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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:29 pm    Post subject: john843's K&K Charger Reply with quote












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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man, that is one fine build. Lots of little details to be seen. Well done.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice build.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW Fantastic BUILD one of the best Dodge Chargers I have seen. Everyone builds the Wing version and seems to forget this car all the teams had at least one of these in the stable.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Car is beautiful. One like that won a qualifying race at Daytona.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice, love the stance.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

WOW!!!!!!!

Another GREAT build!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great looking Dodge, thanks for sharing.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow. Absolutely glorious. Totally jealous.

The Charger-bodied cars were what truly won Bobby Isaac the GN title in 1969. As cool and sexy as the Daytonas were, the Charger-bodied cars run on the short tracks were the meat and potatoes of that team's racing effort.

If you're feeling ambitious, John, don't be shy about going for the tunnel-back bodied car in this livery as well. It was also part of the stable that season, too.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VERY nicely done!!!!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is some gorgeous eye candy! Killer stance! Well done John! Thanks for posting and keep'em comin'!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mean looking build! That's the car that won the Cup in '70. Forget the Daytona!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Always loved the 500s. You did a dynamite job!!
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bangor boy wrote:
Wow. Absolutely glorious. Totally jealous.

The Charger-bodied cars were what truly won Bobby Isaac the GN title in 1969. As cool and sexy as the Daytonas were, the Charger-bodied cars run on the short tracks were the meat and potatoes of that team's racing effort.

If you're feeling ambitious, John, don't be shy about going for the tunnel-back bodied car in this livery as well. It was also part of the stable that season, too.


Yes, Bobby's Championship in 1970 was the result of wins in the 1969 Charger 500 and the pair of 1970 standard body Chargers.

Maybe the lowrider version of the 70 Charger in the future, John?

Nice work!
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another beautiful looking build! Great work.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 6:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you everyone for all the nice replies. It's a total pleasure to share what you enjoy doing with such a knowledgeable AND talented group.
Any critiques and/or questions welcome!

John
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice job john. it inspires me to give this one a shot using the dukes of hazard kit question though, by this time wouldn't there be some sort of spoiler on the rear deck?


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Joe, you are correct, there should be a small (1 1/2" to 1 3/4") aluminum rear spoiler Tom M. or odcics possibly could tell you the size and timeline on the rear deck spoilers but it seems like I remember seeing a VERY short one on the '67 Gen 1 Chargers. I believe too, they were limited to the width of the deck lid. When my friend photographed these, there were two main things left on my punch list to do for this car. A small strip of v-shaped evergreen that had been heated slightly and shaped to an old spare body and then covered with matte alum. BMF for the spoiler was one item and a proper set of A-pillar deflectors made from the same Nashua brand HVAC tape that the bumper fairings are made of was the other. I have both on it now plus tire markings and a fuel cap leash made of a piece of tiny chain that was from one of the wife's earrings that each had about 50 little 1" tassel-like chains on them. I hope she doesn't inspect them too closely.

John
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks john. i just noticed the bumper fairings. how did you make them? also what color did you use for the body?

JOE
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice build
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

joe b wrote:
thanks john. i just noticed the bumper fairings. how did you make them? also what color did you use for the body?

JOE


Joe, the fairings are done with Nashua brand aluminum HVAC tape. It is a little thicker and holds it's shape and doesn't wrinkle as much as others I've tried. I first cut a paper template of the shape and size I want the fairing to be then transfer it to the alum. tape and carefully cut it out with curved surgical scissors. It is super adhesive so I usually leave a tiny tab on each fairing to hold it by with jeweler's forceps then place it, (you've got one shot) burnish it down with a Q-tip end and put the rivet detail on with a 25 gauge syringe needle. I then take a sharp #11 scalpel and slice the little mounting tab off and flip it away.
As far as the color, it is either Duplicolor Chevy orange-red or Testor's Bright Red. I painted 2 within a couple of days of each other using each and they were so close, you could almost switch the hoods between them. Both were sprayed over light gray primer. If I HAD to guess, I'd say it's the Testors.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 6:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok thanks john. i was wondering how you got the hump in the faring but i looked a little closer and seen what you did. it is overlapped over the bumper.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is a true thing of beauty. Awesome job.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is a spectacular build! you nailed the stance perfectly too.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok. Why can’t I see the pics?!?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NOICE!!
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John, really nice! Is this the car you changed the intake on?

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:43 pm    Post subject: #71 Reply with quote

That is one sweet Charger 500! Very nice job.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Charger!!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gks1964 wrote:
John, really nice! Is this the car you changed the intake on?

Gerald


Gerald, yep this is the one. Both engine parts fit up beautifully. Still dealing with a real aggravating PE distributor though:)

John
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice, love the Charger 500
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

john843 wrote:
gks1964 wrote:
John, really nice! Is this the car you changed the intake on?

Gerald


Gerald, yep this is the one. Both engine parts fit up beautifully. Still dealing with a real aggravating PE distributor though:)

John

You'll get it together! Hope mine comes out half as nice.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow this Charger is so nice. The stance is just spot on! What wheels & tires did you use on this? Also did you only grind out the fenders or did you add putty around the guards & pump them out as well? Ill be building this car soon.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Greg. You have a PM. I didn't add any putty, just opened up the wheel wells some. I did however thin the inside leading edge of each wheel opening to a more scale thickness.

John
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