Revell 93 cobra conversion to 93 GT. Replica of my old car

[Trip]

I used the revel 93 cobra and the monogram 89 Gt convertible to create this car. Wheels I had CAD and then printed to 1:24 scale 16". Boyd Coddington 5 star billet. I cut the bottom of the convertible off at the bottom edge of the molding on sides sand back bumper. Then cut the smooth cobra bottom off. Added the GT ground affects to the cobra.

Edited August 19, 2022 by Trip

[gman]

That is (wait for it)...hot!

[Trip]

Thanks man. I was 25 and car poor. I spent so much in engine mods and wheels and tires I couldn't afford to get the Harwood 3"cowl professionally painted. So I decided to dress up the primer??‍♂️. I wouldn't do that today and I DO have another hood almost ready for the red paint to have a non 25yr old car poor version. ,?

Edited August 19, 2022 by Trip

[Zen]

Nice conversion, well done!

[Trip]

Thank you! It's my first scratch and bash aside from adding a trim molding out something to a truck kit. 

[Crager]

Sweet build! I had 2 fox body mustangs a notch back and a convertible.  Miss them both!

[Trip]

Thank you!

[Oldcarfan27]

What a great idea. Using a Cobra with convertible GT parts to build a GT coupe. I've got a few of both and should try this conversion. 

Watching. 

[Trip]

Well it's finished aside from the fully red hood still in the final phases. If you decide to do it I'm happy to offer any info. It's really not too bad of a conversion. The back bumper is the hardest part. That's no truly defined body molding line to follow so going super slow and extra careful when cutting them both off is off utmost importance of you get it even slightly at an angle, the 3 way radius of the corners of the bumpers are a nightmare to reign back into proper shape. Took me 4 days to straighten it out. But I'm also me to scratch building. 

 

[spencer1984]

Excellent work, everything fits together like it came that way!

[Crager]

Just looked at it again really nice detail on the engine and compartment, ride height is perfect!

[Trip]

1 hour ago, spencer1984 said:

Excellent work, everything fits together like it came that way!

It helps that revell/monogram make nice kits to begin with. The rear bumper was the toughest part. Thank you so much.

[Trip]

1 hour ago, Crager said:

Just looked at it again really nice detail on the engine and compartment, ride height is perfect!

Thank you. Had to do some work for the ride height but nothing major. These kits sit higher than scale stock straight out of the box. I appreciate the compliment..

[NYLIBUD]

Great job.Always liked the Fox bodies.This is a build i finished awhile ago.

[ChrisR]

Very nice!

[Trip]

13 hours ago, NYLIBUD said:

Great job.Always liked the Fox bodies.This is a build i finished awhile ago.

Badass! I'm looking forward to getting this notch kit 

 

[Maindrian Pace]

Very nice work, convincing conversion to the Cobra body. Nostalgic too, so many of them had a Saleen wing and a cowl hood back in the day.

[Trip]

12 hours ago, Maindrian Pace said:

Very nice work, convincing conversion to the Cobra body. Nostalgic too, so many of them had a Saleen wing and a cowl hood back in the day.

I honestly wish I'd found a way to make the stock spoiler. That's the only difference between my real car and this replica I didn't have a cervini. Mine was stock. Thank you for the kind words. Lengthy build for a first time scratch builder.