AMT 1969 Cougar Eliminator

[Duddly01]

Final assembly is under way!

Windows, inside rear view and engine compartment installed.

attached Wiring harness to interior tub and sealed dash. 

installed interior and tested gauge lights.

installed taillight side glow fiber optics to rear, installed, added bare metal foil as light blocker and liquid taped the ends.

Added LEDs to front and sealed with liquid tape. Added headlight lenses.

[Duddly01]

Mated the chassis and body this evening. A lot of detailing and fixing to go bipartisan starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[David G.]

Dang! ?  That's just too cool Donald!

I love the hide-away headlights and the engine bay detail.

Oh, the lighting! Yeah, that too.  

David G.

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, David G. said:

Dang! ?  That's just too cool Donald!

I love the hide-away headlights and the engine bay detail.

Oh, the lighting! Yeah, that too.  

David G.

Thank you. The engine bay detailing isn’t done yet btw.  I have a lot of detailing work to do all over. 

[BK9300]

Ditto on the working lights and the engine compartment - very impressive how you manage to hide the wiring and the battery - great work!

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, BK9300 said:

Ditto on the working lights and the engine compartment - very impressive how you manage to hide the wiring and the battery - great work!

Thank you, I am pretty happy with how the engine compartment is coming out, considering the kit basically didn’t have one and it had to be scratch built.

[Musclecarbuilder]

Wow that is amazing! I really love the blue on blue! And the stance is perfect!

[Duddly01]

38 minutes ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Wow that is amazing! I really love the blue on blue! And the stance is perfect!

Thank you!

[Duddly01]

Got a lot more detailing done today, just a bit more to go.

Pretty much finished up the engine compartment detailing with removable air cleaner.

added the hood pin plates that came with the photo-etch kit. Picked up some bright silver thread and small needles from Hobby Lobby to make the pins and cables. Need to figure out the holding pins and rings.

added the trunk jacking instruction decal

added a lot of photo-detail parts and the rear spoiler. Water spots on side from having to polish out the roof, got a drop of glue I had to sand out and polish, ?

Decided to name this one SuzieQ just like the truck build for her. This time because she is 1 1/2 years older than me, and this is a Cougar. She didn’t find it too funny. We’ve been married for 40 years so she will get over it. ?

added photo-etch wipers.

in case anyone is curious, I make my antennas from a bug pin and some catheter tubing, that way it can function up and down like the real ones.

still a little more to do, but Almost There!

next at the table is going to be a 1941 Ford Woody Wagon I think…

[David G.]

Nice wrap-up on the engine bay Donald. The PE looks great too. 

A cool idea for the antenna, where does one find such things? I know that medical supply vendors are often careful as to what they provide to whom. I may still be on the list with Southland Medical but I'm not sure if they carry the cath tubing. I know that Dodge doesn't.

Awesome build though!

David G. 

[Duddly01]

4 hours ago, David G. said:

Nice wrap-up on the engine bay Donald. The PE looks great too. 

A cool idea for the antenna, where does one find such things? I know that medical supply vendors are often careful as to what they provide to whom. I may still be on the list with Southland Medical but I'm not sure if they carry the cath tubing. I know that Dodge doesn't.

Awesome build though!

David G. 

Both the bug pins and catheter tubing I got on Amazon

Look for 0.5mm stainless steel capillary tube & insect pin #00

Edited September 8, 2024 by Duddly01

[David G.]

47 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

Both the bug pins and catheter tubing I got on Amazon

Look for 0.5mm stainless steel capillary tube & insect pin #00

Thanks.

-D-

[Duddly01]

I installed the door handles, antenna and created the Hood pin stands and wires.

[vamach1]

Another great build.

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, vamach1 said:

Another great build.

Thank You!

[David G.]

Nice work on the hood pin details!

It's the little things that can make some of the biggest differences.

David G.

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, David G. said:

Nice work on the hood pin details!

It's the little things that can make some of the biggest differences.

David G.

Thank you!

[Moparman18064]

Incredible build all around, lighting, hood pins, etc all stand out!

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, Moparman18064 said:

Incredible build all around, lighting, hood pins, etc all stand out!

Thank You!

[Musclecarbuilder]

Oh man this thing is coming together!

[Duddly01]

11 minutes ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Oh man this thing is coming together!

Thanks. Almost there, just a few little things that bother me still.

 

[Duddly01]

One of the final trunk details.  

[Musclecarbuilder]

The little AMT Cougar box is awesome!

[Duddly01]

7 minutes ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

The little AMT Cougar box is awesome!

Thanks. Just something I started doing with my last few builds. ?

[rv1963]

Great work on the entire build , My favorite part is the trunk details.