Dirkpitt289

You are correct my friend. Thanks for sharing those links

No rush.

I never thought of using over cleaner before to remove chrome. I like it.

Thanks Sean Someone from another site found this photo of a KR-8 motor. This answers a bunch of questions :lol: and adds more work to the build :o .

And we're off and running. I decided to start with the 428 motor. Here you can see the low rise intake with the distributor in place. After a little saw work the intake was ready for the new distributor Here is the new distributor and wires I had in my stash. I may go get a different set so that the wires don't get lost against the blue of the motor. We'll have to see what happens Dry fit the distributor and wire set. Motor assembled and painted Ford blue Transmission painted steel, bell-housing is aluminum and of course the Ford blue engine. More painting, this is the ma

Thanks Marvin

Thanks Steve. I hope to at least make a start on the motor tonight.

This project, my first car build in 35 years or so, has a lot of mistakes but them again I tried a lot of first time tecniques on it also. So all-in-all I'm happy with the result and am ready for my next car which will be the 68 Mustang 428 Cobra Jet Racer. ;-)

In 1964 when Ford introduced the Mustang, the new car not only conquered America, it also mesmerized the buying public across the world. However,in Germany, Ford ran into a snag when it learned that a pair of German companies already held the copyright to the Mustang name. To the Germans, a Mustang was either a truck or a small motorbike.

It's a two in one kit. You can build either a stock Mustang or the race version. I like having options Smart move by the manufactures.

....Whew, with that outta the way its time to move on to the kit. The build will start shortly. I just have a couple loose ends on my bench I need to finish up. thanks for taking the time to look at my work.

Username: Dirkpitt289 Name: Dirk Scale: 1/24 Manufacturer: Revell Model Type: 1968 Cobra jet Mustang Accessories: As of right now OOB other then an engine wire dress up kit. This could change I decided that for my first build of this group build I will be doing one of the famous Mustang Cobra jet racers using the Revell 68 Mustang kit. As usual with most of my builds I like to start with a bit of history to go with my build. History of the 68 Ford mustang 428 Cobra jet's Ask any knowledgeable Blue Oval enthusiast to name the quickest pure-production Mustang of the muscle car era, and

GIGGITY!!!!! :woot.gif:

I was thinking that very thing today. Where could I get an old junk funny car. If you have one you can donate that would be fantastic. :woot.gif: I will also check out the links you posted.

Went to the LHS this afternoon and got this. SWEET!!!

Nice update, damn those 48 scale forts seem huge. I think I'll stick to my 1/72s

I'm in the need for some assistance also. I need a blower and belt assembly in order to build this motor out of a Boss 429 kit. I also need a parachute for the back end

I have another build idea, I've been tossing around the idea of building this It's the last (of 2) Super Boss 429 "LAWMAN" Mustangs. I usually build aircraft so cars are a bit tricky for me. To the best of my knowledge none of the Boss 429 kits come with the blown motor so I will need to search out one. I know I can get the decals off evilbay. I think I could do this...

What a great idea. I just picked up a Revell 68 Mustang GT and was thinking of making one of these.

I was hoping I could get this kit out into the natural light this weekend for some glamer shots but things don't always go the way we want them to so I'm going to have to stick with the indoor shots. Thanks for looking.

Thanks for the kind words guys. Finished photos are in the gallery @ Mike. I would recommend this kit to anyone. The other kit I would recommend for the mustang would be Academy kits. I had a Academy P-51a on the bench at the same time as this one and found them to be very similar in detail and build-ability (if that really is a word).

Simply stunning build. :jaw-dropping: Words escape me other then I WANT ONE!!!!!!!

Looks like you've made some large strides on this. Well done

Nice build, well done

Thanks for the kind words. Lots of firsts in this build for me