gjorenby Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 My current build is a replica of a car I owned in the early 90s. A 1984 Mustang GT 5.0 with T-Tops. I am using the 1:25 MPC Ford Mustang 20th Anniversary Edition as my base kit as its a hatchback style and thanks to my new friends here, supplementing several parts from the SVO kit and the Monogram kits to get an accurate reproduction. Interior side panels, rear spoiler and front air dam from the SVO kits are already worked into the build. Other additions will include an anatomically correct 5.0L engine from B&L Resin, the dual snorkel air cleaner from the Monogram kit, correct single pipe/dual tail pipe exhaust, clear glass parts (not the tinted part from the MPC Anniversary kit), some photo etch, flocked carpet, and decals from Keith Marks. Still searching for the correct steering wheel however... Special thanks to those who have contributed parts! I am new to the forum so finding people with parts has been really a fantastic find for me. Long way to go yet...
Dann Tier Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 I owned a few of these too...my first car!....i even owned a Ghia version, but it had a 302. Its gonna be cool watching this!!!
Againmikewins Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 What does the correct steering wheel look like?
gjorenby Posted July 2, 2020 Author Posted July 2, 2020 WIP -- 1st coat of primer went on today. Some clean up work to do but making progress. Mods to the body from the kit include rear spoiler, front air dam and photo etch locks.
Deuces ll Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 Looks good!.... Reminds of the '83 mid year GT that I once owned.... That was the year that Ford switched to a Tremec 5-speed trans and back to a Holley 4-bbl carb.... I still have that aluminum intake and carb laying around....
jefropas Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 I had an 84' GT convertible....still miss it....may buy one again in the future.....nice work so far! Jeff
gjorenby Posted July 23, 2020 Author Posted July 23, 2020 Making some progress...interior is mostly done. Additions include scratch built headrests, steering wheel, clutch and brake pedals, door lock knobs, and seat belts. I added carpeting and for fun some photo etch CDs, as that was the media format at the time I owned the car. If you look closely you will see a CD half ejected in the stereo. The kit dash panel did not have the level of detail I had hoped for but did what I could. Working on the engine now...
gjorenby Posted July 23, 2020 Author Posted July 23, 2020 Sorry all....looks like I have some post carpet installation clean up to do after looking at the close up photos! I hate flocking...it gets everywhere! Wasn't that a line from a movie? Oh yeah, that was sand....(Star Wars reference).
Scott8950 Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 Very cool build.. Here is a bad pic of my 84 gt back in 88/89. My 84 had the halo headrest seats.
vamach1 Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 Looks like a great start. I has a 2003 Cobra but of course there’s no model kit - just a 1/18 diecast. Here’s a few kits I was tinkering with to do a McLaren convertible.
gjorenby Posted July 28, 2020 Author Posted July 28, 2020 We've got a heartbeat! Engine and transmission are in. This was a resin 5.0L from B&L Resin. Belt and accessories along with fan shroud and upper radiator hose were from an old 1990 GL I had built years ago. Add plug wires (in correct firing order), photo etch battery terminals and wires, wiper motor and master cylinder. For a major kit bash project, over all alignment of items is acceptable.
gjorenby Posted August 13, 2020 Author Posted August 13, 2020 Arrrggg....body is going into the tank of green dip to be stripped....if it could go wrong with paint and detailing...it did....this one will be delayed for a while....
doorsovdoon Posted August 13, 2020 Posted August 13, 2020 I know how you feel. My '67 Impala was stripped twice! End result is always worth it though.
gjorenby Posted November 7, 2020 Author Posted November 7, 2020 Ever have one of those builds that just kicks you butt at every turn?! Well this was that build for me, but I'm calling it done (for now). I present the 1984 Mustang GT, a car I owned. A bit of a Frankenstein build, the base kit is the MPC 20th Anniversary Edition Mustang, with parts added from an old 1990 GT Convertible build I did years ago (engine accessories and fan shroud), the MPC Mustang SVO kit (clear windows, front lower grill with fog lights, exhaust pipe, rear deck spoiler, interior side panels), and the Monogram 1984 Mustang kit (exhaust twin tail pipe and dual snorkel air cleaner). I added flocking and '84 Mustang decals from Keith Marks. The engine is a resin Ford 5.0 from B-N-L Resin and distributor from Morgan Automotive Detail. Also added seat belts, door lock knobs and some photo etch CDs in the interior for fun. Despite sizing and alignment issues, messing up the first set of decals (my fault), painting, stripping and repainting, I think the end build is fairly accurate to the car I owned and not to bad of a build. Time to add the license plate and call this one done and move on...quick photos from my phone...enjoy!
vamach1 Posted November 8, 2020 Posted November 8, 2020 Very nice build. The TRX wheels and tires just never caught on though - not sure what Ford was thinking. Snakes goes for the SVO but at least they are collectible now and were just about 30 years ahead of their time.
NYLIBUD Posted November 9, 2020 Posted November 9, 2020 Great job.I really like the cds on the console, and the whole interior.
MPi-KM Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/8/2020 at 5:04 PM, vamach1 said: The TRX wheels and tires just never caught on though - not sure what Ford was thinking. Expand They were thinking the metric system would catch on in the USA.
doorsovdoon Posted November 10, 2020 Posted November 10, 2020 This one sounded like it fought you a bit but it turned out looking good. Very nice build and I like the wheels, though the tyres look very 'Tonka' like. Did they come with the kit or sourced elsewhere?
Hawk5.0 Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 On 7/23/2020 at 10:16 PM, gjorenby said: Making some progress...interior is mostly done. Additions include scratch built headrests, steering wheel, clutch and brake pedals, door lock knobs, and seat belts. I added carpeting and for fun some photo etch CDs, as that was the media format at the time I owned the car. If you look closely you will see a CD half ejected in the stereo. The kit dash panel did not have the level of detail I had hoped for but did what I could. Working on the engine now... Expand What flocking did you use.. I like the look....
gjorenby Posted March 2, 2021 Author Posted March 2, 2021 To the flocking question, it was simply a gray flocking that was purchased through ETSY.
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