dougp Posted December 28, 2013 Posted December 28, 2013 I haven't posted here in a while due to medical issues, so here are my last two builds of the year. Both were completed for our clubs last two quarterly theme builds, 63-67 road racers and straight liners. The road racer was based of pictures of SCCA and Trans Am 69/70 Mustangs, Phildaupho's wip (http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42593&hl=%2Btrans+%2Bam+%2Bmustang) and Revells 70 Boss 302 kit. I used the kit engine and scratch built the oil breather pipe, air cleaner, remote oil filter, radiator and modified the intake manifold and coolant lines. The firewall detail was removed and engine compartment washed for the just raced look. The interior was gutted, console removed and the trans tunnel rebuilt with sheet styrene. The lower portion of the dash removed (based on 1:1 pics), scratch built the instrument panel using pe gauges. An aftermarket roll bar was tweaked to fit with a parts box seat and safety harness. The body was cleaned up, wipers removed and the fuel filler moved up to the edge of the trunk lid. The undercarriage was also reworked, washed, scratched built exhaust and ebay supplied resin wheels.
dougp Posted December 28, 2013 Author Posted December 28, 2013 The straight liner theme build was based of pictures of 1:1s and Revells Sox & Martin kit. We have a commercial build coming up in the new year and my wife and I were going to build commercial wreckers, her the Revell GMC wrecker and I the Kenworth. Our idea was to build them as a family run tow company. So we decided carry the tow company theme to our drag cars as the team owners. She built hers basically box stock and I modified mine for "more power". Our race team: Hers: Mine: Thanks for looking...
Greg Cullinan Posted December 29, 2013 Posted December 29, 2013 Awesome mustang. Race team,Beauty's the both of them. The grey top really looks fabulous.
Erik Smith Posted December 29, 2013 Posted December 29, 2013 Glad I got to see the Straightline team - they are both cool, well built models! Nice work on the Mustang too…I missed that one.
dougp Posted December 30, 2013 Author Posted December 30, 2013 Thanks for all the great comments. The color schemes where chosen to match the colors in the race team name on each car to give them each their on personality.
Belugawrx Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 I dont usually say this,but..... Nice Mustang
Speedfreak Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Really nice builds Doug, your wifes is as good as your's!
vamach1 Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Very nice Mustang. I've seen some pictures with a dual air intake for the 1969 T/A Mustangs. I'm working on a 70 Boss 302 T/A.
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