project - 1966 mustang coupe (notch back)

[blue504life]

this is a project that i have been wanting to do for many many years now, before i got into xmods. this car, when finished, will be for my dad. because its of his first car.

1965 mustang coupe
pics of his car
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0820.jpg
i dont have one of the front right now

a few specs
rebuilt by my dad 25+ years ago
pearl white with pink and blue accents
289 small block
custom interior (that is trash now)

my model

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0939.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0940.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0941.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0942.jpg
the front needs to be lowered some

as for paint
lexus diamond white pearl base
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0944.jpg

lexus crystal white top
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0945.jpg

then the pink and blue
and clear if needed

so thanks for lookin

[Dark Knight]

that is awesome. where did you get the body?

[blue504life]

that is awesome. where did you get the body?

thanks
internet, i forgot what site. ebay has them everywhere

[F-100CuStOmCaB]

Your dad still has the car I'm guessing? Nice tribute project. Like I might of told I might make a tribute Mustang body because of my first car being a Mustang. Thats a cool model to, like that front end on it looks mean:) Does your dads have that chin spoiler on it?

[blue504life]

Your dad still has the car I'm guessing? Nice tribute project. Like I might of told I might make a tribute Mustang body because of my first car being a Mustang. Thats a cool model to, like that front end on it looks mean:) Does your dads have that chin spoiler on it?

still has the car, in a barn, where it has been for the last 15 years. im goin to take my time on it, it may be a month or 2 before its finished. yes it has the front spoiler you just cant see it

[2jack3jack]

im loving it it will look good

[F-100CuStOmCaB]

I don't blame you, you would want somthing this special to look as nice as you can. I would do the same thing except my Mustang would be a lil forgiving cuz mines a pile of junk and I would proly make it look that way LOL do a proj. like texan

[blue504life]

im loving it it will look good
thanks
I don't blame you, you would want somthing this special to look as nice as you can. I would do the same thing except my Mustang would be a lil forgiving cuz mines a pile of junk and I would proly make it look that way LOL do a proj. like texan

if you make your car, go take very detailed pics of it and do the paint the same. dont beat the hell out of a model

[2jack3jack]

ur wel ya i just got a 58 vette body for my xmod

[Dark Knight]

wait, you mean you can buy plastic model cars 1/28 scale and put the body on your xmod? AWESOME

[blue504life]

wait, you mean you can buy plastic model cars 1/28 scale and put the body on your xmod? AWESOME

it takes a bit of time to mount it, but yeah. 1/24 works the best

[spitfire]

i love it. ive always been i sucker for old mustangs. my grandfather as a 1965 convertible in his garage.

[blue504life]

i love it. ive always been i sucker for old mustangs. my grandfather as a 1965 convertible in his garage.

haha, do you know if that car is original or restored?

[blue504life]

update, not much

started work on the side scoops
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0990.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0991.jpg

the custom wheels i choose, with i now see are to big
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG0992.jpg

thanks

[theruns]

hmm i like that a large amount

[blue504life]

hmm i like that a large amount

umm.......ok, thanks

[blue504life]

i finaly got the side scoops done

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1026.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1027.jpg

so tomorrow i might prime it and go from there

[stangdude94]

looking good man

[F-100CuStOmCaB]

Yea nice custom fabricating you done there!!! Lookin' Great;)

[blue504life]

looking good man
thanks
Yea nice custom fabricating you done there!!! Lookin' Great;)

thanks, it only took about an hour altogether

[blue504life]

got it primed, but it still needs alot

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1038.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1039.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1041.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1042.jpg

[65mustangrock]

cant wait to see It painted! looks sweet!!!

[blue504life]

cant wait to see It painted! looks sweet!!!

thanks, if i can get it to sit on the chassis how i want it to, this is as far as it will get

[spitfire]

haha, do you know if that car is original or restored?

its defintly restord lol!

ive seen pics of when he first got it. it was a basket case.

[blue504life]

its defintly restord lol!

ive seen pics of when he first got it. it was a basket case.

restored cars are cool to, if it was all original it would be worth a good bit, the car im basing this off of my dad had found in a junk yard, and rebuilt it for like 10 years

[spitfire]

my grandpas 65 is a convertible. but it does have the original motor and all original body panels.

[blue504life]

my grandpas 65 is a convertible. but it does have the original motor and all original body panels.

what was it V6? then a small block V8 conversion, my dads car has all orginal body panels but there full of rust holes right now

[spitfire]

i have one qwestion for you blue504life. i have a (model) red mustang 1969 GT500 all put together. and was thinking of making it a xmod. but it came out looking great when i was done. its one of my best models. i was ust wondering if i should go through the trouble of taking it apart. but it would make a nice xmod. idk im kind of troubled on what i should do.

my grandpas is a straight 6. but the body is all painted and in great shape.

[blue504life]

i have one qwestion for you blue504life. i have a (model) red mustang 1969 GT500 all put together. and was thinking of making it a xmod. but it came out looking great when i was done. its one of my best models. i was ust wondering if i should go through the trouble of taking it apart. but it would make a nice xmod. idk im kind of troubled on what i should do.

if its a nice car and all finished and stuff, i would leave it as is, and find another model kit, take it apart as a last resort, but thats a easy kit to find

[spitfire]

i mite just make it an xmod. now that you say it, i have seen it every i go. so who cares if i use a good made model.

[blue504life]

i mite just make it an xmod. now that you say it, i have seen it every i go. so who cares if i use a good made model.

id just remake it if you see it everywhere, just do the body

[WhiteMKIV]

Wasnt the mid to late 60's stang inline 6's?

[blue504life]

Wasnt the mid to late 60's stang inline 6's?

the just mustangs were from factory, the GT had a 289 when it was first introduced, 2 years later the 302 was added to the list, most guys with the late 60s stangs have changed them to fit the big blocks, like my uncle has a 67 coupe with a 351 cleveland (bigger in outer size then the normal 351), my cousin has a 69 fastback with a 351 winser (the smaller of the 351's) my dad put a 5.0 in a 66 coupe about a year ago, but it was basicly just a 302 in the car

[spitfire]

ya he pretty much summed it up.

[supraboi97]

Well when the mustang came out they had an option with an inline 6 or a 289 v8 and later a 302. Then in 1968 the cobra jet came out with a 428 which was the fastest production mustang until the 2000 cobra r.

The project appears to be turning out really great i would love to make one of my actual car but have yet to find a 67 coupe model.

[HUMMER H4]

nice work man.

[blue504life]

Well when the mustang came out they had an option with an inline 6 or a 289 v8 and later a 302. Then in 1968 the cobra jet came out with a 428 which was the fastest production mustang until the 2000 cobra r.

The project appears to be turning out really great i would love to make one of my actual car but have yet to find a 67 coupe model.
well i just learned something, but im pretty sure there was no 428 cobra jet i think it was 429 cobra jet

thanks, my uncle has a 67 coupe its the same as the 66, just buy this kit if you want to do that

nice work man.

thanks

[supraboi97]

well i just learned something, but im pretty sure there was no 428 cobra jet i think it was 429 cobra jet



Well then i guess we both learned something because i had no idea there was a 429 cobra jet but there is in fact a 428 i have wanted one for so long but really expensive.
http://musclecars.howstuffworks.com/classic-muscle-cars/1968-ford-mustang-428-cobra-jet.htm

[blue504life]

Well then i guess we both learned something because i had no idea there was a 429 cobra jet but there is in fact a 428 i have wanted one for so long but really expensive.
http://musclecars.howstuffworks.com/classic-muscle-cars/1968-ford-mustang-428-cobra-jet.htm

dont hold me to it, but im pretty sure there is one, if your looking for something with power, just get a 390, and through a cam in it, it would be just as bad as a 428

[supraboi97]

Ya that would have been a good idea but i have a 67 289 and was eventually planning on doing an engine swap for a crate motor. Sorry this thread got pretty off topic.

[blue504life]

Ya that would have been a good idea but i have a 67 289 and was eventually planning on doing an engine swap for a crate motor. Sorry this thread got pretty off topic.

i think a 351 is about the biggest you can fit with out much moding, i dont care about off topic its still about the 65-68 mustangs

[supraboi97]

Ya i was thinking about a 351 windsor but a brand new crate motor will run for quite a pretty penny. So it would probably just be better to spend all the money on restoring it further and not going for a bigger engine.

[TheXmodifyer]

Can we quit the bull**** and get back on topic? :lol: i wanna see this car get done!

[blue504life]

Ya i was thinking about a 351 windsor but a brand new crate motor will run for quite a pretty penny. So it would probably just be better to spend all the money on restoring it further and not going for a bigger engine.
finish the car, then go bigger, make it kinda a sleeper
Can we quit the bull**** and get back on topic? :lol: i wanna see this car get done!

BS is all we got, the car is primed, and thats it, i might try the paint on something else tomorrow

[blue504life]

i got the base laid down, it needs some more on it, but its all covered, tomorrow i will try to add the metallic coat

but here it is
no chassis sorry

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1078.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1079.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1080.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1082.jpg
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff127/blue504life/CIMG1083.jpg

[stangdude94]

nice work blue looks good

[blue504life]

nice work blue looks good

i hope it looks good, thanks

[scoter]

nice job.