Starting Out with The drawing above, and the Monogram 1971 Hemi 'Cuda Street Machine below...
and Embarked on an epic journey of X-acto knives, styrene dust, super glue, and primer that resulted in the in progress shots below. I Started by cutting the roof off and replacing it with the cowl, deck, and windshield from the Monogram Callaway Corvette Speedster. That, and the pie cut section from the front of the fender to the back of the door, gives Barely 'Cuda it's basic look. Some changes were made from the original scetck, as work progressed, all to enhace the look and feel of the car. Seeing How the finished product will be liberally covered in Cobra Colors Fuchsia Pearl from their "Fire Pearls" line, The way light reflects off the surfaces of the body is very important. I enhaced the faceted look of the original car, leaving no body panel untouched. One of the more radical mods include rolled under rocker panels that have the exhaust system exiting and re-entering the bodywork. A full belly pan will hide the fact that this is a curbside.
Hope I didn't bore you guys too much. As things get less crazy around the house and the weather gets warmer I should be able to throw some colors on it and fnish this beast.
Darin Bastedo
