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Thanks Terry, some really old Testors square bottle Grape Metallic.

Thanks Rich and Scott. I have a little clean up to do before I clear it. I’ve started on the motor, I broke one of the ladder bars too much handling of the fifty year old Johan plastic. I’ve started on the motor and gathering parts for the dry sump.

Thank you Michael, very cool project. I have some resin Camaro bodies but I really prefer plastic. The Camaro looks great. I can’t wait to see it complete.

Really coming along Bob, details look great!

They look great I’d like some more info on that Camaro body.

Sweet! Looks really good!

Your ambitious, they look great!

Lookin good Ron!

Got the Purple on, hard part is over……

Thanks Bob, they will look a little better when I get the Molotow sprayed on them.

Thanks Rich

Really looking great, I love what your doing here!

I taped off the red stripes and shot them with Tamiya TS39, Mica Red. I have some overspray to clean up, shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll shoot the purple in a day or so.

I got the white painted on the body today.

Thanks James, pretty much painting weather mall the time here, strange as it seems the dirt in paint is less of an issue here also.

This thing is so cool!

Thanks Daniel, it is what it is! I’m going with what I have. I hope to complete it for the ACME show, not enough time to redo it .

So as your all probably aware I recently moved back to Georgia, I’m still unpacking and while unpacking a box of old magazines I started fanning through some and I came across this article from the December 1972 issue of Super Stock. It answers most of the questions I had on this build and I have some things just plan wrong. At this point I’m just going forward with what I’ve started. Interesting enough is this has to be one of the first four link rear suspension setups. They don’t even call it a four link, it’s referred to as Adjustable Trailing Link Bars. Since I was not happy with the white paint on the chassis I now know the real car chassis was black. It also states the front retained the torsion bars. I did have the rack and pinion steering correct though.

I love what your doing here.

Looking forward to this build Bob, looking good so far!

Great info Scott, I can tell you have a little time on your hands,lol, that Lenco trans made everyone a good driver. I’m trying to stay in the 72 rules and utilize the 4 speed. Huge changes in Pro Stock in 73. Wish you had a shot of the rear suspension.

Thanks Terry, I still undecided on the chassis, but I’ve got some Classic White, Model Master I’ll use on the body.

Looks great Scott!

Man Scott, I didn’t even think about solder…… Your DOL Plymouth is beautiful! I don’t have a dehydrator what does that calculate into real time?

I’m really not impressed with the Tamiya spray paints. I originally tried their TS 26, Pure white on my Drag on Lady Hornet build, I had trouble and ended up stripping the paint and redoing it. I don’t know why but I thought I would try the Tamiya paint again as it’s much easier than air brushing my tried and true Testors. I shook that can of paint for a half hour, the temp and humidity were good last night, so I shot one light coat, let it flash off and then a heavier coat, the color insisted on pulling away from the edges. I waited an hour and applied the last coat, it’s kinda covered, appears way too thin. The gray primer shows through and the fuel tank was not primered still appears yellowed plastic. I have bubbles on the cowl, this is usually a sigh of too heavy paint application. I’m on the fence with where to go on this, leave it and work with it, sand it and try another coat, or “purple pond “