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WOW! REALLY nice work! I worked for a Porsche/Audi dealer when I was starting out and remember those 914's well. Never had the pleasure to drive a 914/6 but then again, I didn't have to work on it either. They were "well packaged". I love the way your addressing all the little things. The rear valance is spot-on after trimming it. The wheels look really nice too. But if I may, I must ask you to elaborate on the air filters. They look very nice! As does the rear suspension!

Nice job Mike. This is going to be stunning!

OK, here's some shots of the Ross Gibson resin engine kit. Yes, kit. Over 40 pieces including highly detailed bits that will a Mopar geek smile. Here I had already assembled the upper & lower block halves. The front & back block details are a separate piece…. Here's those carbs…. The 727 Torqueflite is nicely done, as are the stock valve covers. Everything in this picture will be in the parts pile. These will be Metalized Aluminum to replicate the manifold & aluminum Edlebrock heads on my car Now, THIS is a detail a true Mopar guy loves to see. Included is both the early & late water pumps with the reversed outlets! Photo-etched fan and wire looms are included, along with the corresponding Dodge six-pack / Plymouth 6Bbl. designations. This is NOT for the beginner. The preparation of the resin parts is time consuming. Getting the block halves flush was a chore… but it will be spectacular when done. My modeling is done for the day. Tomorrow we carry on with some fitment issues, and then we hit the `70 build….

I'm going up to the hobby room in a few minutes and I'll snap pictures. That engine OMG! TWO PIECE vacuum diaphragms for each carb…X3. The engine BLOCK is FOUR pieces. Two piece alternator (!) etc…. Nuts!

I have to shoot a picture of the parts count on the Ross Gibson small block. HOLY &^%$! A TWO PIECE MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP!!!!!!

Ohhhhh…. you have NO IDEA how BADLY we need a new tool. What a fantastic companion piece to Revell's `70 Sox & Martin car. And then spin it off into a Hemi under Glass. Then a generic factory BO29 Super Stock kit so the aftermarket decal makers can have a field day. Ray Barton…. JESSEL's WARFISH…. or how about George Poteet's Blowfish LSR car? Geeeez…. I have to go self-medicate. My head is spinning….. ​BTW: Maybe we can finally have a CORRECT Judy Lilly "68" Barracuda, and not the `69 they've been pedaling to us for years thinking no one would notice. And never mind the side marker lights being correct, everything else is WRONG.

Great news Rich, now I think we're both on-track with our projects! As stated, we're all looking forward to seeing this go together.

While I was watching the glue dry, I realized I needed an Optima battery. I grabbed some old sprue…. Made two stacks of three, and glued it all together... Once dry, cut to the proper height and make a thin base & top. Drill two holes and insert a short piece of aluminum rod There you go.

OK…. in order for the Revell chassis to fit inside the old MPC shell some cutting is required. The Dart has a 113" wheelbase, the Barracuda 108". Out comes the Zona saw….. I cut the floor pan and hope it will be less noticeable (hopefully….) later. After cutting about 5 scale inches out, I braced the rails with square brass stock and clamped everything together. I also added a overlap piece of .030 plastic to act as a permanent brace. *The brass brace is temporary Here's the cut & spliced floorpan Naturally, I had to slightly "trim" the interior bucket Once the chassis is nice & solid (I have one more reinforcing trick to share) we move on to the engine compartment fitment, engine block assembly, and ride height.

Wow, good to see you post Rommel! Hope everything is settling down for you!

If you read my final post in the locked Quick Build thread you'll see my explanation of the Mistress thing.

We call them "Pace Cars" around here. I get black-flagged a lot.

What irked me today? My job. My manager in particular. Irked me to the point I took a sick day and came home to play with models. And avoid being terminated…. or incarcerated. I may play with models again tomorrow. Let me see how irked I feel in the A.M. Man, do I hate my job….. I have THREE irons in three different fires. I hope one gets hot SOON!

I also forgot to mention: Revell had the good sense to include the 8 3/4" rear end in the Hemi Dart version. I don't have to swap a Dana into my car to make it accurate…. I'm also re-doing the grilles using chromed Modelhaus pieces. Hey, if you knew me personally, you'd know unpredictable behavior is my middle name.

Yes, my car has a 6 Bbl small block w/ 4 spd. I'll cut the chassis to fit that old MPC beast, then I can start fixing the front & rear valances so it looks right. Once I get the wheelbase and width addressed, I'll set ride height, mock-up the engine, and trim the interior tub to fit the new chassis. Then all I have to do is put it together…… barefoot.

I spent 9 days in Old Town, San Diego on vacation a few years ago. Wow…. what a beautiful part of the country. Every day was beautiful…. nothing looks weather-beaten and old. Nothing looks like it's been painted over multiple times to hide rust & corrosion. I look at NYC and sometimes it reminds me of a futuristic image of the decay of mankind. Then I realize it's just my hometown….. Yeah, I'd love to have a reason to head West again. Just to convince my Wife why we need to be there…. Model Show is a good start. And as for Art being surprised over the attention, your being humble. That Willy's looks almost too good to assemble. All those fine points will be hard to see….

The title caught my eye: clever play on the years! The `68 Charger is so darn sexy it hurts. Stuff a V-10 in it and it becomes an illicit narcotic. Awesome idea, build on! Never realized how many Mopar guys are on here!

This might sound familiar, but I'm going to build a full detail replica of my `68 Barracuda. I have the interior, wheels/tires, and modified grilles ready to go. I'm mating an original `68 annual with a Revell Dart chassis. The engine will be a Ross Gibson 6 Bbl. and I will swap in a short tail 4 spd. I just have to dig up a nice 8 3/4….. Here we go. Again…..

OK… no sense in kicking this around much longer. New thread being started. Look for My Metal Mistress….. BTW: My Wife jokes about the `Cuda being my Mistress. We actually wore these T shirts at a show one day back when I had Centerlines on it. People loved it, local town newspaper took our picture. Yeah, my Wife is cool….

I found my own quote funny after I stepped on my project today!

Well, I could have glued a piece of photo-etched grill to the roof to cover the hole and mounted a huge Pro-Mod wing on the back. Then slopped on some sponsorship decals and stuck a blower through the hood. And when I see cars built like that I wonder what happen to them too. No way am I poking fun at Art (I'm mocking someone else, a non-member whose builds I seriously dis-like) and I know a few tricks too, but I knew when to admit defeat. Granted I should have stripped it and saved the piece, but it's done. And just because I'm posting at 3:00 am doesn't mean I lost any sleep over it..... I WILL do better! Thanks for the encouragement gang! Now to get some sleep....

Thank you for your quick reply. I'll "secure" some for my inventory ASAP. Let's see some more of your build!

Wow Doug, that top looks fantastic! VERY nice method of doing it. Thanks for explaining! My Pink Project is getting there slowly. Just had some issues with another build that's going to alter my builds a bit, but it will get done.

When I rant, my Wife understands it's business as usual. When I blurt out the single-sylabel Grandaddy of them all, then go silent…. she waits for the thump/crash/crunch. Just after the last pinned-on piece of trim was removed, she heard "the sound" of the project getting delayed. She also stays where ever she is until I surface. In a way I'm kind of glad this happened. I mean, this is MY car…..and I'm going to try and do it much better. I'm just glad the F-up Fairies visited and have moved on, hopefully.

Yeah… no new ball from this one. It's going to be mounted on a plaque and nailed to the wall. You have NO IDEA how many times I had my Barracuda up for sale before it was finished. Frustration can be challenging. Challenges can be frustrating. Yeah… I trashed it. Am I proud? No. Did I get a perverse sense of satisfaction from crushing it? Oh definitely. Never mind the second resin body I posted above. We're going with the full-boogie number done RIGHT using an original annual. Since I'm going to be working on multiple builds like a second job, I'm in the process of overhauling the workbench. I'm…. going…through….EVERYTHING so I can juggle builds without any more psychotic meltdowns. It will take tonight and tomorrow, but if it's cleaned up I have a better work environment. And that means productivity. This thread is officially de-railed for now. I promise, i'll get it back on track.