Ramona

[mpgmike]

What do you get when you cross a RAMpage with a daytONA? The initial inspection looks doable. Will take some tweaking, though.

http://www.turbododge.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=128690

Mike

[mpgmike]

Of course, the Rampage hood doesn't mate up with the Daytona nose. Furthermore there isn't the prominent bulge in the 'Page hood. Sooooo....





Trim & weld the Daytona hood skin to the Rampage hood. Yes there was a bit of surgury needed at the back of the bulge to get it to fit.

Mike

[spoolinhard]

Interesting.....I think.

[badandy]

Dear god he's into inbreading

[bakes]

Dear god he's into inbreading

but it does look cool

[mpgmike]

Start by removing the reinforcement rib from the underside of the skin.



After the skin has been removed and cleaned, time to measure for trimming.





Of course the bulge is too big



Which required some sectioning and welding.



Welded together it looked like this.



With a little smoothing, like this.



I haven't been able to final sand it due to cold damp weather. It just gumms up the paper.

Mike

[Garffus]

Great project. i love pickups and i love Daytona's.

Sometimes i wish i was an Aussie or a South African since almost any car you can think of, they have as a pickup. then i thank the lord I'm not, and just wish i could have their pickups.

You going to Shelby it..? Daytona Shelby style or Shelby Rampage style?

[mpgmike]

It will have the Daytona GFX, front clip, and dash. I'm working on the dash now. After completely stripping the dash down to bare plastic,



I had to trim the ends to shorten it.



I also have to properly radius the area around the base of the windshield.

Mike

[thefitisgay]

sweet its getting some attention i cant wait for when its done

[Aries_Turbo]

cool!

[glhs399]

Nutty stuff! I love it! Keep up the good work!

[mpgmike]

After the skin fit, I had to shorten the metal framework that supports the plastic "what you see".







Mike

[bakes]

going to run digital dash??????

[mpgmike]

Analog gauges.

Here are the decals I had Positive Impressions make up for me.









Decals are made in the "Shelby" font in a gold color. Where the '89 Shelby says "Shelby", Ramona will say "Ramona".

Mike

[54inches]

That is tit!

[JohnnyIroc]

that is going to be one badass car
what color is it going to be?

[mpgmike]

that is going to be one badass car
what color is it going to be?

VW Sundown Orange. I've only ever seen this color on the New Beetles. The GFX will be 01 Dodge [?] Gold; like was found on the Intrepids & minivans. The interior is a brown - tan combo.

Mike

[bakes]

What are you going to run for rims?

[mpgmike]

16" Pumpers powder coated gold.

I got the dash to fit.







Mike

[2.216VTurbo]

Very cool project Mike, I love Rampages and I love custom one off's so that makes me your project X2 Reminded me a little of my Bro's LeRampage, you ever see any of that? Shoot TONS of pics please!

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/sh...rampage&page=5