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at least daydreaming is still free....
well, dont look like a lot, but i got almost all the hard points squared away. got the hood opened, stretched frame & int tub, scabbed what was left of the sneaky pete firewall in there, & got a big block 4 spd happening. just got to whip up a rad support, then spend a bunch of time pretty-ing it all up.... and built chevy tough, dropped it on the floor, expected to see my multi-piece body become multi-piece again, just cracked the front window :metal: Attachment 1454117Attachment 1454123Attachment 1454127 the engine is a blown big block out of the Hugger Camaro drag car that i been streetifying, almost ready for primer- race block, no oil filter boss, first time had to make one of them.... Attachment 1454128 Attachment 1454134 |
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That thing is looking sweet
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thanks Dale!
still slow on the sub...raining all weekend, hoping to get some bench time- but has'nt been happening. replaced the crusty single pane window in my sons room with a new vinyl low "e" argon filled double. and today i'm going to my boss's barn to store my camper for the winter :waah: then to my wife's sister's for dinner....( double :waah:...) and the little time i got on it, not sure why i did this....prob wont be seen anyways.... gas tank Attachment 1455269 half a gas tank.... Attachment 1455270 chop other half tank from spare frame- fill'er up :lol: Attachment 1455271 big block is almost there... Attachment 1455272Attachment 1455273 |
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did manage to get most of the tub done, couple things to do yet...
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It looks like it coming together really nice even with all your other chores. It's cool you have a dry place to store your camper.
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yeah, it is nice, no worries or snow damaging it, plus it free's up a good chunk of my driveway...
well, remember this..... Attachment 1455863 we just started an apartment burn job (fire) & all the single pane windows are being replaced, contractor is like take as many as you want, so i grabbed 10 did this today. had to leave the middle wood one- it basically holds it together Attachment 1455864 dawg like it....:lol: Attachment 1455865 thinking 'bout starting this one too. it's a decent kit, pro-streeted one of these a few yrs back. all there & un-built except for the 409. i ordered a flame mask off fleabay for it, undecided wether to order 37" MT baja claws, or 44" boggers for it Attachment 1455866 |
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I drive a 70 elk almost daily. I have always loved the 59,60 elks. I'm in buddy
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yeah, i've always had a soft spot for elky's too, especially when there on big rubber....
the only 4x4 '59 i've found so far, lots of sweet '70's Attachment 1456024Attachment 1456026 Attachment 1456027 threw the sub tires under the elky to see how a 37" tire would look, dont know if thats hi enuff....:lol: Attachment 1456016 Attachment 1456017 |
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It's high enough and looks great with the 37" tires
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alright then, i'll order the claws, $4 cheaper a set as well....:lol: but not till end of the month. credit card i use on paypal expired, got it all updated, just need the verification number on my cc bill.....but i have no financial stuff at all online, so gotta wait for my cc bill in the mail at end of month....
between work & preppin for winter, not a whole lot on the sub. snagged these shocks from the ford krusher monster truck, got most of the front end in Attachment 1458725Attachment 1458726 started the rear springs & axle, beginnings of a roof rack, & like a real chevy, headers were hittin the frame big time, ended up throwing stockers on Attachment 1458727 also scratched up a visor, put valve stems in the rims & painted them, still need to be detailed Attachment 1458728Attachment 1458729 |
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forgot.....camera has a flash....:dohh:
Attachment 1458732 was in wally mart the other day & found this neat little quad for $3 bucks...had to snag it Attachment 1458730Attachment 1458731 |
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It's all looking great, keep plugging along. I sure hope we get a winter here. We haven't had one in a while
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yeah, from what i've read, you guys can use about 5 yrs of our rain, i was looking at pictures of lake orville, thats unreal! i wish we could send it your way.....maybe set up some big fans and blow it down to ya....:lol:
pluggin along slowly...she stands on her own two feet! and everything is still fitting....so far.... Attachment 1459816Attachment 1459817Attachment 1459818 |
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It's looking great, it's hard to believe it's two blazers put together. My dad proposed to my mom while they were having a picnic under a railroad bridge. The location of that bridge was inudated by lake Oroville. I think I was about 13 or 14 that spot was out of the water and we had a family picnic there. A lot of my family history is around Oroville/Paradise area. Theres road by the old family ranch that is named after our family (Welsh Rd). I'll shut up before I bore you with too much family history.....lol
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not boring! i find family history interesting
i would imagine water must be expensive there right now....:waah: it was actually an article about food prices going up due to the drought your having that took me to lake oroville....another effect to the dryness... and still dicking around with the sub before paint thought the hood was too plain. was able to slice this out of .020 without cutting threw or breaking it....knife did slip in the middle there though & left a "repair" mark there... Attachment 1461215Attachment 1461218 didn't like this either Attachment 1461221 so like the '55, made some filler panels Attachment 1461222 |
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also been messin' around with the roof rack.....
Attachment 1461224 made a axe & shovel for the rack. there's a scale hi-lift jack online i would love to get, but with ship/exchange, $45 is pretty hard to justify....and i dont think my eyes could drill that many holes.... Attachment 1461226 not 100% sure on bumpers. like stock bumpers, but their not beefy enough for this sub. was going to make one, but might adapt part of this bar & use (my favourite) the stock bumper Attachment 1461229 |
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Thanks, my family history in California goes back before the gold rush. Mostly Oroville and Humbug in Plumas County. Where I've noticed the increased prices is Hay bales. Straw hay is almost $10.00 a bale. A couple years ago you could buy alfalfa for half that. The hood bracing is a great detail. The roof rack is looking great. Great work and awesome detail as usual. My vote is the guard and stock bumpers
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wow, you've got some time there!
my grandpa came to the valley in the late 1890's, but my dad spent a good part of his life back east before coming back to the valley and having me. he has 20 acres up north he's building his retirement home on, used to buy, now he grows his own hay for his herd ...:lol: (2 holsteins) on the downhill slide now rack is done. put little hooks on the side braces so i can add or move stuff around Attachment 1462011 Attachment 1462012Attachment 1462013 modified the bar a bit and changed the mounts (off the amt '84 gmc) was going to use skyjacker shock decals but after i reduced them they were just red blobs... pretty much everything but the body is there, hoping to get it painted soon, some minor touch-ups to do Attachment 1462014Attachment 1462015 |
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Man that things looking good....
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thanks Dale! almost there....
just finishing up some small details....added seatbelts, sun visors & dome light, and a gas cap Attachment 1462398Attachment 1462400 Attachment 1462399 hood did'nt turn out too bad, except for the wrinklee paint where i was holding it with my dirty digits... Attachment 1462401 |
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also made a rad support, reshaped a rad to fit and made a cap for it
Attachment 1462402 body is ready for paint (finally!) could'nt help myself, had to see what it was looking like.... Attachment 1462403Attachment 1462404 and here's something different, a f**d.... actually 2 f**ds. couple old glue bombs i been robbing parts off for yrs. some real f**d fanatics on my model website who love these trucks, so i'll make an extended cab, just the cab (primed), if i got time (and it dont cut into the '59 elky) mite also stretch the frame, then swap it off for some chevy parts. with our buck in the toilet, it's just not feasible to order parts right now.....:waah::waah: a $2 transfer case is almost $24 shipped & exchanged-yikes!....might have to go back to drinking full time....:lol: Attachment 1462405 |
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I really like it. Everything is looking great with a lot of detail. I can't believe the prices your paying. ...wow. That ford would be interesting but Iwant to see the Burb complete and the Elkie. ...hint....hint....lol
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not much longer now Dale, another day, maybe 2 & the sub will be done!
and yeah, is'nt the prices retarded? transfer case is $2, but my caster jacked his ship rates from $9 to $15, now your at $17 for the t-case, then go here.... https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid...ey%20converter now you have a $24 t-case...:crazy: found another guy who ships for $9, will see what he has.... while i was waiting for the paint on the sub to dry, did the '53 f100. just going to do the body & frame real quick, then see if i can use it to finance some more chevy's :lol: elky IS coming! Attachment 1463200Attachment 1463201Attachment 1463202 |
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all that work then i go paint it plain jane white....wife thinks i should have went olive drab or camo.....
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been buzzin' along on the f**d
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I think it turned out great! Especially when I remember it was two blazers....Awesome display of your skills..I'm heading north this morning. It's supposed to be raining/snowing by Sunday....WooHoo!!
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hey much thanks OlBlue!
thats good news your finally getting some wet weather! lord knows you need every bit...we got 2 feet of snow on the local mountains last weekend-bummer, here comes winter.... unfortunatley model trucks are on the back burner for now. with our buck in the crapper, it's just not feasable buying parts right now, especially heading into my slow season at work..... after mucho searching, cheapest tires i can find is $51 (!!) for 2 sets, on top of a $24 t-case....:waah: pretty hard justifying that much for some plastic toy parts that just sit in my garage doing nothing.....sucks getting priced out of my hobby. so until our buck comes up or the hrs pick up next spring and i can get retarded with my money and pay these prices, i will be on hiatus. i did do some frame work on the elky, but without axles & t-case, you can only go so far. to keep myself from climbing the walls this winter, i dragged out a half built model i put away when my son was 2 (he's 11 now) it's not a chevy, not even a vehicle, America's navy's first ship, USS United States. i have everything for it, wont cost me a dime, & will prob take me another 8 or 9 yrs to finish...:lol: the rigging-woohoo, what a nitemare literally spent half a day carefully de-dusting it of a 1/2 inch of dust, masts are'nt glued in, just wanted to remember what it looked like. spent the last 3 days just tying the handrail lines on... yeah, it's not a chevy truck so i will just throw a couple pics out & not clutter up the thread with non-chevys :lol: Attachment 1468147Attachment 1468148Attachment 1468149 after sitting so long one of the deck seams came apart, will haft to somehow address that Attachment 1468150 |
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That ship is going to test your patience. Good luck wth all those tiny knots. My girlfriends dad used to build those...I was amazed when I watched him.
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oh yeah, you bet! biggest prob is my crappy up close eyesight....:lol:
always liked the looks of them, just know nothing about sailing, all my boats have had motors :metal: with all them spare windows i got from the apartment fire, i'll make a case for it- could'nt imagine trying to dust it again once it's rigged. speaking of rigging.... check out this cluster schmuck of roping this thing up....sheets & clews, leech & bunt lines-huh???:crazy: Attachment 1468761Attachment 1468762Attachment 1468763Attachment 1468765 |
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Holy cow!! That's a lot of rigging. You'll be a proud man after its done.
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or old & gray :lol:
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So cool! Each and everyone of them dawg! You certainly have some modeling skills
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thanks DirtyLarry!
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well, after listening to me curse, stick myself, & glue myself tying frikkin knots, wifey took some pity on me & ordered me a couple more sets of bfg krawlers for christmas. (yay!!)
how do i know? she had to ask me for my account name at my caster's...:lol: elco should be back on the bench in a couple weeks....:metal: also came up with a real groovy idea for a corvair...... dont know if anyone likes ships, but i finally got the masts up, & am threw the inst. book. now comes the fun, standing rigging and sailing rigging. 1600 parts in this kit, 'bout 500 of them are block & tackles...imagine reaming out the holes in every one....lots o fun Attachment 1477535Attachment 1477536 lots o knots... Attachment 1477537Attachment 1477538 |
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and did i mention this thing is huge??....
3 feet long & almost 3 feet to the top of the middle mast.... Attachment 1477544Attachment 1477545 also 15 inches wide. i put the studding booms in the inboard position. their the bars on the yard arms, the cross braces the sails tie on to. if you put them in the outboard position & use the studding sails (woo-hoo! listen to me, i'm a sailor! :lol::lol:) this thing grows to 19 inches wide, so i'm not using the studding sails.... Attachment 1477546Attachment 1477547 |
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Holy cow! You need to build an addition to the house to display that thing! It's cool looking though. Keep at it.
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mucho thanks Dale!
i will confess, looking forward to getting the bfg's, ship building is TEDIOUS!! hoping to get the ratlines & standing rigging done before the krawlers get here, then maybe slide the elco back on the bench before doing the sails... |
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