72 Demon resin kit

[moparman18064]

Apr 6, 2024 8:31:55 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Looks like you pulled off the mother of all schemes with this one Rich! Dude that looks GREAT man. Don't worry about all the details bud.....if you can pull off a scheme like that....you've got the details in the bag.

Thank you, it came a long way.

Apr 6, 2024 8:55:08 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Your paint work looks fantastic! I can't wait to see the rest of the details you pack into this

Thanks, yes plenty more details to come. The fuel system alone will have a ton of details.

[moparman18064]

First 3 coats of clear, sand again, clear in a couple days again.

[moparman18064]

Sorry, didn’t know how to delete prior pics

[kyledehart5]

Getting that clear down is always a nice step!!

[moparman18064]

A little sanding from 6000 to 10000 and then- that’s the way I like it! It laid down like glass( Mr. Hobby GX112 and Leveling Thinner at 2 to 3 mix. Now I can move on.

[sharp]

That body looks great,love the graphics on it!

[moparman18064]

Apr 10, 2024 13:42:49 GMT -5 sharp said:

That body looks great,love the graphics on it!

Thank you, took a lot of work to get there. Now I can keep my mitts off of it and start on the details again!

[kyledehart5]

Got that taken care of. I was asleep or would’ve sooner!! Another great update too. She’s looking really nice.

[moparman18064]

Apr 10, 2024 14:53:41 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Got that taken care of. I was asleep or would’ve sooner!! Another great update too. She’s looking really nice.

Thank you on both counts Kyle. I really have no idea how all those old pics got in there.

[project510]

Looking great! Look at that shine!

[moparman18064]

Apr 10, 2024 15:20:10 GMT -5 project510 said:

Looking great! Look at that shine!

Thanks!

[406 Silverado]

I've been out for a bit and had some serious catching up to do but am I ever glad I looked in on this bad boy!! Some really good clear coating and polish work going on here Rich. Man.....that thing looks just perfect.

[moparman18064]

May 7, 2024 15:43:49 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

I've been out for a bit and had some serious catching up to do but am I ever glad I looked in on this bad boy!! Some really good clear coating and polish work going on here Rich. Man.....that thing looks just perfect.

Thank you Joe. I haven’t even started to polish yet. The clear laid down perfectly, I might not even polish, we will see. I ran out of time to mess with it much, as copperhead season is in full swing here, trying to keep everything down so dog and wife are safe( I do have 5 acres to attend to). As for the Demon, I’ve been fighting with the headers, as they just won’t fit at all. I’ve managed to break the fan, pcv, breather, oil filter adapter and pulled plug wires out of distributor while wrestling engine back and forth. I attempted to lengthen the tubes, cut downtubes, now attempting to make them fresh from solder. In the real car, the driver’s side front tube had a slip joint and one tube had steering linkage go in front of it. It used to take me 4 hours to change the starter due to headers and Lakewood scattershield! I don’t see me making the June deadline, maybe July sometime.

[handiabled]

Love the shine on this! Hopefully you can get back on it again soon.

Years ago the starter went out on my 73 Cuda. With the cheapo aftermarket headers on it one of the counter guy's I knew at the parts store bet me a starter at half price if I could get it out without dropping the header. I actually did it, but I wouldn't want to try doing that again. When I rebuilt the engine I took great pleasure in getting rid of those stupid things

[406 Silverado]

May 8, 2024 9:03:02 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Love the shine on this! Hopefully you can get back on it again soon.

Years ago the starter went out on my 73 Cuda. With the cheapo aftermarket headers on it one of the counter guy's I knew at the parts store bet me a starter at half price if I could get it out without dropping the header. I actually did it, but I wouldn't want to try doing that again. When I rebuilt the engine I took great pleasure in getting rid of those stupid things

 Never heard that story out of you before Brent but that's a counter guy who's pretty confident in thinking that you couldn't do it. Now the question.....did you end up getting the starter at half price? 

[handiabled]

May 21, 2024 4:39:12 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

May 8, 2024 9:03:02 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Love the shine on this! Hopefully you can get back on it again soon.

Years ago the starter went out on my 73 Cuda. With the cheapo aftermarket headers on it one of the counter guy's I knew at the parts store bet me a starter at half price if I could get it out without dropping the header. I actually did it, but I wouldn't want to try doing that again. When I rebuilt the engine I took great pleasure in getting rid of those stupid things

 Never heard that story out of you before Brent but that's a counter guy who's pretty confident in thinking that you couldn't do it. Now the question.....did you end up getting the starter at half price? 

I actually did believe it or not. Things were way different back then. Every counter person at the parts store I went to had to have mechanic skills to get a job there so they knew what they were doing. Good luck finding that now

[406 Silverado]

May 21, 2024 9:21:30 GMT -5 handiabled said:

May 21, 2024 4:39:12 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

 Never heard that story out of you before Brent but that's a counter guy who's pretty confident in thinking that you couldn't do it. Now the question.....did you end up getting the starter at half price? 

I actually did believe it or not. Things were way different back then. Every counter person at the parts store I went to had to have mechanic skills to get a job there so they knew what they were doing. Good luck finding that now

  I know right??!! Just the typical questions now while looking at the computer screen.....2WD or 4WD? With or without Power Steering? .....etc......

[moparman18064]

I just got my new grilles from Few Sprues Loose on EBay. These are so much nicer than the resin grille that came with kit. I also got a 71 Demon grille, 70 Duster grille and Mopar inner door handles. The grille kits even come with the marker lights to do conversion

[406 Silverado]

Jun 12, 2024 19:41:03 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

I just got my new grilles from Few Sprues Loose on EBay. These are so much nicer than the resin grille that came with kit. I also got a 71 Demon grille, 70 Duster grille and Mopar inner door handles. The grille kits even come with the marker lights to do conversion

   WOW!!! I missed this when you posted it Rich but I'm going to have to check these guys OUT!! Some very nice pieces to work with right there and thank you for posting this. 

[kyledehart5]

Brilliant! Those are some great looking pieces you have there.

[moparman18064]

A little grille detailing note: optical illusion, scoop is centered and straight, picture at angle

[moparman18064]

Jun 15, 2024 16:58:21 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Jun 12, 2024 19:41:03 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

I just got my new grilles from Few Sprues Loose on EBay. These are so much nicer than the resin grille that came with kit. I also got a 71 Demon grille, 70 Duster grille and Mopar inner door handles. The grille kits even come with the marker lights to do conversion

   WOW!!! I missed this when you posted it Rich but I'm going to have to check these guys OUT!! Some very nice pieces to work with right there and thank you for posting this. 

Thanks Joe. Maybe this can motivate me a little more. It’s been a very busy month, just had 6 U- Boxes show up yesterday from FIL’s house, still don’t know where to go with it. Could you possibly extend time on my build since it is so involved?

[kyledehart5]

That grille looks soooo good!!!

[moparman18064]

Started fitting windows, I am using front windshield from 71 Demon kit. There was no way the rear one from Demon kit would work due to all the trunk/ window area mods, so I did a bunch of filing and sanding to 71 Duster rear window. I test fit chassis/ interior to make sure it all works together. I also did the headlights in the new grille using Molotow behind and around edges.

[deafpanzer]

Love the colors on her!

[moparman18064]

Also installed tail and back up lenses

[moparman18064]

Jun 22, 2024 11:45:20 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

That grille looks soooo good!!!

Thank you Kyle. It is a really nice piece

[moparman18064]

Jun 29, 2024 11:12:27 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

Love the colors on her!

Thank you, they came with many struggles.

[moparman18064]

Finally remembered to paint and clear bumpers, did some foil work

[kyledehart5]

Wow!! How great does that look!! This one is really starting to come together. The work is really paying off.