'68 Dodge Charger R/T - WIP
1March 13, 2020The stuff that I needed...
2March 13, 2020...to open the doors. Love that work
3March 13, 2020
4March 13, 2020The material is really thick
5March 13, 2020
6March 16, 2020So, now the doorpanels are in pieces...
7March 16, 2020...and that looks....hmmmm...a lot of holes to be filled
8April 28, 2020...in the meantime...
9April 28, 2020started the engines. HEMI for one...
10April 28, 2020...440 for another one.
11April 28, 2020started wiring only for sparkplugs
12April 28, 2020
13April 28, 2020of course in correct firing order 😉
14April 28, 2020...i found the "right" way for me.
15April 28, 2020After a lot of trying, trash produced door hinges.
16April 28, 2020marking the correct fit to glue the hinges
17April 28, 2020
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19April 28, 2020
20April 28, 2020thinned the plastik out as as much as possible (ignore the two tubes)
21April 28, 2020the final mounting on the body
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24April 28, 2020like the original, they had to open inwards
25April 28, 2020
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27April 28, 2020in my view: perfect
28May 7, 2020...to fill the holes from the doors, made a first form out of paper
29May 7, 2020overlayed it to 0,5 sheet (keep it lightweight)
30May 7, 2020hold the doorpanels in the right place while filling the holes
31May 7, 2020
32May 7, 2020glued sheet to fit the doorpanels better (later, after painting)
33May 7, 2020
34May 7, 2020also made some covers to the front part of the doors
35May 7, 2020same on the b_pillars. made a form out of paper
36May 7, 2020looking good!
37May 7, 2020i want to hve the inner side of the side panels even
38May 7, 2020
39May 7, 2020only some filling needed when glued on
40May 7, 2020glued in place
41May 7, 2020
42May 17, 2020cleaned up the glued parts
43May 17, 2020next parts glued. Only to make it look a little bit realistic.
44May 17, 2020A nice sideeffect is, that the doors are fitting much better with this parts
45May 17, 2020testfit, if the rear bench will fit later (after painting), when the side panel are glued? no!
46May 17, 2020before i glued the sidepanels to the floor, i have to instal the rear bench.
So, my first color choice is done. The second one will be black inside - can be painted after the coming work 😉
This step is necessary, because i will sand the doorentry to get as less gapes as possible.
47May 17, 2020i sanded the outside from the sidepanels
48May 17, 2020started drilling holes thru the b-pillar and doors...
49May 17, 2020....
50May 17, 2020...glued a magnet into the door...
51May 17, 2020...and drilled out the position for the magnet in the B-pillar
52May 17, 2020magnets installed
53May 17, 2020the same work also on the second Charger.
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57May 17, 2020perfect!
58May 17, 2020Ah, perhaps a question, why the windshields are installed?
To check, how the dashboard is fitting. i had to sand them narrower.
59May 20, 2020the sidepanels are sanded and fit perfect in my view - thats what i like!
60May 20, 2020
61May 20, 2020after that big step of work is nearly done to get on paint of the body, i painted the parts (both Charger similar)
62May 20, 2020Made my first decision of paint: bright blue. The second will be...i think white.
63May 20, 2020...and cleared the fueltank from inscription from Revell. overseen...
64May 20, 2020Looks much better
65May 20, 2020and painted some more small parts
66May 20, 2020i was in the flow...so i can't get stopping me, wanted to see the chassis (rear) completed.
The front will be attached after completing with the body.
67May 20, 2020next step:
Painting the interiors. Outsides are well sanded, flat.
The left will be black, the right one is ready for the bright blue
68May 20, 2020...and for before taped white seats.
69May 20, 2020Painted doorentrys in bodypaint. Thats working really as i wished. I'm happy with this big step!
70May 20, 2020
71May 20, 2020...black. ready.
72May 30, 2020made the interior details so far ready and painted the doorentries with the body colors
73May 30, 2020also i painted the inner side of the bodyparts
74May 30, 2020first layer of primer on both
75May 30, 2020and the experiment with the vinyl roof is starting. The seen lines are small stripes of BMF i made on the body to have the overlay from the vinyl parts. on the C-pillar i made the same, but three layers of BMF. I hope it will work as expected.
76May 30, 2020after the first primer, there are some spots to work on before i can paint the body. of course they are!
77May 30, 2020I would have been surprised if it wasn't something to rework.
78June 20, 2020both bodys are painted after filler and wet sanding....and some layers of paint.
79June 20, 2020after final clearcoat (two layers)
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82June 20, 2020doors working perfect
83June 20, 2020starting to paint details for interior and the grill
84June 20, 2020
85June 20, 2020
86June 28, 2020Painted the rims for the white one
87June 28, 2020Some detailwork on the dashboards
88June 28, 2020ready for instal it
89June 28, 2020bmf on the body made 😉
90June 28, 2020painted the headliner white and installed the windows
91June 28, 2020
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93June 28, 2020Doorpanels and doors glued in place
94June 28, 2020doors fixed with tape
95June 28, 2020dashboard in place
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122August 6, 2020Engine installed
123August 6, 2020The muffler pipes...one to short, the other to long
124August 6, 2020Rear view completed, self made pipes
125August 6, 2020Grill/bumper and Turnsignals mounted
126August 6, 2020That's the stance it has to have
127August 6, 2020Engine compartment completed
128August 6, 2020Ready for show
129August 12, 2020
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20 November 2024, 17:09 -
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Building two Dodge Charger with opening Doors.
One will be with vinyl roof and Hemi Engine, the other one will be with 440 Engine, without vinyl roof and Steelies.
Colors?
White with Interior black/black, the second will be bright blue with black/white Interior
