Mooneyzs

Michael.... this going to be one killer truck. I am really looking forward to this build and can't wait til you start it. I will be following along for sure. Looking forward to seeing some of your new parts put into action on this one .

Mark.... Nice work on that steering wheel. It is a work of art. That license plate is sweet too. Your etching process is awesome. I still think that the Gage's have to be one of my favorites parts of this build so far. The dash is gorgeous.

David... It's great to see you back on this build. Man is it impressive and the attention to detail on all the new stuff you have done. I have admired your work for many years. Thank you for sharing it here with us. I love this car.

Well I got a couple of coats of primer put on the Air Dams. Happy to have some paint on them. I still need to go back and do a little more body work to them but they look pretty good for the first go around. Little Bondo.... Little more primer and they will be good to go. Here are a couple of pics:

Bob... thank you so much. John... Thanks Brother. Danno... Thank you Sir. Brad... thank you. I am sure there are a few more words...haha

Art... Fantastic work my friend. The detail to the brake system is gorgeous. I sure admire your work and your attention to detail. I can't wait to see this one in person.

Darryl... This is a gorgeous diorama. I love your work. There is so much detail. Seeing your diorama and other here makes me want to do one in 1/16th scale one day. Fantastic build my friend.

John... just gorgeous brother. I think i wet myself. I love the linkages and detsil to the carbs. Looks killer

Dave... everytime you post updates, you leave me wanting more...lol. I lovr yoir work and and admire what you do. I hope to be able to machine parts like you some day. The work on the plug boots is just beautiful. I love the bonus view if the carbs. Just gorgeous Dave.

Here is the front vents on the right side of the body: The rear vent: I have added Bondo and they are ready to take shape: Here it is after sanding the first one into shape: and the other side, I need to sand the other one this morning and get some primer on. and will show some more pics in a little bit:

Well Guys... I got more progress on it the air dams last night. I am pretty sure you all are probably tired of just seeing me post pics of the progress on them as I am getting burnt out on them but I feel I had a break thru last night with what I got done. It has given me that little extra steam to get them done today. I guess with getting some bondo on them I can see them starting to look more like the 1:1's. I have a little more work on them but I will get getting a quick coat of primer on them once I finish up a few small details. here are the pics... Here is the air dam front vents after i drilled the slots out. I wasn't 100% happy with the look of them and you know me. I have to fix it...lol: So I started by cutting the center out of the slots: Here is after i added a new piece in. sorry this picture is pretty crappy. but in person it looks better than when I originally drilled the slots out. May not look it here: On this Air BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH I also had to add a sliver of plastic to the front vent because the opening was just a tad too big so I sliced a small piece of plastic and glued it in place: Here is the back vent that was opened up:

Scott... Thank you my Friend. I am so stoked about these new rims I got from Jim, it looks so much better now. I know how you feel with your Fairmount but I did make some progress last night that has gotten me over the hump a little with these air dams and i can start seeing the end result with them. Can't wait to finish them up today. John... Thanks buddy!! I don't think I am the "RockStar" I am trying to follow in your footsteps.....You know a little brother always wants to be like his big brother Jim... Thanks you so much for the kind words. Its been a long journey on this build so far but it has been fun. I have tried contacting Snake Racing in the past for some info on the car and if they could of gotten me some specific pictures of the car on their Facebook page and they never got back to me. but since then I know that Mr. Hendricks of Hendricks Motorsports purchased the Army Vega Funny Car from Mr.Prudhomme. My plan is to email the Hendricks Motorsports Museum and see if they can maybe get me some pictures and also send them the link to this build. It would be cool if they could pass the email to Mr. Hendricks so he could see it. I have always thought it would be cool once the car was done to be able to sit the model on the injector hat of the real car and get a pic of it and even set it on the ground next to it...lol

Ivan.... I would Highly recommend getting a respirator from an auto body paint and supply store. Do not use the respirators you can get at home depot or lowes They aren't rated for the same thing. I paid about 30 bucks for the one I have. I will take a pic of the package and respirator that I have. I will also get the part number for you and am sure you can find it on ebay.

Dave..thanks buddy i appreciate the kind words and vote of confidence On the air dams. I think I am getting burnt out ion them at the moment...lol

John.... outstanding my brother. Thst engine is really taking shape. Keep up the great work.

haha if it wasn't totaled it is now.

Ok now to show you the progress I made on the air dams. I started sanding the filler piece that I added on the sides. Tomorrow after I get home from work i will add some bondo to them and shape them some more. Then I worked on cutting out the vents on the front. At the moment I am not 100% happy with them but I may have to remove the center piece on both and add some other strip plastic. I had a few issues when I was cutting them out since they were thin pieces. Here are the pics, although they didn't turn out that great so I apologize for them not being the best pics Over all view of the front with the vents cut out on the air dams: Here is the right side, Now I didn't finish filing down the center piece as to why you see the middle looks funny . the process used to cut these slots was to drill the ends out with my pin vice and I chose to cut the center out by using some sprue cutters and well when I cut the last piece of it out the force of it cracked the center rib and i had to glue it back in place, so I am waiting for it to dry before I can file it down: Here is the other side. I think I just need to do some more work to them before I am happy with them. I am hoping to maybe get a coat of primer on them tomorrow or saturday:

Well Fellas... I got some more work done on the air dams but still not complete. I hate to say it but i am starting to get burnt on them. I seriously just want them done, They are really close but still have a little to finish on them but before I show you them I have to show you some pics on some goodies I got from Jim at Micro Nitro. A while back I had realized when I originally ordered my front wheels for this project they weren't what was on the real car well I decided to purchase another set of rims that match the car and I just got them and I think it just adds to the look of the car. Jim did some very nice work for me on these. Here are a few shots of the new rims.... New rims from Jim at Micro Nitro. The old ones i had on the left (Centerlines) and the New ones on the right (Cragers): Old ones on the car: New Cragers on the car: And the real car so you can see again:

Alan... Once I finish these air dams I may do a little more work to the body prepping it.... scuffing the whole body with scotch brite, removing the mold lines, working on the rear panel and finish fixing the area right behind the bumper. I also need to figure out how i am going to do the "Snorkle" on the body that sits around the blower area (the black piece you see on the body) but I may also jump back to the tin work and or motor. I have a few fixes I need to do with the mid -plate and tin work. Henry... thanks, Danno... you know I may just let you touch it or hold a few parts Scott... thanks my friend. Dave.. thank you!

John... i am in need of some updates Brother...post some pics

Niko... This is a beautiful build my friend. I love paint and decal work, it is gorgeous. Excellent work

Dirk... Nice progress on these pro mods. Loving what you are doing and the direction you are going with them.

This is one heck of a build. And totally cool. It is sure looking nice. Keep up the great work on this.

This is a very cool build. Nice work

John... Awesome work on this looks killer and is a very clean build. Nice job!