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NASCAR Forum => NASCAR SHOWROOM => Topic started by: 18degrees on March 19, 2025, 12:44:54 AM

Title: #9 Dodge - Kasey Kahne, 2004
Post by: 18degrees on March 19, 2025, 12:44:54 AM
for those of you who didn't follow the WiP, this is Kasey Kahne's 2004 Dodge Intrepid, his rookie season in NASCAR.  it's modeled after the car he ran in Phoenix that year, with the black numbers.  he started 4th and finished 5th. for the year, he had no wins, 13 top 5s, 14 top 10s, 4 poles, and led 692 laps on the season; good enough to earn rookie of the year.  he also won $4.6 million on the year.  all in all not a bad start for a kid from Washington state with an open wheel background.

the kit is a Revellogram Ryan Newman Intrepid, paint is Tamiya italian red (TS-8) over red oxide primer.  decals are mostly from JWTBM, the original sheet i got was from Winscals and i only ended up using the "DODGE" above the grilles from that sheet.  it held up terribly over the years, everything i tried to use from it (except the rookie stripes) cracked.  the aftermarket parts i used were all from Jaye - wheels, dash, antenna, fuel filler.

(https://i.imgur.com/ngZtjSrl.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/JOeM1Q6l.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/adKT2NEl.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/jVTIEasl.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GL6y6Iol.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/6Gh5Qiel.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/9T6cXyAl.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/7inhxg6l.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/r1HtN8rl.jpg)


i am overall happy with how it turned out, which is rare for me :o
Title: Re: #9 Dodge - Kasey Kahne, 2004
Post by: MarkJ on March 19, 2025, 08:27:08 AM
Excellent job, Dave. Everything done at a high skill level. Cleanliness of build, paint, decals, stance and anything else I forgot to mention. All up to your usual standards.
Title: Re: #9 Dodge - Kasey Kahne, 2004
Post by: Rattlecan Dan on March 19, 2025, 02:30:58 PM
Yes! You should be happy with your results. Very nice-looking build.
Title: Re: #9 Dodge - Kasey Kahne, 2004
Post by: 18degrees on March 20, 2025, 02:12:12 PM
i realized last night that i had a Bill Elliott Dodge kit sheet available as a backup... shoulda used it for that trunk decal. ::)
Title: Re: #9 Dodge - Kasey Kahne, 2004
Post by: 68Mopar on March 21, 2025, 03:16:42 PM
Beautiful job!I used similar decals for Bill Elliot's #91 UAW Dodge Dealers Car, he ran in Vegas, back some years ago. The pictures are gone after my computer crashed many years ago.
Title: Re: #9 Dodge - Kasey Kahne, 2004
Post by: Vdc on March 22, 2025, 08:46:26 AM
Great looking build and good to see Dodge also.