articzap Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Well I haven't built a model car in a few years now but it was raining all day so I went out and bought a couple of models. I love customizing so I decided to buy two and make one cool model out of it. From the Willy's I'm using the engine, rear 4 link and the rims and tires. The rear axle had to be lengthened to properly fit under the Mustang. Strut towers and to be ground down to allow the engine to fit. Motor mounts had to be modified. Please bear in mind this is a work in progress and nothing is set in stone yet. Post comments!
articzap Posted March 8, 2009 Author Posted March 8, 2009 Well I started back into this today. At first I just trimmed the stock body to fit the Willy's four link. Well it worked, I wasn't happy with it. After seeing some of the detail guys go into on here, I decided to back half the car much like what you'd actually do in real life. I also added some rear tubs. They're not prefect looking, but I'll mold those in later.
Mike601 Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 (edited) Great project, can't wait to see it finished! Edited March 8, 2009 by Mike601
randx0 Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 nice project looks like a lot of fun. keep us posted on your progress I can't wait to see it painted !
articzap Posted March 9, 2009 Author Posted March 9, 2009 (edited) If you guys keep the comments coming, I'll keep the updates coming. After seeing a couple of your comments, I decided to dig back into the project. The next issue you I had to address was the dropping the front end. I cut the spindles and added in about an 1/8th inch. This dropped the front end to where I wanted it to sit. I also cut the hood so I could see what the blower would like sticking out of the hood. I still have a clarence issue on the right strut that's causing the body to sit a little high. I'll fix that after the spindles dry some more. I set the front bumper in place so you could see what it'll look like. Edited March 9, 2009 by articzap
RodneyBad Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 It's hard to tell with the dark and blurry pics but the tub frame section looks like a really good fit.. Looks like a need to find some Willies for tubs.. You have a good start back into the thrills of building..
evilone Posted March 9, 2009 Posted March 9, 2009 That stang looks sweet bro.But everyone knows i love them caddies and you have a caddy pick up in the background so could you show some more pics of that as well.
articzap Posted March 9, 2009 Author Posted March 9, 2009 It's hard to tell with the dark and blurry pics but the tub frame section looks like a really good fit.. Looks like a need to find some Willies for tubs.. You have a good start back into the thrills of building.. The tubs do fit perfect between the stock wheel wells. The Willy's tubs have a longer slope back which will need to molded. I'll try and snap a couple of pictures of what I'm talking about later. That stang looks sweet bro.But everyone knows i love them caddies and you have a caddy pick up in the background so could you show some more pics of that as well. I must say this now, the Escalade was the last model I did. I was in school and only had access to rasor blades. I had no point and was broke. Typical college kid, lol. It was also my first customized model. I'm fairly please with how it came out.
evilone Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Not bad bro i gotta get me one of those kits believe it or not that kit and the regular escalade are the few caddies i don't have .
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