John B. Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Hi, all; In honor of 4/29 Day, I'm posting this recently - completed 2008 Mustang. It started out as a Revell Bullitt kit (many thanks to Bruce @ Rocketfin Hobbies!). I read an article on how Jon Kaase took a 2008 GT and dropped one of his Boss Nine engines into it. He was able to accomplish this and retain the stock hood, so I decided to try it in scale. With the exception of the engine, transmission, driveshaft and exhaust system, the model is stock. I used the basic engine block, heads and valve covers from an old Johan Mercury Comet pro stock kit, a Revell Viper T-56 transmission, a driveshaft comprised of K & S aluminum tubing and parts box u-joints. I also used Oatey plumbing solder and Machined Aluminum Specialties (MAS) Scaletrapp mufflers for the exhaust system. The battery is a Greg Olsen 3D printed item, the intake manifold and headers are from the parts box. The carb is an aftermarket Demon unit. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnow Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Great sleeper for sure. That engine bay looks plenty full. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 KOOL Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Thank you very much! I forgot to mention that the paint is Tamiya Light Gray Primer with Tamiya TS-13 clear. This is a photo of the chassis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Sleeper indeed. Great idea and excellent model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Awesome job, especially under the hood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 50 minutes ago, Kenmojr said: Sleeper indeed. Great idea and excellent model. 44 minutes ago, ea0863 said: Awesome job, especially under the hood! 20 minutes ago, michelle said: Awesome work Much appreciated - Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Awesome Mustang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Great idea on the paint, the gray with no metallic in it seems to be a go to color lately. The paint has a great looking finish, and all the body trim looks clean. Nice looking engine and compartment. Have always liked the sleeper look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Very nice take on the Mustang. I like this model and the monochrome gray is perfect for a sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 2 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Awesome Mustang! 2 hours ago, espo said: Great idea on the paint, the gray with no metallic in it seems to be a go to color lately. The paint has a great looking finish, and all the body trim looks clean. Nice looking engine and compartment. Have always liked the sleeper look. 1 hour ago, happy grumpy said: Very nice take on the Mustang. I like this model and the monochrome gray is perfect for a sleeper. Thank you very much! The gray paint was something I wanted to try and I'm glad you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Really liking this one John, that grey is looking good with those wheels. Chassis and engine is well done too. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70 Sting Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Engine is certainly the star of this build! 🤩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 3 hours ago, XYHARRY said: Really liking this one John, that grey is looking good with those wheels. Chassis and engine is well done too. Cheers, David. 😎👍 1 hour ago, ChrisR said: Very nice!! 1 hour ago, 70 Sting said: Engine is certainly the star of this build! 🤩 Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Awesome !!! Definitely a sleeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 37 minutes ago, bytownshaker said: Awesome !!! Definitely a sleeper. Many thanks - it was fun to build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Very sharp Mustang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 10 hours ago, slusher said: Very sharp Mustang! Thanks - I appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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