The 2015 /16 Red Hot and Rollin Automotive Group Build--Ended

I found some time to lay some color down.  2 base coats and 3 clear coats.... now to let it sit and start on the engine and interior.  2 weeks should be plenty of time to dry before I get to wet sand and polish.

Tim

Nice colour!

MOPAR - D

Joe. Can you post one out side and one inside?

 

Let me know which one's of those inside and outside pics you want posted.

MOPAR - D

Joe here's my next build to list. 

This is a build that I've been planning for many years after I found pictures of this rig. The story behind the rig is that Chrysler sponsored the Spurrlow singing group in the late 60's. They went around the country preforming at schools. I'm starting with an resin Dodge LS 1000 cab from AITM, AMT White-Frightliner SD and Bill Elliott stock car transporter. The trailer still has some hurdles for me I would like to change out the the wheels to the smaller size and I'm not sure how I'm going to paint or decal the trailer to match. I'm open for any ideas anyone may have. 

So far I've started on the frame. 






Reference pictures of what I'm building

 

Tim...................................whadda shine!!!

And I loooooooooooooove me some RB motion stuff too. I just got a big order in myself.

Joe lets use the first one's on inside and outside. 

I've been working on getting the frame together and have now a coat of primer on it and have been dechromeing the wheels and fuel tanks. I'm going to use Testors Star-Spangled Blue I think it is close to what I see in the pictures. 

I'll get you handled there Dan! Umm......what kind of title do you want me to give the new build so I can get that posted up front in the roster?

Joe. Let's go with "Spurrow's Dodge Transporter"

Dan: Progress is looking good brutha! BTW I've got your entries and pics posted as well.

taaron: Keep the good stuff goin'.

Everybody: Ok fellas. I've had my dang hands full around the house in the last month so participation with posting has been a little slow from me. I did, however,  finish the OOB version of the AMT "Der Beetle Bus" that I've been building.

Here's the shots of that:

The kit:

and lastly.....a mock up of the box art shot:

Joe this is so cool and your finish looks like glasss. Nice!

That is one funky little bus! Agree on the finish, it is hyper smooth! Looks like it was a real fun project.

I ran into some issues on my front suspension of the Honda. What should be a very precise (ito directional) fit, due to it influencing some pins higher up, was anything but a precise  fit. You could put in the top piece of the fork arms and turn them any way once inserted... Very unlike Tamiya, so maybe I screwed up somewhere. If I did, I hope I can disassemble safely. 

I put some BMF on it last night and got the windows cut and buffed since I deleted the vent windows.  I also made a roll bar and extended it to the chassis in the rear.  The front bumper is just there for looks... I will probably strip it, clean it up and Alclad it.  I had to order longer bolts for the 4-link, so hopefully next week I can get that mocked up and assembled.

Tim

Seabe I hope your able to figure out your problem with the front section  

Tim your Mustang is looking good  

Painted the frame blue and chromed the wheels and wheel guards. Wheels are just test fitted to see how they will look with the blue frame. I'm planning to go with some after market tires too. Started on the engine assembly. 

Worked on the engine still have a little more work on it before it's ready for finial installation. 

Started on the engine a few days ago.  This is the 427 with dual carbs, but I ordered a 2013 Boss 302 Coyote... still not sure which one to use just yet.  The photoetch fan is nice, just takes a little patience to assemble it.

Tim

Nice start on your plug wires Tim. 

Received my trailer wheels and tires today. Going to fill in the openings and rework the frame. 

Looking good, Dan!

Operation Patience. Assembled 4-link with coilovers... I need to order some more bolts and nuts since I ran out and cut the excess off of the ones I installed, but it is coming along.

Tim

Seabe: Man , sorry to hear about the fit issues brutha! Looking forward to the updates/ progress report.

Tim: That's one helluva project you've got going there. That paintwork is jaw dropping and the details are really making that thing pop! That RB motion hardware gets expensive after a bit don't it? Ask me how I know.

Dan: Good progress on your truck. Those wheels turned out awesome bud!!!

Joe - I ordered around $250.00 worth of hardware for RB Motion for this build and the next one, whichever that will wind up being.  I figured I'd stock up now, but you never know what you will need until you don't have it.

Made some more progress on the 427 this weekend.  My intention was to use Holley 750's for the carbs, but they were too big for the intake without turning them sideways, so I went with dual Holley 4160's since they are a little shorter.  Ran the fuel lines and the vacuum between the two carbs and the dipstick tube. 

Tim

Thanks Joe

Tim your engine detail looks great. 

Received my tires from Double Take Replicas and made some progress on the fuel tanks. Set the cab on it to see how it's going to look. 

taaron76

Joe - I ordered around $250.00 worth of hardware for RB Motion for this build and the next one, whichever that will wind up being.

That truck is coming along just great, Mopar-D! 

And Tim, I'm echoing everybody in saying that the engin is looking great.

Me...? I'm king of Denial Island! I've gone into the tedious task os masking the body. Done with the more critical segments, now just the filling in. It's a pain in the extreme lower back. Actually thought it would be decals, as they most often are. But hopefully this week I'll do some further twiddling on that fork.

Hang in there Seabe! We're still here rootin' for ya!

Okeedokee fellas. I've gotta slide the modded VW bus aside for a minute. No worries though as I'll be back to it. I just need an easier build for the time being.

I showed pictures of this bad boy last year after I did some repairs on it but thought it deserved more than that…………so here we are a year or so later to do it some real justice.
Presented here for rebuild is my 35 year old Monogram 1969 Camaro Z-28 which many of you will know the boxing of this kit back in the late 70’s/ early 80’s:

I’m going to go through this thing I don’t even know how deep I’ll go with it so I aint even going to say that this’ll be a mild rebuild. Anything I touch can’t be done in timely manner it seems like but I’m going to TRY to keep as many original parts as I can in this restoration/ upgrade. There’ll be some definite changes in regards to the interior as well as the exterior. I’ll be changing up the wheel and tire combo and will stay within the boundaries of a street machine using street tires with some Cragar SS wheels and a mildly upgraded Chevrolet 396 with a single four barrel carburetor to top things off.
Here’s a picture of what we’re going to start with as it sat on my bench this morning:

The options were wide open as there hasn’t been anything in the engine compartment in 30 years now:

A picture of the interior:

Now apart on the bench:

To start with I have managed to come up with another hood thanks to a friend on the forums:

We’ll be going with this 396 from Revell that I had in the parts stash:

Joe looks like a nice rebuild your starting. Are you going to repaint the body to?

MOPAR - D

Joe looks like a nice rebuild your starting. Are you going to repaint the body too?

 

That engin is really coming along superbly, Tim! 

Love that renovation project, Mustang!

Bit the bullet and got the fork assembly going. Still some outstanding bolt head to paint, etc. And glue is still drying on places, but this is what it looks like at the moment. Not too much manual intervention required. Could have been better, but I feared much worse.