6bblbird Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 This is my 3rd build of a Moebius '65 Plymouth. I decided that I wanted to do a "Day One" version of a factory built A-990 sedan. The car below was the inspiration: I used the race parts from the Moebius Melrose Missle . The engine, headers, exhaust system, hood and scoop were pirated for this project.
6bblbird Posted December 29, 2016 Author Posted December 29, 2016 Installing the kit headers was probably more difficult than installing the real ones! They refused to line up with the heads. Took a lot of patience ( which I don't seem to have) but I got them in there. WF
Metaldrumm Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 Yea ,cool look like the real ones,great looking car and cant wait to see the model finished
10thumbs Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 Oh my.Walter, my opinion, about the coolest of all Mopars.Things are coming along nicely!Funny too about the headers, do they ever fit? 'Where's my hammer'?
426-Hemi Posted December 29, 2016 Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) I got to ask, what Moebius kit does come with THOSE headers?????EDIT:The headers lining up might have been because you have an Automatic 727 Torqueflite Transmission on the engine, normally those headers fit perfectly around a Standard 3 or 4 speed transmission! The lower pipes closest to the trans, they touch the trans at all? The Jo-Hans ones I have won't fit around a Automatic either! (I don't have the Moebius ones, yet) Edited December 29, 2016 by 426-Hemi See Edit:
6bblbird Posted December 30, 2016 Author Posted December 30, 2016 I got to ask, what Moebius kit does come with THOSE headers?????EDIT:The headers lining up might have been because you have an Automatic 727 Torqueflite Transmission on the engine, normally those headers fit perfectly around a Standard 3 or 4 speed transmission! The lower pipes closest to the trans, they touch the trans at all? The Jo-Hans ones I have won't fit around a Automatic either! (I don't have the Moebius ones, yet)The headers that I used are from the Moebius Melrose Missile kit. When I started this build I tried to use the Johan headers. They were an absolute no go.The problem was not due to the transmission at all, they just would not reach the cylinder heads. If I removed some material from the engine mounting points and lowered it a bit, I might have had an easier time.
6bblbird Posted December 30, 2016 Author Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) The Moebius sedan kit comes with the correct (Belvedere) interior for an A 990 car. Research indicates that gold vinyl interiors were the only choice on both Plymouth and Dodge versions of A 990 models although there may have been at least one car that slipped through with a red interior. Tamiya TS-75 Champagne is about perfect to replicate the factory vinyl. I used a light sand color for the carpeting just to give some contrast. Some of the restored cars that I studied had tan carpeting and headliner but that may not be accurate. The seat mounting assemblies were resin pieces replicating the ones that the factory used. The seats were also resin repros of the Bostrom seats that were standard in Dodge A-100 vans. I mounted the tach in the hole that would be used for the 4 spd. shift lever and fabricated and automatic column shifter using wire. Edited December 30, 2016 by 6bblbird
6bblbird Posted December 30, 2016 Author Posted December 30, 2016 (edited) I knew that a black engine compartment would hide a lot of detail so I tried something new. I chiseled off the molded in wiring harnesses and made my own out of 30 ga. wire. I think that I got some positive results and will try it again. ( I just ordered five spools of 30 ga. wire!) I left the fender mounted harness unpainted so you can see how I did it. Wind the wires together so that when painted black it will look like a taped harness. Edited December 30, 2016 by 6bblbird
bytownshaker Posted December 31, 2016 Posted December 31, 2016 Looking good Walter, the harness looks great
6bblbird Posted December 31, 2016 Author Posted December 31, 2016 The engine and transmission came from the Melrose Missile kit. The only modification was to add the pre wired distributor and spark plug boots. I considered detailing the carbs, adding fuel lines and filters but they would not be seen with the air cleaner in place. I have touched up the paint on the alternator since the photos were taken.
6bblbird Posted December 31, 2016 Author Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) Flat black primer base for the gloss top coats. Tamiya TS 14 gloss black. Nice paint but very thin and easy to rub through. No matter how careful I was (including taping off high spots) I rubbed through a few spots when polishing. Notice that I taped off the area where the windshield is to be installed. Keep this are clean so that the windshield will fit easily. Edited December 31, 2016 by 6bblbird
6bblbird Posted December 31, 2016 Author Posted December 31, 2016 For finished pics see the "Under Glass" section!
426-Hemi Posted January 2, 2017 Posted January 2, 2017 Walter, what was the actual motor that came with this kit? the 426 Wedge, right?Also go to ask that air cleaner, did it come with the kit chrome, or did you Alclad chrome it? That looks pretty good!
6bblbird Posted January 2, 2017 Author Posted January 2, 2017 The Hemi engine that I used is from the Melrose Missile kit. The Belvedere II kit has a wedge but also has some hemi parts on the parts trees. (valve covers and air cleaner)The air cleaner is cut right off the chrome tree.The Melrose Missile kit is terrific. Lots of great race parts to build an A 990 car, Super Stocker, or an a.w.b..WF
Jim_Kampmann Posted January 3, 2017 Posted January 3, 2017 Nicely done, Walter! Love the 'day one' idea too!Thanks,Jim Kampmann
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