Revell 41 Willys "Demon II"-Completed 09/07

Thanks John and BK. It's expensive stuff but I feel like I'm addicted to it. lol

Got the stance about where I want it with this mock up:



Here's the rolling chassis with the powertrain test fitted. This car is ALL motor and tire!!!



Got the distributor drilled a few days ago in anticipation for the orange spark plug wire arrival in the mail. I got the wires yesterday so I went to work on that this morning.



I also received my "banjo" fittings for the carburetors so I can run those fuel lines now.



My intention was to go with the stock routing and lines for the fuel delivery but this is a custom ride. I found some photos that I took at the San Antonio speedway that may suit this build even better.

A nicely built Hemi with the super stock manifold in a Belvedere:











BTW..............I'll be saving the stock routing for the kit that I robbed this motor from. Oh but wait................there's no motor in that kit any more. No worries about that......I got the replacement kit yesterday.

Just checkin' in again! Motor/tire=Cool!

Maxie

 Well it is good to reroute your fuel lines every once in a while. It keeps you fresh and in your part of the country, fresh, is a bonus. 

Oh and stance is gonna be totally “***-en”

Looking awesome!  Ya those meats on those wheels... like crack.

That intake manifold is the Mopar crossram right?

I've got the Dart on my wish list - in real life too.  Considering selling my 09 Charger and doing a knockoff 426 Dart with the factory drag car fenders/scoop etc.

Thanks Max, John and Steve.

John: You are correct. That is the cross ram intake. What engine are you considering putting in the Dart? That would be a resto that you would have to do in here under the general section.

I didn't like the hole that was cut in the hood. I'm not much of a fan of that kind of stuff because most of the time it just looks cheap and half done. There are those cars that do look cool with a hole in the hood and a big tunnel ram dual quad setup coming out of the hood but this aint that car.

I cut some black Evergreen styrene to match the hole, glued it into place with Tamiya cement, filled in the cracks and low spots with super glue and sanded everything flush nice and purdy.



Hemi is still coming along as well:





an "in chassis" shot with the engine wire harness installed:



It's gonna take up the whole engine bay opening when it's all said and done. Still gotta work on the stance some.

Jim  

Those are really nice quality photos. What kind of lighting do you use? There are no harsh shadows and no over the top highlights.

awesome engine !! and very nice chassis Im not going to ask the body color 

Thanks Jim, Johnny and Nick!

Johnny: I use two incandescent lighting fixtures, one on each side. I'll usually take the photos and then edit them out for just a shade or two of lighting adjustments so I don't throw the color off too awful much.

I've got the chassis finished except for the chrome exhaust tips install:

Got the throttle linkage done and have been working on other stuff like the fuel delivery system and radiator hose(which took three hose fabrications until I got a hose and clamp assembly that looked half decent!   ). Still have the throttle return springs to install, fuel lines from the fuel junction block and gotta clean up those air horns which I have temporarily installed for effect.

Here's where we're at now:

Stunning work as usual Joe.

Looks so cool, the refrigerator is jealous 

Thanks alot guys:

I dry brushed on a little ground up brown pastel to tone the plug wires down for a little more realistic look. I've still got a little tweaking to do and one throttle return spring to install on the rear carburetor but here's the fruits of today's labor:

This one is coming along very well. The level of detail you've added to that Hemi is amazing. It looks like is will run. I can't wait to see the body on this monster.

BK

Looking real nice.... and I want to say you have a nice eye for details like the fittings, linkage, plug wire droop, hose clamps, etc. I'm watching this one to its conclusion.

GREAT JOB.....

Dude!  Looking stellar.  Really nice details

Thanks Brandon, DRUM and John.

I'm going out of town AGAIN this week. Good LORD!!! I can't seem to make ANY progress on this thing this last month. I'll be taking the body with me on the trip with an X-acto knife, sanding sticks and finishing pads. I'll see if I can get the body cleaned up over the next few days and come back and hit this thing hard. Man this has really been a tough month for any kind of progress or rest with all the traveling and obligations that I've had. Hopefully July will be much kinder in the way of benchtime.

What happened there I will never know. I'll re post and see what happens though:

Managed to get the rear carburetor throttle return spring and bracketry put into place and cleaned up that front fuel line a bit this morning. Pretty much all done with the engine now except for the carburetor air horns.





Stance is about where I want it too:

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Is it me or is this all coming out jacked up?

No, not just you. The last couple of posts are showing up as "overlays" as if two posts or three are stacked with type under photos, etc. If it matters I use Firefox as my browser on a Dell PC.

I'm enjoying your build - your level of detail is incredible!

Mike

Looking good Joe!  I'm liking the detail on the engine!

All right, I may be a bit late but, I'm on board for the finale. Good to see that you are up to your usual amazing shinannigans. Terrific stuff Bro.

Thanks Mike, Mr. Mike and Joe. I appreciate all the comments.

It's been a while since I've posted any real updates but the beginnings of the interior construction are under way. Here's the progress on the door panels. I mixed up some dark grey and thinner and outlined all the recessed areas so when I shot the white over the door panels it would make those areas stand out a little more. A pre-shading of sorts.



I found a piece of adhesive backed blue metallic sheet that I applied and cut out around the edges for a neat and clean door insert panel. Then I masked off and painted the door speaker grilles black. I'm still planning out the rest of the interior scheme.

I did the same thing with the seats as I did with the door panels on pre-shading all the cracks and crevices with a dark gray, then a medium coat of white followed by a coat of semi-gloss clear. I'm trying to accent the blue lightly throughout the interior without overdoing it. Keep in mind that the seat belts and dash will be blue as well. I had some soda bottles so I drilled two holes to simulate cup holders and slipped a couple of sodas in the center console. Window switch and shifter bezels were picked out with Chrome BMF.



Radio face with CD halfway out of the slot will be going on the blue panel at the front of the console. Weird how Revell didn't have a decal slide or radio face molded on it.

Hi,

That looks really sharp .  Can't wait to see more.

Excellent progress Joe. I like the use of a gray wash to pre-shade. Seems to work quite well.

Thanks PFJN and Joe!! I appreciate the encouraging comments fellas.

Phase one of the color balance. There'll be a light blue flocking applied to the floor by tomorrow and some extra details added.Then the floor mats will also be thrown on both sides of the floor.
I removed the soda bottle from the passengers cup holder and glued a piece of black sheet styrene on the bottom of the interior tub at that location to simulate that little black foam pad that's usually at the bottom of cup holders. I may put a bottle cap opener in there as well.

Dunno how I missed so many updates one this one, Joe.

Coming along great. The interior sure looks sharp, really sharp.

Your motor makes me drool.

Funny you mention your techique for the nice clean door panel cutouts. Masking those darned things is what has had me hung up on my VW for months. I sit down, look at it, and walk away......

Just checking in. Things are lookin' cool! 

Maxie

Most impressive progress my friend. Looks sharp.