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Matt, I hope my pictures will help you with yours. Thanks. The 'Cuda is up on four wheels! And, I have attached the front bumper. Now if I can only remember were I put the new lenses... The rear bumper is in the purple pond. Some of the chrome had flaked off over the years, so I will remove the chrome, paint it gloss black enamel and paint it with Alclad II Chrome. More to come...

Well folks, I am getting tired of looking at this 'Cuda sitting on my bench. So it's time to forge ahead and finish it. I got the glass and interior installed. Rear valance installed. Core support and radiator mounted. My goal is to get as much done on this today...time permitting! . More to come...

Revell tooled up the Bullitt '68 Mustang and '68 Charger, the '70 Challenger RT/TA, and a few others at a time when the die cast market was changing. Trying to recoup some money invested in tooling, they went and modified the tooling for styrene injection and made plastic kits from that tooling. While the kits do suffer from the maladies of die cast tooling, they seem to be rather good looking models in plastic with several versions of the '68 Mustang that appears to be selling well. The '68 Mustang kit really doesn't offer anything in the way of kit bashing with other Mustang kits so it would be best not to consider using the Revell kits for that purpose.

Thanks guys! I have been working on lowering the suspension on the A100. The front is right where I want it now, but the rear still needs to come down a bit. Maybe about 3/16ths of an inch more. Maybe some trimming where the axle mounts to the springs and at the spring mounts on the frame. I must admit that the front suspension was quite easy to modify. Also, I have decided against the using the Testors One Coat Fiery Orange paint. I am leaning towards Tamiya TS-39 Mica Red or Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red. More to come...

Thanks Daniel and Darrick! I've been picking at the suspension...getting it lowered. It's almost there, so maybe I'll have pictures by the weekend. I am having second thoughts about the paint as I am not too sure if I want to use the Testors One Coat paint at all. I guess I shall continue pondering...

Thank you Tim, Richard and Bart. Guys, your words of encouragement have really lifted my spirits today! The cold weather and my head and chest cold have been getting the best of me this week. If I can just stop coughing when I lie down and get a full nights rest...that would be just great!

When I started this WIP, I knew I would have to shorten the mounting boss on the inside of the Pegasus wheels. I started with a Brad Point drill bit chucked in my cordless drill. I removed 3/16ths of an inch off the mounting boss. I then used a .089 drill bit in my pin vice and opened the center hole to fit onto the axles. A mockup to see if the wheels fit within the fenders. Perfect! Now I can lower the suspension a little more. More to come...

Last night I decided to do a little research on the Overhaulin' Dodge A100 and found a few pictures. I noticed that the tires all seem to have the same sidewall height which tells me that the tires are close to being the same size. The front tires are narrower in width. This pictures shows a before and after shot of the Overhaulin' A100. I would like to thank all those who have supported my choice of wheels for this build. Maybe it's just me, but I am getting tired of having to defend my choices to others. I was raised to respect others and if I have nothing nice to say...then I don't say anything at all. I really appreciate the replies to date and I hope for more as this project goes along. Harry P. is correct...this is my build and I will build it my way. Thank you all!

I started working on lowering the front suspension this morning. I notched the front axle and the leaf springs which helped bring down the front a bit. I can remove a lttle more material from the springs and axle if needed. If that doesn't lower the suspension enough, I can remove the mounting blocks from the rear of the leaf springs. Maybe a little more... My goal is to lower the suspension, but keep the truck "streetable" as a daily driver and maintain a somewhat comfortable ride. More to come...

The body has been clearcoated with Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear. And, as usual I forgot something. Something being the door mirrors this time. More to come...

I wanted to install the taillights and have them sit flush and not look uneven in the tail panel. My solution was to add a backer behind the opening made from some scrap styrene so the taillights would have some surface to be mounted to. From the inside... From the rear... With the taillights installed... It's off to the paintbooth for some clearcoat! More to come...

Thank you Andre!

Thanks Jonathan! The weekend is almost here and I can begin working on this again!

Yeah, this cold is taking forever to go away and I just hate being miserable. Plus, I still have to go to work everyday! When I think I am starting to feel better...I feel worse the following day!

Thanks everyone! The wheels are the original kit wheels and are representative of the wheels on the '07 Shelby GT500. This was definitely a fun kit to build.

Thanks Brandon. I was told by my Mopar expert that the instrument panel should not have woodgrain on it. I wanted the woodgrain to break up all of the black on the dash. Well, it is 17 degrees and windy outside, I am suffering through with a head cold and feeling quite miserable, so I buried myself in the model cave with a box of tissues, a heater and continued working on the Hemi 'Cuda this afternoon. I got the body foiled, grille painted, but not fully detailed, and the rear panel foiled and painted. More to come...

Thanks Jonathan! I may be back if this thread is still going later in the year.

Thanks Liam! Yes, I would highly recommend this kit to anyone.

Great job, Jonathan! The trunk lining looks great.

Thanks guys! I got it in a trade in a box of assorted parts and pieces. I left the headers unpainted since they looked to be painted flat white anyway.

Thanks Mike! I hope you won't be disappointed. I got the 273 CI V8 assembled and painted with Chrysler Engine Red. Since the engine will be covered, nothing extraordinary here. Bodywork is almost completed. A coat of primer should tell me more. More to come...

With the Hemi 'Cuda back on the bench, it was time to start working on it again. This morning I finished the interior. I finally found a fan belt setup with a power steering pump for the Hemi. No more power by armstrong! More to come...

Thanks Brian!

I am going to use the stock Hemi 'Cuda chassis.

Ian, sometimes we need to step outside of our comfort zone. Just take the time to do some research on your subject and ask questions. You don't necessarily have to be an expert on the subject just to build a nice looking model. BTW, this one is back on the bench. Progress real soon!