Dyno Don Maverick-1 Year Project-Finished!!

[mustang1989]

First....let me go into the actual car. I've been wanting to build a Maverick for a VERY long time but there aren't many kits to choose from. The best offering (and this isn't saying much) is the Jo-Han kit. I was fortunate to get mine from someone on another forum for the mere price of $50. These kits are running around 300+ bucks nowadays so 50 bones is a friggin' steal. Then there came the matter of subject. I was looking for a car to build....you know....a pattern. Nothing struck my fancy for the longest time until I found Dyno Don's car. Man....I was smitten!  Just an evil lookin' car! So .....I set out to build it.

The real deal:

 

When I started this project one year ago almost to the day I just didn't realize what ride I was in for. This started life as a Jo-Han kit and I quickly found out that it would become much more on down the line. The only things used out of this kit were the body, base interior tub (which got modified at that) and the engine. The rest....went in the trash. The chassis is from AMT's 67 Mustang Fastback, interior is almost all aftermarket stuff to include the 27 piece shifter and the 25 piece seat belt harness. In fact so much scratch and up level detailing was done in the interior that I don't even know where to start. Total parts count for the interior alone is 125 pieces in all. Extensive mods were done to the chassis to get everything to "work" and although not accurate it allowed me to achieve the stance and overall look that I was after. Probably the BIGGEST hang up I had with this car was trying to figure out how to fabricate the shock tower/ inner fender wells for it because I just couldn't get anything to work. After MANY hours in thought and experimentation I ended up fabbing them up from soda can aluminum. 

 

Paint....I used Tamiya's Pure Red with a Testor's Wet Look clear. Car decals were from a supplier on Ebay....forgot the vendor.  Wheels and tires are from the parts bin except for the rear wheels which I used from Revell's 41 Willy's gasser kit. All lettering on the sidewalls of the tires are from Slixx decals. The engine has details from so many different suppliers that I forgot half of where I got everything from. LOTS of scratch work though. Cooling fans are from the Revell Rick Dobbertin Pontiac J2000 kit and again....were heavily modified to fit into this car. This was definitely a test of my abilities as a modeler to say the least but I learned ALOT from this build (as well as learned a few new curse words). There are inaccuracies that'll be noticed by anyone who knows anything about this car and a few liberties taken here and there in the name of adding interest to the car but I feel like it came out alright. I also left off the wheelie bars. I was going to scratch build a set but the longer I looked at it the more I thought that they would detract from the overall looks of the car. Any how.....I present here...the finished product.

I'd like to thank everyone who either peeked in on the build or encouraged me along the way. 

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by mustang1989

[cobraman]

Wow, what a great looking model. I would love to see a Maverick kit back on the shelves.

[PappyD340]

OUTSTANDING model, I would love to see someone bring the Maverick back also!

[Len Woodruff]

Very nice. I always loved the Dyno Don Maverick Pro Stocks.

[Scott8950]

Wow.. That turned out extremely well... Now this makes me wanna build one of my mavericks.. Very nicely done sir!

[TransAmMike]

Finally done huh Joe. Masterful work on that one, as I would expect from you.  Looking forward to the next one.??

[AmericanMuscleFan]

It was a fantastic journey following you throughout this project Joe!   You have shown us what dedication and hard work can do, you deserve every message of support you have received!  You can be proud of yourself my friend, it's a great drag car and you did an amazing job! ?❤️

[Nitrobarry]

Nailed it!

 

[Dragline]

Superb build in every way. I am very pleased to see a Maverick done so well.

[Vettegasser]

Holy BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH this is awesome

[Alan]

Great Job! Tell us more details on the build ...

Alan

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Beautiful work Joe, love it, one amazing build

[Force]

Very nice model.

[Deuces ll]

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[1930fordpickup]

Very cool. A Maverick fan myself I am glad to see one built. 

[johnz]

the shifter alone is a work of art,great build

[Bainford]

Excellent model building, Joe. Nice detailing and very clean. That Cammer looks ready to go. Overall seriously cool look. Love it! 

[Nacho Z]

Very cool model of a very cool car!!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Glen Powers]

OK boys and girls this is what a labor of love looks like. Nice job Joe.

Glen

[dragcarz]

Great job Joe,! It turned out excellent !  I enjoyed following your build,  what’s next?

[catpack68]

Awesome work! I love 70s’ Pro Stock rides!?

[Daddyfink]

Came out super nice! Really dig the detail and hard work you put into it. 

 

[Nazz]

Great job Joe! I have been watching the progress in WIP and love the results. Very realistic. Amazing work!

 

Jerry

[Hmann68]

Fantastic! Nice work ?