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[wheaton79chris]

I have the doh 1/16 kit. I'm wondering if anyone has attempted to make a aftermarket nose cone and spoiler to convert it to a Daytona

[lordairgtar]

The DOH kit was based on a Dodge Daytona racer. It was a later body style, though.

Edited by lordairgtar, 08 December 2012 - 09:39 PM.

[TooOld]

 Yep .  This is my own conversion ,  but Resin Motor Replicas makes a kit with the nose ,  wing ,  and fender scoops for $25 .

 

 

Edited by TooOld, 09 December 2012 - 03:22 AM.

[Greg Myers]

What did you do about the window plug ?

[wheaton79chris]

Is the off set in the engine block supposed to be there or is that from age of the molds

[TooOld]

What did you do about the window plug ?

 

I cut out that section of the body and used sheet styrene to make a plug .

 

 

Is the off set in the engine block supposed to be there or is that from age of the molds

 

The engine in mine is centered in the chassis .   Or are you talking about the engine itself ?   The driver side cylinder head is slightly forward of the passenger side .

[wheaton79chris]

The right rear of the block section is longer than the left

[TooOld]

  Christopher ,   I checked a new DOH kit and two Street Charger kits and they are all the same .   I had to remove the alignment pins to assemble the halves of my engine block ,  and the rear is too long on the drivers side .  It needs to be filed down till it is flush so that the rear plate and bellhousing will mount properly .   In the two photos ,  the black engine block is the new DOH and the white primered one is an old DOH block .  I know I did some sanding on the old one but it wasn't as bad as the new ones are .   Just make sure the front is flush as shown so the cylinder heads and intake manifold will fit properly .

 

 

[wheaton79chris]

Thank you guys. TooOld I filed it down and got it where I could work with it. It was a lot of plastic taken off but left enough to work with

[Greg Myers]

Looks like basic model building to me. Gotta do your research.

[azers]

The pics are great. Especially the one with trans. Great views of engine oil staining for us detail fanatics. Thanks.

[wheaton79chris]

Neat (little) engine once it starts coming together