'71 Charger Street Rod - The "Calliente"

Crash Enburn

Crash Enburn

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I finally built the chassis and mounted the body. The "Calliente". Named in honor of my daughter, Callie. Her favorite color is known to us as "Callie Blue", and this paint color is very close to it.

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Desired 2.99s ET Street Rod /images/boards/smilies/smile.gif

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I owe Chief an apology for not having submitted my car yet. Vacations and life got in the way of completing this project. It will be at the Championships. Thank you for your help, Chief!
 
Very cool ! Reminds me of the days when all the rods had times on their glass. I think the SR class will double in size from the last race.
 
Hey brother LIFE happens...No apologies! The car is awesome...i havent sent a car in for a while for the same reasons. Glad to see the car done and cant wait to see it run!!!
 
That is one of the best looking Street Rods that I have seen. I really like the detail that you put into the wheels.
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You DA Man!! What a HOT ROD you have there.... Looks AWESOME... Nice Paint and cool colors...

Great Job!!! Can't wait to see her run!!!

Papa V
 
Thanks, guys. /images/boards/smilies/smile.gif All the little detail stuff is what I love about this class. I know painting the wheels will do nothing to help speed, but I just couldn't not do it.

A few more little details to touch up on this, and then I'll start looking at my Porsche Carrera... /images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif

- Eric
 
I was just looking and wondered??? JUST how long it took you to paint one wheel???
 
I wondered if someone was going to point that out... /images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif I only temporarily stuck the wheels on for pics. I need to do the final prep on them. Thank you, though, Kinser.

What'll really be helpful is if at/after the race you (or QT, or Daddio, or whomever) were able to point out something obvious and simple like that.

As it is, though, I'm thinking of re-doing the chassis because one of the support screws was too high (which twisted the body) and to improve the drilling on the rear axles. This *is*, after all, a NPWDRL race and not just a Dad's grudge match in the Cub Scout Pack.

Chief - I don't think I spent all that much time. The spokes were probably 5 minutes a wheel, and the lettering even less. My wife gave me free rein to putz about with the modeling in the evenings, and so I did. And loved doing it.
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Kinser - The cars in the background are from two years ago. I think the gap is largely an optical illusion thanks to my (then) use of the "axle straightening tool" and the head-coning feature thereof. The actual gap on the wheel is <= 1/16"

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Would you say that's still too big a gap?
 
Crash Enburn said:
Kinser - The cars in the background are from two years ago. I think the gap is largely an optical illusion thanks to my (then) use of the "axle straightening tool" and the head-coning feature thereof. The actual gap on the wheel is <= 1/16"

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Would you say that's still too big a gap?
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Yes, I gap mine with a bussiness card (about .015") or about 1/64" or even less.
 
GAH! (Sorry, I need to vent to those who can/might commiserate)

I wasn't happy with the silver window trim (see pic below of orig. paint) and decided to break out the silver paint again and improve the job. It was as though a toddler got ahold of silver paint. It was quickly *everywhere*. To make matters even better, my son used up the last of the paint thinner, so I used the acetone I had. Big mistake. It ate through the 5 month old clear coat immediately. So, now one door has some silver residue on it, and the other looks like it got into a fender bender with Chief's GTX.

Perfection is a fickle mate.

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