1970 Dodge Charger.

Coming along very nicely!!
That interior is awesome!

OK! Todays installment: When is he gonna show us the wheel lip/belt line trim??? The wait is over folks. (After a final wet sanding of the body)Belt line trim is .010 x .080 strip plastic bonded in place after the primer was scraped away. This will lend itself to chrome foil really well and look 3 dimensional when done...A bit of trimming it up and its ready for primer.


Then came the wheel lip trim. It can be a bit of a pain, patience pays off here. Remember I said you want a sharp edge at the wheel lip? The reason is so that your trim has a register to butt up against when you mount it.
Otherwise it will roll around and not stay put. I always start it with a dot of CA glue at an end or in the middle of the opening. Then gently work it around and bond it as I go with my plastic welding glue. A few bits of tape help it stay put till the glue is dry...

When all is said and done. This is what you get, it will not disappear under a few coats of paint, it will look well defined and will be easy to chrome foil/paint.

And there you have it! Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Just takes a bit of patience. (About 2 hrs worth)
Next installment...Wait for it...Finish paint...Yup! A whole lotta Ivy Green is comin up. Stay tuned!! And thanks for riding along with me on this build!

This is what I use now that Tenax 7R is no longer available. Works well and isn't too aggressive.

Ok todays installment: A whole lotta Ivy Green!!! But first... Had to prep the bare plastic with a light coat of primer And fix a few nicks in the passenger door. Don't know where these came from but they have been along for most of the ride from the looks of em. A little spot putty/sanding and a bit of primer...



After the wet sand and prep is done, its time to throw some paint. I always do a little pre-paint in the hard to reach spots, so I don't have to try and cover them while doing the exterior paint. I also paint the add on's and hood underside before the body is done so I only have to concentrate on the body alone when the time comes...

Ok todays installment! Decals...Just a tail stripe really, and a few details:


Yeah, started doing some work on the engine. Fabbed up a distributor form some plastic tube and a short length of aluminum tube. Put a few PE wire looms on the engine and a brass rod to glue the dist to, along with a pair of Power steering lines...
Next installment will be some plug wires and some Six Pack parts...Stay tuned!!! And thanks for looking.

I really do NOT know what to say Pete. Perfect paint, perfect details (I REALLY like the power steering lines--nice addition) ....Hell....perfect everything. Looking forward to more of this fantastic build bud.

Wow, so much detail to take in

Glad you guys are liking the detailing. I'm going cross eyed from it LOL... But!!! I do have a teaser for you.

Don't laugh...I have one of those little guys to pose with the car...

To keep it clean all I can say is.

DANG!!!!!!!!!!

LOL...thanks M! I call em car candy. Or cat toys...

Thanks Leon...
Ok gang! Had a setback today, self inflicted I might add. I just couldn't let the poor intake fit on the engine pass. It sat way too high between the heads. I could have concealed the issue to a degree with some wire routing and other plumbing but...After a test fit of the complete engine in the engine compartment, with the body in place. I was not going to be able to close the hood. No getting around it, I have to build another 440 and mod it so the intake fits properly. I swear the intake is 1/24th scale! Soo, I yanked the 440 from my old Charger Daytona project and built it to fit this intake. I had to cut the vally pan all to heck to clear the bottom of the intake runners and then add some .015 thick plastic sheet to the bottom of the heads to raise em up enough for the intake to sit between them properly. Of course this means the heads are now further out from the crank centerline than originally meant to be. This will throw off the exhaust manifold locations and the exhaust pipes where they mate to the manifolds. Probably going to cause a few interfearance problems in the engine compartment too. Should have called this installment "how to build a 1/24 scale 440 the hard way" LOL... Hey! its just like the real thing...Aftermarket parts never fit without some mod or secret handshake to make em work. Only difference is cost, even that's debatable at this point.
Stripped this poor thing like a thanksgiving turkey!!

However...I do have to make a decision on tires...We all know how wheels/tires and stance can make or break a cars look. Soo...Firestone blue lines or Good Year Polyglass GTs' Heres a few pics...Unfortunately stance is not going to be what you see in the pics. These cars all sat like dump trucks off the show room floor, so I will reproduce that look.

As promised...Todays installment: Finished engine and wheel/tire choice. I built another 440 to fit the intake, cleaned up the wire routing/looms on this one ( I got too elaborate W/ the other one) Wired up the ignition coil and alternator and...It fits just fine in the engine comp. A slight tweak on the exhaust head pipes and it will be golden. I tossed in a few pics of the original eng'poor intake fit and the modded engine fit for a comparison too...
Hmm gotta move that #1 plug wire or its gonna get burned...

Wheels and tires...Les nailed it...The blue lines do clash with the paint but the red lines...Well, all it would need is a little santa figure to stand next to it. So! Goodyear Polyglass GTs' it is. Now to get the stance nailed down...

Hopefully the next installment will have the car sitting on its wheels for good and the engine will be permanently installed. Stay tuned and thanks for looking/commenting!!