new project....

[mopar01lee]

Ok the GENERAL LEE is at a holt for now im waiting on parts ,and the decals , wich i orderd a month ago sent 5 emails an still no responce .The general is not dead just on hold i will do a little at a time an post when i get further..

so im looking to do a some what quick build. but im stuck between 2 .. here they are

1st is a early 80s mustang possible et drag or some sort of street/drag car . i have a set of ma's resin pro dot hoosiers coming for it. it has 4 lug draglites. an a blown 302. motor will be stripped an repainted .. it was done yrs ago ..lol

2nd is a 78 dodge w/a resin short box . i was thinking a pro touring truck.. w/a hemi with a custom intake and other goodies...

undisided on rims..

So any imput would be nice . let me kw what you guys would like to see built.....

LATER DAYS ...Davin

Edited June 6, 2011 by mopar01lee

[stewart]

I like the projects. That dodge truck looks great. I like the pro-touring idea.

STewart

[whale392]

As to the Mustang: I see you have the early 80s Revell Turbo Cobra Mustang kit. Horrible kit as it was used to also pop out a Capri, the fenders and quarter panels aren't correct for either the Mustang or Capri. What they did was cast it with the Capri bulges AND the Mustang wheel lips......an odd combination (personal opinion here: while nowheres near correct, I actually like the look and am getting ready to do something similar on my 1:1 Mustang). They also tried popping a McLaren M81/Mustang Enduro body from it as well, and that is so far off the mark it hurts.

The Turbo4 engine is fair at best, and the interior is almost completely void of anything resembling inner door panel detail. Seats are best left out and substituted with something from an MPC kit for better realism. Dash and steering wheel are good though...well, as good as the kit can get them. The sail panels behind the quarter windows on the Mustang kit are, well, YUCK and WAY incorrect. I can't really think of a good way to fix them short of making your own sail panels or running the 87-93 flush quarter windows.

Now, with all of the kits foibles, I have 6 of them, and I think they are a fair base for a custom Mustang. The engine you have chosen came from the Revell Saleen S281E Speedster kit and is a nice representation of a 302 (even though it is supposed to be a 351.....and yes, you can notice the difference in an 8.2" deck height versus a 9.5" deck height in 1/25th scale). It will work well with your intended build. As for chassis; if you still have the Saleen the engine came from, use the chassis and shorten it about .120" to fit up under the FOX body.......it looks FAR more realistic and gives you a good base for suspension mods. Of course, the kits interior tub will have to me massaged to fit the newer chassis........

But enough of the FOX Mustang stuff, have fun with it (and if you feel like checking out some other Mustang builds going on, swing down into the Community Builds section and look around in the Ford FOX Chassis build CBP thread for some ideas.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Like the mustang. For the pickup I like the front wheels in the first and third pictures.

bobthehobbyguy