bogger44 Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) I finished this earlier this week and today got around to snapping some pics of it. Well, it's almost finished, after looking at the pics I see I need to touch up a couple things I had overlooked....the radiator hose, hood hinges, and the area around the screw in the gas tank. Duplicolor Ford Performance White was used as a very close match for Wimbledon White. Decals are Slixx. Made a number of mods/changes/additions along the way to make it a little closer to accurate as compared to what the kit offers... Filled in the exhaust cutouts on the rear valance. Made a non-GT grille using the Bullitt grille, outer trim made with .010 x .020 evergreen strips, and the corral & horse were trimmed out from the GT grille. Removed the battery and rebuilt the fender apron where it was. Removed the brake booster. Removed all accessory belts (power steering and whatever the other one was). Did away with the molded in blob of a carb and replaced it with a parts box piece, as well as the air funnel. Raised the suspension some for a better stance. Blocked off the radio, and added a floor shifter. Auto trans from the parts box (I'm pretty sure it's from the AMT '67 Cyclone). A fun build that went together with little issue. This kit has kind of a bad rap, but with a little TLC it can be made into a pretty decent looker. Thanks for checking it out and any comments! Edited November 22, 2015 by bogger44
bogger44 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) Sorry about the funky text layout! Not sure why it's doing that? I'm working on it.....Got it straightened out now. Edited November 22, 2015 by bogger44
MeatMan Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Very nice. Looks ready to haul down the strip!
gtx6970 Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 Love it, especially the stanceI have one in the stash for a future build
louie Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 I just love this forum! Another fantastic build. That's really, really nice. Thank you for sharing this one. Jeff
bogger44 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 Thanks a lot guys. I've got the decals to do Hubert Platt's car as well someday.
MAGIC MUFFLER Posted November 23, 2015 Posted November 23, 2015 A lot of little changes made this turn it really nice …. good job!!
slusher Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 Super sharp and clean model Tony. I like it..
Sledsel Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Looks great. Love the grillThat screw in the tank is crazy, since the screw tube sets inside the tank tube, I filled mine and will just glue it.
6bblbird Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Very sharp! You're right. This kit does need some t.l.c. but your build turned out great. Did you make the headers from scratch?WF
GaryR Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 VERY COOL and realistic Super Stocker! You did a great job on this.
bogger44 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 Very sharp! You're right. This kit does need some t.l.c. but your build turned out great. Did you make the headers from scratch?WFNope, those are the headers that come with it. I really would like to try my hand at scratching a set sometime.Thanks for those comments guys.
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