with Squadron's Green putty and sanded smooth.

Moving forward on the T-5 I've given it a cote of primer to see how well it went with removing the fender badges. Right side, CHECK Left side, CHECK Instrument cluster before Instrument cluster after Side vent PE in progress Side vent with all PE in place and awaiting paint The back side of the vent windows need some work. Need to remove the two injector marks Four injector marks in the headliner that will also need to be removed. All better Till next time. Thanks for looking.

Nice work on the decals. They look great but can easily go south in a heartbeat

Well then let me join in on an off topic. Do you know if anyone makes a FR500 CJ Mustang kit? I saw someone built one but he hasn't replied to my PM asking questions about it. .

Are they? Oh cool I can't wait.

Too bad this ended. There were some cool builds in here. That Death Proof Nova was wicked cool. Was that a kit or scratch work. I also love the Cobra Merc and the Christine.

I just read through this thread and the work is simply amazing. I always wanted to do a Hudson but felt limited on the ideas. Not any longer.

I would love to do a build for this but I can't find the kit I want. I would love to build one of the Mustang SSP

Thanks Bradley

Not a problem at all. I caught that to but it was too late to change it. Wait till you see the mistake I made on the KR-8 in my other thread.

I decided to start assembling the undercarriage Moving forward with the horse with no name it was time to address the 289 power plant. This is what I'm shooting for. 64 1/2 and early 65 mustangs came with black blocks and intakes with gold valve covers and a gold air cleaner with a black snorkel. My personal opinion is that I should have made this a 66. Then I could have painted the motor blue and it wouldn't look so lost among all that black. Oh well there are plenty more Mustangs to be built. The one thing I did decide (good bad or indifferent) is in order to brake up all that black I decided to install red spark plug wires. This is the first time I'm using one of these wiring kits. Not great but i'm ok with it considering it's my first time with this product. The engine has been installed in the frame I did a dry fit of the body on the frame to see how the engine fits. Not too shabby. Of course I still have to paint the engine compartment but the fit is a lot like the real deal. Thanks for looking

I recently found a few car builds in another forum that caught my eye and had me itching to build a car. Rather then go out and buy another kit I realized I had just the kit I would want to build, Revells 1/24 scale Mustang 2+2. A car I actually owned back in the 80's. I started modeling just over 3 years ago because for Christmas that year my girlfriend bought me a Revell Mustang kit. At the time it seemed an odd gift because I hadn't built a model in over 20 years. My guess is she was clueless as to what to get me that year or she was ****** at me and it was an "This'll teach you" kinda gift. Well that spark re-ignited my passion for the plastic. I started this kit back then but it soon fell to the wayside for other more shinier kits and had been languishing on my shelf ever since. Most of what had been done back then was applying paint to lots of various pieces and painting the body with my first air brush. So here we go on my first venture into car building in many many years... History In 1964 when Ford introduced the Mustang, the new car not only conquered America, it also mesmerized the buying public across the world. However,in Germany, Ford ran into a snag when it learned that a pair of German companies already held the copyright to the Mustang name. To the Germans, a Mustang was either a truck or a small motorbike. Eyeing the lucrative German market, especially with so many American soldiers stationed there, Ford swerved around the copyright issue by giving the Germany-bound Mustangs a new name, calling it simply "T-5," which was the Ford code-word for the Mustang during its development. The seemingly simple fix for the problem led to the production of some very unique components. Because the Mustang name couldn't appear anywhere on the car, Ford tooled up gas caps and steering-wheel horn buttons with the embossed "Ford," but not "Mustang" like the American versions. Fenders had to be punched for installation of the special "T-5" emblems. Even owner's manuals had to be printed without the Mustang name. Most came with kilometer-per-hour speedometers instead of miles-per-hour, and suspension upgrades--like the stiffer "export brace" in place of the typical flimsy shock-tower-to-cowl braces--were added to accommodate therough European roads. The Kit I left it a bit of disarray The body had one cote of red acrylic applied but needs to be redone This was caused by one of the tires getting stuck to the hood. I bought a Photo etch set for it along with an engine kit. I had already painted a lot of the parts but seeing how this was the very first kit I started when I got back into the hobby I will be going back and cleaning up and or redoing some of them again. One of the first things I need to do is remove the molded in pony badge and mustang lettering. I will need to spray this with some primer to see how well I did in the sanding.

It came to me that you guys seem to just post updates and I have a habit of posting my entire build. So I decided to move my build over to the Workbench area where I can detail the build and save this for milestone updates. Sorry if I caused any confusion.

Those are some interesting mods you got going on there. I look forward to seeing more.

The last week I've been spending time working on this but have had very little to show for all the time spent. I think I have some progress to show now. To start off I needed to chop off the smog and power steering pumps from the belt assembly. These along with the power break booster were omitted from these cars. Of course some sanding and painting was required after the surgery. :rofl: Next I moved on to the air cleaner assembly. This was also modified as you can see here. This also shows that I'll have to repaint the intake as it was aluminum I started by removing the center bits from the stock air cleaner Next I had to lop off the snorkel. It was kinda sad as this was a nice piece. Next I had to build a new center peice. For this I used some Evergreen stock plastic card Drew some circles and cut Glued the new section in place and then painted. More to follow on this piece Thanks for looking

And we're off and running. I decided to start with the 428 motor. Here you can see the low rise intake with the distributor in place. After a little saw work the intake was ready for the new distributor Here is the new distributor and wires I had in my stash. I may go get a different set so that the wires don't get lost against the blue of the motor. We'll have to see what happens Dry fit the distributor and wire set. Motor assembled and painted Ford blue Transmission painted steel, bell-housing is aluminum and of course the Ford blue engine. More painting, this is the master cylinder and the brake booster. I'm trying to get hold of a friend of mine who's been drag racing since the 70s with his Demon to help with some questions. I believe his car is in the same class that these KR-8s raced. My questions are, would they keep the brake booster and the power steering pump? Something tells me they do. If not I will have to remove the item in the picture with the red arrow. The green arrow is pointing out the Alternator Dry fit the belts and components. I also sprayed the motor with a dull cote to tone it down a little Thanks for looking

....Whew, with that outta the way its time to move on to the kit. The build will start shortly. I just have a couple loose ends on my bench I need to finish up. thanks for taking the time to look at my work.

History of the 68 Ford mustang 428 (KR-8) Cobra jet's Ask any knowledgeable Blue Oval enthusiast to name the quickest pure-production Mustang of the muscle car era, and most will say the 1968 Ford Mustang 428 Cobra Jet. Big-block Camaros and Firebirds, and even 340-cid Darts and Barracudas, were kicking Mustang's tail on the street. Ford countered by making its 427-cid V-8 a Mustang option in early '68 models. It was a detuned 390-horsepower version of the legendary near race-ready 427, however, and its slim availability and $755 cost were downers. Enter the 1968 Cobra Jet Mustang. It's introduction was essentially the reason for the 1968 Drag Team's existence. In 1967 and early 1968, aside from the pricey GT 500, the top Mustang one could purchase was the 320-horse 390 GT. The Mustang was redesigned for the 1967 model year to accommodate the big FE engine, previously the top engine was the 289 Hipo. The first big block pony car was indeed a great machine, but compared to the competition, it was relatively underpowered. This fact was becoming more and more evident on the street, the 390 just couldn't quite hang with it's rivals. Ford's brass didn't seem to be too concerned with addressing this problem until they were presented a solution: the Mustang KR-8. KR meant "King of the Road", and the 8 referred to the 428 engine. Amazingly, the KR-8 wasn't dreamed up in Ford's engineering department, but in a Ford dealership's service department. This wasn't just any dealer, this was Tasca Ford, the legendary Ford store in Rhode Island owned by Bob Tasca. Tasca was at the forefront of Ford racing in the 1960's, operating a top-running drag team of their own. Tasca competed with Galaxies, Thunderbolts, A/FX Mustangs, and early Funny Cars, all piloted by the late great Bill Lawton. The KR-8 can be considered the very first Cobra Jet Mustang, even though the actual CJ name came along later. Tasca's shop took a Mustang with an exploded 390 and replaced it with a 428 PI short block equipped with 427 Low Riser heads and a 735 Holley carb. Even after reviewing Tasca's creation, Ford still wasn't totally convinced they should produce the car. Bob Tasca was the firecracker, but Hot Rod magazine readers lit the fuse. Surprisingly, it took an article published in the November 1967 issue of Hot Rod to finally seal the deal. The article prompted readers to mail their opinions to Henry Ford II himself, which they did. The onslaught of letters asking him to build the car was enough for the Deuce. He gave his blessing, and approved Tasca'a creation for production. The KR-8 name was dropped, replaced with the new "Cobra Jet" moniker. Thanks to the basically off-the-shelf content of the engine package, the Cobra Jet program was fast tracked in late 1967. The next step for the Cobra Jets would a surprise visit to Pomona.

That's just what I wanted to hear. Thanks Ryan

The SVO was a hot little car. Ford did a lousy job promoting it but I think they didn't want to step on the toes of the GT sales. My friend had an 86 the same color on your box (Medium Canyon Red). We flipped it one night doing about 90. The car was only 6 months old at the time. I hope to get this kit someday and build that ole upside down car. Looks good so far. Keep up the work, you'll get there.

I have a question I would like to ask. I hope it's ok that I do it here. I figured since everyone here is knowledgeable on the early generation kits I could find the answer here. Of all the 65/ 66 Shelby kits available are the side scoops molded into the body or separate pieces? The reason I ask is because for a while now I've been toying with building one of the uber rare 66 GT350 convertibles. I figure I'd need to use a Shelby kit as a donor for such parts and would hate to have to butcher a body to get the scoops. If I can just steal the parts I could always re-build the donor car as a regular Mustang 2+2.

And we're off and running. I decided to start with the 428 motor. Here you can see the low rise intake with the distributor in place. After a little saw work the intake was ready for the new distributor Here is the new distributor and wires I had in my stash. I may go get a different set so that the wires don't get lost against the blue of the motor. We'll have to see what happens Dry fit the distributor and wire set. Motor assembled and painted Ford blue Transmission painted steel, bell-housing is aluminum and of course the Ford blue engine. More painting, this is the master cylinder and the brake booster. I'm trying to get hold of a friend of mine who's been drag racing since the 70s with his Demon to help with some questions. I believe his car is in the same class that these KR-8s raced. My questions are, would they keep the brake booster and the power steering pump? Something tells me they do. If not I will have to remove the item in the picture with the red arrow. The green arrow is pointing out the Alternator Dry fit the belts and components. I also sprayed the motor with a dull cote to tone it down a little Thanks for looking