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    New project. Rare 70 cougar overhaul!!

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    Very cool!  But then again I'm biased :-)

    Good choice on the floor pans.  Those look to be pretty correct, as far as ribbing and drain plugs go.

    Don't forget, all Eliminators have a "slop gray" underside paint color.  This was typical for Cougars and Mustangs built in Dearborn, MI at the time.  For those who are unaware, "slop gray" was basically a slate / black-ish paint Ford used on various parts and major unseen areas of the cars.  Actual color varied because it was made up from all the waste-paint put into one vat.  So some cars will show metallic flake, others have a greenish tinge to the "gray".

    I've attached a pic of the original underside of a competition orange '70 Boss Eliminator.  You clearly see the factory orange overspray (no, it's not rust), as well as the "slop gray" / black underside paint.
    The slop gray extends up to the firewall and basically ends at the end of the transmission tunnel.  Slop gray was also used on the shock tower support struts (connect between the shock tower and firewall).
    Engine compartment is semi-gloss black (which over time tends to flatten out with heat / age).  Shock tower caps are "natural" - a dark steel color.

    Another thing to mention is that they blacked out the pinch weld area at the bottom of the rockers (blue pic below).

    Difficult to tell on your model, but the side marker lights are different between a '69 & '70 as well. '69 style was sort of flush mounted with the sheet metal, while the '70 side markers were recessed ('70 pics attached).

    Also the transmission cross member on your model is styled to resemble the one used on an automatic transmission.  Attached a pic of the 4-speed cross member for '69 / '70.

    Hmm... one more quick tip: Mercury referred to it as Competition Green, while Ford used the name Grabber Green.  Otherwise they are the same color :-)


    Good luck Sir!  Can't wait to see how you progress, and what the interior will look like!  If you need pics for detail items feel free to message me.

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    thanks! The kit has the xr7 interior so I don't know how far I will go with it.  Some pics would help.  I grew up with mustangs and torinos.  Dad had one cougar, a 69 xr7 390.  Done a couple restos as well. I've also seen red oxide on some Cougars I think it depended on what was on hand. Here is a mach 1 chassis I did.   I tend to stick to the factory stock fords as that's what I grew up with so, like you I know silly things like casting numbers etc lol

    New project. Rare 70 cougar overhaul!!

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    Interesting and very creative conversion. Could you share the reason for the floor boards being changed ? Also the Yellow Chassis looks like the rear wheel base is just a little short. I have not built this model, but wonder what the short comings are on the engine bay ?  

    I had to stretch the chassis about 3mm to set the wheel base.  The kit comes with a very generic plate chassis and the engine bay is not even close to correct.  I figured if I were going to cut up a rare model I might as well use the best parts to make a nice factory stock car that is seldom seen on the contest tables.  To my knowledge in the first to do this conversion ?

    New project. Rare 70 cougar overhaul!!

    in WIP: Model Cars

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    i got this kit from a friend as a rebuilder.  It's hard to find and expensive.  He started adding the better 73 cougar engine bay.  I thought there had to be a better option.  I cut up a revell 69 Mach 1 and used a 69 shelby as a donor.  I will be doing a grabber green 70 eliminator.  This is an easy great upgrade that is easy to do. I have the 67,68 and 69 Cougars as well and now they will all be getting this treatment.  Follow along. I will let the pics do the talking.  Happy to hear any comments or questions

    Bronze hemi cuda

    in Model Cars

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    Very nice! Well done all around. The only nit to pick is you forgot to paint (or foil) the "Barracuda" script on the dash. But that's pretty minor.

    it's a decal and at the time I took those photos it may have not been on.  It's there now though Harry?    Great eyes!

    Bronze hemi cuda

    in Model Cars

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    Great looking build, sits just right and great color combination.

    I have to ask, are those Keystones from the Sox & Martin release? And which tires did you use? I'm planning a '71 conversion using parts from the Johan kit and this is what I'd like for rolling stock.

    Thanks, Nate

    hey Nate, thanks.  Yes the wheels are from the S&M car with some width taken off the back.  Tires are Amt parts pack polyglas.  Rears are the g60s and fronts are the f60s.  Sucked to split up 2 sets for one car but it plays out well to save the others for a challenger T/A or AAR as they came staggered like that factory.  That's my plan anyway lol

    70 hemi cuda Feb 18 pretty much done?

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    You may have answered this in a previous post but - do you airbrush your paint? ..ande do you use clearcoat?

    I have an airbrush but don't use it.  That is testors laquer and testors wet look clear.  Just lots of time in prep.  Plus part of my living is made spraying paint lol.  So that helps ?

    AMT 1968 ROAD RUNNER HEADER INFO......

    in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)

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    Great tip.  I can add to it, when I built my nasty hemi for my 71 duster I wanted everything to fit like it would if it had come that way. I used the hemi and headers from the 68 dart as they share a platform in real life.  Here are the results

     

     

     

    they will fit with the torsion bars and stock steering but I switched to coilovers and rack and pinion steering just because I could. Lol.  

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