MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Both almost finish Here is the rear shock cross member in the making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Rear cross shock member in the making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Here is the cross shock member Here is the frame rails, rear shock cross member and rear cross member as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 I assembled the rear pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 A few mock ups 1st with a Amt General Lee shell 2nd mock up with a Revell platform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 2nd mock up continued Next will be the gas tank brace and trunk pan.. I hope you all enjoyed the update of photos, comments are always welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Hi you all, I got progress photos I'll be posting soon. I got the trunk rails made out of plastic evergreen before I go the next step in making them into metal pieces by using the evergreen ones as a temp. I also got the trunk pan floor cross brace made as well out of evergreen. I'm working on 3 to 4 projects right now trying to take my mind of of my one cousin that past away last Friday after battling cancer for a few years now. I'll post the progress photos asap or soon as my computer starts to work with me here LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Sorry to hear about your cousin, it sounds like it's for the better under the circumstances, though. Nice work on the front clip and chassis. I'll look forward to seeing more. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Okay here is some photos.. The frame rail jig in the works. Okay, now I have something to say here, after the other photos was taken.. later that night. I decided I would weld or try to spot weld even though my wife ask me nicely not to and to wait to the next day.. well I thought why wait. So I got my welder out and started to weld.. well towards the end I took a small brake and soon as I went to flip my shield down my welding shield glass broke.. so I thought I could easy finish the weld up by closing my eyes during the welds with my face shield on.. let me just say later that night I had a good welder flash.. and still have a sore right eye ball as well yet!.. On top of that with having the face shield on that night and working out in the driveway area. I a bout knock over the work stand behind me when a few wild sparks burn my hand and I jump back. The other work stand had the semi trunk project on it.. The frame got bent as a few pieces of wood landed on it as things fell.. so I'm in the process of working on a metal frame for that project as well. The photos from that night. I'll clean up the welds, and re-weld it since I have a new welding glass now. More photos coming.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I still have to get the other piece of steel prep to weld into place on the other side yet of that jig. Here is a before photo of the center pieces.. The correct version of the 2nd gen Dodge Charger rear frame rails.. Now I have a few chassis's of the 2nd generation on hand, I had one bad chassis so I'm using that one to modify while using the others only as comparison on location of some mounts. I have over 3000 ref photos to also help me out. The black chassis photo is one of the good chassis's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 A location pin pointer trunk pan drawing I was working on, that I will transfer over to the bad chassis The evergreen trunk rails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Closer look at the one location The shell belongs to another project I'm working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Now look close in this photo.. you will notice at the tail end of the rails they curves up and then straight out wards.. just like the real chargers does on there frame rails. Revell miss that point of detail on there tooling it looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Here I trim off the sides and also angled them inwards like the real parts does Here is the trunk pan floor brace in the works, plus notice the detail that I am working on with the rear cross member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Here you can see these rails I made out of evergreen has the correct curves to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Okay.. here is the bad chassis that I was talking about earlier. I thought it would be good to start working with it. I had last fall removed the gas tank from it for on another project. I got this chassis from Floyd the owner of my local hobby shop out in town in his one chassis parts bin that he has in the shop out there. You can say at one point this was being used as donor chassis for on a few builds. So I thought this would make a great prototype chassis and floor board for on this project. I already marked out a few line up locations I'll need these for later on with this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 The mock up fitting has began Filled in some areas, and removed what was left of the other rail, and super glued the seam shut Another test fit.. I know I still have to remove the rear cross member off the chassis yet before it will set flush in place right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Okay, so I moved to the rear seat area of the chassis Now in this photo.. look at the space of the trunk floor area, that is how far off and incorrect trunk area is on the kit with the moulded in kit rails LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 I'm not saying the kit if bad or anything, just a little incorrect in spots is all. Some more test fitting, things looks about right with the chassis and the new prototype rear rails and pieces I also had to add a strip of evergreen and extend the hub area behind the rear seat location out 1mm and also move the floor pan that attaches to that area out as well from the molded in area and super glue it to the evergreen piece, I also nicely removed the molded in shock cross member too.. I can use that later on down the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Had to notch the area just at the tunnel bend and push the lower part of the floor panel forward and super glue it in location The tail end cross member is in the correct resting spot, the rear end frail rail area at the bend over the rear end is in the correct resting spot and the rail meets the front floor board area is in the correct spot as well.. I just need to button up the other areas up front now and work at making the correct version of the trunk pan and wheel wells LOL I hope you all enjoyed the update of photos on the project. All comments about the project is welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Sorry to hear about your cousin, it sounds like it's for the better under the circumstances, though. Nice work on the front clip and chassis. I'll look forward to seeing more. Charlie Larkin Thanks man, I was shock to hear myself about her going.. but your right at least now shes in a better place. Thanks also for checking out my work on the front and also on the chassis, I'll have photos by probably this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Hi you all, well I been test fitting and eye balling things. I notice something about the interior zone. It appears revell made a mistake in this area with the floor board piece. You see on the 1/1 chargers the sides goes stright up and down. They don't tilt outwards at the bottom like the revell interior floor board piece does. They have the top back package tray area correct with the weight, but the floor board area is off like 1.50 maybe 2mm on each side at the bottom though.. which when you have the interior pieces all attach the tops are always tilted inwards where as the dash is held into place at with the tilt in sides. I have always notice this on all the revell charger models I have built over the years and always wondered why something didn't look quite right.. now I know why. I notice this issue this even when I looking at how I was going to make the floor area under the rear seat on the chassis tilt downwards from the sides like the real chargers does and that's when I thought I better check with the interior panels as well to see how much evergreen I would need to cut out. I have photos of the progress I have done to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Now, looking straight down on the shell and floor pan, the blue line is my interior line, the kit floor board piece covers this by 2mm at least which would be incorrect. Now if you picture the interior piece's in place on the blue line, you will then see how fast the car would look more realistic leave that 1mm of space for the side windows to set, just like in the real cars Edited September 13, 2013 by M0par Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Transmission cross area I have to add to an extend it up about 3mm and remove the lower cross piece that bolts up to the transmission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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