cdgamble Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Very cool, you make it look easy. Keep the progress coming, I am waiting patiently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 (edited) Wow Pat! I REALLY like the conversion on this and yours looks soooo much better than the 1:1! I saw that car at our Chryslers at Carlisle show last year, and while it was interesting, something about it just seemed off to me. You pointed out the windshield, and that's exactly what it is! MUCH better using the G series roof and A pillars. Also, Chrysler had plenty of unibody four door hardtops over the years. Chrysler Corp went unit construction starting with the '60 models (save for Imperial) and each division had its share of four door pillarless models to choose from. Imperial would go unit body starting with the '67's and they still had four door hardtops in their lineup. I'm not sure your model would look right with no B pillar-------something about the shape of the roof doesn't lend itself to that. Maybe blacking out the pillar would be nice, or leaving the pillar but getting rid of the door window frames ala certain Japanese models. Edited October 10, 2018 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 9:20 PM, 1972coronet said: That hardtop body style looks very nice , but is "unrealistic" from an engineering standpoint : how do the rear windows roll-down into those rear doors ? The rears could roll down, but they'd have to 'rotate' downward somewhat in doing so. Think '56-'62 Corvette door windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, MrObsessive said: The rears could roll down, but they'd have to 'rotate' downward somewhat in doing so. Think '56-'62 Corvette door windows. I copied the door lines from the the body I stole the roof from. I'm pretty sure on a factory B body the rear windows didn't roll all the way down. I know on my old 85 Fury 4- door had like a fake rear vent window and they rolled all the way down,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thanks everyone, this should be ready by the end of the month. Jimmy Flintstone will be casting it , so it should be available from him soon after that. It will have door panels and a bench seat. Not sure about the chassis and floor plan ,I stretched them about a quarter inch and not sure if he will be able to cast them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Sweeeeeet! I´ll be looking for the Flintstone kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatMustangGuy Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 2/27/2018 at 5:29 PM, 426 pack said: I think a 4 door HEMI cuda with a 4 speed, shaker hood and Dana 60 would be awesome. Yes!! Exactly my thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Pat Minarick said: I copied the door lines from the the body I stole the roof from. I'm pretty sure on a factory B body the rear windows didn't roll all the way down. I know on my old 85 Fury 4- door had like a fake rear vent window and they rolled all the way down,. Definitely not on the 1971-1978 models . I have a '72 Coronet (imagine that !) sedan --- its rear door glass windows do roll-down , but come-up-just-short of completely opening . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatMustangGuy Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 19 hours ago, 1972coronet said: Definitely not on the 1971-1978 models . I have a '72 Coronet (imagine that !) sedan --- its rear door glass windows do roll-down , but come-up-just-short of completely opening . That sounds interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 A 4-door has to have a bench seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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afx Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Nice work on the bench seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 18 hours ago, afx said: Nice work on the bench seat. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pat Minarick Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 I think the body is ready for casting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Very nice work ! The plus door and interior work are fantastic really stunned by the bench seat how you captured the pleats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 48 minutes ago, gotnitro? said: Very nice work ! The plus door and interior work are fantastic really stunned by the bench seat how you captured the pleats Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Working on getting a flat hood to fit . Jimmy Flintstone has the body , he is casting it . I'm sending this hood to him as soon as I'm done with it. I think I'm going to have to make a 7 and a 1/4 rearend too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Looking great ! Lots of work involved here , and you're doing a fantastic job . Question : Why would you go through the trouble of making that absolute garbage 7 1/4 rear ???? The only place that that rear belongs -- in 'actual' life or in scale -- is in the scrap heap . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 minute ago, 1972coronet said: Looking great ! Lots of work involved here , and you're doing a fantastic job . Question : Why would you go through the trouble of making that absolute garbage 7 1/4 rear ???? The only place that that rear belongs -- in 'actual' life or in scale -- is in the scrap heap . Well it would probably need to be 8- 1/4 rearend, wasn't thinking. Since I'll have a bench seat and flat hood , I could put a slant six in one . But it might look a little silly with a Dana in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Nice job on the conversion In the 1/1 world about the only power train that would have the 7.25 rear diff is a slant six car. even then the 8.34 would still been an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972coronet Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 The 8 3/4 rear (drop-out centre) would be the safest bet . The 8 1/4 and 7 1/4 [junk] rears were unusual , even in their time , with that junk 7 1/4 being behind Slant Six models (though I seem to remember original 6-powered models having the 8 1/4 [decent] in them , with a few 8 3/4's around ) . You're right on about the Dana 60 --- that would look out-of-place in a 4 door hardtop phantom Barracuda . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 38 minutes ago, 1972coronet said: The 8 3/4 rear (drop-out centre) would be the safest bet . The 8 1/4 and 7 1/4 [junk] rears were unusual , even in their time , with that junk 7 1/4 being behind Slant Six models (though I seem to remember original 6-powered models having the 8 1/4 [decent] in them , with a few 8 3/4's around ) . You're right on about the Dana 60 --- that would look out-of-place in a 4 door hardtop phantom Barracuda . I'm going to put the six in a stock body, the four-door is going to have a Hemi? You never know what rearend you will find under a Mopar . I was looking for an A-body 8-3/4 to put under my Volare, found one under a 74 4-door Dart with a slant six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 A little more sanding primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Excellent work on the hood Pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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