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 

[Randy D]

Couple of nice looking birds of prey!!!!! Looking forward to your progress Cliff

Randy

[Dr. Cranky]

They look beautiful and very stealth, I like that. Night Birds!

[diymirage]

some of my all time favorite cars

im anxious to see how they come out , right now im not digging the shaved look but who knows, i might change my mind once the paint is on

[whale392]

Hey Cliff, nice to see you building again. After your 'Twin Bees' build thread stopped, I went through withdraw syndrome......I will be watching these.

Cool idea with the shaker hood scoop integration on the Daytona/Superbird platform!

[Cesar Bossolani]

Hey Cliffo!!! Looks awesome on matte black bro!!! Great body job you did.

Show us rear suspension pics also. That is the best scratchbuild 4-link system was made. Masterpiece parts!!

I'm glad to helped on you in pre-project. You going to both insane Mopar ever made.

Shaker hood looks great also... agressive looks!!!

Fantastico!!

I'll be watching... If you need something, let me know bro!

Cesar

[Guest Sickfish]

Well guys you're not going to believe the kind've luck I've had over the Easter holidays... I went down to Sydney, about 160km away from where I live, to visit my sister for her B'day & the rest of the family for Easter. I had a nice 7 days off work & had every intention of coming back home & getting stuck into these builds. With motivation from my good mate, Cesar, I was really looking forward to some decent bench time... But you know when you're re-enthused & busting to go forward on stalled projects... BANG... Somethings bound to go wrong, very wrong! ... Well after waking up Saturday morning with severe abdominal pain & thinking I'd strained/pushed myself a little too much in the gym on Thurs, I thought some Panadol might ease the pain... Several hours later ... The pain was just overwhelming ... I took myself to the local hospital to find out the cause of the pain....

Within 2 hours I was being admitted & within 2 more I was operated on to remove a Hernia!  Give's new meaning to the term " busted a gut" Lol!

Anyway, spent the night in hospital & was released Sunday morning. Spent a couple of days at my sister's to recover enough to be able to drive home yesterday evening. Still all swollen up & still in post-op pain & probably will be for a few more days yet.. 

So it look's like I'm out of action, to do alot of things I'd planned to do & wanted to do.  I've been told to do nothing but rest & no heavy or otherwise exertion. So I guess these bad boys are once again going to be put on hold for at least another month while I recover...  Rest assured guys... I WILL get back to them as soon as I can sit in my hobbyroom chair for more than a few mins at a time 

I really appreciate all your great comments & support guys & promise to start back on the Blackbirds as soon as possible 

Cheers Cliffo 