72 Charger

Just a quick update motor is getting their HT leads and manifolds rusted with powders . The from grill is the original kit one as the one I got from Missing link is to wide . Wheels have had the backs sanded off to open up the holes in the rims and fit the back plates. I have just started to cut out the 71 bulged hood this is for two reasons the first is that the hood it has now is from a 74 charger and it does not fit as well as I would like . The second is that the original hood has the vents at the back . So I have chopped out the bulge and let in a slightly bent plasticard insert to match the contour of the hood . I will have to come up with some way of adding the peak down the middle As always if anyone is interested in this comments welcomed good OR bad

Nice I will be watching

Nice clean builds there Andrew

Looking nice Dan . Will the dump body be black or yellow or silver?

Richard I have gone through lots of clips on the net of Charger Barn finds that have the vinyl roof and clips of WIP's . Doing freeze frame their are one or two clips that show where the trim clips have rusted streaks. Showing where the holes are. I believe that their are holes along the lower trim of the B pillar . I think that there may be at least 10 from the rear side window to the tip of the pillar where it meets the trunk. Then it comes forward to the rear glass. So then there would be holes on the inside as well possibly 5 . I hope this helps I can not be 100% sure if this is correct or not as you said their is not much info to go on.

Everyone knows a Dave....!

Really nice work . On the model as well as the pics . They remind me of the Dealer photos

Thank you Richard

Here is a pic of the body now that it has been polished out . I am over the moon with the finish that John managed to get . Next will be foiling with BMF Comments welcomed good or bad

? The paint is great Brian . Have you airbrushed it?

Man that is a beauty Brian could I just say . Please could you remove the flash that is in one of the holes on the front right wheel (AMT's mistake not yours) . Then it will be perfect really nice looking KW well done I love it

Wild .....! I like it . Its going to be a monster when finished

Just got the body flatted ready for polish more pics soon Thanks to all who commented it has given me a bit of a boost to get some work done I like to let my paint sit for a week to harden off before I flat lacquer . John has given me some of the polish that he uses and he polished one side of the hood . Then said I have to match the shine on the other side ....! I am polishing it buy hand he has used a mini power polisher . I hope I don't polish my fingers off

Looks very interesting . Like the story too . Can I just ask what the silver paint is for on the rocker boxes?

Bob Hi yes I thought that I had bitten off more than I could chew too but a bit of planning and things are moving on . I am just about to start flatting out the lacquer ready of polishing

Thanks guys. Yes he is very good he has a van that he drives around your house to repaint stone chips and scratches to the paint on your car. The van has the ability to mix any colour paint even taking sunfade and age in to account . I was very surprised to see john mix the paint there is Orange black silver dark green white gold pearl . The paint is EXACTLY the same colour as the original colour the car left the factory in. The 1/1 is a VW Pea green and compaired to the original Dodge colour its horrible and the 1/1 will be repainted as Dodge intended

Nice work there any more pics ?

Well a good day was had...! Finally managed to get the body painted today. I cant take the credit for the super finish though . I have just had a friend do some touch ups on the 1/1 . So the sun was shining there was no wind no bugs just the right temp and moons of Jupiter where just right My now good friend John said, As he had the spray gun out and he could mix the EXACT colour why not let him paint it . Here is the result . Paint is Base and 2k clear. Comments welcomed good or bad

I have been waiting for 4 months for a hood for my 72 Charger build ....! Took my money Still waiting for anything in return

Nice chopping cant wait to see more

Those are some very nice trailers you have their Larry

Cool are you going to do the interior?

Stunning work

Should be interesting im doing a copy of my 1/1 Charger at the moment. Your Cuda looks sweet

Looking good Mike I think the chassis lenth is just about right