1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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This model was built to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Alan Kulwicki's Winston Cup Championship.
I used the cage and chassis from a '96-'97 T-bird kit (I finally have a use for these now!). It fits the '89-'93 body pretty good with little modification. I only used a couple of pieces from the older kit like the seat, rear shelf, and shifter. I wired some ignition boxes from a Mello Yello Pontiac, added a window net from a Craftsman truck kit, and exhaust pipes from an AMT stock car. The holes in the wheels were opened up by grinding the backsides with a Dremel tool. I also added Detail Master photoetched seatbelts and a helmet from a ProFinish kit.
The instrument panel was completely scratchbuilt from sheet styrene, sheet aluminum, aluminum tubing, straight pins, and Grandt line rivets.
I also scratchbuilt the driveshaft, steering column, fuel filler and overflow, and weight jack posts.

First up, some of the "in progress" shots:
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Some interior details:
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Early body work:
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Final mock up:
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The completed model:
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My AK collection so far. The Zerex Ford (bottom left) is the first stock car I ever built back in 1990:
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Thank you as always for looking,

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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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Wow, fantastic job!
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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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Hello Greg,

Waow, what a clean built 8) , looks perfect, and I’d like to be able to take such a good pictures too.

BRAVO.

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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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That looks fantastic. Absolutely love the dashboard. What a spectacular build. The collection looks great.
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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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Very nice!
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Very nice Build :) .

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Looks great- I just got some AK Thunderbirds from eBay, your build is inspiring!
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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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You seem to have an infatuation with Hooters. Can't fault you there!
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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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Excellent job Greg, a nice tribute to a legend.
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Re: 1992 Hooters Ford Thunderbird

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Really cool build, great colour scheme and a nice collection - well done.

Love these Nascars, must build one some day soon.
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