MPC Pinto wagon Paint !

[cobraman]

Started messing with this kit.

Edited September 1, 2016 by cobraman
update

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Buddy of mine had one of these in college.  Not much power,  but he drove it hard anyway.  Enjoy the build

[slusher]

Nice start Ray, love the wheel and tire choice. Looks like the 57 Corvette tires and wheels. Try to stay busy I know your hurting brother...

[cobraman]

I actually bought a new custom one back in the day.

[disabled modeler]

Cool Ray....me and a friend of mine put one on a 4x4 Jeep chassis once...was a fun ride.

[cobraman]

Mine was cool in the fact it did not have a rear seat. There was frame work and a platform with a mattress. A little short but worked good when I was working a night shift and my boss was late to open up. I could grab a few winks.

[dodge5522]

I had on with a v6 4bbl was board 60 over and stright pipe wall to wall carpet mirrors on the roof shaped like a diamond  it's was a blast to drive traded it for a 69 ss nova man I should have keeper it lol?

[mod3l Lover]

      Ray,

    If you are doing this just like the one

in the photo, it's going to look really

cool for sure!

  I'm watching with great interest.

 

    Build on sir,

     David S.

[cobraman]

It will not look like the real one in the photo I had. Not enough talent to pull that off.

[blunc]

I think you're selling yourself short Ray.

I think you could do it. 

[jwrass]

Ray,

I too think you are selling yourself short !!!  I could (would) help you any way I can with the paint (see my profile) How cool would that be to have replica of a vehicle you once owned.. I say go for it!!

 

Jimmy "RASS" 

[cobraman]

This photo was taken before my changes ( good or bad ). I put on air shocks and radial TA's on Anson polished wheels all around with larger ones on the rear. I also had a set of Show Tubes installed. Remember those stupid things. BTW thank you for the offer of help.

[cobraman]

I did some suspension mods and did a quick mock up. This will be a panel since I had a panel back in the day. Color undecided at this point. Squeezing in a 427 engine from a Cobra kit.

 

[slusher]

Nice touch on the engine Ray. It has a 70's rake going..

[mustang1989]

Nice!!! I've always liked these wagons. Come on with it Ray! Lookin' good!

[cobraman]

Thanks. This engine is rather large coming from a 1/24 Cobra kit but I think I can make it work. I will have to either have a hole in the hood and then perhaps a scoop. ???

[mustang1989]

Any chance of putting a small spacer between the K member and the frame to lower the engine slightly below the hood line without too much height at the front of the car?

[cobraman]

Possible. Going to try something along those lines. It mat put the oil pan down a bit low.

[blunc]

put a shaker scoop on it Ray. 

[mustang1989]

If the engine sits on the K member anyway the oil pan won't be any closer to the ground than it would be already. Or you could make a modified K member that would drop the engine below the hood line. Again, the oil pan to ground clearance won't be affected.

Something along these lines maybe? This is definitely more complex than a scale representation would be but you get the picture.

Lookin' forward to seeing more progress.

Edited August 31, 2016 by mustang1989

[cobraman]

Sprayed the body today. Went with Flaming Orange as the first color. Then I masked it and sprayed the second color which is Da Ja Blue. Not sure the combo works but as I am at least partly color blind I think it looks ok if not good. Still needs to be cleared.

[mod3l Lover]

    One thing is for sure, that thing

is gonna dance when you light it!!

   You know? If it were real I mean!!

 

     David S.