Bills72sj Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 This model is actually a marriage of two models. The chassis, interior and engine are actually from my old '70 Challenger TA. I traded the Challenger body off to a friend who races slot cars. I got the ex-racer Cuda body from him as well. I had always thought that Panther Pink was a unique Mopar color so I thought I'd would try it on this one. It took the second repaint to get it right. The original inner fenders were hacked up in order to provide tire clearance for the slot car chassis. I used a Pepsi can to create aluminum panels for the inner fenders and fire wall. The engine was built back in the 80's when I used thread for ignition wires. My first choice of wheels was the billet 3 hole directionals. But just before I sacrificed a set of Cragars (with bad centers) for the trim rings, I mocked them up. Even though I completed the effort of widening the directionals, I still kept thinking about 5-spokes. I ended up doing an informal poll of a few Yahoo modeling groups and the five spokes were the overwhelming choice. So... I widened a set of those to go on the Cuda. The only addtional item of note is the photo-etch triple gage set under the dash. For some reason it took me a long time to get this one done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Great looking model!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Very cool! The five-spokes are a great choice for the Cuda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Nice stance, great looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Sharp AAR! Love the 5 spokes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Oh, yeah! It looks great!.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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