ericmaxman Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Hi guys. My godmother got me this kit and another few more. Well, since it is a US Muscle car, my local hobby forum does not have any good reference for this baby. So far, let's see. I have done 1%, as I want it to turn up 99.999% perfect. I still haven't decided on what color will it be, but chances are it will be silver. Rims will be resprayed black. No stripe decals. I am currently planning. Haha. Anyway, I am starting work on this one really really soon. I will do the engine bay and chassis first. I managed to find some rather good 06 Mustang GT pictures off eBay, but I am deciding o how would the colors be. Say for example, the manual states that some parts of the car is in "satin black". Since the plastic is molded in black, can I get away without painting it? And the engine bay, would it be better to be body color or just black?
ericmaxman Posted July 9, 2008 Author Posted July 9, 2008 Here are some pics, as promised. Body will not be modded. I hope.
conor1148 Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 im working on this kit too, except im waiting till i can order a ross gibson engine and a set of drag wheels to finish it (im making a funny car) you said you wanted it to be 99.9% perfect, well if you need any help getting all the details perfect tell me, i own a 2007 mustang and i should be able to get you any exact details you need from my 1:1
ericmaxman Posted July 10, 2008 Author Posted July 10, 2008 im working on this kit too, except im waiting till i can order a ross gibson engine and a set of drag wheels to finish it (im making a funny car) you said you wanted it to be 99.9% perfect, well if you need any help getting all the details perfect tell me, i own a 2007 mustang and i should be able to get you any exact details you need from my 1:1 Thanks. By the way, the piece on the front grille, should I leave it as it is, or should I spray it black? It is already black, though.
conor1148 Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks. By the way, the piece on the front grille, should I leave it as it is, or should I spray it black? It is already black, though. its up to you, usually if its black i will paint it if i have the paints but if not i wont bother.
ericmaxman Posted July 11, 2008 Author Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) Here are some progress. Managed to finish the engine today. Took me quite some time. Now the annoying bit, the manual and the actual parts. Here, the actual piece and the one mentioned in the manual does not fit. What can I do? Some engine pictures. Brakes. Edited July 11, 2008 by ericmaxman
Zoom Zoom Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Here are some progress. Managed to finish the engine today. Took me quite some time. Now the annoying bit, the manual and the actual parts. Here, the actual piece and the one mentioned in the manual does not fit. What can I do? The rear torsion arm in my kit looks like the one in the directions and it fit my model just fine; it attaches to the left/rear part of the rear axle assembly which isn't shown in the diagram above. It glues right behind the left rear trailing arm. The other parts attach to the chassis exactly as shown in the diagram. Did you cut off the mounting pins?
ericmaxman Posted July 11, 2008 Author Posted July 11, 2008 Oops. My mistake. And so it seems. I am seriously blur, to be honest.
ericmaxman Posted July 15, 2008 Author Posted July 15, 2008 (edited) Okie. Some updates. Body has been sprayed. And drying. Chassis is 80% done. Left the clear coat + interior details. But I need some help regarding the underside of the bonnet. How does it look like? I have no idea as I have never actually seen one before. Here is the semi completed body. Edited July 15, 2008 by ericmaxman
Clay Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Not sure but I think its the body color. Most of the newer models are going with that I think.
ericmaxman Posted July 16, 2008 Author Posted July 16, 2008 Body color? Okay. Will give it a spray hopefully this on Thursday.
conor1148 Posted July 16, 2008 Posted July 16, 2008 under the hood is the same color as the body, i just double checked for ya looking great so far
ericmaxman Posted July 17, 2008 Author Posted July 17, 2008 Thanks for that. One more thing, I need some help for the door panels. The inside part. Should it be red + black or just gray?
horsepower Posted July 17, 2008 Posted July 17, 2008 under the hood is the same color as the body, i just double checked for ya looking great so far The only difference is that the interior (bottom of the hood, & trunk lid) are not clear coated from the factory.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now