1971 dodge charger

[diymirage]

hey guys

after my big adventure with the lowrider im starting a mostly OOB build for my son

this will be a 1971 dodge charger painted the same lime green that his uncle painted the shelf it will be on in his room

im planning on keeping the 440 magnum (started building it today) and short of (maybe) a set of rims the only custom feature will be a PSV oostfront scarf proudly portrayed in the rear shelf (if i can ever find a decen image of it)

im expecting to get this done pretty fast due to the low low level of customizing involved

will ad pictures tomorow of the engine and whatever else i get done

[diymirage]

Sounds neat. What is an "PSV oostfront scarf?"

PSV is the name of a soccer team, it stands for Phillips Sport Vereniging and they hail from a city in the Netherlands called Eindhoven.

i grew up about 25 miles south of there and whatever college education i got i got in Eindhoven.

oostfront means eastern front and it is a nick name for the supporters group that always sat on the east side of the stadium and i considered a hooligan group.

ive been a fan of the team all my life though i never had any connections with the hooligans ive had that scarf in the rear window of every 1:1 car i have had

im thinking the only way to reproduce it i to take a picture of it, scan it and turn it into a decal

[diymirage]

got a little bit of work done on the 440

i scratchbuild the dizzy and wired the coil

other then that it will be OOB

(still need to ad the fan, starter and oil filter, maybe even the heat riser tube)

i also got some paint down on the body

it hurts a little at first glance but i think the body of the charger is strong enough to pull it off

(almost ugly enough to be a true high impact dodge colour)

as you can tell the hood decal is missing

it was the first one i tried to put on and i didnt even think to check if they cut out the center section for the louvers

well, it turned out they didnt (which really surprised me because they cut out the center of the air filter decal) so when i tried to cut it out myself it broke

(i placed a post in the wanted section for a replacement)

[RodneyBad]

My Eyes

My Eyes

Kidding.

Paint looks good.

Engine looks good too.

Nice work soo far.

You might need some decal setting solutions to get them to confirm a bit better.

[diymirage]

im hoping the clear coat will help them set

they arent all that bad, its just on the passenger side front fender where the two sligtly overlap that it looks off

[diymirage]

got enough work done on the car to do some mock up shots

the motor is close to done and all the interior needs is a steering wheel and the scarf for the back

i also got a chance to do a mock up of the body and frame

the front end sits a little higher then it will when done

[nails3825]

Looking good! That's a great color for the car... I think it would look good in any color really, but that's just me

[diymirage]

Looking good! That's a great color for the car... I think it would look good in any color really, but that's just me

thanks

you know, i wasnt to sure about it when i first started but i think it looks very nice once i got used to it

specially with the white/green interior

[diymirage]

got the body installed today

still have some details left to do, mainly in the engine bay but this is the way she will sit

(i decided to ad the redline tires to flow with the red trim in the grill (in case any of you guys are wondering if you can hand paint that on, say, a superbee)

[jedimastergary]

Looks good the color is good on it loocs like a factory

color nice details to

[diymirage]

thanks

this is the first time i used a black wash on the ralleys and im quite pleased with the way it worked out

wasnt sure about the red trim around the grille/headlight area but i think the redline wheels pull it all together

i didnt end up putting the scarf in the back since i couldnt find a decent picture online and i couldnt be bothered to pull my own out of the 'ssat

[Blake Rogers]

great work man i love it that paint is wicked man

[RodneyBad]

The black wash really helps out alot..

It's looking good.

[diymirage]

great work man i love it that paint is wicked man

thanks, im really taking a liking to it

actually looks like one of the high impact colours mopars had out for a while

The black wash really helps out alot..

It's looking good.

thanks

i am really pleased with the way that came out

this is the first time o actually like the ralleys on a model

i might have to go back and do a wash on some older models