Nick Winter Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Well yesterday I bought this Motormax 1986 Dodge Diplomat Salon CHP car, and today I deceided that it was time to modify it. I'm going to replicate the real Diplomat's used by the CHP, bascially what that means is that I'm going to have to , add rear window flashers, a front plate, a police radio and antenna's, spotlights, it also means I'm going to have repaint the center caps and interior, the CHP used Tan interior on almost all of there cars, the diecast comes with a black interior. Anyway here's a few before pics, I'll get up some reference pics and updated build pics soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 My mom had a Plymouth Gran Fury of the same year. My dad bought it from the dealership he worked at when it was traded in by the county. It was a parole officers car, and still had plastic over the seats! We pulled the plastic covers and the fabric underneath was SPOTLESS. Vinyl flooring and all......it was ice Blue Metallic with the Blue interior, 318 2bbl/auto. Dad took and mounted a set of Cordoba road wheels on it and gave it to her to drive, it had only 38,000 miles on it. When we sold it, someone had hit it in the front, and dad had replaced the nose with a Diplomat nose and repainted the car the same color......it had 200,000 miles on the clock and still ran good. With that diatribe out of the way, I look forward to seeing this build............is it 1/18th or 1/24th? I may have to pick one up and model moms car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 My mom had a Plymouth Gran Fury of the same year. My dad bought it from the dealership he worked at when it was traded in by the county. It was a parole officers car, and still had plastic over the seats! We pulled the plastic covers and the fabric underneath was SPOTLESS. Vinyl flooring and all......it was ice Blue Metallic with the Blue interior, 318 2bbl/auto. Dad took and mounted a set of Cordoba road wheels on it and gave it to her to drive, it had only 38,000 miles on it. When we sold it, someone had hit it in the front, and dad had replaced the nose with a Diplomat nose and repainted the car the same color......it had 200,000 miles on the clock and still ran good. With that diatribe out of the way, I look forward to seeing this build............is it 1/18th or 1/24th? I may have to pick one up and model moms car! Cool it's a 1/24th and Around here I can get them for around $10.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticfrog Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 WOW!! this is awesome....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 WOW!! this is awesome....... Thanks Jason. I've got some progress, the center caps are done, the small roof mount antenna is mounted the spotlights are drying as we speak and so is the second coat of tan on my dodges interior. and some 1:1 reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thanks for the info....looks like I know what to look for when I do my Target/Meijer/Wal-Mart runs! Your build is looking good........I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Notarangelo Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I would love to get one or two and modify them to make them look like my 85 fifth ave I got and a newport rhode island police crusier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I would love to get one or two and modify them to make them look like my 85 fifth ave I got and a newport rhode island police crusier That's an interesting choice in police for someone from Idaho. I'm guessing the R.I. in your name indicates you're from our neck of the woods originally? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Well She's finished and ready to chase speeders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Notarangelo Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 That's an interesting choice in police for someone from Idaho. I'm guessing the R.I. in your name indicates you're from our neck of the woods originally? Charlie Larkin I was born and rasied in Newport but I moved out here to take care of my wife's parents I hate this place and miss home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nice job, Nick. A very nice upgrade from the factory unit. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Nice job, Nick. A very nice upgrade from the factory unit. Charlie Larkin Thanks Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Looks a lot better than stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Cool it's a 1/24th and Around here I can get them for around $10.00 WOW! Now your just bragging. I've never seen those in Any stores and I've checked alot of them out.. Had to order them.. Great looking upgrades... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Notarangelo Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hey Who makes it and whats the stock number on the box??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hey Who makes it and whats the stock number on the box??? Motormax makes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Winter Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 WOW! Now your just bragging. I've never seen those in Any stores and I've checked alot of them out.. Had to order them.. Great looking upgrades... Seriously i bought them in Walmart 2 days ago for $10.00 each. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I would love to get one or two and modify them to make them look like my 85 fifth ave I got and a newport rhode island police crusier its not easy truning one of these into a 5th ave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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