Project: Mustang GT350 Hertz Edition - Finished!!

[TheGreatSatan]

I'll be doing two mods at once. The Cardinals SFF will be more long term, while this will be quick and easy.

This is going to be a simple mod for a friend who loved my Cuda 440 case and wanted something similiar for himself. The car I'm using as a reference is the Mustang GT350 Hertz Edition:

Black with Gold stripes

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp143/TheGreatSatan/real5.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp143/TheGreatSatan/real2.jpg

And here's the case I'm using:

Modtek ArmorX (http://www.xoxide.com/modtek-armorx-case.html)

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp143/TheGreatSatan/Armorx.jpg

[Kumo]

Nice car... Bad rims :D
Cool side airintakes to mimic on the case.

I wish to have time and space to mod 2 cases at the same time, sometimes, even one...


Good luck

[DonT-FeaR]

ha so this one clasifys as mod 30 or 31?

guess it depends which is started or finished first

good concept btw

[TheGreatSatan]

I think it's which one I'll finish first. This one

[DonT-FeaR]

happy 30th again :)

[XcOM]

another car mod TGS, i always look forward to these from you dude.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Nice car... Bad rims :D

Wot?! The stock mags are brilliant. Well, they'd look terrible on most anything else, but they work well here. I'd paint 'em to match the gold stripe, though.

This is gonna be good, TGS... watching for the groundbreaking ceremony, so to speak!

[TheGreatSatan]

It's going to be a lot easier this time. When I finally get the case it'll be done in a couple weeks tops!

[DonT-FeaR]

promises promises :)

i hope you keep them

[TheGreatSatan]

The case came

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040099.jpg

So I took the door off because I don't like it.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040101.jpg

I taped it off right away

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040105.jpg

And painted the inside flat black

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040108.jpg

The gold stripes are next.

[DonT-FeaR]

yay.. we have lift off.. cant wait to see where you take this

[Nate Dogg]

oooh, ahhh

I'll be watching this one :)

[TheGreatSatan]

I measured out the top exhaust

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040112.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040113.jpg

Then comes the hood pins

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040117.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040118.jpg

And I decided to paint the drive bays

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040119.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040120.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I put the bays back in

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040121.jpg

And then taped off the lines I need to paint

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040124.jpg

And did it in place

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040125.jpg

This is what it will look like when I'm done

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040126.jpg

I removed the tape. The far right is NOT messed up; that's the sticky stuff from the tape

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040129.jpg

The letters were $3

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040128.jpg

I put them on from right to left to make it line up just right

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040130.jpg

I still have the middle stripe to paint and then I'll repeat the whole process on the other side

[DonT-FeaR]

looks good man
great start

[TheGreatSatan]

I think it looks terrible. I'm probably just going to buy pinstping that you use on an actual car

[DonT-FeaR]

oh... i like it.. lol

[nevermind1534]

I think it looks terrible. I'm probably just going to buy pinstping that you use on an actual car

I have access to a large assortment of vinyl and a vinyl plotter through Tuesday (hint, hint). Not sure if I have that exact color, though.

[TheGreatSatan]

No biggie. I'll find some

[TheGreatSatan]

I cut out the top exhaust

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040135.jpg

Then drilled the holes for the hood pins

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040131.jpg

Then cut the pins

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040132.jpg

And mixed up some JB Weld

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040133.jpg

And dropped the pins in

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040138.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040139.jpg

I decided to remove the pin striping. I'm going to use real pin striping that you buy for a car instead.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040141.jpg

I added the black and gold pinstriping, but still need to get a 2 inch wide piece for the center

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040148.jpg

[Twigsoffury]

I added the black and gold pinstriping, but still need to get a 2 inch wide piece for the center

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040148.jpg

I was just about to say it needs pin stripes.

These might go with your case if your looking for grills (sorta car theme)
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/2656/flc-102/AC_Ryan_RadGrillz_Stripes_1x120_Stainless_Steel_AC R-RG35241.html?tl=g36c221s543

Just sort of look like they'd fit your theme to me. Even more so if you sprayed them down gold.

5/5 stars so far. looks awsome.

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm going to be painting the front mesh gold:

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040121.jpg

And then adding a Mustang emblem on top of it

http://snarfed.org/space/ford_mustang_emblem.jpg

[DonT-FeaR]

much much cooler now!

[SXRguyinMA]

lookni good!

[OvRiDe]

I noticed you picked the GT350H... Is this going to be a rental computer? :D

[TheGreatSatan]

Nope, for a friend

[TheGreatSatan]

So I ordered an adhesive sheet of gold vinyl and here's how it came. It has a dozen frickin' creases in it!

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040160.jpg

Luckily I was able to get enough of an edge off to apply it to the panels

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040161.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040162.jpg

[pcclan]

very nice love the painting

[DonT-FeaR]

very cool..

sucks when stuff has creases when its not ment to. nice work

[msmrx57]

You can try to get the creases out by blowing warm air from a hair dryer on it and rubbing it gentley with a clean soft cloth. Other than that looking good so far.

[BerticusPryme]

once again Ken you make the car nut in me happy.....

[TheGreatSatan]

I cut the vinyl out into 1 1/2 inch wide strips.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040163.jpg

As I applied the decal, I stretched it out to remove the creases

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040164.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040165.jpg

The window has these venting lines that are just too stupid looking and has to go

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040167.jpg

The pannel does have a nice feature though. The window is connected to the panel with little tabs. Just lift the tabs and it comes right out.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040168.jpg

Then I used the old window to trace out a new one

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040170.jpg

Once cut, all I had to do was recreate the holes for the tabs

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040176.jpg

I'm still waiting on the hood sccoop and front Mustang emblem to arrive

[The boy 4rm oz]

Man an awesome car, a true classic, the case looks pretty interesting too. Looking great as always mate, excellent use of vinyl. +rep

[TheGreatSatan]

The Mustang emblem arrived. It's with my phone for a size comparison

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040179.jpg

Then I painted the front mesh gold to match everything else

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040182.jpg

And mounted the emblem

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040188.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

Love the emblem, goes perfectly.

[DonT-FeaR]

win..

but i laugh at.. just move the tabs and it comes right out...

in the pic.. theres side cutters :)

very good tho... reppages!

[The boy 4rm oz]

I had the same tabs on my NZXT side panel, I didn't really like em so I chopped em off lol.

[TheGreatSatan]

The hood scoop arrived.

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040189.jpg

So I added the stripes and I'm finished!

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040198.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040194.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040195.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040196.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040197.jpg

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1040204.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

Looks fantastic mate, very cool. One thing I would do I add the stainless steel cord to the hood pins, make it look more authentic.

[TheGreatSatan]

The car it's based on doesn't have them either.

[DonT-FeaR]

AWESOME.. worked well mate..

happy 30th :)

[TheGreatSatan]

Thank you!

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ah, touche.

[Performer]

Awesome job :)

[rendermandan]

Great job as always!

[AntraxLife]

yet another nice mod +rep
but just for a tip: paint the mess at the ''side'' scoop on the front gold as well.
not saying its ugly or something, its very nice!

[Mark_Hardware]

Lookin good. Nothing too complicated. What's gonna be under the hood? :D

[Beta-brain]

Black and gold always look so good and remind me of the old John Player Special race cars/bikes, that scoop really makes it, great job, all you need now is a GT350 engine sound track to use for boot up 8)

[DonT-FeaR]

haha yeah looks wicked

[Waynio]

Nicely done mate :up::banana:.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

very nice +rep

[TheGreatSatan]

Thanks. It was mailed to it's owner a while ago. Makes me want to do another car mod.:D