1972coronet Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Very , very beautiful LS23M8B ! Reminds me quite a bit of the 1969 GTS me and my friends owned ( a three-way partnership ) some 24 years ago : 496" ( 440 with a Kellogg crank ) , Art Carr 727 ( 3,000 RPM converter , manual valve body , zero-overlap shift , bolt-in sprag ) , 8 3/4 with 3.23 Sure Grip . It originally had a 340 ; original owner performed the big block swap in 1986 ( and used a Direct Connection spool-mount K-member ) . That thing was loud , mean , and nasty !Looking at yours , I can still hear the gnarly exhaust note , the smoking of the tyres , and every car alarm going off within 5 miles !
microwheel Posted March 31, 2017 Author Posted March 31, 2017 Thanks so much for all the kind words guys. It was a very enjoyable build but it did have it's moments where it seemed to fight me.
mangodart Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) Really really nice !!! And the idea of puting the dual snorkel hood from the Cuda is pure genius !!! Edited March 31, 2017 by mangodart
microwheel Posted April 2, 2017 Author Posted April 2, 2017 Excellent build Jim, razor sharp detail !!! Thanks Carl my friend Really really nice !!! And the idea of puting the dual snorkel hood from the Cuda is pure genius !!! Thank. I liked the way the hood turned out. Better than I expected to say the least.
bogger44 Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 This is just fantastic, Jim! That hood works so well on it, and your attention to all the details really make this a standout. Congrats!
MrObsessive Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 The color and the engine detail make it for me Jim!! VERY nice details throughout, and nice and clean to boot!
microwheel Posted April 9, 2017 Author Posted April 9, 2017 This is just fantastic, Jim! That hood works so well on it, and your attention to all the details really make this a standout. Congrats! The color and the engine detail make it for me Jim!! VERY nice details throughout, and nice and clean to boot! WOW !!!! This is superb Jim !!!! Randy That is simply stunning. Really nice and well done!! Great job on this,so much detail. Thanks Guys. I wish I had time to get started on another one, but I got a ton of stuff to do this spring to get my motorhome on the road and my house ready to put up for sale later this summer.
smellyfatdude Posted April 10, 2017 Posted April 10, 2017 My idea was to create something that a hand me down young owner wound have hot rodded out for maybe after shool or weekend driving. When I started high school, quite a few of the seniors drove tricked out compacts like Falcons, Darts, and Chevelles. I think you hit the nail right dead center on the head, with this build.
Greg Pugh Posted April 16, 2017 Posted April 16, 2017 Wow! That's sharp! I love that hood! Chrysler needed you!
microwheel Posted April 18, 2017 Author Posted April 18, 2017 When I started high school, quite a few of the seniors drove tricked out compacts like Falcons, Darts, and Chevelles. I think you hit the nail right dead center on the head, with this build. Thanks a lot. Same for me. I had a 63 dart for awhile in high school and traded that to a friend for a 65 Chevy II and eventually traded that for a 69 Impala SS to another friend. Seems like we were either working on our cars to make them cooler it we were trading them to each other when we got tired of them lol. Wow! That's sharp! I love that hood! Chrysler needed you! Thanks, I just wanted to do something a little different but not to over the top, and I felt like the hood just worked. fabulous, looks awesome. very nice work Thanks a lot.
GeeBee Posted April 18, 2017 Posted April 18, 2017 Absolutely superb Jim, you do some really fine work ....
microwheel Posted April 26, 2017 Author Posted April 26, 2017 Absolutely superb Jim, you do some really fine work ....Thanks Geoff. I knew this one was gonna be my last build for awhile so I wanted to go all out as much as I could with it. I hope I will get time, once the wife retires early this summer and we get our house sold, to work on another build.
beeRS Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 I know its an old thread, but I got to say this is superb. Great detailing and colour choices. Shame you're not building anymore Jim.
Geno Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 WOW!!!!! that looks exceptional Jim. Gotta love dem Mopars.
ATHU Posted February 5, 2019 Posted February 5, 2019 Simply outstanding, the engine bay looks absolutely phenomenal!!
Mr mopar Posted February 6, 2019 Posted February 6, 2019 Nicely done love those tires ......... make the car tuff looking !!!
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