Blackbirds

[Guest Sickfish]

Hi guys... It's been quite a few months since I started these projects but you all know how life is these days, ups/downs, highs/lows, busy/not so busy... Etc. Anyway first of all I gotta tell ya, these aren't going to be my quickest builds & I definitely won't be breaking any build records . I started these with great motivation from my great Brazilian mate, Cesar , he's such an inspiring guy & such a talented builder. I had the idea & he motivated me to build them, no matter how long it take's 

So here's the low-down on them... Started with 69 Daytona ( revell ) & 70 Superbird ( Jo-Han ) I've pretty much finished up all the necessary bodywork, to give them a sleek sinister look ( when complete ) Originally I based these on Mr.Angry, if you guys are familiar with that particular Daytona/Charger. I've nick-named them The Crow ( Superbird ) & The Raven ( Daytona ) They'll both be painted gloss black, with a chrome stripe, possibly something different before a final decision anyway 

I've added a shaker hood to the Daytona but have left the Superbird's hood as-is... ... Should I add the Shaker to it?? All indicator lights, headlights have been sanded smooth, along with the door handles shaved & washer vent. I'm using a spare Superbee chassis for the 'Bird & kit chassis for Daytona... Both have been modified to accept bigger wheels, a 4-link rear & a fabbed new X-member for the front. I'll be using Cesar supplied A-arms & although I was going to fab' my own coil-over springs, I've decided to purchase some beautiful coils made by RBMotion... Since our Aussie $ is now high above the US $ ... Just make's sense & they're way better than anything I'd be able to fab' up . The wheels in the pics are mock-ups only as my amigo Cesar is making me some special Mopar wheels for these cars...  I have seen proofs of what Cesar can do on a lathe & they're exceptionally good!

Anyway here's some progress pics....

Oh yeh... I've also chopped an inch or 2 ( scaled ) off the wings & slanted them to give them a Go-fast look 

Cheers all, Cliffo 