Furiousgeorge Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 One of my favourite muscle cars, I have a few ‘69-69 Chargers and Daytona’s, but nearly all have 440’s, so I figured I needed a Hemi in the pack. It’s a little off stock, with the Mags and hood, but who could resist hot rodding a Charger, just a little bit? Painted Tamiya Dark Blue (rattle can), the paint laid down amazing right from the can, so a little wet sanding and polishing really brought it to life! White interior and headliner (which I usually don’t bother painting), with foil where it’s needed. The white tail stripe was a bit of a pain. It’s just a wee bit too long, so I had to cut it along the trunk panel lines and trim some out. The Hemi is plumbed and wired, with Fireball Modelworks Carter carbs (love his stuff!). The rims are from the ‘68 Dick Landy Charger (I think). All in all, one of my better builds I think. Looks great sitting on the shelf anyways!
shoopdog Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Super nice build with excellent under hood detailing.
drodg Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Looks really good and as I said in your work in progress post that Hemi with those carbs is amazing!
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Awesome build! Great paint and detail work!
High octane Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 VERY nice Trent as I just love dem B-body Mopars!
Tommy124 Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Nice'n clean build, great engine detail! But where are the exhausts? The problem with these dark blue colors is that they mostly appear too dark on photos. Yours looks almost black. I did a Mustang in TS-53 some months ago, it was almost the same then... Edited November 6, 2019 by Tommy124
Furiousgeorge Posted November 6, 2019 Author Posted November 6, 2019 Thanks everyone! Tommy124- Yes, the blue is very dark, and I don’t have a proper photo booth or anything, just a roll of paper taped to a shelf and my phone camera. There isn’t any exhaust, just open headers! What’s the point in driving a Charger if people can’t hear you coming?
TonyW Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 That's a beautiful paint job. The side view is a real stunner as well, the Chargers lines just jump off the screen here. The Fireball carbs look outstanding, I've yet to order any but I can see me getting a few in the future. I'm waiting for a Fireball Tire Decal order to get here, that will be my first try out of the companies products. Tony.
espo Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 I have to agree with everyone else on the appearance of this build. The Dark Blue really looks Black in the pictures on my screen. I especially like the way you detailed the engine.
TooOld Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Beautiful Charger and some really nice detailing ! You can't beat the Tamiya TS paints , been using them for years .
Hmann68 Posted November 8, 2019 Posted November 8, 2019 Super nice! Love the engine detail and your paint work! Chargers rule ?
tbill Posted November 9, 2019 Posted November 9, 2019 Great looking build, engine detail is terrific! If the sun ever comes out, that deserves some in the sun pictures to bring the color out. great job!
Furiousgeorge Posted November 15, 2019 Author Posted November 15, 2019 Thanks! Alas, there’s no sun here this time of year. Slightly less snowy is the best it been so far. Maybe one day.....
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