68 plymouth road runner update 11/04/18

Hi this has been one of my long term projects that is nearing completion. Will post up whats been done so far. Using the amt 68 roadrunner and crossing it with the amt dodge viper rt/10 kit. I will be using as much of the viper as I can including front and rear suspension, motor ,trans and rear end, tyres, dash, console and buckets. So far I have cut out the rear floor pan to be able to fit the rear end and suspension and also modified the trunk floor of the viper to fit, had to narrow it to fit the roadrunner.I have also modified the roadrunner dash to fit the viper dash facia and it took a bit of work  getting the engine to fit right as I didnt realise how far back the engine would sit..Had to glue in the firewall to the body as the clearance for the motor was thinning out the top of the firewall so thin that it made more sense gluing it in position so it was a lot stronger. Though I would try the inner guards from the viper and thought they would have been too big but they fitted in there like a glove no mods. Only problem now is that now Im installing the front guards and had to add the viper rear inner guards for that balanced look. Finished up the floor pan and chassis and all that's left to do is finish off the fuel tank /rear floor pan section and the front inner guard assembly.Finished off the inner guards, primered and painted in duplicolor cyan blue rattle can and the underneath in black duplicolor. Also have primered and painted the fuel tank and floor section in black duplicolor. Havent glue them in yet as still need detailing. Also started on the motor and have one rocker cover done to see how it looks against the blue. Thinking that I may also do the interior red instead of the usual black or white for something a little different. Working on the rear end I noticed after painting the diff mount the middle section of the sway bar was square and wasn't satisfied with it and although you cant really see it, it didn't look right so I removed the centre section and replaced it with some round styrene and now looks heaps better. Also with the diff bracing it was solid so I removed some of the plastic to make it look more realistic.I wasnt impressed on the chrome headlights after all the work I have done to the rest of build so I drilled out the chrome lenses and had to file down some parts box lenses as everything was to big. I cut some styrene and bmf it then glued it behind the head lamps. On the tail light side I sanded down the outer part of the lense and then glued some styrene to the outer rim of it, then sanded it down to a suitable trim size. Then bmf it then painted it and think they look better than the stock ones. I also removed the plastic from behind the tail lights so they fit more flush. And yes the left is on the right and visa versa as they seem to line up better with the boot crease.Have started paint work on the interior and will be mainly a combo of testers bright red but with dull-cote, gloss and straight from the can combo. Have opened up the headrest on the front buckets and also made a backing for them as you don't see the backs in a viper. The dash now fits well and have the gauge decals in but still have to detail the dash. Converting the floor to a flat smooth finish for a different look and have removed the window cranks to simulate having power windows. Still have to wait until i have finished attaching the interior panels and dash to the floor so I can get the right position of the console so i can get everything fitting flush like it is supposed to be there. Sorry for being long winded took what I have done from another site and transfered it here. Cheers and thanks for looking Steve