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09-11-2007, 07:58 PM
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WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
With the Pirates of The Carribean Pontiac pretty much buttoned up ( Finished pics of it soon) I decided to pull this one back out. I began this car about 6 months ago and shelved it due to a lack of interest. You know how those sporatic projects look awesome but then the fire goes out?
 Well with Clay doing a fantastic job on his 2006 Kahn charger that he converted from a 2006 Monte Carlo, I found that spark to get back on my 2005 Conversion of a 2004 Intrepid into a Martinsville short track charger. This will be another superdetailer I plan on bringing to Atlanta in November to accompany my Pirates Pontiac. Here is the real car. I decided to try to make it a Martinsville short track car because Rusty did well at that track in his career.  Doing the body mods were first on the list. Below is a sequence of pics on how I did it. I started with a 2004 Intrepid kit and hogged out the lights and center grill and added sheet plastic backing to them and the rest is all 2 part tamiya putty and alot of sculpting......(forgive these pics, I have really worked on my picture quality and these are 6 months back!)     Once I had the nose right to my liking I concentrated on the rest of the body mods for superdetail fashion. Cutting out the roof flaps, center air cleaner cowl, hinging the hood and reat trunk as well as underhood bracing, reshaping the c pillar windows, etc etc.....     
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09-11-2007, 08:06 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Next up was paint!! I painted the entire car in Tamiya Mica blue. I feel its a dead match to the 2005 blue which is alot lighter than the previous years dark metallic blue. This paint was followed by 3 nice coats og PPG omni 2 part urethane.
  Once the clear had dried it was polished with perfect it III 3M compound after it was wetsanded with 2000 grit paper. Then JWTBM decals were applied and the body came to life!!     
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09-11-2007, 08:18 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
The body was set aside and CHassis work begins.... I had built a chassis for this car, but it ended up in the pirates ride!!!
Here are a few pics of what is utilized from the chassis in the kit.   The rest is scratch built with .080 styrene tubing along with other bits and pieces....  This car will feature a unique drag link setup for the rear suspension. Scratch built perches were made over the fuel tank. I also added new chassis bars versus a solid wheel well.  More updates soon.... DaveT
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09-11-2007, 09:57 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Looking good. I never noticed how much the right fender bulged on the short track cars until I saw that first pic
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09-11-2007, 09:59 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
It's a pleasure to follow the progress by someone who knows what he's doing, and you certainly do, Dave. It's flawless so far, and very very impressive
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09-11-2007, 10:18 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Very much so Russell!!! I wish I had added that buldge but too late now!
Thanks guys, The chassis is in paint and clear at this time. The mods to the chassis seem to take on life once they are painted!! Now its time to add all the candy!!!    Here are some pics with the body installed.... I also added the lower chin black decals..    DaveT
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09-11-2007, 10:26 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Looks amazing as always
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09-12-2007, 12:12 AM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
That looks so nice. You're right about the decals, it really does come to life. The chassis is a work of art in itself.
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09-12-2007, 01:24 AM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Here we go again - looking excellent already.
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09-12-2007, 08:31 AM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
not my bag in terms of subject matter, but boy what a build so far, absolutely superb finish and detail work, looking forward to seeing this one unfold...
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09-12-2007, 07:51 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Nice to see this one going again Dave.
 The Nascar table alone at Atlanta should be worth the trip this year. Looking great, and thanks for showing the pics of how you reworked the intrepid nose into the charger.
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09-12-2007, 07:58 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
Man-o-man I hope I can get to Atlanta this year. I'm glad to see you back on this one, and it does not disappoint. Absolutely beautiful work there.
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09-12-2007, 09:22 PM
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Re: WIP:Rusty Wallace's "last Call" 2005 Charger
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