john843

Great job so far on the engine. The different metallic's give it a very realistic, subtle. appearance. Here's a link to some info on the car. Have heard in the past that car was originally painted with spray cans for whatever reason. https://drivetribe.com/p/hippie-days-1970-porsche-917l-e4B4RJgyQT2p802MLTkpGA?iid=H3Nlpr0gQcCVYbgF3EjF8w John

Wasn't Darrell's Mercury originally the '67 H-M/Andretti Daytona 500 winner? John

Beautiful job on a beautiful subject. Another eye-popping (while being somewhat understated) livery that I don't remember but know I would have liked in the day:) John

Beautiful work! While your skill and building talents are quite evident, your productivity is nothing less than awe inspiring. You said there were at least 7 left to go, so you should be done by the weekend! Gorgeous work on the front fender flares also. John

That is truly outstanding! As good a version of that car as I've seen. Excellent job on the grille and headlight area detail. John

I've never seen, or at least never noticed, the sump pan protector coming down from the front bumper in the third pic Dr. Larry posted of the Pearson resto. Neat detail, has anyone seen that on a period car? John

Easy to see the 2 pc. construction in this pic. John

Seems like the Ford pan was a 2 pc. unit with the rear 2/3rds constructed of magnesium and the front made of aluminum. Only shot of one I saw didn't show the important part- the bottom:( https://www.talladegaspoilerregistry.com/2014/04/07/what-are-you-working-on-rick-and-kjell-team-up/ John

I'm sure I remember reading in a recent discussion on this that Ford started using them on the Boss 429's when they became eligible to run in '69 and the ChryCo teams drifted to them pretty much immediately. Petty's flipping RR at Darlington in Apr. '70 had a DS system. John

Looks great! What flavor of red did you use? John

Tim, that is truly fantastic! The work you did giving it a little more "shoulder" in the quarters look's tremendous. Best one of these I've seen and one of those builds that I can stare at and enjoy waay to long! John

But for the bolt heads, I thought the first one looked fine but yes it does look great with the in-scale hardware. With some paint on it and a little burnishing around the edges it'll probably be hard to tell it from a real one in a photo. Your's and Tim's WIPs are waaay better than watching the news:) John

Beautiful job on both pieces. The chassis , especially the work for the K-member, looks killer also. John

This is where I saw some of them. https://public.fotki.com/gearhead15/71_monte_carlo_3/ John

here is a link showing the haulers lined to enter at Charlotte for the '71 World 600. (Third pic down) Dick Brooks drove a #22 Rossi 1970 Dodge in that race and if I'm not mistaken, that is Rossi's car right behind Benny's #72. I almost posted earlier that I thought Rossi used a stake body type truck very similar to what Rex White and Louie Clements used but was not sure enough to post. https://piximus.net/vehicles/nascar-hauler-from-the-past John

Michael, that side view look's awesome. You knocked the stance outta the park! Both of the two times I was initially going to use the Salvino's rear axle housing/suspension, (once on a Polar Lights Charger chassis and on the Olds) after looking at it for a while I went with an AMT T-Bird piece as it seemed to be more filled out and in-scale. John

Michael, that thing is looking fantastic! Beautiful work. In that last shot it looks low-slung and aggressive, like a stock car should! The 1:1 probably wished it looked that good. John

I agree. I've sent more than a few Allison and Pearson PL kits to Parts Box status minus their cage and often their HM wheels. Am currently fitting a PL Mercury cage into what will be a '71 Hamilton #6 Roadrunner. I had to add a small section to the forward crossbar to be able to stand the sides out to better fit the somewhat larger body. But Tim is right, all I usually have to do when putting one in a '68-'70 B body is adjust the overall height of the cage and occasionally redo the short run down the A-pillar to snug it up better. Am also loving this WIP. The Charger 500 is my all-time favorite stock car in general (followed closely by the 2 wings) and this particular livery along with it's red counterparts are at the very top of my list too. I am convinced, based on what's been posted so far that Gerald will do this one justice and then some! Looking forward to seeing more. John

Gerald, I'm not sure what color the containment box on the #22 was but since it was a welded in, integral part of the rear chassis as opposed to a separate unit I'd GUESS chassis color. John

Yep, that's a '71 behind it, so Nascar may have told them they had to "69" it a little to meet the 3 year rule. Look's kinda like a '68 & 3/8ths:) John

http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/Aftermarket-resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-mopar-bathtub-intake-with-carb-model-kit-truck This is the BNL offering. While not perfect, it looks better than the MPC kit piece. Mark Batson did a step by step scratch-build in SAE shown in the link below. http://cs.scaleautomag.com/sca/general_discussion/f/3/t/113582.aspx John

https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/nascar-1969?mediatype=photography&page=7& Gerald, here is a link to 8 pages of '69 cars that include quite a few of drivers strapped in. Seems to all be 2" belts. Couldn't find any showing just the belt system but like I said, they all look to be 2", black, and if I'm not mistaken, many used an inertia reel at that point. John

Dustin, that is truly impressive. Great detail work! Those AeroQuip lines and A/N fittings look as good as any I've EVER seen and the dash is perfect. John

Tim, that is a work of art! The whole build is spectacular, right down to nailing the little deflectors for the inboard headlight blanks. I love that little touch on this car. Look's kind of Robert Gee-ish. John

GREAT work on the pan! As far as the grooves, they almost appear as ribs. You might want to consider some really thin (0.05 or 0.010) Plastruct or Evergreen strips 1/32nd width or thinner, if available or even some very small round stock welded in good and chamfered along the top, edges, and at the ends to blend them in. John