1969 Dodge Coronet - "Killer Bee"

[Drake69]

Started this kit with an idea of how it would look from a pic I found on the net of a resto-mod... (car is actually a '69 Plymouth Road Runner, still a nice ride all around...)

So far I've had to do EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS to the suspension to get the Pegasus widebodies to fit under the fenders, including cutting the front axle back almost to the firewall and nearly glueing the wheels on there. Rear axle was trimmed in width and rear shackles were cut from the leaf springs to get the height under control. More pics on the mods later.

Another note: I WAS using the red decals from the MPC 1970 Coronet kit to supply the trunk stripe, but the decal completely fell apart in my hands (and its a brand new kit!). If anyone is building the '70 kit, THOSE DECALS ARE REALLY THIN!!!!

Edited April 26, 2011 by Drake69

[stewart]

This is too cool. I love the color combo.

STewart

[ChrisPflug]

Was wondering about the red rotors myself- also hadn't seen the oil filter decal stuck to the fenderwell before either

[Drake69]

Yup... now I'm getting a complex over those rotors. The red IS brighter than I thought, especially with a camera flash. Unfortunately, without disassembling the entire chassis there is no real way to correct them. Ohh well... live and learn.

And the oil filter decal, had I done more research I would've realized what that was. But the instructions said NOTHING about engine bay decal locations, and I had to use the box to see what was available. Dang it.

Well... here is the finished result, at least until I can find a good banner decal in red for the trunk lid.

Second set...

Last set...

A few extra notes...

Car was done up in 4 shades of black with 2 shades of gunmetal gray in the suspension area.

1: Body/Engine Bay = Tamiya Gloss Black

2: Hood = Tamiya Flat Black

3: Front/Rear Grilles = Tamiya Metallic Black

4: Body Pan/Interior/Wheels = Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black

5: Engine = Tamiya Dark Gunmetal

6: Suspension = Tamiya Light Gunmetal over Dark Gunmetal

Also, for whatever reason, the engine sits higher in the bay than what appears once the carbs and air filter go on (in the stock version), so the hood bounces everywhere across the engine bay and will not fit right at all. I attempted to shave the inside lip of the hood thinking it was just hitting the edge of the scoop area, until I realized the entire air filter was right against the scoop, and I had painted the stock hood nice and flat black until then. After much cursing, I test fitted the custom hood and found that the bigger hole in the hood fit the cover perfectly, but now there would be a gaping hole in the hood. That is, until a 5-minute scrounge in the parts box netted a '69 Chevy Chevelle custom hood scoop. I checked fitment of the scoop on the hood and found it lined up nice and clean without shaving, but now I had a longer scoop than the stock one.

Now it looks bad-to-the-bone... except for the bright red rotors...

[diymirage]

looks sweet

as for the filter, would you be able to drill out the bottom of it to allow it to sit deeper over the carbs ?

that might just clear the hood

if you are interested i might be able to make you a custom decal for a small fee but im not sure if i would be willing to slap a "hemi"banner on a 440 car

[Drake69]

looks sweet... as for the filter, would you be able to drill out the bottom of it to allow it to sit deeper over the carbs ? that might just clear the hood

if you are interested i might be able to make you a custom decal for a small fee but im not sure if i would be willing to slap a "hemi"banner on a 440 car

As far as the filter is concerned, it's too shallow inside to drill out acurately, so I'll stick with the hood choice I made. I agree about the "hemi" banner though, maybe a red decal with "440 Six Barrel" or the Super Bee logo would really sharpen it up.

Think you can do one that doesn't surround the rear markers and measure out to the bottom of the quarter panel on both sides, or would I still have to trim it?

Edited April 26, 2011 by Drake69

[diymirage]

would you want it to cover the rear markers ?

that should be no problem

and i would prefer to make it a little larger and just have you wrap it around the quarterpanels or just trim it (seeing how i dont have this model in my stash i cant print the decal and try it, i;d have to go by measurements

iether way, i think i can make it work,my only issue would be that you have a black car and it is really tough to make a red decal on clear paper that wont show the black through

so i would suggest printing one on white paper and then trimming the tiny red stripes on the side and putting those on as seperate decals

as for adding 440 AND the superbee logo, i would choose one, i dont think both would fit right and look good but thats your desision

shoot me a PM and well discuss the decals and price