72 Demon resin build

[moparman18064]

  Finally, after 10 months, I can call my Born In The USA build done. This build is a replica of the 72 Demon I owned for about 15 years.

It was born a 340, 4 speed, B5 Blue car. That did not last as seen. It was custom painted black with Candy Tangerine panels with ghost stripes / images with blue, red, yellow designs. The original 340 went bye bye, in its place was a .030 over 68 340 with higher compression pistons, professionally balanced, custom wild ported X heads, Comp cams 292 duration cam, Edelbrock Victor, NOS nitrous system, tweaked 750 double pumper fed by 1/2” aluminum fuel line with twin black Carter pumps through a Fram HPG1 fuel filter. A Lakewood scatter shield, slick shift modified 833 trans, 4:10 sure grip. The springs were Superstock and moved inboard 3” and had an adjustable pinion snubber. All interior panels were aluminum, rear seat removed, 6 point cage. The seats were from a Fiero GT.

On to the build: 
I started with a resin body I bought on EBay many years ago. The chassis is from the AMT 71 Duster. The engine, trans, carb, nitrous bottle are VCG Resins. The seats are from a Fiero kit I found on EBay. The shifter is from Harts Parts. The hood scoop is from the Monogram Camaro. Much of this kit was scratch built using styrene sheet, rod, aluminum sheet, tubing. All the braided stuff is from Ted’s Modeling Marketplace. 
I cut out the trunk to make access to battery, nitrous, cage. Designing the hinges drove me nuts, as there was no solid place to mount them. The paint was another story all together, as I had a Candy Tangerine disaster the first time. I still have to paint the marker lights, the Moroso air cleaner once it gets here, and do the rear hood pins on the hood. They will get done sometime in the near future, but I have 2 large scales to get busy on.

Joe, my much delayed group build is done.

The Build Thread: 72 Demon Resin Kit





































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[project510]

Well done! Hard work paid off!

[brandonk]

Well done. That is one very cool ride. You did the old girl justice.

[moparman18064]

Oct 21, 2024 16:59:56 GMT -5 project510 said:

Well done! Hard work paid off!

Thank you James

Oct 21, 2024 17:02:47 GMT -5 brandonk said:

Well done. That is one very cool ride. You did the old girl justice.

Thank you Brandon. I tried to do my best for it, still sharpening skills

[406 Silverado]

First off, I simply CANNOT get over the level of detail that has been put into this build Rich. 

In example.......WOW!!! 




Secondly and definitely not to make it the last in line is the paint work that you've pulled off on this ride!! Simply over the frickin' TOP  and  autiful work across the board and a true labor of love over the past year brother. VERY well done!! 

[70 STING]

Lots of extra work went into this build and it shows. Nice job with the trunk hinges, BTW.

[moparman18064]

Oct 21, 2024 19:19:53 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

First off, I simply CANNOT get over the level of detail that has been put into this build Rich. 

In example.......WOW!!! 




Secondly and definitely not to make it the last in line is the paint work that you've pulled off on this ride!! Simply over the frickin' TOP  and  autiful work across the board and a true labor of love over the past year brother. VERY well done!! 

Thank you so much Joe! I’m glad the hundreds of hours toiling with it can be someone else’s enjoyment. Just to let everyone know, that is the street tire setup sitting on the axles. I also have the slicks and front runners for it.

[moparman18064]

Oct 21, 2024 19:37:54 GMT -5 70 STING said:

Lots of extra work went into this build and it shows. Nice job with the trunk hinges, BTW.

Thank you for the kind words, I hope you enjoyed it.

[AussieTJ]

Wow, what a cool build Moparman, you've put tons of detail into this and it's paid off big! I really like the trunk details too.

[handiabled]

I can't say enough great things about this build. You detailed this wonderfully! The scratch work you crafted to make this in the image of your ride was really fun to follow along with! Congrats on a really amazing build my friend!

[moparman18064]

Oct 22, 2024 5:41:36 GMT -5 AussieTJ said:

Wow, what a cool build Moparman, you've put tons of detail into this and it's paid off big! I really like the truck details too.

Thank you very much!

Oct 22, 2024 9:15:52 GMT -5 handiabled said:

I can't say enough great things about this build. You detailed this wonderfully! The scratch work you crafted to make this in the image of your ride was really fun to follow along with! Congrats on a really amazing build my friend!

Thank you Brent. It has been a pleasure having you along from the start!

[moparman18064]

Update: hood pins installed, mirrors on, side markers installed and slicks/ front runners

[keavdog]

Outdoor pics look great. Cool ride dude!

[moparman18064]

Oct 22, 2024 17:50:10 GMT -5 keavdog said:

Outdoor pics look great. Cool ride dude!

Thank you John

[kyledehart5]

A really exceptional result. And I’m almost sad to see this one finished. Lol. I’ve greatly enjoyed following along with the entirety of this build. Awesome work on all of it!!

[moparman18064]

Oct 24, 2024 1:58:51 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

A really exceptional result. And I’m almost sad to see this one finished. Lol. I’ve greatly enjoyed following along with the entirety of this build. Awesome work on all of it!!

Thank you Kyle. I’m happy you were along for the long, bumpy ride. Something inside me is saying build an OOB build, but I know I wouldn’t leave it alone

[kyledehart5]

Oct 24, 2024 10:56:02 GMT -5 moparman18064 said:

Oct 24, 2024 1:58:51 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

A really exceptional result. And I’m almost sad to see this one finished. Lol. I’ve greatly enjoyed following along with the entirety of this build. Awesome work on all of it!!

Thank you Kyle. I’m happy you were along for the long, bumpy ride. Something inside me is saying build an OOB build, but I know I wouldn’t leave it alone

Lol. It always sounds good after a long project. Can’t wait to see your big scale builds progress along!!