The engine is almost done, as well. engine kept in satin black, gloss black and blue. The carb and air filter is just dryfitted. Will have to wait and see what clearance I have once the body is mounted. The filter sits quite high, since it is a solid piece of metal and sits on top of the carb, instead of over.
Not quite pleased with the wiring I have done.
Body was first primed, then base coated in Gravity colors titanium white, before adding several coats of Gravity colors Yamaha bluish pearl.
The bluish tint is not that easy to see though, before the clear coat is added.
Looking good Jesper! I can see a faint Blue in the body colour, it’s always hard to capture the pearls on camera. The wheels look really nice, the grey will be good against the body colour. Very neat paint job on the underside as well. Did you do some dry brushing over the black?
Jesper,
Interesting choice of early Mustang Fastback. The 1968 version is iconic since the Steve McQueen Movie: Bullitt made it the most famous and most expensive street Mustang of all time.
The chassis with engine/trans and exhaust system looks fantastic, as does the top view of the engine. Sure hope that it all fits under the hood as you’ve noted some concern about it.
The White body primer looks smooth as silk. Looking forward to seeing how that Gravity Blue Pearl looks, but as D has said, those types of colors don’t always translate to well over the internet.
Completely forgot the side view mirror. Hope I can scrape up enough paint for this; the bottle is almost empty. I drilled a 0,4mm hole to add a 0,4 wire, to help me anchor the mirror to the body.
Jasper,
Just a super impressive build. And those tail lights really came out looking fantastic.
As far as the paint for the side view mirror goes, worst case scenario is paint it flat Black. Both of my sideview mirrors on my 1970 302 'Stang were flat Black that matched the almost full flat black engine hood I had painted for that just different look.
A few more pictures, of the finished model. The stance is not as low, as I would have liked. Ran into some problems, with the new wheel arches, I had not foreseen. Usually, when I make new, wider, wheel arches, there is no boot/trunk, so plenty of space, for expanding the arches. This one, how ever, has a visible boot, so the bottom, of the boot/trunk collided with the new wheel arches. I did a little surgery, but enough, to get a lower stance, was not possible.
The pearl does actually show, in the images, but makes it look less shiny than it actually is.
And a very clean look it is! Lovely build Jesper, the black on white scheme is really striking and the blue and red highlights from the details really pop.
Jesper,
Outstanding build with a super finish for sure. I’ve always been a big time fan of the “simplier” the better a finish is, unless it’s a Hot Rod, or show car. But that’s just me.
As far as the stance goes, I’ve got to take issue with you that it’s seating to high. While the rear tires look a little low in the wheel well to the arches, the fronts are dead on, yet the car looks level. So it appears that the new rear wheel well just might be the cause. Still, it looks great and as realistic as i remember those early stangs to look.
Just one question, come winter when the windows are rolled up, how does one open the doors as i don’t see any door handles?
Jesper,
That shows you just how far behind the times us Old Timers are. My 2014 Coupe has remote lock/unlock but does have the old style door handle and release button. Can’t wait to see what the new Hyundai will have that my wife is getting for putting up with me for more then 40 years.
