71 Charger Daytona

[dougp]

This is my second wip and it's finally completed. See the wip here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=65287&st=0&p=798334.

This was my first for many new ideas, techniques and methods. I replaced the oem suspension with a coil over suspension with rack and pinion steering. The kit engine/transmission/exhaust was modified with updated components and scratch built headers. The brake/fuel lines were detailed and subframe connectors added. The interior was left basically stock with the bench seat being replace with buckets and the gauges updated with home made decals. Body trim was completed with bmf aluminum and the panel lines washed with a dark red and the wing was shortened . The paint was wet sanded, polished and waxed (pictures don't do it justice). The build was a challenge and turned out better than I expected.

Thanks for looking and enjoy...

[Harry P.]

That's pretty slick. Nice work.

Personally, I would have foiled the door handles... but that's just me.

[wrecker388]

Sweet!

[S. Svendsen]

Very cool

[Chris White]

Way cool, and sick. Love the wheels, how did you paint them

[slusher]

Very sweet looking build, love the wheels..

[bbowser]

Nice clean work. Like the paint combo.

[PappyD340]

Very NICE, great job!!

[cobraman]

Very sharp build .

[TFchronos]

Beautiful and creative build, it's a stunner, the colors are perfect!

[IHSS]

That looks awsome great job. Reminded me of these guys http://www.71wingcars.com/page.aspx?id=1

[lazlow]

that's sharp, great concept.

laz

[Monty]

Sometimes it's the small details that make the big picture all the more impressive. Those valve covers and hard lines really sell it. Impressive work, Doug. Glad you stuck with it.

[dougp]

Thanks for the comments everyone. For those asking about the wheels they are Pegasus Hellas 19" front with 23" in the rear. I hand painted the centers using decanted Tamiya gun metal, the color used for the stripe, wing and lip spoiler. It took several coats to cover the chrome and get the color right.

That's pretty slick. Nice work.

Personally, I would have foiled the door handles... but that's just me.

Yes, Harry I tried the door handles and the wheel well lip trim, but it just didn't look right. I was trying to give it a contemporary look while retaining the classic feel to the theme. I wasn't going to do the window trim either, but I needed to break up the line just a bit because it has such a long look to it.

That looks awsome great job. Reminded me of these guys http://www.71wingcars.com/page.aspx?id=1

You got it IHSS, the site was a major inspiration for my theme, especially model year and the coil over suspension.

[caine440]

Outstanding work.

Very nice.

[Custom Mike]

Simply beautiful Doug!

Wanna trade?

[pandamonium2112]

Nice build. Just enough custom work to break up the super bird look. That's so true about the length of the car.

You pulled it off..

[Danno]

Very, very nice, Doug!

[bisc63]

There's a reason those wings are tall - will your trunk lid open now?!!

Sweet build, seriously, reminds me of an Autorama concept display.

[Shelby 427 1965]

Hate 71 Superbirds, but I can totally dig all the work and the outstanding result. Great work

[Harry P.]

Hate 71 Superbirds, but I can totally dig all the work and the outstanding result. Great work

First off, this is a Charger Daytona, not a Plymouth Superbird. And second... there's actually no such thing as a '71 Superbird in real life.

[DumpyDan]

That is nice, really like the frame connectors very cool.

[JM485]

That is way cool, awesome build.

['70 Grande]

To me, visually, there is an excellent visual-relationship between the curved-shape of the nose and the curve of the side-window opening, (especially at its rear). This is an excellent model and very well done. I think the nose actually "feels" better on this '71 body style then it did on the 1970. Your model shows "...what could have been" very, very well!

[bondo bill]

slick build