72 Barracuda Pro Stock 12/13

[dimebolt]

Lookin great Roger.

Cant wait to see this beast done.

Corey

[vintagedragfan]

looking real good Roger! gotta love da blue headlights

[bogger44]

Shaping up nicely Roger, looking forward to more. It's going to be another great piece for your already awesome collection.

[caine440]

Hoping to get the chassis sorted out tonight and start painting the body.

[gtx6970]

HmMMMMMMM, blue headlights, wonder whos car that could be ???????????

[caine440]

No blue head lights on this photo but I love the way they look so they will be on my build,

[Plasticfanatic]

Looking great, this is going to be another beauty from your workbench.

Fred

[Dyno Davo]

Nice progress

[Burnout]

Looking really nice, Roger! Where did you source the wheels and tires from? Thanks, KB

[caine440]

The Wheels are cool turned aluminum off Ebay.

The front tires are competition resin, the rears are from Reliable Resin.

Thanks!

[diymirage]

looking good man

will you be tuning down the shine on those rollers a bit ?

here is my take on the kit, just to keep the juices flowing

[caine440]

I am not sure what to do with them as they are aluminum. Maybe some detailer..

[caine440]

I think I have the wheels and tires sorted out.

I am happy with the stance. The engine and interior are basically done.

Now I just have to get the paint right and hope the cold weather does not make the job to tough.

As always, thanks for looking.

[vintagedragfan]

super nice Roger! uh..... is your living room heated?

[caine440]

Yes it is... but if I painted in the living room I would be living in the garage.. When my wife found out !

[vintagedragfan]

Yes it is... but if I painted in the living room I would be living in the garage.. When my wife found out !

yea Roger, funny how they kinda frown on that kinda stuff, hehe

[planearranger]

Lookin' sweet Roger! Maybe it's just me... e-body Mopars all up on a massive set of wrinklewalls is almost as good as (fill in the blank)

[tim boyd]

I think I have the wheels and tires sorted out.

I am happy with the stance. The engine and interior are basically done.

Now I just have to get the paint right and hope the cold weather does not make the job to tough.

As always, thanks for looking.

Roger....I am really enjoying watching this project come together. Stance, engine, wheels and tires, all looking really good and love those blue tinted headlamps.

I'm going to try to go find some pictures of a '71 Challenger Pro-Stock I partially completed back in the day...(err....that would be sometime in 1971) and post them here. I got essentially everything completed but the engine....this was just before the JoHan S&M kit was introduced. The build was partily inspired by the "Angry Man" Maverick article by Hank Borger in Car Model magazine back then....

TIM

[tim boyd]

OK....found them. This was built from the MPC 1971 Challenger annual kit....before the JoHan Sox and Martin kit was issued.

Had to strip the interior bare (note the battery on the rear seat riser,,,bet that was legal back then (not!)).

Entire front suspension was scratchbuilt and the rear suspension was mostly from the AMT Ohio George '33 Willys, along with the front and rear wheels.

Scratchbuilt hood scoop. Note the brushed chrome paint trim. Decals were from the 1970 MPC Challeger annual kit.

Let's see....41 years and counting and still waiting for an engine....

Thanks for looking...TIm

http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyds-124th--12/boyd-drag-racing-do/boyd-drag-racing-do/

Edited December 8, 2012 by tim boyd

[caine440]

Tim

That is really cool! A trip down memory lane.

I am always looking for a 71 Challenger builder off ebay but boy are they rare.

I end up doing conversions or buy resin bodies.

Thanks for sharing!

[gtx6970]

OK....found them. This was built from the MPC 1971 Challenger annual kit....before the JoHan Sox and Martin kit was issued.

Had to strip the interior bare (note the battery on the rear seat riser,,,bet that was legal back then (not!)).

Entire front suspension was scratchbuilt and the rear suspension was mostly from the AMT Ohio George '33 Willys, along with the front and rear wheels.

Scratchbuilt hood scoop. Note the brushed chrome paint trim. Decals were from the 1970 MPC Challeger annual kit.

Let's see....41 years and counting and still waiting for an engine....

Thanks for looking...TIm

http://public.fotki.com/funman1712/tim-boyds-124th--12/boyd-drag-racing-do/boyd-drag-racing-do/

You want my address to send that to so it will FINALLY get finished ???????

[caine440]

I should have thought of that!

[bytownshaker]

Another Awesome build Roger. Guys heres some pic's of the Motown Missle with the steel mud flaps. Notice that one pic is after Mike Fons bought the car.

Edgar

[caine440]

Hoping to get this one done before the new year.

[dimebolt]

Looks good Roger.

Corey