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Post by poet on Dec 14, 2019 6:03:07 GMT -7
I'll try my hand at building something. It's not quite pro-touring and not pro street. I bought the kit from Michaels a couple of years ago for the Hemi and I had no real inclination to build it until I saw the Peter Sagan Charger
Although I like the overall look, there are some areas where I would like to go in a different direction. With the Hemi gone I'll stick to the 440, which is what Sagan used and punched it out to 572 inches, so I'll say I'm doing the same. I considered twin turbos because I have a pair but ended up deciding to mimic the Sagan setup of using a blower.
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Post by stitchdup on Dec 14, 2019 6:13:55 GMT -7
oh this is going to be good, thanks for the link, i havent seen this car before
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 14, 2019 6:14:31 GMT -7
If this is anything like the Revell 69 Charger then you sir are in for a treat. The assembly process is one of the smoothest I’ve seen. Looking forward to seeing this one being built up.
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Post by mrmike on Dec 14, 2019 7:29:33 GMT -7
Interesting! A 1970 Charger with a 1969 Charger front grille and 1968 side markers and triple taillights.
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Post by poet on Dec 14, 2019 8:18:35 GMT -7
Interesting! A 1970 Charger with a 1969 Charger front grille and 1968 side markers and triple taillights. I was surprised when I read the article that it was actually a 1970. I'd had the pic for a while but didn't read the article until yesterday. |
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Post by leon on Dec 14, 2019 11:37:43 GMT -7
This is going to be wild looking!
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Post by coyotecrunch on Dec 15, 2019 18:59:17 GMT -7
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Dec 15, 2019 21:13:22 GMT -7
That is real tuff looking. I'll be watching this one.
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Post by poet on Dec 26, 2019 17:52:04 GMT -7
Hey Gang, I hope Christmas was pleasant for you. I did a bit on the Charger.
I decided to use some drag radials on it. Yeah I know they're borderline legal but I didn't want to go really fat and have to back half the chassis but I wanted some wide meat that could theoretically handle a blown engine. Although they would have fitted stuffed up in there I didn't like the look. Also, the wheel wells were flat at the top to clear the body and there was a limit to how low the car could go. That said I went the mini-tub route. I cut the front wheel wells from an old 06 Camaro chassis I had.
....and the tire fit.
With the mini-tubs in it was clear that the interior would need some work to make it all fit. The pic below shows the interior pan as it fitted before rework. Sorry for the huge pic, I thought I reduced it.
In order the keep the package tray int the stock position I had to add a styrene strip to hold it up before I cut the end pieces which were the only thing holding it up.
 ...and the result 
And so then I had to cut the seat and interior panels to make them fit, which I wasn't sure at this point that they would. Actually, I thought I might have to go without a back seat, but it came out okay.
I had already decided to use some sport seats I had and once I realized that I could use the backseat, I wanted the front seats to match the back seats so I skinned the stock front seats and used the upholstery on the sport seats.
Right now I'm working on some front and rear fascia mods. Nothing crazy but definitely notable.
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Post by DeeCee on Dec 26, 2019 21:53:48 GMT -7
Great work there Dennis, this should be tough!!
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Post by Deano on Dec 27, 2019 1:07:31 GMT -7
Some nice work going on here and so far it seems to be falling into place nicely!
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Post by stitchdup on Dec 27, 2019 2:14:47 GMT -7
Sweet, I can never find matching seats so I'll remember your trick
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Post by sharp on Dec 27, 2019 6:48:48 GMT -7
Nice tub job Dennis!
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Post by mmthrax on Dec 27, 2019 8:05:57 GMT -7
Ooooh nice.
Loving the fab work here Dennis.
Carry on sir....
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Dec 29, 2019 19:07:11 GMT -7
Looking real bad (Word Censored By Forum Administrator)! Love the job on the tubs.
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Post by poet on Jan 3, 2020 17:56:33 GMT -7
Thanks guys. I just wanted to post a quick update to share the changes to the front and rear fascia. Also I mocked up the engine to see if the blower was at the right height.
Both front and rear bumpers will be body color, so I wanted to mount them on the car prior to paint. For the front, the roll pan really does roll under the car, and as such it normally goes on after the chassis is installed. Since I didn't want that, I wound up fabricating my own pan using parts from the bin. I believe the spoiler is the rear spoiler from a 97 Mustang, with the location for what is now the license plate was the high mounted brake light. Methinks anyway.
For the rear, I added what was originally going to be an exhaust port, but now I'm not sure. It might just be decorative. I like it though.
I also added a strip of styrene to close the gap at the bottom of the bumper. You can see where I still need to fill some seams but overall I think it works. Oh yeah, and I also removed the bumperettes and added that plate holder for giggles.
Here's an overhead shot of the blower. To clear the stock pulleys I fabricated an extension for the blower pulley. It sticks out a bit far but the only option is to fab a serpentine belt setup for the accessories, which would pull the blower pulley in about 2mm, but I'm not sure I can pull that off, but there's also the issue of radiator interference so I may have to. Btw, that's not the hood I'm using. It had a hole in it so I just cut a slit for the pulley assembly.
Thanks for looking and commenting.
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Post by lowlife on Jan 3, 2020 19:00:48 GMT -7
Hey I like where this is heading, anything with an engine hanging out that much has gotta look KooL !
Front and rear ends are coming along great too icon_shoutout_zpsg7nrfmdc
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Post by mmthrax on Jan 3, 2020 23:39:59 GMT -7
Yeah you're off to a great start Dennis.
I'm liking this.
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 4, 2020 2:36:56 GMT -7
Cool, your body mods have cleaned the lines well. Subtle but it works well. I hope you can solve your engine issue, it looks right hanging out like that
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Post by leon on Jan 4, 2020 10:04:17 GMT -7
Nice work on the mods Dennis! The engine looks good sticking out of the hood. two-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Jan 5, 2020 17:35:43 GMT -7
This is looking awesome! Really like where it's going.
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Post by poet on Jan 11, 2020 14:29:09 GMT -7
Hello Everyone! I've been struggling with the suspension mods so I had to back off for a bit to think things through. I decided to fabricate an IRS instead of using the 4-link as I previously mentioned. There just wasn't enough room for it and I didn't want to cut the floorboard. I fabricated the front suspension from bits from the parts bin so I could get it to sit lower. I've still got to add some finishing touches to both front and rear though.
I completed the engine as well. Here is the engine, and a mock-up of the suspension. The stance looks okay, but I'd have liked it a tad lower in the back, but this will do. Thanks.
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Post by leon on Jan 11, 2020 18:25:54 GMT -7
Stance looks good Dennis!
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Post by DeeCee on Jan 12, 2020 2:53:31 GMT -7
Nice engine mate, and the rear suspension looks great too, but your right, a little lower in the rear.
If you do cut the little bit of floor between the rails, the diff centre will drop, that would be the easiest fix mate.
Looking very tough though.
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Jan 12, 2020 15:50:16 GMT -7
That engine is pure evil! Stance isn't terrible, but would be awesome a tad lower.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 12, 2020 19:17:14 GMT -7
This is gonna be KILLER!!! Can't wait to see the next installment!!! WOW!!
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Post by poet on Jan 12, 2020 19:17:49 GMT -7
Thanks guys.
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Post by Deano on Jan 13, 2020 2:03:14 GMT -7
I'm impressed mate, looks like a proper weapon.
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 13, 2020 6:02:19 GMT -7
I'm sure thats picyred next tough in the dictionary
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Post by poet on Jan 13, 2020 14:27:18 GMT -7
I'm sure thats picyred next tough in the dictionary Thanks. It took me a minute to figure out what it meant  .
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