Fox Body Coupe Conversion
 

So, I've been toying with this for a LONG time now. I am going to convert a Mustang Convertible to a coupe. It is the old fox body style. I plan to make resin copies, as this is one of the most sought after mustangs in scale form, in my eye. There are pans for 3 different versions. Not sure if they will be stand alone bodies, or if I will create an LX coupe, and then have the GT side skirts, valance, and bumper as conversion peices, there will also be a Cobra front bumper, and 4 eye front. All that I have accomplished right now is to begin to clean up the body and accumulate some reference. I still need to pick up an 87 thunderbird kit to bash the rear glass and surround out of. I will probably yank the roof crom the hatch model that I picked up recently..though do it VERY reluctantly. I'm having a bit of trouble determining the proportions around the trunk area. Anyway, not much to show just yet.

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This is what I've completed so far this morning with about a half an hour worth of work and a razor saw. Not much of the hatch left. I really hope they re-release this kit otherwise I'll be kicking myself :_paranoid . As for the 'vert body. I removed the window frame, as I like the molding on the hatch much better. There will now be lots of shaping to make sure that everything lines up correctly, and that I get the proportions correct. The top will not go on until I get the donor kit for the back glass, enjoy.

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here is a shot of the car from the side. It is seeming sort of like the cobra top is a little wider than the vert body. We will see just how it comes out. It needs some work around the lower window trim, But I think at this point it is looking pretty good. Once I have taken the top as far as I can, I will begin to work on removing the GT trim and making it look like an LX

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here are some shots with the GT molding removed. I have yet to start on the front fascia. I got a little work done on the rocker panel area yesterday, I might have pics up later today

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Coming Along good. Put those together Great.

this could have been a no no adding the roof before I have the glass in hand, but here we go, the rough is now attached to the body and overall it is looking pretty good IMHO.

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a small update for this evening...hmm ok wednesday morning at quarter after midnight. All I did today was hit the body with a coat of primer so I could find where the work needs to be done, re scribed the panel lines, and started cleaning up the inside of the body. It looks REALLY spot on with the primer on and everything one color. I've also started working on the lx front bumper cover, really kind of shooting in the dark with this one, until my people come through with the reference I need. I think it is looking ok at this point, enjoy

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here is the front bumper, it is beginning to look like the correct LX unit.

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a bit more to show on this guy. Please note that I have corrected the window molding around the back glass. It now sits much more flush with the trunk

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