Drop Top Challenger on a Bit

kwikbb · Post by **kwikbb** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 9:23 pm

lol glad ya liked it

Pie · Post by **Pie** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 9:43 pm

whoa... NICE!!!

damn... it looks like the AMC cant compete here... with cabo dropping shit like this every other day...

love the paint job.... im thinking silver pullback wheels, but i wanna see those german rims

DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 9:44 pm

C-Dub,
U never cease to amaze me Pimp! I'm at a lost for words ???
Mang I bet you got paint ideas just leaking out your ears all over your pillow when/if you sleep at night !!!

You are definately crankin dem out like GM Pimp!

Post by **CaboWabo** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 10:09 pm

thanks fellas.
I'm trying to become a one man assembly line ova hur! lol

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 7:09 am

my turn to step in...

fuck-a-bubba, right move...sweet color combo.

That chop job came out so clean.

-nox

Post by **CaboWabo** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 8:51 am

tanky nox

now we can go for that cruise!

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:34 pm

Jesus H. Bit-choppin' Christ, dude... that's fückin' sick!

hue35

Post by **CaboWabo** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:42 pm

lol
thanks hue

I'ma gonna have to use that Jesus H. line of yours sometime - funny

Gfunk · Post by **Gfunk** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:44 pm

CaboWabo, I must ask 2 things. A: what did you use to but the top off, and B: what did you use to attach the 2 parts together? Thanks.

Now that I look more at it, that car is just SO clean

Post by **CaboWabo** » Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:55 pm

for some reason I'm contstantly using my x-acto knife. I like to think it's because I like to live on the edge... the edge of screwing up the body and the edge of cutting my finger in two. lol

Anyways, I used an x-acto knife.
I'd probably recommend a very fine tooth hobby saw. That'd be much more controllable, give you nice clean cuts, and way less dangerous.

Of course sanding too, making sure the cut lines are nice and even and clean, that's a must or it won't go back together so great.

To get me going, I used a super tiny drop of super glue on the end of a toothpick. I touched that tooth pic to the inside of the cut lines where the two pieces will be joining. Be careful not to use too much super glue or when it dries it's going to discolor the plastic around it. After the initial glueing, I used modelers putty to create the rest of the bond and fill in any cracks or anything like that. Sand that down till it's smooth with very fine grit sand paper and you're ready for paint.

Gfunk · Post by **Gfunk** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 11:47 am

Thanks alot man, that will really help me. I might have to look into one of those hobby saws, because all I have is an exacto (and I am not SUPER good with it yet) and a dremel (one little slip and GRRR there goes your body).

Post by **CaboWabo** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 12:45 pm

no prob, glad to help.
definetally practice on some other body first (that's why I always try to keep spare bodies around) and for crying out loud be careful!
one slip of the x-acto knife and you've got a gusher.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 8:52 am

I had totally missed this thread, I just seen the car on the home page, and was like hey how come we never saw that, then I remembered the early stages in General Bit Discussion.

So now that I described how I got here, I'm at a loss what to say. I want come up with one of those clever shizzle dizzle off the fur hizzle type of compliments, but I'm not feeling especially clever today. So I'll just say Daaa-yuum!

If this is not your best work, I'd like to see what is!

Oh, and green is not my favorite color, but it looks good on this car. Orange is not my favorite color either.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:02 am

you don't have to make it ghetto clever, the compliment is just fine - thanks man!

you guys seeing what I do in this car?
it started out as a muscle car...
after the drop top and paint, I kinda think it just looks like an old classic car. still a lot of muscle under the hood, but visually it's been tamed.
totally reminds me of what a "family" car would be back in the day.

kwikbb · Post by **kwikbb** » Wed Jun 11, 2003 9:26 am

CaboWabo wrote:you don't have to make it ghetto clever, the compliment is just fine - thanks man!

you guys seeing what I do in this car?
it started out as a muscle car...
after the drop top and paint, I kinda think it just looks like an old classic car. still a lot of muscle under the hood, but visually it's been tamed.
totally reminds me of what a "family" car would be back in the day.

my god man, do you know what you're saying?! "Tamed", "Family Car".... may whatever god you worship have mercy on your soul! Re-paint that ride before it completely taints your eternal soul! lol