Highly Detailed GENERAL LEE.... finally done...!1yr and 6 days

[mopar01lee]

ok i know its been longer than a day but heres the upodate.....

little mock up for ya......

ok here is a close up of the MAS rear spring set up.....

thats it for now .... later days ... Davin

[crowe-t]

Davin,

This looks great so far. The suspension and chassis are nice and detailed.

Edited September 24, 2011 by crowe-t

[Harry P.]

It's looking pretty good!

One suggestion... carefully clean up the edges of the foil trim around the windows. Use a brand new blade. Also you might try and burnish out some of the wrinkles in the foil with the side of a toothpick. Other than that it's looking nice (and I'm being picky about the foil trim... but since you're doing such an elaborate build-up, it's worth your time to clean up those edges a bit).

[mopar01lee]

hey thanks harry... im fairly new to the BMF as this is the 2nd car ive used it on ..lol

i will giv the toothpick a try...

thanks for the comments fellas.

later days ... Davin

[highway]

It's looking pretty good!

One suggestion... carefully clean up the edges of the foil trim around the windows. Use a brand new blade. Also you might try and burnish out some of the wrinkles in the foil with the side of a toothpick. Other than that it's looking nice (and I'm being picky about the foil trim... but since you're doing such an elaborate build-up, it's worth your time to clean up those edges a bit).

Davin, another little tip to add to what Harry said with the BMF, I use a Q-Tip when I burnish my foil. It helps to push the foil a little deeper into the molded depressions around the window trim and also helps give a cleaner edge when you cut the foil. As an added bonus, it also helps to polish the foil some for a little more shine.

[Chuck Most]

What Mr. Brownlee said. A soft pencil eraser will do the same, too, but you can't beat a cotton swab (Q-Tip) for bringing out the shine.

[mopar01lee]

thanks for the tips and the comments fellas ..... i will try them when it gets closer to being done...

now for a small update.. been goin slow had a death in the family , but was ableto get a lill done..

im not going to do a full brake sys. i will do as much as possiblelike full front lines ... hears the start

also been doin some engine detail like .... p/s lines ..plug wires.. battery cables.. an a alt wire when done ...

started on a spare tire for the trunk as well drill lug holes ...

thats it for now thanks for looking

later days .. Davin

Edited September 30, 2011 by mopar01lee

[mopar01lee]

oh heres a lill tast of my next build when the general is done ... hint .. mix a 73 cuda with parts from a 06 srt8 magnum..

[Deckerz]

Coming along very nice man, if your new project is anything close to the detail of this build i look forward to it

[mopar01lee]

Not a lot to update but if you want some eye candy shots of were she is at right now .. here they are ..

it is getting closer i swear...lol

i added larger rear tires to it for my own look..

thanks for lookig

later days ...Davin

[crowe-t]

Davin,

The General looks great so far!

[RodneyBad]

Dang!! That looks Cool..

Great work so far.

That's the Money Shot.

[bandit1]

hey davin i just saw this and i thought you would like to know about it! (possible to own number 1)

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/events/scottsdale/2012-sneak-peek/69-charger/

[Flyboyz1011]

I just sent these pics to my mother-in-law. She literally said "Is he selling it? It could go for about 40k." I let her know it wasn't a real car. She doesn't believe me.

Keep up the amazing work.

[4bangen]

I'm impressed.

[Beavis]

top notch detail work you got on this ride my dude, cannot wait to see it finished jumping

[mopar01lee]

Thank you guys for the very kind words ..... i can see my efforts are doin the car justice.. lol JK.

No for real thanks for the comments fellas .. more will come soon

later days .. davin

oh send your mother in law the build pics .. she might believe you then ..lol..

[GeeBee]

Very nice build, your work is very impressive, can't wait to see it finished .....

[towguy76]

You may have already gotten past this point in your build, but i thought i would let you know that the seats are different in the 68 than the 69. Plus the side lights are different. The 68 has round ones and the 69 has the rectangle ones. The other difference is in the dash but you cant tell in the kit.

[towguy76]

Read some more posts, i see all the nitpicking and realize my post may sound like those. Am not trying to nit pick myself. Was just giving a little helpfull info incase you didnt have it already. As for the build posts i have seen so far, looks cool.

[Wheels]

Great looking General Lee!!

[moparmagiclives]

I picked up the new 1/16 scale hoping to do a similar build, Great job, Very good building techniques. And very clean.

[Dirkpitt289]

Very very impressive build

[mopar01lee]

thanks guys .... heres a lill update ..

finished the door jams an lower jams , and added side moldings or scuff trim.

lill engine detaile .. it slanted i kw .. trin to fig out how to install the gear box with it attached to the motor with the power steering lines ..

till next time

later days Davin....

[Mr. Moparman]

Hmmmm. Really your only option in this case would be to pull the motor.There is no way to do it unless you totally disassemble the car to expose the back side of the chassis.