Fat Brian

You should be able to put some thinner on a q-tip and wipe the old paint off or get a jug of Castrol Super Clean from the parts house and put a bit in a small bowl with a seal-able lid.

Great, thank you.

The rear suspension looks pretty basic, it's only three parts. This is the only pic I could find if how it's supposed to look.

Yep, you need better paint and better brushes. The best black paint, and some of the best paint in general, is Mr Color. You want the lacquer, it dries super fast and you can handle it without it turning gummy like Testors. Some money spent on good quality brushes is important too. Different shapes do different things so a selection of flats and rounds with square tips and pointed tips and other things give you options when hand painting.

If this passes the "less than 25% complete" threshold I'll enter this, it's not a Mustang but is still in the blue oval camp. It's a 61 Falcon I'm building as a track day car.

I have no idea, I figured if I put something out there we might get more info.

There is a 72 Chevy truck out now in 2 versions and both have a long bed. There is the Coke version and the Racers Wedge version which has an optional rear body but also the stock long bed. There is also a 72 Jimmy kit out now you could get your grille from.

Don't forget the Moebius cammer from the 65 Comet drag version. That's probably the best overall kit version. That being said, the 3d version above looks like the definitive version if you're buying one now.

There's only one tooling for a kit. It can have inserts for other versions or certain areas can be gated off or opened up depending on how the tool is made. The body is a separate tool because it needs to be run on a different style of machine that can produce more complex shapes. The clear parts and tires are also separate tools, that's how Salvinos can have Monogram NASCAR tools but have to retool all the windows and tires.

Ok, that's what I wanted to know, thank you.

I need a rear window for the early Falcon body. The easiest way to get one is to buy a warped promo and use the clear parts from it. But, do the clear parts eventually warp too or is the clear plastic different from what the body is made of?

I figured, the second manual is an improvement over the first one for sure.

I wasn't meaning no arm twisting, I thought the two manuals you posted were different transmissions. But I'm not going to lie, the c6 is a great option to have. I love the header options too, that's one of the weak spots of most of the currently available cammers and makes a tough fit even harder. Needless to say I'm down for a couple once they're ready.

Yeah, this really seems like low hanging fruit for AMT/Round2 in particular but the legal issues might have put them off the subject.

There's also the TROG build that's geared toward early hot rods.

If it's anything like his other engines you will have a choice between a few transmissions you can get with it.

Very nice build and perseverance through adversity, well done.

Here's a better article that explains why Shelby is even involved. https://www.autoblog.com/2022/12/13/shelby-trust-eleanor-mustang-copyright-lawsuit/

Yeah, I misread the article a bit.

It doesn't seem like this opens the door for anyone to build an Eleanor clone but at least Shelby can offer them.

I'm on my third or fourth Samsung phone and they've all had excellent cameras.

Not having a traditional theme is making picking a build a bit more difficult than usual. I'm debating on whether to keep my personal Mustang theme going or go back and build my Vannonball entry that I never started.

I started to hinge it that way because I cut it open without thinking the roadster would have a rumble seat instead of a trunk. I went ahead and did it the normal way just to get on to the next step.

That looks like exactly the size I had in mind, thank you.

Wow, that looks much better. I'll have to do that. Thank you for suggesting that.