68 plymouth roadrunner update 10/01/16

Hi started this one christmas eve being stalled on other projects I have on the go. Using the amt 68 roadrunner and crossing it with the amt dodge viper rt/10 kit. I will be using as much of the viper as I can including front and rear suspension, motor ,trans and rear end, tyres, dash, console and buckets. So far I have cut out the rear floor pan to be able to fit the rear end and suspension and also modified the trunk floor of the viper to fit, had to narrow it to fit the roadrunner. Its only in mock up at the moment and still have a lot to do, next is to make up new rails so everything will blend in. I have also modified the roadrunner dash to fit the viper dash facia and think Im nearly there just a bit more filing and filling to do. Not sure on colour at the moment but possibly two tone, possibly tungsten pearl bottom and gloss black top or maybe cyan blue with a gloss black top. Any comments welcome and cheers for looking.

Very Nice start VCV8, can't wait to see this one in paint.
Great job.

I'm watching this one very closely , my last build was this same kit, just not as involved as this beast. Love the choice of donor kit too, nothing like a V10

Looking good so far. I like what you're doing.

Hi thanks for your comments. Still deciding on what I will be doing with the body, if I should go for the smooth look as in no badges, indicators, handles, drip rails or panel gap between the rear guards and tail lights or if I should go stock looking body to keep it as a sleeper style, any suggestions welcome. Cheers

Go with the sleeper look.

Hi Allan have decided to go for the sleeper look or as close as I can to it. Got a bit done today with the front end and engine mock up and currently working on the interior at the moment. Hope to have some pics of the interior tonight. The stance is close to how it will look when finished, most of the work today however was getting the engine to fit right as I didnt realise how far back the engine would sit. Hopefully everything will fit once I have the interior in, will see when everything is mocked up. Cheers and and any comments welcome.

Now That's going to have some grunt

Good to see you getting stuck into this one, great concept,
Love the work you have done with the chassis and suspension, will be an animal when done i reckon.

Hi just a small update. Have the front end in and glued in position and have made a start on smoothing it out. Needed to give it a light prime so I could see all the imperfections and now just need a clean up before paint. Still working on the rear end, have the rear chassis rails to finish off and made a start on the modified firewall. Hopefully have the front and rear ends in paint by the end of the week. Cheers and thanks for looking

That's some great work mate, keep at it.

Nice work on integrating that chassis, I have looked at doing this with another Mopar build but it looked like a LOT of work

Thanks for the positive feedback and yes 70cudatj it is a lot more work than I realized. Should have scratch build the floor pan as I think it would have been a lot easier. Going to paint most of the underneath semi-gloss black as trying to keep it a sleeper so anyone with a quick glance wouldnt know any different. Hoping to get the firewall and rear end finished tonight. Looking forward to getting one completed as I havent finished one in about 15 years or so, always starting one and getting them to mock up but never finishing one. Cheers

Hi got a bit more gone last night and today with sorting the front end.Had to glue in the firewall to the body as the clearance for the motor was thinning out the top of the firewall so thin that it made more sense gluing it in position so it was a lot stronger and should have it finished tonight. Decided to see how the radiator and support panel would fit and to my surprise I only have a small amount to sand down and a bit of extending otherwise fits like its meant to be. Then though I would try the inner guards from the viper and thought they would have been too big but they fitted in there like a glove no mods. Only problem now is that now Im installing the front guards I will now have to add the viper rear inner guards. And this was only meant to be a quick build.Cheers and any comments welcome

Looks good so far

Hi thanks for all the comments. Have been working on the rear end the past couple of days and have managed to finish off putting in one rear viper wheel tub and although it was a lot of work it was worth it in the end as I do have a lot more room for wheel and tyre now and suits the style of build better. Cheers

Great work going on with this build!

This is looking the goods mate
I really can't wait to see this one done, it's gonna rock

Hi thanks for all the positive feedback. Have now finished up the floor pan and chassis and all that's left to do is finish off the fuel tank /rear floor pan section and the front inner guard assembly. Have given it a couple of coats of duplicolor black rattle can and hope to polish it out and give it a coat of clear in the next couple of days. Also made up some small filler panels which will fit between the front of the inner guard to the front apron and extend down to the chassis rail for a nice smooth engine bay. While I'm waiting for that I will start on the suspension and motor and hopefully by then I will be able to decide on color. Here's a couple of pics where i am up to. Cheers and any comments welcome

Methinks you have way too much spare time, but you are making very good use of it.  

Cant wait to see this one finished.

Thanks carps just touching up the firewall before I can get the body in primer and about to put some paint on the inner guards so hopefully will have another update tomorrow. Cheers

That is looking just SUPERB mate, this is one work of art.

Thanks DeeCee never thought of it that way as some of the builds I have seen done by you and the other forum members blow my mind at the attention to detail put into builds, so in a way you guys are responsible for this build I only hope the finished product comes out how I envision it. Cheers