satterwhite78 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) A fun build...had not thought of such a factory Drag car until I saw and bought the last set of decals at the Salisbury, NC Swap meet this past February. Tamiya TS-54 sprayed on perfectly for the Chrysler B5. Removed the back seat from the interior tub, used a Revell Charger 440 and a 69 Coronet for Bell housing/Trans. The K frame came from the Revell Charger tree while the original Demon K frame was removed and new K frame lowered so the 440 would somewhat fit with the hood on( just barely). Keystones were found in my parts box. Not sure on the maker of the decals. Detail was great with the gold foil striping. Had to trim right up to the decal to highly reduce the clear film and slightly thicker than normal. But I would buy another set from the vendor. Nothing that as a Modler I or anyone else couldn't overcome... Sent a few pics to my modeling buddies, Model Guy had the audacity to ask where the smoke from the back tires were.....told him they were not in the kit bit I would look for them! Lol Edited March 15 by satterwhite78 . 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Model Guy Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 It's smoking all by its self looks good chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Awesome looking Demon Chuck. VERY nice mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Very nice Demon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Now that's what I'm talkin' about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo64 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 The decals may have been from Yesteryear decals, looks like there is a set on eBay listed. Steve A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bblbird Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Absolutely gorgeous! Great paint and decals. The stance is perfect! However! Me being a stickler for accuracy and an NHRA tech inspector for over 30 years, I gotta tell you that the Demon ( with that engine and hood) would not be classed as a Super Stock car. Non original engine and hood scoop would put that car in Modified Production or a Gas class. Regardless, its a really nice looking car! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatters53 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 This was an engineering concept by Tom Hoover that never made it. It would have had Chrysler corp either use up the remaining supply of max wedge cylinder heads or have them recast for 440 Super Stock A body n 1971. Can’t remember the entire story. Was intended to be a short production run similar to the 68 hemi Darts and Baracudas; 50-100 cars to be eligible for NHRA super stock. I think Mr Norm Garage did this prototype about 10-15 years ago. What might have been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Elky Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 You made that new demon kit look superb great color choice it looks spot on. I can’t wait to get my hands on this kit when all the hype Calms down and hopefully for a sane price 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Very kewl looking. Nice build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Awesome build, great looking paint and detail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Henderson Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 My friend, your build is outstanding..I love that you dropped that 440 in it..The color combination you used is on point..Did you use the rear slicks from another kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bblbird Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/16/2024 at 11:52 PM, swatters53 said: This was an engineering concept by Tom Hoover that never made it. It would have had Chrysler corp either use up the remaining supply of max wedge cylinder heads or have them recast for 440 Super Stock A body n 1971. Can’t remember the entire story. Was intended to be a short production run similar to the 68 hemi Darts and Baracudas; 50-100 cars to be eligible for NHRA super stock. I think Mr Norm Garage did this prototype about 10-15 years ago. What might have been! Can you imagine what would happen if they took the restraints off of Hoover? A close friend of mine worked for Ray Barton and got to speak with Hoover on a regular basis. Awesome stories and wild ideas! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 This is such a good looking build. I think about the first non stock new 71 Demon build I have seen. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1hobby1 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Beautifully done 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 😁👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Really a very clean crisp build. Exciting to see cars that were in the magazines of my youth...great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmann68 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Super cool and a beautiful build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Simply Stunning ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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