diymirage Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 hey guys got this kit a few days ago from a fellow board member and decided to knock it out of the park before years end no major mods on this one, changed the ride height , different wheels and a different engine is all the front wheels sit in the kits highest position and the rear has been lifted about 2 scale inches i used the spider rims and read tires from the revell twin turbo Z29 so i had to raise the rear suspension to clear the fenders (gotta love those old MPC kits) i just got a piece of 1/8th styrene tube and glued it on top of the stock rear porches interior is bone stock and pretty much done (just added flocking) i decide to toss the stock engine in the parts box and finish up a allready half assembled 440 from the 69 charger the exhaust is curtousy of a 71 superbee not sure if ill be able to clear the subframe with the pipes on them (they would end halfway past the door anyway) or iff ill just run headers and call her good im waiting on a little something something from ma's resin to really make this 440 run for once i actually like the kit supplied decals so i will be painting the body a twotone to acompany them any suggestions are always welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montelsc Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 hey guys got this kit a few days ago from a fellow board member and decided to knock it out of the park before years end no major mods on this one, changed the ride height , different wheels and a different engine is all the front wheels sit in the kits highest position and the rear has been lifted about 2 scale inches i used the spider rims and read tires from the revell twin turbo Z29 so i had to raise the rear suspension to clear the fenders (gotta love those old MPC kits) i just got a piece of 1/8th styrene tube and glued it on top of the stock rear porches interior is bone stock and pretty much done (just added flocking) i decide to toss the stock engine in the parts box and finish up a allready half assembled 440 from the 69 charger the exhaust is curtousy of a 71 superbee not sure if ill be able to clear the subframe with the pipes on them (they would end halfway past the door anyway) or iff ill just run headers and call her good im waiting on a little something something from ma's resin to really make this 440 run for once i actually like the kit supplied decals so i will be painting the body a twotone to acompany them any suggestions are always welcome Looks cool keep doin what your doin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 got some work done over the last week im pretty much set with the body, just waiting on the speedy parts to finish the engine and the decals i didnt want to stick with the flat hood (too flat) and i didnt like the custom scoop on it (too tall) so i too a look in my partsbox and came up with a corvette hood a friend of mine actually had a 1:1 chevy lumina in white with a black corvertte scoop on it looked really cool but it was like driving a powdered donut anyway,i grafted the corvette hood to the stock unit and painted it to match the sceme on the car for once i liked the decals provided in the kit so i decided to match the paint job to it wouldnt you know it, i tore one of the decals in a thousand pieces but i should have some new ones come in the mail soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazxr2 Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Looking good my friend I thought u would have just made your own decals. But like you I agree with the originals. Looking good so far mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Love those Spyders! Did you shoot them with Alclad? The build is looking very good and I look forward to seeing updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 thanks guys i do like making my own decals from time to time but this was a build i did just to get one out not a ton of detail in the kit so its an easy one and i didnt want to spend 3 weeks designing decals for it (somehow the design proces takes me forever) as for the spiders, this is my second build with them and i do like them alot they are my second favorite wheel after the used to death cragar SS the chrome is box stock with only a single coating of weathering on them im going to have to do some more work on them to get the sheens about eqaul since the fronts and backs came out of different kits and look different right now i dont have alclad or any expirience with it but it is on my Christmass list Jim, if you like her right now wait untill you see the mill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I like it, Eelco. What engine you putting in it? No wait - make it a surprise. Didn't get the Christmas decorations up, but got the 2 bathrooms done. Me and joint compound don't get along but I might be ready to sand the kitchen in the morning. I was able to get the suspension on the D50, but it hit me last night. I made a straight front axle from Evergreen but didn't make any spindles so the old axle is going in the trash and I'll make a new one that a tad more narrow and make spindles. The joys of scratch building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 glad to hear you got something done to the house i fixed a drawer and thats it me and the wifey did agree that when we finally get to finish the downstair bathroom we'll put in a jacuzi (no idea how to finance that though) good luck with that D50 front axle you know, if you really want a small glimpse of the engine you can scroll up and read about the bottom half in my first post speaking of which, the exhausts from the pro street bee will clear the chassis so those will be the tail end of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Aha - 440. That is going to be such a cool build. Plan to be finish sanding and painting in the morning. Ceilings. Not plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 (edited) second favorite engine for my builds is the old 440 topped only by the 426 hemi of course (speaking of which...i joust bought a 66 nove prostreet which im thinking of putting my "special" hemi in) in which case i would call it a supernova speaking of ceilings, you should see the ceiling i put up in the guest room, its pretty common in my neck of the woods but it seems od to every american i show it too, i nailed pine slats to the trusses and stained it to match the rest off the wood (a reddish cherry colour) work in the room it has white walls, charcoal carpet and red upholstery and bedding best part, no sanding Edited November 28, 2010 by diymirage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 tiny little update got the decals done and a little detail painted but not all yet got the clearcoat on it (the primer looks pretty decent actually) now im ready to put the glass in and the interior until i get the speed parts in i dont have much more i can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Looking mighty fine - love that hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Looking mighty fine - love that hood. thanks Jim the flat one just didnt look right to me and the prostock scoop that was included was just too much this worked out well plus it let me run the paintscheme across the front of the car aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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