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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 15, 2019 21:00:25 GMT -7
Looks like I'll be in with this one. Will be on hold till I get my General Lee done but it's next....I'll be going with the Dyno Don theme..  I'll be building the restored car:   |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Dec 15, 2019 21:20:12 GMT -7
SO cool! That looks awesome!
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Post by stitchdup on Dec 15, 2019 23:01:40 GMT -7
YES!!
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Post by DeeCee on Dec 16, 2019 0:38:19 GMT -7
WOW, that will be so cool mate.
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Post by lowlife on Dec 16, 2019 2:53:17 GMT -7
Nice choice, bet there quite rare these days ?
I do prefer the dyno Don version too , looking forward to this !
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Post by poet on Dec 16, 2019 15:27:26 GMT -7
Nice choice!!
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 17, 2019 10:04:27 GMT -7
Thanks guys!! After doing some research I've decided to use this kit as the donor for the chassis:  Being that the OOB Jo-Han chassis is sub standard for me.....  |
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Post by mmthrax on Dec 18, 2019 13:00:15 GMT -7
Good call on the model and on the chassis swap.
I'm certainly not a model snob, but I wouldn't want to deal with that floorpan either.
Looking forward to this...
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Post by Deano on Dec 19, 2019 1:03:08 GMT -7
Should be a nice build.
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 23, 2019 22:51:25 GMT -7
Thanks for the interest guys. I received the decal sheet a few days ago and hopefully I'll be wrapping the General Lee up pretty soon so I can start on this bad boy.
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Post by lowlife on Dec 24, 2019 7:28:01 GMT -7
Nice swap with the chassis joe, I HATE those molded in chassis/suspension units...  The stangs should look great, looking forward to this ! |
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Post by leon on Dec 24, 2019 8:01:30 GMT -7
Looking forward to the start Joe!
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 26, 2019 9:16:43 GMT -7
Thanks fellas!! Welp…..about all I've got left to do on the General Lee build is to paint the hood. So...….while I'm waiting on the paint to dry to start wet sanding that.....I've started on the Maverick. Chopped up the Mustang chassis and will have to shorten it around 5/16" to get the length right and to move the front tires where I'll want 'em at. I've cut up the back end of the chassis and removed the transmission "hump" to allow the OOB Maverick interior to slide into place alright. Test fit of where I'm at right now. Still gotta move the rear tires inwards a little bit and re-attach the shortened front subrame back to the chassis.  |
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Post by leon on Dec 26, 2019 9:25:14 GMT -7
Looks like your off to a good start Joe!
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Post by sharp on Dec 27, 2019 6:53:24 GMT -7
Looks like a cool build Joe!
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Post by stitchdup on Dec 27, 2019 21:27:17 GMT -7
Cool, I kinda like the look of the mavericks and comets, they make a nice change from the usual mustangs and camaros
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 7, 2020 14:24:20 GMT -7
Thanks fellas. I've been working on the chassis and although I've got a lot done with it in the way of setting everything up, I still need to go back over it and make it all look right. The interior tub had to be heavily modified in the back to allow those big tires to be brought inwards towards the center of the car. They were just hanging out way too far outside of the rear fenders at first. I didn't like the interior much on this kit. For one....I cannot STAND molded in foot pedals and I don't care for the ejector pin marks in all four corners of the flooring either. And they are like in painfully obvious and highly visible places. A shot showing the OOB molded in pedals and flooring. Also included are the necessary mods for bringing those tires inward.  another shot showing the interior mods a little clearer:(as well as those nasty ejector pin marks):  We start the mod process by sawing off the foot board/ lower firewall area of the interior:  And then after the new Evergreen floor and lower firewall area were cut to fit and moved into place. There....much better.   |
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Post by leon on Jan 7, 2020 14:27:35 GMT -7
Nice start on the interior Joe!
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Post by lowlife on Jan 7, 2020 15:37:34 GMT -7
Nice work Joe, a LOT better than standard it's worth the extra hassle ! icon_shoutout_zpsg7nrfmdc
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Jan 7, 2020 16:49:21 GMT -7
Great work on the interior. Big improvement.
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 7, 2020 22:31:04 GMT -7
And so it begins. Excellent. Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys
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Post by Deano on Jan 8, 2020 1:14:04 GMT -7
Yep, worth the extra effort for sure.
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 8, 2020 8:41:36 GMT -7
Big improvement mate
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Post by poet on Jan 8, 2020 11:20:46 GMT -7
Yes, I like the interior work!
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 9, 2020 1:35:32 GMT -7
Looking good mate.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 12, 2020 19:23:00 GMT -7
Thanks you guys. I've been accruing more parts for this build along the way. Kit engine sucked so I acquired an R&M 429 Boss for it. This should liven things up a bit under the hood:  The chassis has undergone extensive modification in the last couple of weeks. Initially I was headed in a direction with the rear suspension that just wasn't looking right but have since made some changes. First off the front subframe area was shortened by 5/16 of an inch which looked ok but I had to acquire another Mustang kit in order to cut the rear frame rails from it to use in bringing both frame rails further inside to allow those rear slicks to further UNDER the car like the reference shot. Before:  And after repositioning the frame rails:  Before the chassis mods the rear tires were just hanging out there waaaay too far:  This will be alot better. Gotta get the ride height correct for the rear as well as in the front but that shouldn't be much of a problem. I've also got some better wheels inbound which should help this build out ALOT.  |
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 12, 2020 19:58:41 GMT -7
More great work there mate, looks a lot better with those wheels tucked in like that.
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Post by Deano on Jan 13, 2020 1:49:19 GMT -7
This is starting to come together nicely.
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 13, 2020 6:01:02 GMT -7
That looks much more together than having them hanging out
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Post by sharp on Jan 13, 2020 17:47:50 GMT -7
That chassis fits real nice Joe!! Looking good buddy!!
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