SRT-8 Daytona Clone

[garner7555]

looks good!!!!!        

[XS29L9B2]

its beautifull

[Stevearino]

its beautifull

its beautifull

Thanks guys.

Well bear with me. I am a little giddy at finally being to this point so I took a lot of pictures in a walk around both when I first got the car out of the booth and also when I put it down on the floor.

[Stevearino]

More..

[Stevearino]

Still more...

[keepat]

 Looks crazy cool!  Those wheels make it look like a Hot Wheels car, I love it!
Pat

[1970Moparmann]

Beautiful!   Congrats! 

[ws23rt]

   A big mile stone for a big project.   The home stretch is all that's left.

[Dino]

That thing is sleek!   

Absolutely beautiful work Steve, I am way impressed with what you have accomplished. I can't wait to see the final result.   

[Stevearino]

Looks crazy cool!  Those wheels make it look like a Hot Wheels car, I love it!
Pat

You know what. You are right. I never saw that but now I can't unsee it.

Beautiful!   Congrats! 

Thanks 1970Moparman

  A big mile stone for a big project.   The home stretch is all that's left.

Started writing down the "to do" list. Got tired after 5 pages. But it feels like I have turned a corner for sure.

That thing is sleek!   

Absolutely beautiful work Steve, I am way impressed with what you have accomplished. I can't wait to see the final result.   

Thank you Dino. As always I appreciate the kind words.

[DAY CLONA]

Well executed Steve, the car's stance is just right, everything looks proportioned, the lines are beautiful, the final assemble will speak volumes regarding your fabrication skill and talent,...Fricken NICE!

Mike

[Stevearino]

Well executed Steve, the car's stance is just right, everything looks proportioned, the lines are beautiful, the final assemble will speak volumes regarding your fabrication skill and talent,...Fricken NICE!

Mike

Knowing your eye for detail that is a high compliment. Thank you Mike.

[Hemidog]

Beautiful! 

[Hemi Runner]

That looks fantastic! You have to be excited to finally be at this stage of the process! I expect to see this in every Mag out there!

[tan top]

  looks awesome   , good feeling after all this time to have it in paint eh    ,  great stuff 

[Highbanked Hauler]

Well executed Steve, the car's stance is just right, everything looks proportioned, the lines are beautiful, the final assemble will speak volumes regarding your fabrication skill and talent,...Fricken NICE!

Mike

    WHAT HE SAID  !!!!!!!   Rick Hendrick would probably pay you to put it in the Dodge show room..

[oldcarnut]

I got some reading to catch up on but absolutely awesome work.

[ACUDANUT]

Car looks like shit.....................Just kidding.  I love it. You got skills man. 

[XS29L9B2]

perfect

[Stevearino]

Beautiful!  

Thanks Hemidog.

That looks fantastic! You have to be excited to finally be at this stage of the process! I expect to see this in every Mag out there!

I was just over at Forbbodiesonly catching up on your build. 1800 to 2000 Hp. That my friend is insane. That is going to be a monster. Love the bullet proof cage.

looks awesome   , good feeling after all this time to have it in paint eh    ,  great stuff  

Just stopping to take a breath. There is a lot left to do.

Well executed Steve, the car's stance is just right, everything looks proportioned, the lines are beautiful, the final assemble will speak volumes regarding your fabrication skill and talent,...Fricken NICE!

Mike

   WHAT HE SAID   !!!!!!!   Rick Hendrick would probably pay you to put it in the Dodge show room..

Yeah...........More like he will want me to put it in there for free and be grateful for the honor.

I got some reading to catch up on but absolutely awesome work.

Thanks oldcarnut.

Car looks like shit.....................Just kidding.  I love it. You got skills man.  

Photoshop works wonders

perfect

Thanks XS29L9B2

[Hemi Runner]

I was just over at Forbbodiesonly catching up on your build. 1800 to 2000 Hp. That my friend is insane. That is going to be a monster. Love the bullet proof cage.

Thanks! You've set the bar extremely high and I'm trying to hang!

[Stevearino]

So I needed to make some gaskets for the base of the wing. (I know they sell them but this was cheaper) I first laid some 3M spark protection paper over the quarter panel. The glue on this paper is similar to post-it notes so you can re stick it a few times and the paper does not stretch. Once down I bolted the still unpainted wing in place.

I then traced around the base of the wing and the edge of the quarter panel near the side and at the deck seam.

[Stevearino]

I re stuck the paper pattern down to a piece of soft black plastic so that I could cut the pattern out with an exacto knife.
After cutting the perimeter of the pattern I cut the pattern of the wing base out including the mounting holes.
I then re applied the paper pattern to the top of the quarter panel.

[Stevearino]

I had purchased a piece of  1/16th inch thick EDPM rubber gasket material from McMaster-Carr out of Georgia. For those unfamiliar with EDPM it is used in exterior glazing applications because it is UV resistant.
I laid the wing base pattern ,which I had trimmed out 1/16th of an inch larger than the wing base itself, on to the gasket material and trimmed out the gasket.
Then using the mounting holes and the paper pattern on the quarter panel I glued the gasket down to the quarter with black silicone.

[Stevearino]

I re bolted the wing down to flatten out the silicone. The excess that oozed out came out on to the paper and it was then easily cleaned up with Denatured Alcohol. I then pealed off the paper.