Mopar - D Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) This is a resin body I picked up a couple years ago from Star. I'm going with bright blue with a white and black interior. Also going with a Gibson 383 engine. Started cleaning up the body panels and some primer. Edited March 23, 2014 by Mopar - D
ChevyCoupe41 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 This is going to be so cool because my dad had 1:1 '67 Dodge Monaco 500 some years ago. Engine was also 383. I Still miss that car a lot. But I will watch this project very closely.
disabled modeler Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 That is SWEET Dan!.... Wish the model companies would make those big late 60s cars...Id think Id gone to heaven....LOL...
drodg Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 I had that kit in resin and I must have sold it never thinking I would build it. That is a beautiful body.
Mopar - D Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 Lee I will have more progress pictures this weekend. Working 4/10's not much time to work on it durn the week but I make up the time on the weekends.
Belugawrx Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Love the lines on that car Nice prep on that resin body looks nice Let us know how that engine goes
Mopar - D Posted February 5, 2014 Author Posted February 5, 2014 I'm going with MOPAR turquoise for the engine and I've now have actual MOPAR turquoise engine paint I picked up from my Dodge dealer 12oz spray can for $11.
crazyrichard Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 cool and looking super smooth already !!
Mopar - D Posted February 9, 2014 Author Posted February 9, 2014 Started on the engine today and modified the engine bay. As always your comments are always welcome.
slusher Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Looking great! x2 Keep up the good work Dan...
cuatom8 Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Another cool mopar project... +1, the motor has a hole near water pump
FASTBACK340 Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 +1, the motor has a hole near water pump That's where the upper radiator hose connects.
Furiousgeorge Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 I think he meant the gap in front of the intake.
FASTBACK340 Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Gotcha! The valley plate is missing. There's an actual tin plate that lies under the manifold. I'm assembling a RG small block right now. If you prepare everything they look great. Looking forward to seeing more updates on this cool build. BTW: About your build. On a personal note, when I was 16 I totaled a borrowed `67 Polara around a telephone pole with me & my girlfriend walking away from a badly managed car. I look at your model and it's a sobering reminder of how lucky we were that night. The friend who owned the car forgave me…. the girlfriends parents didn't like me to begin with…. and my parents wanted to kill me. NYS DMV had a clerical error and never recored the summons from that night as I had no license. I got my license the next year without any restrictions. That night we won the lottery in many ways. Thanks for the reminder. It's good to be humbled once in a while. Believe me, what happened that night changed me.
Mopar - D Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Yea the valley pan and also the coil are missing in the engine package. Currently working on a fix for it.
Furiousgeorge Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 Did it come with one? I've got a 440 six pac awaiting its turn that I don't think has a valley pan? Unless it's moulded to the intake maybe. Should be an easy fix though.
FASTBACK340 Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 Did it come with one? I've got a 440 six pac awaiting its turn that I don't think has a valley pan? Unless it's moulded to the intake maybe. Should be an easy fix though. The six-pack manifold is a full bottom manifold. The 4 bbl. manifold it a high rise and theres a gap under it. Just slice a thin piece of plastic and slip it under just far enough to cover what you see.
Furiousgeorge Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 Ah, learned a little something there! And thinking about it, that makes perfect sense. I remember changing the valley pan on my 383 Sport Fury years back, I was surprised that it was just a wee bit of tin.
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