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<blockquote data-quote="Mustang5L5" data-source="post: 16850890" data-attributes="member: 38517"><p>No problem. Yeah I don't think i'll modify another one quite like this again. I have it on my office desk, and now that I look at it, i can see the 5.0 engine is not quite sitting perfect. So it really needs me to take it apart again to try and fix it, but the engine (even though it's a GMP branded engine) was a pain as it was to get to sit properly. This model came with dumps for exhaust, which was glued to the body. I want to put a stock exhaust on it, so I had to drill out the mounts which made that exhaust noit usable anymore.</p><p></p><p>I didn't take much pics of my progress, but I found this one. These are the rear wheels, partially through the process. I drilled out the hubs to accept some 0.200" plastic rod i had. Glued that in place and then machined down the backside to get the right "offset". Had to go back and forth with the old wheels, and then when i got it on the car, i found it still had too much "poke" so i had to pull them off and take them down a little bit more. I also had glued the brake calipers on already, so i had to cut them and reglue them in the new position. This project probably took me 2 months start to finish just because I had to think through each modification before doing it as I was limited on parts</p><p></p><p>This pic was after gluing the dowel in, but before machining down the stubs to the right offset</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1772161[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Overall i love it, but it has some flaws. These latest GMP models have a LOT of QC issues like the hatch on mine. Since i have to pull this apart again to add the stock exhaust (when i find a stock LX exhaust with tailpipes to swap on), i'll address the fit then, but that's how it came out of the box.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1772162[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustang5L5, post: 16850890, member: 38517"] No problem. Yeah I don't think i'll modify another one quite like this again. I have it on my office desk, and now that I look at it, i can see the 5.0 engine is not quite sitting perfect. So it really needs me to take it apart again to try and fix it, but the engine (even though it's a GMP branded engine) was a pain as it was to get to sit properly. This model came with dumps for exhaust, which was glued to the body. I want to put a stock exhaust on it, so I had to drill out the mounts which made that exhaust noit usable anymore. I didn't take much pics of my progress, but I found this one. These are the rear wheels, partially through the process. I drilled out the hubs to accept some 0.200" plastic rod i had. Glued that in place and then machined down the backside to get the right "offset". Had to go back and forth with the old wheels, and then when i got it on the car, i found it still had too much "poke" so i had to pull them off and take them down a little bit more. I also had glued the brake calipers on already, so i had to cut them and reglue them in the new position. This project probably took me 2 months start to finish just because I had to think through each modification before doing it as I was limited on parts This pic was after gluing the dowel in, but before machining down the stubs to the right offset [ATTACH type="full" alt="1670258014397.png"]1772161[/ATTACH] Overall i love it, but it has some flaws. These latest GMP models have a LOT of QC issues like the hatch on mine. Since i have to pull this apart again to add the stock exhaust (when i find a stock LX exhaust with tailpipes to swap on), i'll address the fit then, but that's how it came out of the box. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1670258340906.png"]1772162[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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