Plumbum Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I started this a few months back and only have the engine done. It is the 1/25 AMT kit for a 1968 Plymouth, Belvedere body style which I am using for a 1968 Roadrunner. The only thing missing is the Roadrunner decals which I have in my spares decals collection. I am using the kit's 426 hemi but have a more "politically correct" air cleaner from another '68 Mopar kit. I am going to paint it avacado green with a black area on the hood's raised area. Here is what I have so far.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 More images of the 426 Hemi engine.---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 The look I am hoping to achieve. Wheels and tires may be a bit different.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damoore46 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I always liked the lines of that car. I am interested in what you can do with it. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I hope to best this one I did in 2009. I never liked the way the underside was painted, not enough detail painting on the chassis. I never owned a '68 Roadrunner but I did own a '73 brand new off the show room floor. I used the new MPC '74 kit to do it last year. The kit is rather rude but I worked through it to do my '73 RR gold with white stripes and a 360 cu. in. under the hood.---John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispisme Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Yep, that’s a nice job on a poor kit all right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks, the body and chassis parts have been sprayed the appropriate green color. The body will need a gloss cote. The color is not as dark as the picture.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Better lighting.---John 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Another version of that color, not sure which is actually right, there were multiple green colors in '68.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mansfield Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Nice smooth paint job. Are you going to add the black bits to the front grill & wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks, and yes I am going to detail the front grill with the appropriate black areas The masks are off the chassis and I can now detail paint it.---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Hate to be "that guy", but these cars didn't have a separate chassis, so the box sections should be the same colour as the rest. At the factory, the underside was primed, but the only body colour would be overspray from the sills and wheel wells inwards. The only separate parts would be the K member at the front and the trans mount, both satin black. Restored B body to illustrate: https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/attachments/dscn0865-640x480-jpg.403370/ Edited October 24, 2020 by Six97s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Are we talking B bodies from the sixties or uni-boby from the seventies? My '73 had no frame as it was uni-body, it got in an accident and was totaled because of that. Please check your references. You are right in that Chrysler started in the 60s with unibody but they had frame connectors welded to the stamped underside. Some adjustments made......but not all is body color or black....I went by my "original" images and not a restoration....never trust museum images.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispisme Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Hi, I may be misunderstanding the terminology, and it isn’t really a big deal as it’s your model and you can have it however you like, especially if you’re working from reference pictures. But I have to agree with Six97s on the underbody frame arrangement, Chrysler did use a stub frame system that was part of the floor of the car basically making it a “unibody” the side connectors that run lengthwise outboard along the sides of the floor were rocker panels that were formed from the floor into a complex triangle shape giving the unibody portion greater strength, as far as I know the convertible cars were the only ones I’ve ever seen with welded in frame connectors between the front and rear stub frames...again, I may be misunderstanding the terminology or the topic of the conversation completely...I am getting kinda old. I built my 71 charger converted to a 74 (build thread here somewhere) using my own pictures taken during the rebuild, back in the 80’s. The front stub frames and K member are shown black because I spray painted them during the rebuild, they were originally A dusty gray color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six97s Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, chrispisme said: Hi, I may be misunderstanding the terminology, and it isn’t really a big deal as it’s your model and you can have it however you like, especially if you’re working from reference pictures. But I have to agree with Six97s on the underbody frame arrangement, Chrysler did use a stub frame system that was part of the floor of the car basically making it a “unibody” the side connectors that run lengthwise outboard along the sides of the floor were rocker panels that were formed from the floor into a complex triangle shape giving the unibody portion greater strength, as far as I know the convertible cars were the only ones I’ve ever seen with welded in frame connectors between the front and rear stub frames...again, I may be misunderstanding the terminology or the topic of the conversation completely...I am getting kinda old. I built my 71 charger converted to a 74 (build thread here somewhere) using my own pictures taken during the rebuild, back in the 80’s. The front stub frames and K member are shown black because I spray painted them during the rebuild, they were originally A dusty gray color. Exactly. The original finish on the underside was grey (usually) primer and they weren't fussed about applying body colour underneath, so it was limitied to overspray from around the edges. @johnlambert 's recent '69 GTX thread shows this to good effect. Most restored cars are fully covered with the top coat for better rust protection; the image I linked to was more to illustrate the unitised construction than anything. The larger C bodies had a separate front subframe, but A, B and E bodies were all unibody/monocoque construction, so there's no reason to pick out the sub rails or box sections, but if it makes you happy, carry on . https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235073985-plymouth-gtx-hardtop-1969-amt-ertl-125/&do=findComment&comment=3795148 Edited October 25, 2020 by Six97s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thanks for the info, I saw the GTX thread and can't figure why the lower arms were gold. All I have seen are gloss black as a rule. I will disreguard AMTs "suggestion" of doing the sub frame connectors black and do it all the body color.---John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Some interior work.---John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispisme Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Sharp clean work! Very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Gas tank and instrument panel painted.---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Interior done.---John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Looking good so far John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Chassis sub assembly work in progress.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damoore46 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I've got one of these that is currently a garage queen. I am following this build to maybe get motivated to finish mine. Yours is looking good so far. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Engine installed.---John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Chassis front end complete.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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