"Track Rat" Fox body build - Finished!

[om617]

I really like the overall look and things you have done with this. Going to be a mean machine.

[exesivefire]

Thanks, I think the colors I have in mind will really tie it together too.

[mikemopar70]

Your Mustang is REALLY cool!!!!

I like the look with these body mods and wheels...

[exesivefire]

Thank you!

[crazyrichard]

really cool !! looking awsome !!

[exesivefire]

worked on a rear diffuser for a bit this morning, need to add the veins still, but I think this should work.

[freakshow12]

That is shaping up beautifully. I think you need to change the name though. With some nice paint this will be a high quality track day car

[exesivefire]

got more completed on the rear diffuser, going to let it dry up and then finish sand it all.

[freakshow12]

Sweet. Just please don't put a big wing on it

[exesivefire]

I think I'm just going to do a nascar style spoiler

[Pim]

Nice work mate looks great will look even better with the wing on it

[Unatural]

Great job on the intake and turbo. What sizes of styrene did you use to make the intake? That's exactly what I want to build for my 1:1 car, and I'm going to make one for my 1/25 scale too.

[exesivefire]

Honestly not sure, just grabbed stuff and went

[exesivefire]

more shaping on the rear diffuser

I was at Drugmart and spotted a 99 cobra kit for pretty cheap.. picked it up thinking what the heck, lets see how that IRS mounts up..

So I "could" make this work pretty easy, however its a bit more work than I anticipated. The track width is a little wider than I was hoping. The easy thing to do would be change the wheels, but that is not an option to me. I could narrow the mounting point on the wheel and the axle, but im worried about where the rear arms need to mount..

I'll stare at it a bit and decide if its worth it.

[freakshow12]

Seems to all be in scale at least as the irs setup is wider than a fox rear end. Make a wicked track car if you could do it

[exesivefire]

I messed with it a while, got it close. But it's so fiddley the way they made the rear in that kit it's very hard to mock up. Taking the night off and I'll come back at it tomorrow. I need to think of how to beef it up so it stays together over time

[Jeremy Jon]

Looking good Andy!

To strengthen parts, I often will use a trick, of using ultra-thin CA glue, only a drop via toothpick at a time, placed so the CA flows along & over the area desired (only)

It dries quickly, allowing a few layers to be added, then lightly sand & primer

That I often use this to build up more fragile parts

Edited September 19, 2014 by Jeremy Jon

[seanyb505]

Is it too late to widen the rear fenders to fit the tires? Dominator style.

[exesivefire]

If I have too, I will.. But I don't want half the wheel well Un occupied either. I think I have an idea I want to try tonight

[exesivefire]

getting close enough I think I can make it work..

[freakshow12]

Yup that looks good!!

[exesivefire]

I'm pretty sure I can make it work. The Tricky part was figuring out what I could assemble before paint and keep it sturdy

[exesivefire]

little work on the throttle body to make it more LS like

[exesivefire]

started getting the turbo mounted, took the fox kit headers, modified those to the ls spacing on the heads (really close) flipped them around and went to town. I had to remove the AC compressor to fit it, but who needs that in a track car anyway?

laid everything in the engine bay to check fitment.

[JoeBrown]

love this build! its had me thinking all day since i want to build a model of my personal 1:1 fox but with a 1980 front end