Dale Earnhardt 1977 Monte Carlo WIP

[MarkJ]

Had to add a fan shroud to the radiator.

 

 

As you can see I did not spray enough coats of the metallic silver and the red body bled through to the white primer. I will have to add a few more coats. the roof looks okay but the hood is really pink.

 

 

Got the chassis and engine painted.

 

[MarkJ]

repainted body with a few more coats of siver metallic. Hoping to stop the bleeding.

 

 

Sprayed the bumpers with duplicolor chrome paint.

 

[FordRodnKustom]

Coming along nicely. Good work.

[MarkJ]

There's a void in the dash for a bar to go through that this car did not have. So I had to fill it with styrene and putty. Got the seat done and set it in the chassis to see how it looks.

[MarkJ]

Thanks, Ron.

[MarkJ]

Finally got rid of the bleed through so I can go ahead and paint the top coats.

 

Did some more chassis work.

 

 

 

[DrKerry]

Looking great Mark, coming along very nicely!!!!!

[MarkJ]

Looking great Mark, coming along very nicely!!!!!

Thanks Doc. I appreciate your interest in the model.

[DrKerry]

Anytime Mark. I've always been a fan of Dale Sr.

[wrecker388]

Gotta love Dale Earnhardt cars! Especially when they're done as nicely as yours. Great job!

[MarkJ]

Gotta love Dale Earnhardt cars! Especially when they're done as nicely as yours. Great job!

Thanks  Riley, for the kind words.

[MarkJ]

All I need is to black tape some of the chassis bars add a window net and add the tire assemblies and the chassis will be done. Oh yes, and reinstall the inside mirror.

[MarkJ]

The kit air cleaner would not allow the hood to shut so I found a picture of Darrell Waltrips 77 monte carlo and tried to make a copy of it and it did allow the hood to shut.

[afx]

Coming along nice Mark.

[MarkJ]

I found the loom and started on the window net. It was black for the Bristol race. Later pictures of it,during the season, it was white.

 

 

 

[retroguy]

very ingenious idea for the net...

[slusher]

I found the loom and started on the window net. It was black for the Bristol race. Later pictures of it,during the season, it was white.

 

Great window net...

[MarkJ]

very ingenious idea for the net...

Actually Michael its not my idea. Drew Hierwater had an article in S.A. showing how to make and use one. Window nets in the seventys and eightys looked more like rope then straps, which can be duplicated with masking tape, but this is the only way I can think of to make a rope type net.

Edited August 23, 2016 by MarkJ

[MarkJ]

Here's a good shot of the rope type net.

[MarkJ]

Added the window net and added roll cage padding.

 

[socal76]

Mark, the way you make all the changes makes it seem far easier than I thought it would be. Great buiild and all the tips will be filed in my brain for future reference. Let's just hope I can find them in the future!!

Edited August 25, 2016 by socal76

[MarkJ]

Mark, the way you make all the changes makes it seem far easier than I thought it would be. Great buiild and all the tips will be filed in my brain for future reference. Let's just hope I can find them in the future!!

Thanks Steven. All these pictures are in my photobucket if you need one for future reference.

[MarkJ]

Got the tires done.

 

[MarkJ]

Started working on the exhausts.

 

[dragcarz]

Looking great