Peter Lombardo Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 Re-Issue of the 1965 kit. Lowered, engine detailed and doors opened Two-tone of custom mixed 1966 Ford Mustang Emberglow Poly on top and black on sides. Custom mix Interior color with Leopard skin decals on the seating area and doors.
dino246gt Posted February 24, 2019 Posted February 24, 2019 Wow, that' so cool, I've often thought about opening those doors, looks intimidating, how was it to do? Sure looks cool!
Peter Lombardo Posted February 24, 2019 Author Posted February 24, 2019 7 hours ago, dino246gt said: Wow, that' so cool, I've often thought about opening those doors, looks intimidating, how was it to do? Sure looks cool! Well, cutting the doors free was not that difficult as the doors have fairly straight sides with no tricky curved angles to deal with, but, because there is such a large opening and only a very thin strip of plastic on the bottom edge holding the car together, I needed to permanently mount the interior tub, after the inside part of the door was cut free, to the body to give the car the necessary rigidity it needed. It still had more flex than I was comfortable with and I spent many nights working to get all the doors to line up properly, but in the end, once the center pieces where the doors met were in place things all kind fell together. Not overly difficult, but not a project to attempt opening doors for the first time either. But, hey, it is only plastic and can be replaced easy enough. Don't let it intimidate you too much . Chop away.
Koellefornia Kid Posted February 25, 2019 Posted February 25, 2019 Gotta love a slammed Continental! The operating doors are a very cool feature!
geetee66 Posted February 25, 2019 Posted February 25, 2019 Man, that looks mean and classy in equal measure! nice job on the doors, too ?
dino246gt Posted February 25, 2019 Posted February 25, 2019 21 hours ago, Peter Lombardo said: Well, cutting the doors free was not that difficult as the doors have fairly straight sides with no tricky curved angles to deal with, but, because there is such a large opening and only a very thin strip of plastic on the bottom edge holding the car together, I needed to permanently mount the interior tub, after the inside part of the door was cut free, to the body to give the car the necessary rigidity it needed. It still had more flex than I was comfortable with and I spent many nights working to get all the doors to line up properly, but in the end, once the center pieces where the doors met were in place things all kind fell together. Not overly difficult, but not a project to attempt opening doors for the first time either. But, hey, it is only plastic and can be replaced easy enough. Don't let it intimidate you too much . Chop away. Sort of like the REAL ones! Nice work you did on that, so someday I'll try it, at lease I know it can be done! Cheers, Dennis
Funkychiken Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 Excellent build, love this car, and the suicide doors!
LouO Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 Very Nice! This is exactly the model where I envy door opening skills. Looks awesome here!
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