Nick Winter Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 i think the lil red express is taking it a little to far the two "trucks" i allowed are a el camino and a ranchero, both of which are kinda in between a car and a truck (almost like an open fastback) the little red express is a fullblown truck so id rather not have it in here Yes but it's a muscle truck running a 360 police engine and 4 spd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Ok here is my first update on the 70 super bee. Well I've changed plans alittle bit. Well I put a HUGH gash in the roof with windows from a caddie and I was mad!! Than I tryed making a vinal top and screwed that up, so I just desided to chop the top completely off. I am using wheels off a dicast that I've been wanting to use on something for awhile. The rear end will probly be up a little higher and the front a little lower but you gett the idea!! I'm debateing on painting it black or charcol grey (same color I did the apocolypse in) with a red strip around the rear. I desided to ditch the 440 for someting a little more moderen, a 6.1 L HEMI from a magnum! I also have to tub it a bit beacuse of the rear wheels. So here are the pics!! Thanks for lookin. that hemi is putting the super back in superbee are you going to lift it a little bit (it seems to sit to low in the engine compartment) i like the idea of the ragtop too do you have a booth yet or will that be scratchbuild ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Yes but it's a muscle truck running a 360 police engine and 4 spd. i dont have aything against you or your builds or the lil red express but it does seem to be outside of the parameters we set for this build plus, it wouldnt be fair to destructo i i wouldnt let him build his impala but i would let you build this truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Roach Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 that hemi is putting the super back in superbee are you going to lift it a little bit (it seems to sit to low in the engine compartment) i like the idea of the ragtop too do you have a booth yet or will that be scratchbuild ? Yea the oil pan wasn't on it and the sub frame was sitting on the ground when I took the pics so the engine will sit higher. And the convertible boot will be scratch built because I'm going for something more moderen, since everything else is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 alright so i took the stang out of the box to start it. i got the engine block put together relatively minimally, and got plug wires installed. did i mention i hate models where the whole engine including the oil pan is molded in two pieces instead of having a separate oil pan? anyways i did what i could with it, and here's where i stand at this time: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85firebird Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Got a coat of paint on the talledega today. Already mocked it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Rogers Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 hey guys i was thinking we should do a community muscle car build i took a minute to look at what wiki calls a muscle car : Muscle car is a term used to refer to a variety of high performance automobiles. At its most widely accepted the term refers to American 2-door rear wheel drive mid-size cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s equipped with large, powerful V8s and sold at an affordable price for street use and drag racing, formally and informally. so these are the parameters i want to set if you want to join, please limit your model to a car that fits the following: 1 it has to be an american car build between 1960 and 1980 2 it has to be a 2 door 3 it has to have testicular fortitude, this can be a factory hemi or a build 350 or even a turbo charged slant 6 4 it has to be street legal, that means i want to see licenseplates people we will ad a due date later i would like to say we use new kits or barely started kits i for one will be building a 1971 hemi cuda which i have build the engine of and havent touch since other then that i would say have fun, build a car like it just rolled of the lot or like it rolled off a hill onto the track here are a few picture of what this could be first of, the enige i will use in the cuda junker camaro with a build engine maybe a nice plymouth ? or a custom challenger ? or maybe even a factory fresh hemi cuda or who knows, a 70s challenger with a 427 hemi swapped in i guess if you'd really want to you could enter a ford or even a chevy in this id love to see a nice AMX in here oh, one more thing, lets try to keep all the WIP in this one thread so we dont flood the forum so lets hear it who is in ? here is the list: 01 diymirage: 1971 plymouth hemi 'cuda 02 wgflatliner: 1970 ford mustang boss 429 03 85firebird: ford talledega 04 porky : 1964 cutlass F-85 05 moonlit5hadow: 1979 chevy camaro 427TT 06 ken#5fan: 1969 yenko camaro 07 captain obvious: 1964 ford fairlane 08 lownslow: 1970 dodge challenger 09 bowtiebadboy333: 1970 dodge superbee 10 modellpularn: 1969½ plymouth Road Runner 11 charlie8575: 1966 pontiac GTO 12 ponyxpres:1976 ford mustang 13 thatoneemokid: 1979 chevy elcamino 14 kyledr330: 1969 dodge superbee 15 chevy70739: 1962 chevy belle air 16 bruno: 1969 AMC AMX 17 ron hamilton: 1964 plymouth fury 18 NJ wayne: 1964 pontiac GTO 19 beefheart22: 1978 pontiac firebird 403 20 ryan S: 1970 chevy chevelle 21 plasticfrog: 1969-71 oldsmoblie chevellontearo 22 MSUfan1981: 1969 pontiac GTO 23 brian fishburn: 1967 mercury cyclone 24 remingtonbox: 1962 corvette C1 25 jason vandergriff: 1969 chevrolet corvair 26 coolcar429: 1970 dodge challenger R/T can i join? i got a AAR cuda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 can i join? i got a AAR cuda sure , give me a year and ill ad you to the list that will put mopars in the lead with 8 different models speaking of which, got some decals and foiling done on the cuda (also has a AAR hood, though slightly modified) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85firebird Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 (edited) Sorry to be a lil nitpicking but, GM is in the lead half the cars on the list are GM. Edited December 13, 2009 by 85firebird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Sorry to be a lil nitpicking but, GM is in the lead half the cars on the list are GM. yes but those were divided into pontiacs and chevies i counted all the plymouths and dodges as mopars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 finished the interior and misc trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 (edited) Nice work on the Challenger! I did some work too on the AMX, chassis is almost completed, engine is in and I fabricated the exhaust (decided not to use the side pipes). This is almost a parts box build. The other chassis you see in the pics is the kits all molded in chassis. Edited December 13, 2009 by Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Nice work on the Challenger! I did some work too on the AMX, chassis is almost completed, engine is in and I fabricated the exhaust (decided not to use the side pipes). This is almost a parts box build. The other chassis you see in the pics is the kits all molded in chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 That AMX is coming out great! The bronze is a nice color choice. As for myself....everything is now primed. Today we have reasonably nice weather for December (feels like about 48-50 and DRY!) so I decided to get my parts primed and ready to paint. The interior will be getting a little touch-up and the dash repainted. I'll probably be doing this via airbrush to make life easier. Other plans include doing the chassis and other small parts in their respective colors. I'm still trying to settle on an exterior color. As to completion....I may be moving in the next month, so things may need to be back-burnered temporarily. In that respect, I'm really glad we ended up getting a June completion, I may need it for reasons other than weather. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefheart22 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Got a coat of paint on the talledega today. Already mocked it up. Looking forward to seeing the Talladega... awesome car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyledr330 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Great color choice and clean work on that chassis Bruno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 sweet, ill ad you to the list keep us posted that would definatly work IF it is not fully put together yet (its a build afterall) Its a total rebuild of one I built a few years back. The paint has been stripped, and the motor, chassis and interior are getting refurbished. If not, I have a '64 Comet geting the Thunderbolt/ twin cam treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 Its a total rebuild of one I built a few years back. The paint has been stripped, and the motor, chassis and interior are getting refurbished. If not, I have a '64 Comet geting the Thunderbolt/ twin cam treatment. sounds like it will need plenty of building ill ad you to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Body is painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diymirage Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Body is painted that paint looks great is it cleared yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 that paint looks great is it cleared yet ? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 some more updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvette.Jeff Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Man i need to get building all of these cars are looking good ill post some progress pictures of my elky in the a.m I did choose a color, tamiya mattalic black, its gonna have a ls3 from a c5 'vette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 A lot of the parts I needed s/g black are painted; the dash is ready to go except for the wood-grain and sem-gloss black trim area. I just realized I forgot to paint the grab-handle. I'll take care of that in tomorrow. I'll also see about getting some of the detail painting done. I'll need to get some semi-gloss and flat finish to put over the interior parts, as well. At some point, I'll have the ability to get some pictures taken, or if need be, run off the last couple of shots I have one of the 35mm and load the CD pictures. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Rogers Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 sure , give me a year and ill ad you to the list that will put mopars in the lead with 8 different models speaking of which, got some decals and foiling done on the cuda (also has a AAR hood, though slightly modified) revel its a 1970 and man is it a nice kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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