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[Metalmad]

Well this another one I start a couple of months ago & since the Camaro is finished I start back up on the Hemi Dart. The color is Root Beer & the pic does not do it justice. I had to raise up the Hood scope to accommodate the aluminum stacks on the carbs. Reworked the rear wheel tubs for some wider meats and made a different rear end. The interior is just about finished just have to add a few details & a Tach yet. 

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[Metalmad]

Also built a custom center console & shifter & the bezel that is over the shifter. Will also be installing front discs & calipers and may try to run the brake lines also & also scratch built a set of traction bars for the rear. 

[Dragfreak]

Great job!! and i love that color!!

[Metalmad]

 Also going to add the strip on the back in white.

[Christopher J]

Great looking build so far. I like the two tone interior. Looki.g forward to seeing more of the build.

[Metalmad]

Was not sure if the two tone interior would go with the Root Beer paint. Here are few pictures of the wheels & tires and the hood after being painted.

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[Metalmad]

Clear coated the rims tonight & made mounting plates for the rear backing plates to axle housing & painted them.

[Metalmad]

Well have gotten it cleared and the strip on the rear & should have done some research on the rear strip because it's not far enough back on the trunk and as it goes down the  sides it is slanted forward a bit.

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Edited by Metalmad, 10 March 2013 - 06:44 PM.

[vintagedragfan]

awesome!! turning out great

[wrecker388]

Cool! That color is pretty similar to what is on my 1:1 Thunderbird.

[Metalmad]

Going to have to repaint ! Leaving the rubber band on overnight to get the ride height correct cut into the paint pretty bad.

Learning something new everyday.  

[Metalmad]

Picked up another Revell Hemi kit to use the body & hood for the repaint and will be changing the color also even though I liked the Rootbeer.Plus the 426 in this kit is done really well so I'll be using that for a future build. So hopefully I will be able to get this painted tomorrow since today i did the body clean up & scribed the door and trunk lines & primered the body today.

[Dragfreak]

You can strip the old paint off the 1st body with castol super clean, you can find it at wal mart

[Metalmad]

Yes I know but want to get this done plus i needed another 426 Hemi motor for a future project.

[Metalmad]

Got the Hemi Dart primed today and some of my next build which is a Lamborghini Aventador. Man I really like the Tamiya Primer that primer goes on really thin and smooth. 

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[Metalmad]

Well I finally got the 68 Hemi repainted today in Bronze it was Root Beer & the Root Beer just did not look right to me plus when I installed the rear decal strip I laid it down wrong and the rubber band I had wrapped around the front to hold on the frame so I could get the ride height  right on the front cut into the paint really bad. Plus I worked on the  Lamborghini Aventador Brake assembly's.  IMG_1300.JPG   143.06K   56 downloads  IMG_1303.JPG   202.52K   73 downloads  IMG_1302.JPG   182.47K   61 downloads

[Metalmad]

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[MAGNUM4342]

Love the color and the soft drink! IIRC, MOPAR made a series of street legal HEMI Darts labeled "Baby Grands".

[Metalmad]

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Edited by Metalmad, 26 March 2013 - 06:58 PM.

[Ridge Rider]

I  liked both colors, too bad about the first one. I hope you post pics of the Lambo and fit and finish info when you get there.