AMT '67 Mustang Fastback-Now in Under Glass Section

[Painted Black]

THAT is a sharp little 289, well done.

[Bball]

7 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Engine progress to date. Gotta touch up one or two more areas and this part will be done. Will be moving on to interior next.

 

Good looking engine! I have this same kit in my stash so this is inspiring! Keep it up

[mustang1989]

10 hours ago, alan barton said:

So nice to see smoothly flowing plug leads!

Cheers

Alan

Thanks Alan. I didn't want to overdo it with the plug wire boots. Too much and they look clunky.

10 hours ago, gotnitro? said:

Wow nice work adding all the smaller details ! 

Thank you Jeff!! 

[mustang1989]

5 hours ago, Painted Black said:

THAT is a sharp little 289, well done.

'Preciate the good word Robert!! 

4 hours ago, Bball said:

Good looking engine! I have this same kit in my stash so this is inspiring! Keep it up

Thanks Brian!! Bust out a build thread on that bad boy!! 

[slusher]

Jim, your great with detail, wonderfully done. Nice touch on the fan..

[mustang1989]

7 hours ago, slusher said:

Jim, your great with detail, wonderfully done. Nice touch on the fan..

Thanks Carl. It's Joe my brutha. ?

[mustang1989]

Finished the engine up this morning aside from a wingnut that I have to fabricate and put on the air cleaner.

Glamour shots before she gets tucked away till a later part of the build.
 

It's pretty close to my original 351W that I had waaay back when:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 1, 2021 by mustang1989

[Beans]

Wow,  what the heck gauge wire did you use for that alternator wiring?    All the extra wiring detail looks amazing.

[TransAmMike]

On 8/27/2021 at 8:59 AM, mustang1989 said:

Thanks fellas. Managed to find some additional bench time last night which doesn't always happen....but....I'll take it. Just puts me that much further ahead on the build.

As of last night I've got the engine electrical all done. Now the only thing I don't really care for is the belt but with enough other stuff around the engine when it gets dropped into the engine bay hopefully there'll be enough distraction to divert attention away from it. Going to have start working on a new way to replicate the whole belt/ pulley system on my engine builds.

Hey Joe, sorry I didn't see your build on this sooner my Friend.  As usual, grrrreat looking little 289?

[Mopar - D]

Nice Mustang project Joe. 

[mustang1989]

11 hours ago, Beans said:

Wow,  what the heck gauge wire did you use for that alternator wiring?    All the extra wiring detail looks amazing.

I keep whatever scrap wire I can find Joe. In this case I used a strand of four wires from a piece of automotive electrical wiring and kind of twisted it all together except for the last inch or so of the strand which I separated out into four different leads. I painted coat after coat of semi gloss black onto the twisted together part to simulate a black electrical tape wound harness and painted the ends different colors and routed them to where they were supposed to go. I can elaborate more on it if you'd like.

5 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Hey Joe, sorry I didn't see your build on this sooner my Friend.  As usual, grrrreat looking little 289?

No worries Mike and thanks!!! I've gotta go check out your builds man. 

3 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Nice Mustang project Joe. 

'Preciate you stoppin in and commenting brother Dan. Sorry I didn't get back to you today. I hit that section I was talking about and then after I made it back to work got snowed under. Great talking to you again brother.

Edited September 2, 2021 by mustang1989

[mustang1989]

Got the parts all cut out for the next portion of this build which will be equally as fun to put together as the engine was for me. There'll be a few changes in here.

 

[Beans]

11 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

I keep whatever scrap wire I can find Joe. In this case I used a strand of four wires from a piece of automotive electrical wiring and kind of twisted it all together except for the last inch or so of the strand which I separated out into four different leads. I painted coat after coat of semi gloss black onto the twisted together part to simulate a black electrical tape wound harness and painted the ends different colors and routed them to where they were supposed to go. I can elaborate more on it if you'd like.

Thanks.  I understand the connection part, just have a hard time finding anything smaller than the 32 gauge I use for spark plug wire, especially with any color to it.  

Thanks for the description as well.  I am going to have to go scrounging for wire.  You have inspired me to do more detail on my next engine.

[mustang1989]

39 minutes ago, Beans said:

Thanks.  I understand the connection part, just have a hard time finding anything smaller than the 32 gauge I use for spark plug wire, especially with any color to it.  

Thanks for the description as well.  I am going to have to go scrounging for wire.  You have inspired me to do more detail on my next engine.

Here's the spark plug wire that I use Joe. Some folks use different stuff but this is what works for me.   Lex's Scale Modeling Ignition Spark Plug Wire 5 Pack 1/24-25. | eBay

 

[slusher]

On 9/1/2021 at 8:40 AM, mustang1989 said:

Thanks Carl. It's Joe my brutha. ?

Joe, brother I am sorry about that..

[Beans]

12 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Here's the spark plug wire that I use Joe. Some folks use different stuff but this is what works for me.   Lex's Scale Modeling Ignition Spark Plug Wire 5 Pack 1/24-25. | eBay

 

Cool.  Thanks!  Did you paint the ends for the boots?

[mustang1989]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

Joe, brother I am sorry about that..

LOL!!! If that the worst thing you can call me then I'm doing good Carl. lol 

2 hours ago, Beans said:

Cool.  Thanks!  Did you paint the ends for the boots?

On this one yes but on most builds I slide some spark plug wire boots onto the wires.

[mustang1989]

Sorry for being out for so long. Just have had ALOT going on in my personal world at the moment. 

Engines and interiors are my favorite parts of car building however I'm not liking the interior of this one as much as others. This one has some rather difficult spots particularly when it comes to the replication of some of the chrome/ aluminum plating trim.

The door panel for these cars with the deluxe interior package looks like this:

 

Started with the OOB door panel. Here it is mocked up in my GT-350 spare kit just to show what we're working with here for those of you who haven't built this kit yet.

 

That door handle presents a nasty obstacle when trying to apply BMF to the brushed aluminum insert. After two failed attempts botching it up I just decided to remove the dang door handles and re-create the pockets that they go in so I could insert the metal ones that I ordered from Teds Modeling Marketplace later.

The efforts paid off.

Then came the addition of the chrome strip around the perimeter of the door panel insert as well as the addition of the mirror control lever and bezel/ retainer. Now we're just waiting on those door handles. 

[landman]

Wonderful, just wonderful. I had a '67 as well and I also built a model of it. Must come with Mustang ownership.?

[gotnitro?]

Nice interior details 

[AmericanMuscleFan]

A perfect use of the BMF Joe!  Good decision also in removing the door handle, the new handle will add even more realism to this beautiful interior. ?

[mustang1989]

Thanks you guys. I more than appreciate all the good feedback.

7 hours ago, landman said:

Wonderful, just wonderful. I had a '67 as well and I also built a model of it. Must come with Mustang ownership.?

LOL!!! I'm just wondering how come it took me so long. lol Thanks Pat....and I do remember your Mustang. Didn't know that you sold 'er off though.

[mustang1989]

Got the door handles installed and polished them up since they're metal and installed them. Gives the panels a great 3D look and you can see the reflection of the handles in the door trim which I thought was a good touch.

Edited October 5, 2021 by mustang1989

[slusher]

Door panels look fantastic, Joe!

[Nazz]

   Looking good Joe.  Amazing work as usual . 

 

Jerry