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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 18:32:41 GMT -7
I got a resin 78 Magnum in the mail yesterday from a member of a Mopar forum that I'm on to build as Richard Petty's Dodge Magnum to go with it it's correct transporter that is a LS1000 Dodge will be built  |
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Post by jbailey on Apr 15, 2014 18:52:26 GMT -7
That's a cool looking body there. Can't wait to see what it looks like all done up!
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Apr 15, 2014 20:41:32 GMT -7
Sweet looking always thought the Magnum made a great looking race car smileyCA9464IN_zpsd9ee499f
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 21:20:51 GMT -7
I think a MPC Petty Charger chassis will fit with some minor mods
I've never seen the body offered before & when he said he had one to donate I offered him something I knew he would want in return His username is MagnumGuy on the forums we're on All Mopar of course
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 21:24:06 GMT -7
I got to see the Magnum in person as a kid & always thought that it would carry him to the front with it's aerodynamics along with Maurice & Dale working the car
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 22:10:01 GMT -7
Here's the three that I'll be building  |
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Apr 15, 2014 22:14:42 GMT -7
Very cool  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2014 19:09:18 GMT -7
Thank you!
My deal for a cab fell through so I guess I'll have to come out of pocket for it I guess
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on May 5, 2014 19:58:20 GMT -7
Very sweet. That will be a cool set to build.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 20:02:01 GMT -7
Thanks Skip! The model building has slowed down due to the better weather & me working out of town during the week. I sold one of my Papa Trucks & that cash should buy the cab kit, Polar Lights Charger & the trailer kit
I'll buy a FreightLiner cab over kit for the tractor donor
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2014 18:07:05 GMT -7
this is gonna be good  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 15:28:56 GMT -7
I received these to use as donors to build the Magnum   |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 20:00:24 GMT -7
Bob,
What parts are they Donating to the cause? I might be interested in other left overs!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 20:18:18 GMT -7
The leftovers will go with another kit to do the 72-75 Transporter & Charger like this  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 5:30:37 GMT -7
Not of the cars? I wasn't meaning the truck UNLESS your planning to use the Charger body and such for inside it.....Yes?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 5:49:03 GMT -7
That's a Charger under the cover on the trailer
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 6:39:27 GMT -7
OHHHH I got what yer doin' now! You had me lost for a second!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 11:10:59 GMT -7
Here's something that everyone who wants to build a Petty car should have & my daughter Kelsey got this for my BDay  It even gives tip on building the models |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 12:02:17 GMT -7
NICE! Thats worth a few bucks already, in time I hate to think what its gonna be worth!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 21:52:08 GMT -7
My brother owns the last short track Mopar shortblock raced by Richard supposedly
We bought parts from a guy who was connected there & raced late models from VA
When Petty went full GM & his deal with the Kit Car program died the guy we bought stuff through bought the engine for the heads we got the rest
Our cars were almost carbon copies of a Kit Car only with a stock floor & firewall
Kit Cars were built using original E or A front & rear frame rails
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 22:33:49 GMT -7
OHHHH I got what yer doin' now! You had me lost for a second! I figured building transporters are a great way to save space & store cars |
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Post by Gothicz House Of Kustomz on Sept 26, 2014 6:33:26 GMT -7
kewlness, so would make this into a pro touring
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 20:36:27 GMT -7
Bob,
Thats some damn story on the last "Petty" short block....What C.I.D. is it?
The old "Kit Cars" were something....Most that don't know Mopar has limited knowledge on those, and those were some fun builds....I think I worked on a Duster-like "kit car" about 15 years ago!
GHK,
Which car? The Dart's or the Chargers? The Chargers are a GREAT looking car, as a stock model, NEVER mind one made Pro-Touring....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2014 6:48:36 GMT -7
It's exactly 358 & is built using a X block that Bob Glidden designed for Chrysler when he raced the Arrow in Pro Stock
That engine made 4 laps into the heat race before the oil pan got torn & a rod knocked out a piece of the pan rail
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2014 15:06:46 GMT -7
Bob,
Any way the oil pan rail can be repaired? Its NOT blown, so.....? A good welder be able to "fill" in the break....MAYBE! I know one welder that works for the railroad that I bet could repair that.....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2014 22:56:07 GMT -7
John, we bolted the pan back on it 34 years ago with the piece still bolted to the pan the same way I took it off
One of these days I'll weld the piece back in & build a 416-432 with some W5's or something for my black short bed
My brother gave it to me 10 years ago along with a dozen std bore 340 blocks so actually he's storing them along with my 56 & 68 GTS
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 1:51:51 GMT -7
I didn't realize that the Mopar 358 was around that long! Whats the "basic" block from, I know its got to match something "stock" but be bored and or stroked differently (I don't know much about the 358's....) Weren't these the engines that were the "tops" Mopar was permitted to use as Nascar engines till sometime recently?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 17:13:54 GMT -7
No the X block was only used in NASCAR for two years & Pro Stock only one year with Glidden being the only one. He developed the block
The block that resembles a small Chrysler block only with beefy mods is the R series that most use a P series head on is what they used till 4 years ago
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 13:45:10 GMT -7
Bob,
Thats some info. I never knew.....So with the R series block with P series heads, they stopped using them in Nascar 4 years ago....Why? Mopar drop out of Nascar, right? I'm unsure of this! (I have to admit, I don't keep up on Nascar really at all anymore....so...Forgive my ignorance!)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2014 19:57:00 GMT -7
They went with a design that looks more like the newer Hemi
I quit staying up with it after the change. I can't remember the designation for it
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