Oldmopars Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 (edited) Here is the build thread: Two rednecks looking out at the back yard full of neglected cars collected from years of doing stupid things. Bubba says to Jim Bob while drinking his beer, "Hey Jim Bob, I betcha we could stuff the V6 from that smashed Plymouth Prowler in the back of the Mini with the blown engine". And so began the project of taking a rather rough and slightly rust ex-race mini and re-powering it with a way too big 253HP Plymouth Prowler V6, mounted mid-ship. Because the Prowler engine was in the front and the trans was in the rear, I had to remove the adapter housings and mount the engine to the transaxle., thus making it just like a Chrysler LHS sedan engine. The Mini, being an Ex-Race car had seen better days, so I gave the body a bit of rust and weathering. Because it has sat in Bubba's yard for a few years, the poor car is showing some neglect, but overall not too bad of shape. Racing harness? Roll Bar? Nope, they have BEER. Who needs that safety stuff. Just gets in the way of the fun. The last pictures show it next to my Scania 143 that is also 1:24 scale to show just how small this thing is and how absurd putting a 3.5L V6 in it really is. Enjoy  Edited October 4, 2018 by Oldmopars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Looks absolutely realistic and I bet it would smoke those little tires to kingdom come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Cool weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Very cool. I like how realistic it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Love it. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPNM Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Excellent build!!! Looks realistic. With the radiator up front it doesn't leave much room for cases of beer. Guess they will need to use the Scania for beer runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 That really turned out great, very nice weathering work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Very nice job making it realistic, the rust is not overboard and to scale. Â And the really cool thing, you finished it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Vey cool, I dig it Edited October 5, 2018 by Modelbuilder Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Massively OverPowered! Awesome! Respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Cool. Nice work. That thing have a hemi? Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Fantastic model, totally believable beater look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Outstanding build, love the weathering, just how they rust. NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olschoolkid Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I really like what you did with this concept. It's definitely thinking outside the box. I never would've thought about putting a mopar engine in a Mini, but it's a neat idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmopars Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Thank you everyone. I had a lot of fun with this one and I think I finished it in about a week I was having so much fun. Thanks for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 cool build.. great weathering.. top notch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Pretty cool model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKF Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Very nice build. Weathering turned out great. Very realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da Speedinger Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 cool - we have similar stupid ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Caballo Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Fun build to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Great build. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Very nice build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 That is really cool and very nice weathering job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 COOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Fantastic! You really did get the weathering right. I've seen thousands of these, here in the U.K. and they really do look like this. Very nice conversion. I appreciate the work and planning you put in, as I've just completed one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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