Guest Posted February 2, 2015 Posted February 2, 2015 Just read this thread. I love it!! Can't wait to see progress!!
Metalmad Posted February 13, 2015 Author Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Been in the process of redoing the rear of the chassie frame rails & the interior where scratch built the back deck and removed the rear seat. I'm really happy now as the fit and finish is much improved compared to the last deck I scratch built. I will have pictures up as soon as I have laid the paint down on the interior & the chassie. Thanks for looking! Edited February 18, 2015 by Metalmad
taaron76 Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Seth, I love the build! Where did you get or how did you make the battery terminal? They look sharp!!! Tim Edited February 13, 2015 by taaron76
mustang1989 Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 As was mentioned earlier, that interior rocks! Great job on the battery, cables and fan assy.
Metalmad Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 Tim the battery terminal ends I picked up at a show & I'll have to look at the packaging to see who they are made by since I don't remember.
Metalmad Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 Hello everyone ! I have finally finished redoing the back half of the interior which eliminates the rear seat and is scratch built. So this is just a mock up for now since I still have to finish detailing the door cranks,window cranks and the upper panels that will get paint to match the dash and also add the roll bar that still needs a little work to fit properly. Thanks for looking !
mustang1989 Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Wow! Where do people like you come from that can make these interiors so convincing? Top notch dude!
Metalmad Posted February 19, 2015 Author Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) Joe I have learned over the past three years that having a lot of patience while building helps quit a bit plus if I don't like the way a certain thing looks after it is mocked up I will just redo it plus also having the chance to pick other builders brains at the shows that I have attended has helped me with furthering my abilities to add more detail to the build. ( Art Laski & John Teresi thank you both for sharing your talents ! ) But most of it is just having a lot of patiences while building. Edited February 20, 2015 by Metalmad
Metalmad Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Thank you Art ! I have detailed the window cranks & door handles this evening & started modifying the roll bar so it will fit correctly so next will be to paint the upper inner door panels of the front doors. Thanks for looking !
BoostGod77 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Man, this looks amazing! I'm actually in the process of a '66 retromod gt350 with a 5.4! I'm actually going a little too crazy on it though...
Metalmad Posted February 23, 2015 Author Posted February 23, 2015 A little update on the Shelby ! I have finished painting the upper part of the door panels to match the dash panel & added the speakers to the rear panel. I have also drilled the brake master for the brake lines & have it painted & the brake booster painted also. I also decided not to install the front bumper so I have filled in the mounting holes & added some milliput epoxy to give it a little bit more of a shape to the front so when the epoxy dries I will sand it smooth & I have also decided to mold in the rear bumper to the back lower panel so I have added some styrene to each end of the bumper & will shape it after the glue has cured. Thats All For Now & Pictures Coming Soon !
Metalmad Posted March 1, 2015 Author Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) Hello everyone, As I was looking at the front brace I added for the custom grill to mount to I noticed it was off a bit so I have removed it & scratch built another brace and have epoxied it in and I also noticed on the drivers top side of the fender it has a small dip so I have added some filler to it and will sand it tomorrow. I have finished detailing the redone interior which is getting the window cranks & door levers painted & the speakers installed & grills painted & the upper door panels painted also. Thanks For Looking ! Edited March 1, 2015 by Metalmad
Metalmad Posted March 16, 2015 Author Posted March 16, 2015 Hello , Progress has been slow on this build so far but I do have a small update on the Shelby. I have finished up detailing the interior door panels window cranks & door levers finally and after further inspection of the body I have noticed a few areas that needed to be addressed which was on the rear panel where I will be installing a custom gas cap from pro tech (thank you Art for the hook up on the pro tech parts) and I also noticed on the front tops of the quarter panels needed a little filler which these issue have been addressed. So this evening I have masked off the body and have finally painted the inside of the roof panel and the inner rear of both sides of the body.
slusher Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Pictured interior looks great, looking forward to your update pics...
Art Laski Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 (thank you Art for the hook up on the pro tech parts) Thank you, Seth. Looking forward to pictures!
Metalmad Posted March 17, 2015 Author Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Hello, I have finally had a little time to get some pictures of the Shelby's work in progress. These are just mock up photo's after I shot the inside of the roof panel with some color to match the interior plus a shot of the inside of the trunk which I have also applied embossing powder to the trunk floor. Thanks For Looking ! Edited March 17, 2015 by Metalmad
microwheel Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 It's starting to really come together. Nice detail work on the interior.
mod3l Lover Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Well now, that is certainly easy on the eyes. So thanking us for looking is just silly! Just kidding!! Two of my favorite things, Fords and Mustangs. So I too will be enjoying this build. David S.
Art Laski Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 You're killing it, man! That embossing powder looks great. Did you paint it, or was it that color?
Metalmad Posted March 20, 2015 Author Posted March 20, 2015 Thank you guys for the kind comments ! Art the embossing powder is not painted & the color of the powder is Champagne. I was looking for a bit darker color but was not able to find it in a darker color so this is what I ended up using which I think it came out looking pretty good.
Metalmad Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Ok small update on the Shelby which is after getting the roof panel painted I mocked up the interior which fit fine but the hinged trunk was fighting me a bit so I ended up redoing the hinge but it took me five tries to finally get it right. So now the trunk opens & closes freely and the hinge is glued in place and now I will let the glue dry over night.The next thing I will address is working on finishing up the engine and start working on the exhaust system from the headers on back. Thanks For Looking ! Edited March 29, 2015 by Metalmad
Metalmad Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 Well Gent's I have finally decided on a color which will be flame red with pearl so as soon as the trunk is dry I will post a picture of it.I have made some progress on her which I had to re make the the front grill & a bottom grill which originally was one piece but is now two separate pieces, I have also halved some old rims to install on the front & rear wheels and also test fitted the brake rotors and brake calipers to make sure they had clearance from the rims, so now I will scratch build the mounting brackets so the brake calipers will have a place to mount to. Thats all for now !
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