1968 Mustang California Special

[NOBLNG]

Wow, this is looking great. Obviously a labor of love for you to blend all those parts together and get it looking this good already.?

[Tim W. SoCal]

Your paint is turning out NICE!!! One of my high school classmates had a Lime Gold '68 Mustang GTCS that his parents bought new for his mother. It had white GTCS stripes. I think the black stripes on your will look bitchen. Can't wait to see your build finished!...

[Duddly01]

20 hours ago, Bainford said:

Man, that's looking good. Paint looks great. 

Thank you!

5 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking paint and clean looking chrome trim. 

Thank You!

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Wow, this is looking great. Obviously a labor of love for you to blend all those parts together and get it looking this good already.?

Thanks, it is one I wish I still had. 

[Duddly01]

I have gotten a bit more work done today. Added the decals and did a lot of the detail painting. Started assembling the interior and realized I didn’t have the seat belt photo-etch I needed so getting that ordered. 

Edited July 1, 2024 by Duddly01

[Duddly01]

A little more work done. Some detailing of the engine compartment and assembled the engine. Stud in carb so air cleaner can be removed when desired. Also 2K clear on the body. A little trash in the roof but not bad, will sand and polish out just fine in a few days.

 

[Duddly01]

Completed some detailing of the undercarriage adding fuel, brake and parking brake lines.

[Duddly01]

A little wet sanding and polishing. Waiting on seat belt photo etch to complete interior before assembly.

 

[LennyB]

Looks nice Donald?

[Falcon Ranchero]

Looking super detailed! I really like the idea to add lighting in the gauge cluster and the carpeting in the interior. Coming along real nicely. 

[slusher]

Great paint and finish!

[drodg]

Great job.   Paint looks good and you might have mentioned this already but are the decals Keith Mark's?

[espo]

Enjoy watching the extensive detailing and the addition of the lighting. 

[TarheelRick]

Exceptional work on this Mustang. Your love for this machine is obvious in the amount of detail you have put into it.  I've always wanted a Mustang, the closest I've got is my 1980 Pinto.?

[Duddly01]

7 hours ago, LennyB said:

Looks nice Donald?

Thank you.

3 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

Looking super detailed! I really like the idea to add lighting in the gauge cluster and the carpeting in the interior. Coming along real nicely. 

Thank you. I have been adding gauge light, headlights and taillights to all of my build lately. 

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

Great paint and finish!

Thank you.

59 minutes ago, drodg said:

Great job.   Paint looks good and you might have mentioned this already but are the decals Keith Mark's?

The decals came with the resin trans-kit except the trunk decals. I printed those, the one with the kit was too short.

[Duddly01]

42 minutes ago, espo said:

Enjoy watching the extensive detailing and the addition of the lighting. 

Thank you!

17 minutes ago, TarheelRick said:

Exceptional work on this Mustang. Your love for this machine is obvious in the amount of detail you have put into it.  I've always wanted a Mustang, the closest I've got is my 1980 Pinto.?

Thank you. I have had a lot of classic Mustangs over the years, we have several now I have already made replicas of. This is one that I wish I hadn’t let get away.

[TarheelRick]

1 minute ago, Duddly01 said:

This is one that I wish I hadn’t let get away.

I know what you mean, my holy grail is a '65 Chevelle SS. Had one with a 283 4-speed, loved that car. Unfortunately, one night after consuming some adult beverages I cleared out three fence posts and a bunch of barbed wire. Mostly superficial body damage, I towed it home and planned on building it into a Modified Production or Stock class car. However, my Dad sold it while I was overseas. It was officially his car, he signed the loan and title.

[ubermodel]

Gold and that green are the perfect colors for a California Special. Are you going to foil-cast the rear quarter reflectors?

Edited July 5, 2024 by ubermodel

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

I know what you mean, my holy grail is a '65 Chevelle SS. Had one with a 283 4-speed, loved that car. Unfortunately, one night after consuming some adult beverages I cleared out three fence posts and a bunch of barbed wire. Mostly superficial body damage, I towed it home and planned on building it into a Modified Production or Stock class car. However, my Dad sold it while I was overseas. It was officially his car, he signed the loan and title.

So sorry to hear that. Hopefully it didn’t cause to much of a rift between you and your father.

8 minutes ago, ubermodel said:

That green and gold are the perfect colors for a California Special. Are you going to foil-cast the rear quarter reflectors?

I have a 1968 Shelby photo-etch set that has the correct rear markers. I will be using tamiya clear red and UV clear resin for the lenses.

[Duddly01]

Installed the glass, inside rear view mirror and installed the engine into the chassis. Being held up assembling waiting on seat belt photo-etch. The keys are already sitting on the passenger seat.  

[Rattlecan Dan]

Great-looking build so far.

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Great-looking build so far.

Thank you. It will only get better.  

[ewetwo]

This is going to look great when finished.

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, ewetwo said:

This is going to look great when finished.

Thank you!