Ford Mustang GT500 '67
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June 20, 2024Always good to start a new project with a clear & clean work area - This kit was already started by the previous owner, but abandoned for many years - I have since dis-assembled it back to the bare parts by reversing the assembly steps. I'll be cleaning everything as I go.2
June 20, 2024The bare components after being cleaned up.3
June 20, 2024During assembly I noticed that the bumper didn't sit truly on the body - the RHS mount was ~1.5mm longer that the LHS!!4
June 20, 2024Marking the difference, then filing away the offending length.5
June 20, 2024So, what a great start - I've had to use a file, a 1.8mm tap to clear out some of the threads, some superglue to reattach the headlight lenses which were only clipped in (after one came out).6
June 20, 2024Step 2 parts, subsequently cleaned up.7
June 20, 2024Decided to indicate some disc brake usage on both sides of the disc, just enouigh to be seen through the wheel - will have to remember to do this on the other 3 discs.8
June 20, 2024Front wheel/hub assembly - decided to put some Aquadhere on the logo to protect it9
June 20, 2024Using the 'mini-me' workmat to hold the completed components.10
June 21, 2024Here the parts are being cleaned up, but I've noticed how prominent the seam lines are on the plastic parts. An "Assembler" of this kit might not have worried, but they're pretty obvious...11
June 21, 2024Scraped away the seamlines on these parts, which will require them to be repainted, and I'll be using the new DSPIAE Silver12
June 21, 2024Re-silvered, now looking much better. The quality of the plastic mouldings is pretty poor, considering this is supposed to be a high quality kit.......or is it??13
June 25, 2024Pulled the driving lights apart completely as they were VERY poorly assembled (by De Agostini) and the ?? glue was showing in the lens. Scraped away relevant chrome plated surfaces then glued all together, carefully14
June 25, 2024Driving Lights in & focussed15
June 25, 2024Front grille complete16
June 25, 2024All the exhaust pieces17
June 25, 2024Scraping away silver plated seam-lines, then repairing them18
June 25, 2024Exhaust assembled, waiting for a home!19
June 25, 2024RHS front wheel & disc & stub-axle, etc20
June 25, 2024LHS Seat completed - I can't believe how many steps the mag goes through to assemble this!!!21
June 25, 2024LHS Door completed.
had stripped the window winder, so had to CA glue in a toothpick, then drill, and screw again - All OK!22
June 25, 2024test fit of the exhaust on the chassis - but no screws yet.......23
June 25, 2024RHS Door completed - have lost the 1/4 vent clamp somewhere!!24
June 25, 2024Fuel tank & exhaust test fit - ya dont get the screws for another 2 steps - you'd be very frustrated if you waiting for each issue!!25
June 25, 2024RH Seat completed26
June 25, 2024chassis assemblage - much sturdier that it was, now with all the screws properley tightened.27
June 25, 2024Attaching the Exhaust system28
June 25, 2024End of step 24 - I am sanding away the seamlines on the diff, and gluing the joins with SMS Ultra thin cement, then a coat of semi-gloss black - so it'll look good when displayed over a mirror!29
June 29, 2024Diff finished & installed - came up quite well - painted with Tamiya Semi-gloss black30
June 29, 2024Mudguards installed (out of DeAgostini sequence!!) - I discovered a broken part for the rear leaf spring - now on order! (from within Australia!!)31
June 29, 2024More of the chassis floor installed.32
June 29, 2024yet More of the chassis floor installed - it's actually quite solid when all the screws are tightened & the plastic filling sections are installed as well.33
June 29, 2024Drive shaft assembly - more work on seamlines & filling - lots of clamping required - fortunately I HAVE LOTS of clamps!!34
June 29, 2024Completed, painted & installed35
June 29, 2024Transmission housing installed, plus cross-brace36
June 29, 2024Front piece of chassis installed37
June 29, 2024front mud-guards in too38
June 29, 2024Starting on the steering, connecting track-rods etc - I put a touch of CA glue on the back of the bolts after I adjusted the tighhtness/movement balance39
June 29, 2024final piece installed, waiting insertion40
June 29, 2024and in the chassis with bottom-mounts41
June 29, 2024then installed top-mounts - the installation order being slightly different to the instructions - especially if you have ALL the parts at the ready.42
June 29, 2024ONE-Piece exhaust with seamlines coated with silver - more labour required......43
June 29, 2024Exhaust reworked & recoated - happend to be the exact colour of the DSPIAE Metallic Silver Pen..44
June 29, 2024exhausted in place45
June 29, 2024I noticed when I got this kit that the gearstick had been broken - I can fix that!!46
June 29, 2024Gearstick reparation toolkit47
June 29, 2024and repaired - just have to trim off the excess .8mm bronze rod & recoat the chrome48
June 29, 2024SMS Hyperchrome pen did the trick49
June 29, 2024Gearstick in place50
June 29, 2024Pedals installed & aligned with microswitch for accelerator & brake activation.51
July 4, 2024Rear of the dash showing the accelerator & brake pedal switches52
June 29, 2024Dash cleaned up53
June 29, 2024and test installed54
July 4, 2024Not happy with the alignment of the Shelby dash-badge - I think the sticker might be a bit crooked, so I set about modifications as getting the sticker off might not be an option55
July 4, 2024Success!! - Much delicate scraping, knifing, then re-chroming, and eventual gluing in position56
July 4, 2024Dash now complete57
July 4, 2024and connected to floor58
July 5, 2024Flashback - the RHS door window was missing the quartervent handle - bought a new part & rectified that!!59
July 5, 2024Here's the catch - who remembers these? They were all the "rage", once!!60
July 5, 2024Had to repair the seatbelt buckle after the seat belt broke.61
July 5, 2024Front seatbelts in place62
July 5, 2024All the floor mats in place - this was a VERY difficult step!!! !;^)63
July 5, 2024Rear seat base64
July 5, 2024rear deck base65
July 5, 2024LHS side part 166
July 5, 2024and part 2
This is such a tedious process - imagine getting these weekly - how frustrating67
July 5, 2024rear back interior fitted - I find myself longing for the installation of the interior rear-view mirror - so I can hang an air-freshener off it - The previous owner must have been a smoker - I can smell it with every part I'm reinstalling - Using "wet-Ones" to clean each part......68
July 5, 2024rear deck flip-over with hinge - the glue that the De Agostini part-assemblers use must be a a2-month-glue as so many parts have come apart revealing how little glue they used - a lot of fresh glue in place now!69
July 5, 2024Voila - same here70
July 5, 2024see71
July 5, 2024Rear completed with seat back72
July 5, 2024and seat cover, in place73
July 5, 2024Roll bar & seat belts74
July 5, 2024rear seat base75
July 5, 2024rear deck installed - hey, it's a station wagon!!76
July 5, 2024Next comes the steering - all the parts laid out77
July 8, 2024The previous assembler had screwed through the wires, instead of routing the wire around the post - I increased the space behind the post, tested, sealed the bared wires, mounted and re-tested the wiring - AOK!!78
July 8, 2024The completed steering column79
July 8, 2024Next step is to mount that cabin internals onto the chassis80
July 8, 2024careful insertion and testing eentually got it all fitted - 4 screws securing the cabin to the chassis.81
July 8, 2024Next Step is where the kit was up to with the previous assembler - was missing the RHS boot trim82
July 8, 2024Nice new parts - odourless!!83
July 8, 2024Boot walls mounted84
July 8, 2024Spare tyre on the boot mount85
July 8, 2024and in the boot!! No screws, it just sits there with one locating pin.86
July 8, 2024Now for the radiator, which had been assembled before - now cleaned up & rebuilt - had to trim the fan mount (silver) in the middle of the radiator as it had about a 15 degree lean on it!!87
July 8, 2024- a ridiculous amount of instructions for such a simple88
July 8, 2024which was covered by 3 issues of the magazine!! - so I spent some time deburring the fan blades, which are overley THICK!!89
July 13, 2024The original fan-belt mix - no means of determining which are belts & which are pulleys90
July 13, 2024So I painted all the "belt-ish" bit with semi-matt black - then masked everywhere & painted the remainder with gloss black.
Voila!! - also did quite an amout of chiselling, scraping, filing of the part to better show the differentiation. And who (??) will get to see this??91
July 13, 2024another view92
July 13, 2024assembly & fan mounted on engine front93
July 13, 2024I wasn't happy with the exhaust manifolds either, so broke them apart to do a better job94
July 13, 2024Now properley glued together, and all the seamlines & poor joins treated95
July 13, 2024some creative rubber-band clamping96
July 13, 2024Did the gas recycling filter too97
July 13, 2024completed the step with the radiator sub-assembly98
July 13, 2024Engine assembled - just needs a sump99
July 13, 2024Mounting the pipes around the engine - discovered that the breather from the RH crankcase head went nowhere - photos showed that mounting to the post at the front of the engine.100
July 13, 2024modified the post to accept the hose - drill, 0.8mm brass rod, etc
Then discovered that there's no way the hard plastic hose will fit...... went searching for 2.8mm rubber tube....101
July 13, 2024Days later, all I could get was 3mm rubber round from Clarke Rubber, so bought & used that - same drill & 0.8mm brass rod used, but at both ends. - a touch of silver too102
July 13, 2024breather installed - still missing some wiring here?!?!?103
July 13, 2024Aha, next step adds the distributor, wired & coil104
July 13, 2024Better, but there are many more wires present on photos that I have seen..........will I...????
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I acquired this "kit" from an Acquaintance of Harry Edmond, and had to source a couple of the magazine "issues", including the body of the car.
Now complete, I can begin.....
July 6th - up to step #60.....steering
July 13th - completed step 75 - motor completed?!?!?