Shelbytona Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 That Daytona and Charger looks awesome! Thanks Billy and brandon. I got the block painted black today, (i love that liquid mask BTW) wired and dipstick added. I also got the valve cover stripped, so i can paint it flat black, i'm going to do the valve cover like i did with my shelby mustang.. BMF the ribs and "turbo" then paint it flat black and lightly sand the ribs to reveal the BMF. I have to do the intake this way as well.
kruleworld Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) nice details there, should make the engine look good. 84 was my preferred version, which DeeDee drove before getting her 87 turbo. Edited March 12, 2012 by kruleworld
Shelbytona Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 I got the Valve Cover done, Both look awesome in my opinion!
Scuderia Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 Thats lookin too sweet so far! i i like the bmf plan there, very nice.
hotrod59f100 Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Was there a difference between these and the turismo? My parent had a 86 turismo and wish I could recreate it with a model.btw your engine looks great.. I always wanted to get a real turbo but NYs winters took too many to quick. Edited March 12, 2012 by hotrod59f100
Shelbytona Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Thanks. The turismo was the L-body platform (Daytona is a G-body) if you can scratch build a quad headlight turismo clip, then the MPC Shelby charger kit will give you a good start! Everything is the same between the Shelby charger and turismo, except the front bumper setup. Oh and the hood is slightly different between the two cars. The bonus with the Shelby charger kit, is there isn't any ground effects or wing molded into the body Edited March 12, 2012 by Shelbytona
Joe Handley Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 Was there a difference between these and the turismo? My parent had a 86 turismo and wish I could recreate it with a model.btw your engine looks great.. I always wanted to get a real turbo but NYs winters took too many to quick. The Turismo was Plymouth's version of the L-Body 3dr Coupe (I.E. Charger) IIRC and if they have anything in common, it will be some of the drivetrain components and some of the badging.
John Pol Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 That Daytona and Charger looks awesome! Thanks Billy and brandon. I got the block painted black today, (i love that liquid mask BTW) wired and dipstick added. I also got the valve cover stripped, so i can paint it flat black, i'm going to do the valve cover like i did with my shelby mustang.. BMF the ribs and "turbo" then paint it flat black and lightly sand the ribs to reveal the BMF. I have to do the intake this way as well. Doing a great job so far by the way where did you get that decal for the oil filter. John Pol
Shelbytona Posted March 12, 2012 Author Posted March 12, 2012 Thanks for the compliments. The decal is from the revell 68 charger kit. Id like to get some direct connection decals!
caine440 Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 This is looking really nice. I was a big fan of these cars. The 224HP R/T could really fly. I had a 87 Shelby Charger turbo and wanted to step up to a Daytona but life had other ideas.
Shelbytona Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 This is looking really nice. I was a big fan of these cars. The 224HP R/T could really fly. I had a 87 Shelby Charger turbo and wanted to step up to a Daytona but life had other ideas. Thanks! yeah even tho i sold off most of my collection, i still love these cars. I would love to put a T3 (224HP motor) in a little Shelby Charger. what year and colour was your shelby? I also had a black and silver 86 Shelby Charger, i miss that car too. Not much of an update but i got a little more assembled on the motor and and a bunch of pieces prepped for paint. I cut the A/C belt and pulley off too. There is a lot of parts on this motor! very well detailed with all the hoses and air box. I took this pic thru my magnifying glass light.
rv1963 Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Great to see these late 80's pocket rockets being built these little cars really did have some power, nice work on those engine details.
Shelbytona Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 Great to see these late 80's pocket rockets being built these little cars really did have some power, nice work on those engine details. Thanks! yeah they are kind of a forgotten car, since a lot of people didn't accept them from being a FWD four cylinder. I got the exhaust manifold painted cast iron with a light staining of rust and the compressor housing done in polished aluminium. I wanna give it the look of a brand new car. The only other weathering will be the catalytic converter heat stained. Here is the colour the interior will be done... still can't make my mind up between flash red or black! I'm going to fill in the sunroof, i want it a bare bones Shelby Z.
Joe Handley Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 I've got a few of these (ok......6 of these) from the RC2 reissue want to do one in Black with Bourdeux Red (i.e. blood red) interior like my Lebaron GTS was. Been putting serious thought into getting a V-6 Chrysler 200 Touring because of how bad gas prices have been of late and wish they offered them as hatchbacks like the H- and P-Bodies were back in the day.
gray07 Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 This is looking awesome, and by the way hotrod59F100 there was a model of the tourismo, it was molded in black.
Shelbytona Posted March 14, 2012 Author Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys! Wow you've got 6 of these kits?? I plan on building a bunch more down the road, since there nicely detailed kits. I haven't had one fitment issue on the motor yet! Thats a nice colour combo on these cars, I also like the charcoal that was offered in 1987. I got the sunroof glued in place, next will be putty and primer. I also have the headlight doors glued on to the nose (closed) I don't like the way they look open on this kit, something about the chrome headlights that make it look toyish. I think if AMT would have put a better effort in the box art on this issue, it would have sold better! That red daytona on the front and the other pics, makes this kit look like ######, until you open it up. I had an original MPC issue of this kit and the real pic of the car for the box art looked way nicer. Here is another pic of the motor, i got some more pieces added. Building this makes me want my 89 shelby back! I was going to make a power steering pump bracket, but it will be unseen once the intake is on and the car is all assembled Edited March 14, 2012 by Shelbytona
Scuderia Posted March 14, 2012 Posted March 14, 2012 That engine is lookin' awesome, love the updates mate
Shelbytona Posted March 16, 2012 Author Posted March 16, 2012 That engine is lookin' awesome, love the updates mate Thanks! I got the roof in primer, i wasn't impressed with tamiya grey putty! I put two light coats on and sanded between coats (over two days) and the sunroof kept showing an outline in the primer, so i sanded it down and used automotive two part putty, and it was perfect. I should have known better with the tamiya laquer putty! I also opened up the vents in the lower part of the bumper and got the nose glued to the body.
hotrod59f100 Posted March 16, 2012 Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the info I have this Daytona kit would the duel headlamp and nose cone be the some or is it still different? Or mabe cut tha light section out of it. Btw that engine looks vary nice ,I love the weathering on the turbo and the realism on the oil filter. Edited March 16, 2012 by hotrod59f100
Shelbytona Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 That nose cone will be a good starting point. the nose on the 86 turismo is not really angled in the grill area. Thats an awesome kilt! i want one of those for my collection. I got the body painted, I used tamiya TS-14 black and then cleared it with dupont chroma-clear (4:1) I'm going to leave all the window trim gloss black, the mirrors will be gloss black as well.. all of the daytona's I've done, i painted all the trim in black (base clear) and i think it looks way better then the semi-gloss that came originally. I'll paint the belt moulding semi gloss black with the red stripe tho.
wraith Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Fantastic job so far! Paints looks killer! I never had this Daytona kit but I do have 4 of the old Monogram snap kits. 2 red ones and 2 black ones. Seeing your build, I KNOW one of these kits will make it into my scale MOPAR collection real soon!
Shelbytona Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 Fantastic job so far! Paints looks killer! I never had this Daytona kit but I do have 4 of the old Monogram snap kits. 2 red ones and 2 black ones. Seeing your build, I KNOW one of these kits will make it into my scale MOPAR collection real soon! Thanks! Yeah I was gonna use tamiya clear, but black is such a hard colour for fingerprints and scratches, and using an automotive clear with hardener eliminates that. Plus it shines so nice!! I sprayed it thru my small seta jet gun and thinned it 10% with euro thane reducer, since the clear is pretty thick and can bury details and panel lines easily. Being reduced sprays like water! You should build them up, do they come with a proper 2.2l turbo? I wanna get a first gen model after I finish this one and my Shelby Charger. I'm actually thinking of robbing the pizza rims from the charger kit, to put on this one. The pizza rims look good on the daytona's
Scuderia Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 That black looks great, and nice job filling in that sunroof. im a disaster with putty projects
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