RC10DS - 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Pinky Back in May 2013 I created a thread that was meant to be about a specific car project but it got convoluted with other projects and the thread lost focus. It was suppose to be about Pinky :mrgreen: Now that ive found a host site for my photos i am slowly working on restoring and organizing my build threads. Back in 2013 I got a RC10DS from Canada as backup or a "CAR FOR PARTS" to support the first near new RC10DS i purchased. The Canadian DS was in good condition but it needed some repair in the tranny area. I happen to score a tranny at auction as a backup for another car but then decided to give the "CAR FOR PARTS" a new lease on life. Of course being that the DS is a vintage parking lot racer i decided to give it an old school muscle look but with modern day wheel & tire combo courtesy of a now discontinued Pro-Line item. Front axle adapters. This is what arrived in the mail from Canada https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4464/...8c294370_c.jpg Upgraded to ball bearings. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4335/...02b37951_c.jpg Proline front axle hub for the sc10 (Unfortunately they have been discontinued). They allow for modern 12mm front wheels to be used on the DS https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4442/...ef57ff67_c.jpg These are the modern wheels and rubber that will be used on this car https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4414/...113503d2_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4503/...d388e1b4_c.jpg MIP 4N1 clutch and spring setup https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4472/...863b29bb_c.jpg Short Shaft Traxxas engine will power thie car https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4496/...0d1396c4_c.jpg Stock rear bulkhead replaced with a more open silver aluminum version https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4411/...93afdc73_c.jpg The rear gearbox was upgraded to ballbearings and gears were replaced. it is buttery smooth https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4363/...57ab331c_c.jpg She is starting to look better https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4386/...fcc1d7cc_c.jpg What a different a few parts makes on a project...new tranny brace, fuel tank, engine, pipe, and blue locknut highlights. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4462/...1e361080_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4440/...8f5dfb81_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4483/...7d9590e4_c.jpg So before the car became the barracuda known as pinky....she sported a yellow challenger body. you can see the before and after in this next photo. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4391/...bb8bc034_c.jpg One day i grabbed a pink RC10DS chassis off ebay and decided to swap out the chassis with the challenger DS...of course that meant i needed a new body... so HPI Cuda body was painted pink to match the new chassis, PINKY was born. Pink Chassis arrives in the mail https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4343/...8239bef9_c.jpg The swap begins https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4381/...9d51b937_c.jpg Stainless steel hardware used through out https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4357/...1f11d5bf_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4405/...502e914e_c.jpg Pink and blue theme https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4450/...01c1e7cf_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4446/...ae70eb26_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4389/...7520e90c_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4471/...0b05f050_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4495/...9854560b_c.jpg 1970 Barracuda body trimmed and painted https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4475/...c78ec435_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4366/...5713c82d_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4358/...8b7c5087_c.jpg fits on chassis like a glove https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4411/...ccf7ae72_c.jpg Hood and bottom front air diffuser sprayed down with black matte paint https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/...17fe2b7f_c.jpg looking good https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4410/...231ca11b_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4452/...a7c48e3e_c.jpg Decals get placed...the #5 decals were from 1994. i finally found perfect project for them. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4353/...e5a06205_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4396/...b29a81f6_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4382/...57c11c5f_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4500/...018bdbd4_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4392/...bb466aa0_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4450/...e0d4566f_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4465/...0c31f417_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4484/...fbc4ed3c_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4406/...bc730cd1_c.jpg Pinky is slowly evolving...she now sports rear aluminum suspension arms and MIP shiny CVD's https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4435/...77f2afac_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4449/...c612634e_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4477/...c5ce1581_c.jpg PINKY Money Shot https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4359/...7c087177_c.jpg |
Re: RC10DS - 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Pinky I love this body "thumbsup""thumbsup" And you are painting all my bodies from now on :mrgreen: |
Re: RC10DS - 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Pinky Quote:
And Pinky ? What can I say? She was one of my favorite restore project. It took a long time to get her to this point but well worth it. So I'm your designated painter? :lmao: |
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