426-Hemi

Now to get ya all worked up....... BOTH the "Old" 426 DOHC Hemi, beside the "NEW" and improved, 528 DOHC Hemi! Nice! The 2 of them side-by-side are almost "equals" in side! I did NOT set out for this purposely but is an added bonus I have to say! The new one will be made to fit into the trucks frame just as the first one was, and that way, all will fit right from there on out for the build! I am keeping the exhaust pipe work the same as I had planned. Also the Twin-Turbo's will be made exactly the same, as the radiator and intercooler are not in-place yet so, there is a little wiggle room fitting all this and making it right! The one thing I AM going to do, it fit a plate to the center line of the Superchargers to have a "level" setting set of carburetors on EACH Supercharger! SO, they will be "level" not mounted on their side type thing... keeping that "Long-Ram, Tunnel-Ram" looking effect! LOL BUT, now in order to keep going, I have some details I HAVE to add here, as if I go any further on the build without detailing, I'm gonna pay for the mistake! LOL I wanna put a water pump on this bad-boy, but I'm not sure how to go about it, (electric powered YES) but where to mount it! Most Mopar engine mount the water pump to both top side edges of the timing chain cover, and then on Mopar engine in drag racing they show it going to the top of the head through the valve cover, on the 426, BUT then the 392, has it cooled through the top front, inside corners of each head......... NOT sure how it connect to this bad boy, I'm leaning towards it connecting to the stock location of either side of the top of the timing chain cover! -GAWD, thats gonna be a FUN task! Thats it for now! Stay tuned! more to come as things happen, As always comments welcome! ENJOY!

SO once all had sat a bit, a few hours, I took and got primer on the Plenum, to be painted with Alclad "Dark Aluminum" to match the Tunnel-Ram Intake base.... -I then took and painted the Superchargers with glass black, to begin the start of chroming them also with Alclad Chrome paint through the air brush! I let it all set as the painting step took a couple days to do.... BUT once it was all ready to go and be handled for assembly, I just could not hold back! together it went..... Then I realized, I got absolutely NO pics of it going together..... Ohh well, heres what it looks like TOGETHER! W-O-W...... I'm AMAZED at just the sheer size of this thing! The engine is BIG, YES, but with that induction set-up Holy Mother of God! And to add to this? I'm no where NEAR done either! I got the plenum with the superchargers on the engine, to stay, as well as the valve covers, as well as the first phase of belts! In the back-ground of the pic, you can see the awaiting Distributor/Magneto's, with wires! The superchargers are mounted in such a way on the plenum that ALL the custom turned Billet Aluminum pulleys will line right up for the belt! And thats gonna be a FUN ONE! I'll enjoy it tho! This whole INSANE build, I'm enjoying so.... Stay tuned, more to follow!

So As I mentioned, I had to make 2 of these Superchargers, which I did.... Got it all "right" on the 3rd try! And then got to seeing how they fit that Tunnel-Ram Intake Plenum. WELL the "Foot" print of the supercharger was just enough, that I HAD To set out and re-make then Plenum too! GO FIGURE! BUT, the hard part was done on it! All I had to do was lengthen the height of it, and cut the point in the middle "in" a little, to get the new superchargers to fit the old sized Plenum, ALTHO, it made me have to create a NEW Plenum! Thats alright. The old original, I plan to mold and off with the intake "base" Tunnel-Ram ports! (To offer something other then) for that intake! Two 16-71 Superchargers, and a new Tunnel-Ram Intake Plenum, siting & waiting.... Once assembled, the Intake set up alone is BIGGER then the engine is!!!! I'm OK with that! As you'll see in a minute!

Well its been a bit, a bit of trial & error (I have to admit to it, I had some issues with getting this right!) BUT thats why I keep "trying"..... WELL, to give everyone a heads up, keep in-mind, I want this thing to be the BIGGEST, BADDEST, engine ANY of you can EVER imagine! To the point of, when you see it, it jumps out and bites you............. Thats the goal here (I mean, really its name after all is "Doomz Day", right!?) -NOT because of the meaning of the term "Dooms Day" but after the name of the engine that powers it.. the "Dooms Day Machine" Chrysler called it! BUT I'm playing off that, with the name and a little twist with the spelling, but you all get it by now. And, those who know me knows how I roll that way! So anyway, to start, I originally wanted to use the 14-71 Superchargers that I molded and have made already.... Sadly, I wasn't pleased with their looks. They'd be OK on other builds, but not this one..... I just wasn't "feeling" them in the sense they'd be used here..... SO, with that, I sat out to build something...................different? Yeah, they sure are "different". Kit-bashed, yes, from existing parts, made to be bigger then originally made by the factory. Started with parts from the S'Cool Bus kit, that I saved.... Those Superchargers are monster-ous, BUT they are after-all 1/24th scale, NOT 1/25th so I made them fit the suit, and slightly under-sized them, BUT still kept them "BIG" for looks.... IF that makes any sense! Now as you see here, I have the newest parts set out, with the first BIGGER idea I had, with the 14-71 resin part setting with whats to come! To start, I took the factory S'Cool Bus blower "body" and split it down the center.... This was going to slightly "shrink" it. Narrowing it, makes it fit the Plenum a bit better, and gave it a slightly longer looks thats not so wide. I re-built it adding in 1/8th inch thick rod, to the center, so I didn't make it too narrow but took out about 1/16th of an inch in width by doing this! SOLID bar too, makes it easy to "shape" it to the form, of the blower body itself! And giving a good base to glue too! Then, you see the front and rear blower body plates, those have things done to them as well! Between the yellow blower body, and the rein 14071 I molded you see a clear piece, that I machined! This is a body extension that a larger then 10-71 would have! This will be added to the back of the blower body! That clear part, mounted to the back of the blower body..... This clear part? BOY, I tell you, that thing was difficult to make and get it right! See, there is no "true way of knowing what looks right, what is too big, or too small! Because its "looks" NOT dimensions! Plus, in making that part, you first have to turn the part down to be round rod..... THEN when you think you have it, right, you then have to put it into the milling machine, to mill to flat spots on it, top and bottom! BUT, if the round turning isn't right, when you mill either of the flat spots, you can't go back and turn the round part down any further as the lathe won't grab the part right to make the turnings true! SO, one small mistake? You get to start all over again! Thank God, these parts are just little, It took 2 tries before I got the 3rd one (seen here) right! This shows the front of the blower body! Now sadly, I didn't get pictures of the work done to the front and rear plates for the blower, BUT as your about to see, I did some work to both those parts as well! The front plate that has the blower drive pulley extrusion, got a thicker plate as the real 16-71 would have.... As well the rear plate, also got a thicker plate base too, these "extensions would be for bolting reasons, and flanges for such as well as size all in one! Now to take the resin 1`4-71 that I mold, and sit it right beside the NEWEST creation my 16-71 Supercharger.... A tad difference in size, yes? I LIKE it! The new one looks GREAT! After a couple of tries, I find, one day, to let it sit and think about it, makes all the difference! Now so that all are aware of it, I had to make these TWICE! As I'm using Double inverted-"V" Superchargers on this build! Stay tuned, more to follow! Comments are always welcome, ENJOY!

Lookin' GREAT Dan! Thats one NIICE Plymouth Satelite man! AND is Slanty power'd!

IF your a Plastic Addict, then it will bring you back to the hobby table! SO WELCOME BACK to OUR "Plastic Addiction"!!!!!

-I'd LOVE to get my hands on the full size bunk to the Westrern Star that Italeri made that was brown...... Looked like a '89 Western Star, I had one and lost it in a house fire BUT I know the truck is long gone but I could take another 'Star, if I had that bunk to make that same truck all over again!

Gator, Yeah the competition was STEEP..... I didn't know what all to take for the contests, so I took ALL I had completed and 2 out of 4 models "placed"... and yesh the 1st and 2nd were something else.......... BUT I didn't have the presentation they did..... AND this was "first" show I have EVER attended too, so wasn't sure what to expect! 397 Models in the contests total! (I did take home "Best of- Most Humorous"...... I have yet to post that one!)

Your welcome that work on the body looks GREAT man! NICE even in primer! -The ole 6 cylinder flat-head, yes? (I'm trying to recall what the 6 popper looked like in the kit (I have 2 of these kits and haven't looked at either of 'em in awhile!) EDIT: Did not see your latest posts So. yes NOW I see that it is a Flat-Head 6 popper!

-To avoid the Carpet Trolls UNPLUG the vacuum cleaner till you LOOK at the area you model in for "fly away parts" THEN go on about the shops "Carpet Troll" and its job.,.... I too play the curse it out, till it reveals itself on my hands & knees!

Its always good to see something "saved" its like me and my General Lee.. its all I got left from my model building days as a kid..... So I know and love to see them preserved! for the Sentimental reasons!

GAWD thats some AWESOME Work! GREAT engine, nicely done detail on the body...... Can't wait to see 'er under glass!!!!

Good to hear Randy! Yeah the front suspension if molded right for the model is a difficult repair and a VERY delicate area, as you very well know now! As for the level-ness, GREAT! Its always interesting making sure the tires all touch the ground level! UNLESS building something thats 4x4 to be on uneven ground in a Dio! Then its a little different! As for mine, yeah, I got to get some updates on it too. but I like the commentary too so..... Model talk one way or another is always a good thing!

Took 3rd place win on Daisy Dukes Jeep "Dixie"

Andre, That looks REALLY good man considering what ya mentioned was missing! NICELY done!

NICE fitting of a new "lowered" frame! That looks GREAT!

NICELY done "Body Work to the front of the car! GREAT job! Whats the plans for an engine?

Took this model to be entered in the Classic Plastic Model Car Show in Lawrence, MA Took 3rd place win on Daisy Dukes Jeep "Dixie"....

Boy, thats a good one. I ain't got NO other parts for other then "Mopars" as if I had it, I'd offer. BUT I can offer advice from my head on how I'd go about it, you have pics of the '66 GTO? PM them to me! I'll look an think of a way to reincarnate what you already have. but thats up to you.... THAT is, unless someone comes up with the parts from your wanted posting! Thats an interesting repair!

Pete WILL see you there! And thanks!

Randy, Yeah real life just happens and you have to take the hits as they come.. WHEN they slow, or you resolve, and resume the bench time is then WAY more enjoyable as your then relaxed..... or well, thats how it goes for me! As for the wheels, YES OMG YES.. I know how that is,. you search and search for things and KNOW you have them.. LOL GAWD, it that all too familiar. Speaking of rims and tires, I'm gonna be doing some molds of some of the Mopar rims I have, those less found when needed kinda thing..... -I've got a set of the Mopar "Recall rims" that I plan to mold for sure due to the lack of them when would be liked to have! Among others that I want more of too..... never mind all the engine parts sitting and waiting to go into the molding vault! So with the axle pins, in what way you plan to re-condition the pins? I'd use Evergreen Styrene round rod the size of the hole in the wheel back and then drill a hole (if you can) into the location the factory pin was to glue in the new one.... Couple ways to re-condition that pin, but thats how I do it.....

Lookin' good!!!!! Nice job on the drilling for the trim mounts!

VERY well done!

NICE work on that 440 Magnum Steve! DONE with attitude!!!!

-Yeah, you'll be seein' me next year! Same place? I had a blast!