Guest 66dragfreak Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well, what started as a "simple" build of this car has turned into a full blown, out of control project. Being a huge Mopar fanatic, I always wanted to build a vintage Chrysler product with opened doors and so forth. As you can see from the pics, this car is my 1st victim of such a build. I have a VERY long way to go and alot of learning along the way. This car originally started out life as a "quick" shelf build that turned ugly. I am still figuring out how to modify the interior panels and such to get everything to fit together and I am trying a few suggestions for making hinges that were shared here as well. This car will probably not be finished before we relocate in the spring, but I would really like to get it done for next year's NNL East show. Anyways, enough rambling. here are some images of what I'm working with so far. Any ideas, suggestions, tips, etc. would be gretly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR BIGGS Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) That look's like it's going to be a nice project. keep up the good work. Edited November 27, 2008 by MR BIGGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 The bodywork looks good so far..................Just one tip on the door jambs though. You'll want to make a "lip" for the door to rest on once closed before you make the rest of the jamb. The way it is right now the door wouldn't have anything to rest on unless you make a catch or something. Here's an example.................... Notice how the door jamb on the body sticks out past the rear quarter just a bit. That way when the door shuts, it'll be even with the bodywork provided there wasn't too much material taken away from the door. I do quite a bit of test fitting when I do opening doors to make sure they close pretty much flush. If you can wait a spell, I have an article coming out in the next MCM mag that shows how I do opening doors, up to making gooseneck hinges (Yours wouldn't use those). I don't want to tip my hand too much before the article comes out though. BTW, if you click here you'll see how I modified the hinges on the above model to be more durable as this kit was notorious for not going together well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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