stangy77 Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 Well im new here. But heres whats on my bench. Its an 87 tbird turbo coupe by revell. It has a few twist though. First i cut open both doors and the trunk. Then i made some hinges out of sring wire from a set of carbs off my 250 ninja. I primered it and sprayed in testors blue with horrible results. So i had to strip it useing pinesol. Then it got re spayed with dollar store primer and gloss black much better. This car will be powered by a turbo charged 427 side oiler from an ac cobra model. I will be doing custom headers and a single turbo mounted under the car in the exhaust system. It will also have all fuel, brake, and coolant hoses. It will also have nitrous and rockford fosgate subs and amps mounted in the trunk with all lines and wires run. I am debateing on a working suspension still undecided. Hope you enjoy.
ajulia Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 Hello there friend! First welcome to the coolest site for us plastic and paint hounds!! I like the sound of the powersupply and the project should turn heads' Keep on wit the keepin on!!! peace ajulia
RadRidesByDan Posted December 19, 2008 Posted December 19, 2008 As my Brutha in Plastic and Paint already has said....Welcome to the plastic sanitarium. Keep on posting .....most of us cant read.... ....we'z all like to look at pictures
stangy77 Posted December 24, 2008 Author Posted December 24, 2008 Well heres the newest. I have decided to Move away from the doors for a minute as they are driving me crazy. But still got alot done. I have made working suspension front and rear. I got my interior painted. I got the chassi painted an detailed with a flat black over silver wash. I got the engine wired. Stole headers from a chevey and modified to fit the 427. I got the inter cooler painted. Also got the stereo parts for the trunk. I made the suspension work by cutting everthing loose at the pivot point even the ujoints on the drive shaft. Then i heated straight pins and inserted through the joints were they moved and twisted until the plastic reset from the heat. The springs are from ink pens (wifes not to happy about that) then cut to length with side cutters. well heres the pics.
whale392 Posted December 25, 2008 Posted December 25, 2008 Welcome, and good looking start so far. As for my personal opinion, I would take the 2.3T motor/trans and stick it into the Cobra that gave its 427 for the T-Bird (but that is just me, being I own a real 2.3T powered Fox body).
stangy77 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Posted December 26, 2008 Welcome, and good looking start so far. As for my personal opinion, I would take the 2.3T motor/trans and stick it into the Cobra that gave its 427 for the T-Bird (but that is just me, being I own a real 2.3T powered Fox body). I have plans for it in a mustangII model ive got. But i to have owned a couple of the 2.3turbo cars one 87 thunderbird and i think the other was a 85' mustang I love the little motor with a 5 speed behind it.
MrObsessive Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Nice body work so far...............but man are those A pillars delicate!! I might have temporarily braced the roof or something until I got the glass in as I'm paranoid about something that thin breaking. I hear you about the doors..........it can be a lot of trial and error to make sure everything works the way it should. Keep us posted...........everything's coming together fine!
stangy77 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Posted December 26, 2008 Nice body work so far...............but man are those A pillars delicate!! I might have temporarily braced the roof or something until I got the glass in as I'm paranoid about something that thin breaking. I hear you about the doors..........it can be a lot of trial and error to make sure everything works the way it should. Keep us posted...........everything's coming together fine! Man I dont even want to discuss a-pillars. I actually did brace them after I broke one lol. And the door hinges I had just sagged to much I am think of doing a four piece door hinge this time. Or possibly lambo doors, i'm undecided. But i appreciate comments ecspeacially from you. With all the great work you have done.
whale392 Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 2.3T into a PintoStang..........sounds like you have been hanging out over at turboford.net!!
stangy77 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Posted December 29, 2008 2.3T into a PintoStang..........sounds like you have been hanging out over at turboford.net!! Easy I have had a couple of the mustangii's. And theres not that much in common with a pinto they are actually very good cars. Theres just not much aftermarket you gotta make parts youself. But that doesnt stop people like us.
stangy77 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) But for an update heres some pics. I got the turbos made. Scratch built a trunk compartment out of a mini blind. Also built a sub box with mini blind. Edited December 29, 2008 by stangy77
Cody Martin Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 How did you build your turbos? I've been thinkin of making some of my own just never really had an idea to start from. -Cody
Play4Keeps Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I love it we worked on one when I was in school they are beasts
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