1/16 1969 General Lee

[MoparWoman Jamie]

Working on the engine bay, and floor pan area and in the transmission area correcting that area.

[crowe-t]

Let's see some pictures Jim! 

[MoparWoman Jamie]

Oh I got pleaty of them, I'll have some posted in afew days here after I go through them. I don't want to post to many on here. So I will select which ones to post. Right after I get the floor boards detail done I still have to do the whole back seat area and also trunk area yet as well. I am really enjoying this kit corrections to be honest. In the words of ol Rosco P Coltrain "I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it"!

[MoparWoman Jamie]

I'm going to let the photos do the talking here, any questions about the project please feel free to ask.



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Edited April 18, 2016 by M0par Jim

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

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Edited April 19, 2016 by M0par Jim

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

I'll be working on building the floor pans and connecting the firewall and building the engine bay stuff this week.

All comments towards the build is always welcome.

[crowe-t]

Nice work on the chassis!

[MoparWoman Jamie]

I haven't started on the floor pans yet, just getting to them now, got to tie all the firewall into the bend downuder, Then tie in the fender aprons to the firewall. This stuff here is only really the start to the project.

[CancinoEvil]

Wow, thats a ton of body work, I'm currently working on this kit but in no way to this degree.  The flash was so bad that it was almost scrap...  Its coming along ok.  Kutgw

Edited April 22, 2016 by CancinoEvil

[dodge5522]

Now lets talk about those incorrect front fender wheels on this big beast



working on the wheel well opening plus body lines at the same time

i you use styrene then glue nd bondo?

[astroracer]

Hi Jim, you are doing some good work here BUT I cringe at all of that supeglue you are using. The problem with superglue, and I am sure you are very aware of it is, it sands so much harder then the base styrene. If I could make a bit of a suggestion to replace that superglue with a 2 part polyester filler.

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/usc-icing-polyester-finishing-putty-p-10969.aspx?gclid=CK_awfqxsswCFcUmhgodw7IJng

I use this stuff exclusively when doing conversions or for ANY body work that needs to be done on a kit body.

I added a couple of pics of a 1/16th scale '56 post conversion I did from an AMT '55. all of the major bodywork was done with styrene sheet and the Icing. The Icing does not shrink when it cures, sands VERY easily and feathers out beautifully. If you get it and try it I think you will like it. It will cut your sanding time down by a ton.

Mark

[crowe-t]

I agree, that's a lot of superglue.  It's harder than the styrene and can get brittle.  When I build mine I plan on using sheet styrene and putty to fix the front fender openings.

 Mark - Do you have a build thread of your 56?

[astroracer]

I agree, that's a lot of superglue.  It's harder than the styrene and can get brittle.  When I build mine I plan on using sheet styrene and putty to fix the front fender openings.

 Mark - Do you have a build thread of your 56?

Using styrene to completely fill the openings is the better alternative. Cut and shape your filler panels to completely fill the opening then sand to level to the rest of the body. Styrene is as stable as the rest of the body so shrinking and cracking are virtually eliminated. use the 2 part filler to fill minor voids and build up low spots.

I don't have a build thread on the '56 Mike, sorry. Ron Andrews has had the parts to resin cast it for quite while now. Years in fact... Holler at him to get it done! I've tried with no luck...

Mark

[darthsideous]

Really nice work on he front fender!

[MoparWoman Jamie]

Hi guys, I'm back, I got a lot of updating to do on this project. I didn't finish updating from the last time I was posting photos. The reason why I haven't been around is I had a few bad storms hit us back in June 2016. I just got back online a few days ago and I am trying to get caught up on stuff. But anyways I'll start posting the photos.

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

[MoparWoman Jamie]

These are from back in late Spring to Early summer photos, around late May I would say. The next run of photos will be from late May up to now. I hope you all enjoy the photos, and I also would like to say a thank you to those of you that gave me tips and suggestions from before, I am always open to suggestions.