Progress: 1972 Plymouth 'Cuda

AHHHH, the Green with the black stripe brings back memories... there was one of these with that sceme in my home town. the Cuda has always been a favorite of mine because of that paint. thanks for the the journey to the past... im sad now.... im old... i... just...



Looks great! this one has taken a while hehehe!

Looks great! this one has taken a while hehehe!

Yep, it's taken awhile. Between family, work and starting other projects it takes time. I started two other models after I started this one.

Another thing that takes time is all of the modifications I make to these vintage kits. Just not as simple as painting and gluing together Tamiya's latest. :evillol:

The joke with some of my friends in our Club is that you can open a Tamiya kit, remove all of the parts from the trees and put them back in the box. Put the lid on and shake well. Open the box and you have a built model!!! :rofl:

Thanks for the comments. Marc

Looking very good!!:sunglasse

awesome

sweet!

İts wonderfull.Congratulations.

http://images8.fotki.com/v155/photos/2/224343/1104979/DSC00142-vi.jpg?1107750606
MV Lenses for headlights. Turn signals are opened up stockers with modified lenses from Modeler's backed with BMF. HO scale model railroad photoetch catwalk for the grill material.
http://images8.fotki.com/v154/photos/2/224343/1104979/DSC00143-vi.jpg?1107750622
Going for a Euro-look in the rear, I used MV Lenses for the taillights, red ones on the outside and amber tinted clear ones for the turn signals.

Enjoy!!!

It's looking better all the time!! I love the use of MV lenses, I'm gonna use them on the Mustang II I'm currently building!! Keep up the great work!! :smokin:

It's looking better all the time!! I love the use of MV lenses, I'm gonna use them on the Mustang II I'm currently building!! Keep up the great work!! :smokin:

I used them on my Mustang II too!!! :sunglasse
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Have you thought about using them on your GTO? Marc

Those lenses look great! How far away being finished is it?

Have you thought about using them on your GTO? Marc
Great minds think alike!! :smokin: :iceslolan Yep!! :sunglasse

Looking good

I like very much!

Wow, looks kickass with the lights in it man. I definately need to go out and get a Cuda...or scratchbuild one. :lol:

sweet

Great work!
It's coming together very nicely.

Slow progress this week on the Cuda. First pic of the underside of engine mock up shows modified 4 into 1 headers from the AMT Coronet pro street kit with Evergreen tubing for headpipes. I shortened the headers to fit the Cuda and added flanges where they meet the cylinder heads. The stock MPC kit exhaust is in the foreground.
http://images7.fotki.com/v150/photos/2/224343/1104979/DSC00144-vi.jpg?1108348835

For maximum stopping power the Cuda will be getting a set of Brembo's with drilled rotors. These Fujimi pieces have the drilled detail molded in, but I have spent plenty of time with a pin vise and a #78 drill bit to get a more realistic look. The one on the right is not completely drilled for comparison purposes.
http://images8.fotki.com/v145/photos/2/224343/1104979/DSC00145-vi.jpg?1108348852

Enjoy!!!

Thats one sexy Cuda. Are you going to do the motor custom, or relatively stock

Thats one sexy Cuda. Are you going to do the motor custom, or relatively stock

Custom of course!!!

Should have engine pics to post later this week. This things gotta HEMI with Hilborn style fuel injection converted to EFI. :sunglasse

Marc

Keep up the good work!!

Very good Man! U're the Best!

I guess I don't get on here much because I hadn't seen this yet. Very cool! Love the color. Pro touring is just about all I like to build.