Dirty Mary Crazy Larry...... 68 into a 69 charger again

[mopar01lee]

name says it all . Ive been in a building slump this year only got 2 finished. and a lot started , so why not a few more..lol

ive loved this car since i was a kid , i use to call it the yellow general lee ( i was a kid lol).

and thanks to keith marks , and ma's resin i get to build it, oh and the Restoration house for the y3 paint ...

ok on with the build .. its in the cbp section but wanted to share with evereyone ..

heres what i started with a 5 dollar rebuilder from the bay..

here it is dissasembled

cleaned....with the new grill

the paint color .....wow

the decals...

its painted an decaled with ride hight an wheels done .... pics in a min

later days ...Davin

[mopar01lee]

ok more pics...

wheels are a lill big and stick out in the front .. but thats fixed .. ill upload the new pics in a few gotta take em ...

with the stance and grill ..

[mopar01lee]

ok here are the most resent pics of were the car is at now..

started on the eng. it a rebuilder also ...

will be making my own valve covers like the ones on my general lee build..

later days Davin....

[Joe Handley]

Looks good so far....just watch out for freight trains

[philo426]

Is that color referred to as "Lemon Twist"?I think it is lighter than Sub-Lime.

[mopar01lee]

its a 1971 code for citron yella... it may have been called that in a erlier or later yr..w/a diff code

[Rdkingjay]

Loved that car, and the movie. Its a shame that hollywood has chosen this car as its whipping boy. Dirty Mary-Crazy Larry, Dukes of Hazzard, Bullitt, just to name a few. Nice job so far on the resto. Is that the Special editon kit from revell?

[Dirkpitt289]

Great work so far. Very impressive. I would like to see more of your Duke's Charger build. Do you have a build thread here on the forum?

[Jon Cole]

I don't have a '69 chip page, but the '70 is the same afaik at least for Y-1

Which photo color is accurate?

Edited December 29, 2011 by Jon Cole

[mopar01lee]

jon .. photo 2 is the more correct color for this car.... it was a few diff shades cuz of the mid 70s film affects..and lighting.

same case as the general lee.. so to speek..

later days Davin

[mopar01lee]

Great work so far. Very impressive. I would like to see more of your Duke's Charger build. Do you have a build thread here on the forum?

thanks .. heres the link to the gl its not done yet bout 85% done

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44035&hl=%2Bhighly+%2Bdetailed+%2Bgeneral+%2Blee&fromsearch=1

later days Davin

[promo55]

I love that movie! I always wanted to build the Charger and the '66 Chevrolet Impala. That is a great build. Now, maybe you can build that car AFTER the train hit it!? And, since that movie was made about the same time "Baretta" was on TV, maybe the Impala is the same car used in "D.M.C.L?"

[mopar01lee]

Ok as i said before i was gonna make my own 440 valve covers like i did on the general lee build...

so i made my masters. , an then made my mold . i love the 440 so why not cast em.. sinc it takes 20 to 30 min per cover , now 3 to 8 min ..

here they are....mold an masters

masters and resin..

later days Davin....

[Mr. Moparman]

Man, you've got a PM

[Dirkpitt289]

I was reading the General Lee thread and was impressed with the fact you built you're own valve covers. I would like to have seen how that was done. They look impressive

[mopar01lee]

Thanks bro......... the valve covers were not that hard to make. I mainly used scrap pieces of styren stock i had lyin around ... you cut your block to length ,grab a file an start shaping it an making the bolt grooves.. then use a piece flat sheet glue to the bottom an shap it like the cover just a tad bit bigger , then were the bolt grooves are you drill a hole an use small diam hex rod an a drop of glue to the bottom of the rod, push it threw till just a small portion is sticking up , cut the remainder of the rod off from the bottom side . and then do a finale shaping and sanding ..

and there you got a awsome set of INDY CYLINDER HEAD valve covers..

later Days . Davin

[Nova-ss]

Looking great.I like what is see.Thanks,Chris

[Lownslow]

where you get the kidney beans?

[mopar01lee]

ma's resin

http://public.fotki.com/cnaind/

later days davin

[mopar01lee]

lill more done .. detailed the firewall..

wired motor , still needs a lill touch up .. and finnale assembly

made aluminum tips .. there real close to the kit ones..

ill get a better pic when i put the pipes in the car..

later days Davin.....

[Dirkpitt289]

the great work just keeps on coming

[caine440]

Love this build.

I am big fan of the movie. I shut it off before the train shows up. They drive off happy ever after in my house.

Nice work!

[Tonioseven]

This is a great progress thread! Makes me want to build a Charger! I look forward to seeing it complete but take your time as I'm enjoying the build progress.

[Mr. Moparman]

This is coming along great! I LOVE the new exhaust tips!

This is a great progress thread! Makes me want to build a Charger! I look forward to seeing it complete but take your time as I'm enjoying the build progress.

Hey, that Daytona you've got going on IS a Charger! 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona!