Tony88 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 The orange paint looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 That's sweet!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Well, one thing is for sure, if you don't like rulles, factory stock building ain't for you!!! My personal taste is for a factory original car, but if you want a modified dart, I think the wheels that suit the car better are the Magnums that other Mopar products used. Even some 15" Cragars are cool on a car like that. Don't care much for those too modern brakes and wheels... Most Mopars had a painted engine bay, yes. In Brazil, Darts had the engine bay painted body color. The underside of the unibody was gray primer with body color overspray, and some black undercoating inside the wheel wells, and under the trunk. Today, most hot roders in Brazil like to paint all the underside of the unibody body color, even clear coating the whole thing. Among "Dodgeiros", a flat black engine compartment is not a good thing, as most lazy owners like to paint the engine compartments flat black to hide flaws, like bondo, and poor rust repair. For your posts, I saw that you like Japanese cars, and your builds are awesome, and very accurate to what those cars shoul look like, but the Dart, isn't a Japanese car, and if your friend likes Dodges, you should consider building a model that represents what he would do with a 1:1 version of the Dodge Dart. Your paint job on the body is awesome, just awesome. I would just paint the engine compartment orange, to go with the body, and also paint the underside of the unibody orange, to match what people do with those cars around here. Another detail is the hood and the engine color. Your hood has the "flautas" of the Brazilain Dodge Charger. very few people like the Charger hood on a Dart. Most Dart owners like the original Dart hood better. The only diference is that the Dart hood is flat. About the engine color, well, Brazilian Dodges had engines painted light blue (Darts) or gold (Chargers). passenger cars by Chrysler of Brazil never had orange or red engines. Edited December 24, 2012 by Lovefordgalaxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1 Brazil Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 My next Dodge'll paint the engine green and the engine compartment of carbon fiber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 My next Dodge'll paint the engine green and the engine compartment of carbon fiber make sure you put even bigger wheels on that one, who needs steering right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1 Brazil Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Start polishing For now it's just ... Now I play PS3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonekrosha Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Beautiful paint job. I wish you'd have kept the steel wheels though )))))))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 HOLY SHAMOLY there,Felipe, that's one heckava shine ya got goin on there,brother! Looks good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Man oh man , that is looking SHARP !! Go ahead and paint that engine compartment an colour you desire ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1 Brazil Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 rever, não falta muito. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragzz Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 i like the paint great job there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Felipe, I like the way this Dart is going, as custom/Pro-Touring/road cars are more to my liking than Factory Stock. No matter the viewers preference of vehicular style, they SHOULD be able to recognize building skill. You take great pride in your attention to detail and in your overall build skill. THAT is something to be commended. Continue on with this, as it is a model build worth watching and commenting on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1 Brazil Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Lack bit. I think this'll be the last update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc273 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hi Felipe love what you have done with the dart, have a few on the go at the moment myself. Have a soft spot for them as we had them here in australia but they were referred to a a chrysler valiant coupe. They came in standard, regal and also a sports model called a pacer. They came out with the slant 6, a hemi 6 and the 318 V8 which was the top of the range luxury model. The fronts are different and rear tail light lenses were also different and their model designation was VF(1969) and VG(1970) models. Just google vf or vg valiant coupe for those out there that haven't seen our aussie coupes before. Planning on a dodge dart with a slant six, right hand drive conversion to simulate our version. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Duster Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Very nice. Can you tell me where the tires came from. Kit or aftermarket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Great looking car. Wish I was on your gift list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkPile Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Great job Felipe. Your original ideas really came together well. Some guys around here may never have an original idea. Build and paint them any way you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Looks very cool! Nice job on it its a killer street machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbotoll Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Wheels, stance and paint makes or breakes any car. This one looks to be a one that is going to make it in any way you look at it. A drooler on any curb side. Cool to the extent a Brazillian coulden't even begin to fathom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1 Brazil Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Brian, tires came with the wheels, the wheels were kind of die cast toy. Thanks to other commentators this done, more photos in under Glass. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69336 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Great built! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Wow. I like that a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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