1992 Mercury Cougar

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I already started to make a true dual exhaust system.

I also painted it the same color as my thunderbird (Cougar and Thunderbird are about identical; MN12)

will keep an eye on this
keep us posted

where do you find all these old kits?? I want one :)

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a mach up picture. Nothing is glued yet.

My friend's grandmother has one just like that:lol: Is that a New Jersey liscence plate on the thunderbird?

Nice kit that one.

Mike :sunglasse

This kit isnt that old. Its a re-issue, lowrider version- 3n1. I got it at wal-mart.

Revell was supposed to re-release the 1992 Thunderbird SC LAST MONTH! WTF is taking them so long?

And no, that is a virginia plate. Sun makes it look yellowish.

Cool! I just pulled mine back out and started back to work on it. Keep up the coolness!!:sunglasse

i've been struck by blue oval fever here as of late how is the quality of this kit? nice work so far

I think Fujimi has a set of rims in one of their Hondas (CRX, I bet) that should match your 1:1 pretty well. The difference between 1:24 and 1:25 should scale them right up to proper size too. I'll give it a look see, but if I can't find anything, it's worth a little research if you want a ringer for your car.

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The suspension in this thing is horrible. Its uneven, and the height is too low. The front is normal ride height, and the rear top of the tires is nearly under the fenders. I put some blocks to jack up the whole entire rear subframe. Then my front went crooked, one tire was lower then the other. I cut the top of the coil over, and put in another spacer. Then the entire chassis is crooked (warped from cutting some pieces away for my exhaust), but i bent it back into shape. After some cussing, i got it to look nice.

The Thunderbird SC uses the same mold, but i dont remember it being this shitty.

I also dont have an exhaust system. My dog ate it, from the resonator foward. Luckily i still have my custom bent true duals. Anyone got a spare exhaust system?

The CRX has similar wheels as your 1:1, but they are 7 spokes, not 5. Oh well. PM me if you want 'em, though I don't imagine you do.

Looking sweet

The Revell-O-Gram SC T-Bird has those exact 5-spoke wheels...

hth,
Bill

The CRX has similar wheels as your 1:1, but they are 7 spokes, not 5. Oh well. PM me if you want 'em, though I don't imagine you do.

The 1:1 car is a Thunderbird and the 1:25 progress is a Cougar :) Different cars, just same paint color.

The 1:1 car is a Thunderbird and the 1:25 progress is a Cougar :) Different cars, just same paint color.

I am such an idiot. I've never been more embarassed. Ok, so maybe I have been, but yeah. Look! Over there! A distraction!

[willimo runs away]

I am such an idiot. I've never been more embarassed. Ok, so maybe I have been, but yeah. Look! Over there! A distraction!


lol. Yeaup. I got the wheels from my last super coupe some where (the ones on my 1:1)

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I completly scratchbuilt an exhaust system. The H-Pipe foward is from an 88 Mustang GT 1:24 scale, so the pipes are a little bit bigger in 1:25, so their about 3", compared to the stock single exhaust 2.25" The pieces i used for the pipes are from left over sprue's/trees. I heated them up, then bent them. I notched out the gas tank so i could fit the pipes between it, then put on tin foil to make it look like a heat shield.

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This is the hood i might use. Im not sure yet though, since everything else exterior wise (except painted head light housings and cc's) is stock. Still a lot more sanding.

and yes, it is possible to modify the gas tank for the exhaust..

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got some work done on it. The back windows didnt fit at all. The back and sides were all molded as one piece, and wouldnt fit as one piece, so i had to cut it. When i cut it it all cracked, so im gonna put some decals over the cracks..

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I weathered it a bit, and blackwashed virtually everything.

the decals: TCCoA, BBK, Art Carr, MN12 Performance, mercurycougar.net

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interesting build. It looks very accurate

Good job! I love the wethering.

How'd you weather that?? I want to do that!!! Very nice!

Its realy easy , all ya gotta do is drive down a dirt road with a cuple water pudles in it :grinyes: j/k. You can buy wethering paints in hobby shops by the train stuff.

Looking to be a cool project, keep us posted on the progress!!