70 Plymouth HEMI GTX 1/25 Scale

[ChrisR]

AWESOME!!

[Mikey56]

Holy smoking bat stuff!  Wow!  Can I borrow the car this Friday to go cruizin? You have some mad skills dude!!

Edited January 30, 2020 by Mikey56

[W-409]

Fantastic! Really nice work with all of the machined parts. The overall look is just right and detailing is over the top. Definitely one of the best, if not the best, Plymouths that I've seen built in scale. Fantastic work!

It's a very small thing, but the driveshaft loop should be in front end of the driveshaft.

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Brad: Thanks for the comment, I love using simple things too... they are around us and often forsaken...

Chris: Thanks for the compliment!

Mike: Sorry, the GTX is currently winterized, we are still in January... LOL

Niko: Thanks for your kind words! You may be right about the safety loop but I've seen it in both locations (front of back) and I did refer to that Roadrunner restauration picture for my GTX build (see picture attached). Thanks anyway to pointed this?

Cheers, Francis

[yellowsportwagon]

On 1/11/2020 at 2:37 PM, Oldschool4x4 said:

H E L L I quit..........................................

Me too

[AmericanMuscleFan]

On 2/16/2020 at 8:28 AM, yellowsportwagon said:

Me too

Thanks for your visit Tim!  Cheers, Francis

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Hello All, I got a request from a fellow member to see some pics of each side of the intake manifold so here they are.

Cheers, Francis

[2zwudz]

What did you use for the plug wire boots??

thanks

mark

[AmericanMuscleFan]

59 minutes ago, 2zwudz said:

What did you use for the plug wire boots??

thanks

mark

Directly over the red wire is simply a larger piece of black wire insulator that the red wire was slipped into. The donuts that fill the valve cover holes are tiny wrist watch stem gaskets.

Hope it help, Francis

[2zwudz]

What size watch stem gasket did you use? Thank you again for sharing!!!

 

Edited February 17, 2020 by 2zwudz

[AmericanMuscleFan]

I don't recall the exact size but I have taken them from a wristwatch repair kit and several sizes are available. You can find these on auction sites like eBay. Note that a slice of larger insulator wire can also do the trick.

Francis

[John B.]

Well done, sir. Both this build and your Dart are incredible - again, congratulations and thanks for providing the inspiration for me to do better on my builds.

[2zwudz]

Francis do you recall what size end mill bit you used to cut the slots in the mag wheels and what size bolts you used for the lug nuts???

thanks Mark

[AmericanMuscleFan]

On 3/7/2020 at 12:20 PM, John B. said:

Well done, sir. Both this build and your Dart are incredible - again, congratulations and thanks for providing the inspiration for me to do better on my builds.

Thanks for you visit and comments on my builds John, you are more than welcome to check the progress on my current build the '64 Dodge D100 if you are interested.
Cheers, Francis

[AmericanMuscleFan]

2 hours ago, 2zwudz said:

Francis do you recall what size end mill bit you used to cut the slots in the mag wheels and what size bolts you used for the lug nuts???

thanks Mark

Hello Mark, I will have to check and take some measurement with my digital caliper for the slots size and come back to you but I recall that the lug nuts (from Scale Hardware) have 0.8mm hex head size.

[High octane]

Francis, your build is absolutely gorgeous. You're not a model builder but an absolute craftsman to say the least. Besides that, I just love dem B=body Mopars!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

9 hours ago, High octane said:

Francis, your build is absolutely gorgeous. You're not a model builder but an absolute craftsman to say the least. Besides that, I just love dem B=body Mopars!

Thanks for your positive comments on this build, I really appreciate!

The Roadrunner/GTX is one of my favorite Mopar B-body of that era. I also have some other built models that I will post pics later so check back soon.

Take care, Francis

[2zwudz]

38 minutes ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Thanks for your positive comments on this build, I really appreciate!

The Roadrunner/GTX is one of my favorite Mopar B-body of that era. I also have some other built models that I will post pics later so check back soon.

Take care, Francis

I have my popcorn and I am ready ?

[johnny rocket]

That’s awesome 

[AmericanMuscleFan]

12 hours ago, johnny rocket said:

That’s awesome 

Thanks for your good comment John, I do appreciate!  Cheers, Francis

[AmericanMuscleFan]

On 3/9/2020 at 7:40 AM, 2zwudz said:

Francis do you recall what size end mill bit you used to cut the slots in the mag wheels and what size bolts you used for the lug nuts???

thanks Mark

Hello Mark, I did check my notes and double check by measuring the slots on the wheels and they are 1/16 inch (0.0625") but you can go until 5/64 inch (0.0781") if you want them a little bit larger (I don't have access to a real set of mags to take accurate measurements).

Hope it helps, Francis

[2zwudz]

I think the .062 did a nice job!!! Any bigger may be too big!

Thank you for Your help and thanks for being a good/helpful member!!!

[slusher]

Beautiful GTX!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

On 3/16/2020 at 12:59 AM, slusher said:

Beautiful GTX!

Thanks for the comment Carl!

[GoatGuy]

Francis, once again I have just found this thread and it is stunning!! I feel like I was in class with a professor.