1974 Hornet Pro Mod IT'S FINISHED! 2/7/15

[am73grand]

I have wanted to build this car for a VERY long time but had no luck finding a reasonably priced Hornet.

Thanks to some diligent searching and being in the right place at the right time I picked this bad boy up for an EXCELLENT price:

This body is NOT RESIN. It is an original JoHan Hornet funny car body! It took forever to strip that yellow paint off. but It's pretty clean now. I cut open the hood and hatch and the doors will be next.

I'll be using this as a fill in while I wrap up the Malibu. I need to order some parts before I can go much further anyway. Thanks for looking!!

Edited February 7, 2015 by am73grand

[Mooneyzs]

Totally cool. Gonna be a great build.

[caine440]

this is just too cool.

[slusher]

Great find Ron...

[Daddyfink]

So, what are your plans for the old Hornets chassis?

[am73grand]

So, what are your plans for the old Hornets chassis?

Jesse it is already gone. Sold it to a buddy.

[Tedly]

This is a great project! Can't wait to see it finished. I did a Maskin & Kanners Hornet pro stocker using a promo. That was before resin was available.

[Truck parts]

Nice find, I forgot that kit

[futurattraction]

Excellent find and neat project, Ron...!

[1 bad55 stan]

Another beauty coming up!

[cobraman]

You hooked me !

[MikeBoyle]

You've got my attention.

[Dragfreak]

This ought to be neat, I can't believe how fast you work, you've finished 3 so far while I've been working on the mustang

[PappyD340]

Nice project, keep er going!!

[Bill Edman]

you have my attention

[am73grand]

Thanks everyone!

Jason, I am lucky in that I get an hour a day at my bench. Those hours add up fast and allow me to finish builds pretty regularly!

I've also got a '68 Dart, Volvo Wagon and Dodge Challenger in line for the drag treatment.

Hopefully I get them all finished this year!!

[am73grand]

I've started laying this one out. I'm not sure of a color combo yet but I'm thinking flames......perhaps red white and blue flames on a black car..........we'll see what happens.

I started on the outlaw style hood. It's a scoop off a Revell Nova with some extra meat added to the bottom. The front will be a challenge.

Here is the start of the engine. That's a modified Jukebox Ford tranny and oil pan. The strips coming off the pan are my new flange.

I started on the front frame. I'll be painting the floor and cage different colors on this one. This one may sit so low I need to add clearance in the front fenders.

Thanks for looking!!!

[Truck parts]

SWEET

[DrKerry]

You go Ron!!!! I started a Hornet Pro Mod myself. Not the one your doing just a what if type build.. ..But then I got side tracked!!!!

[1 bad55 stan]

Looks good so far Ron.Do you have any problems with the front of the frame?I find mine keep braking away from the fire wall,any hints would be great..

[am73grand]

Looks good so far Ron.Do you have any problems with the front of the frame?I find mine keep braking away from the fire wall,any hints would be great..

Thanks Stan. I have had problems with the frame breaking off the firewall myself. Most of the time I build the floor/chassis/cage as a single unit. In that case, good old fashioned Testors liquid cement welds the cage to the firewall. When I paint the frame/cage and floor separate I super glue the cage to the firewall at final assembly. I usually hide the joint under the cowl of whatever car I'm building. That way it can be a little messy but a nice solid joint.

[AZ Boy]

Nice progress, Ron. I like the unusual, and a Hornet promod is certainly that!

[1 bad55 stan]

Cheers Ron,My capri build has stalled because it keeps breaking,Thanks for your advice...

[am73grand]

Sanded a lot of that bondo off the hood and here's where I am at.

I want a HUGE wing on the back of this thing but I'm not sure how I'm going to pull it off. Stay tuned as the build continues!!!

[DynoMight]

That's going to be really sweet!