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This is truly fascinating, awesome!

Got some major progress done. I was working on how to get the front wheels centered in the wheel wells instead of forward. I figured that it was a full 3 mm off. I added plates to the spindles .020 each and stepped back another layer to brace, then added the pins at same height as old ones, drilled and pinned. My car had 15” Cragar SS wheels, so I got some from MCW. I found some L60’s for the rear from a Road Runner kit and the kit fronts. I had to custom make the backing plates from the originals, Lil’ Red Wagon ones and made spacers for the rears to fit properly. The body is now permanently on chassis, I made my own ignition box, shortened driveshaft to fit properly( removed .250 from center). The stance pictured here is the way my real car sat and wheels in front are dead center for the win. I still have to figure out exhaust from the headers back, replicate the factory bazooka tips, permanently attach rear, front lower k frame, shocks, bumpers and rear valence, paint markers, running/ turn lights, touch ups and polish. I finally see an end to this one.

What psi are you to run in them?? I was going to say your work is over the top, but you keep raising the top. I can’t wait for the next update.

Amazing!!

Nice start and color choice

Thank you. As for the grille, I have searched all over and found nobody doing one. I really wish I could find somebody to print one, as trying to blend in the horizontal bars to the surrounds and the upper and lower surfaces, the details are way too fine for the tooling I presently have. At least it is somewhat presentable while I continue to search, or possibly scratch build one over time( it will be a while, I have too many kits to build in closet). As for the question on resins, it is VCG Resins by Reese, if you go in through Scale Auto Model Works is how I found them. The engine kits are ordered with auto or manual trans, and in stock( 2 barrel 318 design), magnum (340 4 barrel) or six pack ( pictured). I ordered 3 of them- 2 six pack and 1 magnum. Note for admin, I am not trying to sell anything here, just being helpful.

Got some more progress accomplished. I got the Dana rear completed and the springs attached and painted up. I filled in holes in radiator and red rolled for small block positions. Radiator support painted and properly blacked out in front so orange does not show through grille. Upon test fitting again, wiper motor does not clear distributor. My car had a 3 speed motor anyway, so I made a 3 speed one out of styrene. I started making cardboard forms to make inner fender filler panels out of styrene. I did a wash on panel lines, blacked out tail panel. I think I’ m caught up to now.

Looks so much better already, nice color choice.

My brother has a Citron Yella with factory V2 black painted top 71 Demon. That’s a cool color that is light also for your consideration.

Thanks Joe, I spent a bunch more time on the grille. I have it about as close as I can get now, filling and sanding any further just isn’t working with my sausage fingers. I airbrushed the grille/ headlight surrounds with gunmetal and Bare Metal Foiled the bumper. I ran into real issues with the resin headers and the torsion bar/ steering areas, still working on that. I also devised a plan for the front wheels being too far forward. I tried to find a Dana 60 that was wide enough, the closest I had was from the 68 Road Runner kit. It was 10mm too short, I cut the ends off of both the Dana and the 8 3/4, drilled the tubes to pin and adjusted to length using the 8 3/4 axle ends.

A little more progress, finally got new BMF, foiled car. Also, some light toward the end of the tunnel, started building grille inserts from .010 styrene. It is still a long tunnel though, lots more sanding, shaping.

Not trying to hijack thread, but here is the GB5 True blue that I was going to use to recreate the 72 Duster 340 I had

Great job, really nice to see someone do a U code instead.

Thank you very much. You are a life saver. The Demon is next in line for me and they were critical to the build. Let me know if you need anything in return.

Your work is impeccable. I am definitely following.

Looks great. Following

I’m in Stoneville, North of Greensboro

Another test fitting with new engine/ headers, it’s going to be a tight fit. I had to keep filing away at k frame on left side for header to fit( can’t dent header like the real ones). Again, I was not happy with the way the grille looked. I have devised a new plan, opened it up and start over. Wish me luck, as I have not found anyone that will make one.

I am also in the Triad

I can’t get over how awesome this build is.

Following, always wanted to do a Willys

They are decals from Keith Marks

What an improvement over the AMT engine, this VCG piece is so much nicer. The kit included Thermoquad is really sweet too. I finished and painted motor mounts, set to height and installed. Engine and trans are pretty much done except for the headers.

That is Mr. Hobby GX 112 UV Cut