It has been too long since I have got some time on the Bench. I finally have a setup that just may allow me to get a little work done.

I boxed this 88 GT because I couldn't figure my way to complete the front end. Enough is enough, it's time to finish this one.

I seem to have trouble with AMT kits. As their fitment usually takes quite a bit of finesse, if not all out reconstruction. The provided radiator/cooling system wasn't fitting. I planned electric fans. So I dug out a NASCAR rad and started fooling with it.

Establishing Shot:

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Added some sheet plastic to span gaps in the engine bay:

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Added a filler neck from some brass tubing:

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Then there I was, stuck again:

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The chassis is twisted from the passenger side damage and the frame rails/engine bay are no longer plumb. So I started scratching around.

The green metallic strip is from the 1993 release from Monogram, "Waverider" Chevy S10 custom kit. I built that kit right around that time and still have some of the parts.

I used the Mustang's transmission cross member as a fan shroud, because it won't work for a crossmember with the TH350.

With some persuasion I was able to get this to start looking like someone retro fit a racing radiator in this junky, no-budget race car:

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Either way, we're getting somewhere. This is what is left to paint and assemble.

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But if I don't stop, I may never quit pouring in the detail:

 

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I am happy to be grinding some bench time. Let me know what you all think!