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did'nt glue the lights on, don't think i will use them...
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Looks great. The stripes and a nice touch too.I'm on the fence with the lights though. It looks good either way.
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4X4 Everything!
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ya, no lites Dale
demian5, yup...four by or no buy.... stupid hrs at work, we are now booked solid till next yr and prob longer.....plus i was working on my 1:1 crew, put it back on the road the other day, getting it ready for some paint...finally after 12 or 13 yrs...:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal: have been doing some on the '60 crewcab, and un-doing more of the crewcab...strait 6 in this one. the air cleaner is made from a '90 chev and a snork from a 60-something chevelle, also put a 2 bbl on it Attachment 1762967Attachment 1762968 had the int done, completed. went to do some final checking and it somehow grew a mil or 2 and would not fit. shaved it and still would'nt fit...:dohh: so i pulled it apart to take out a frikkin mil or so.... Attachment 1762969Attachment 1762970 while waiting for the door panels to come out of the stripper, cut out the plastic for some real wood Attachment 1762971 |
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think the frame came out not too bad considering 2 different brand models that did not want to fit together....
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Looking good. I hope your.1:1 crew comes out nice...
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costing big bucks for the 1:1 crew, biiiig bucks.....lots of "hold my beer watch this " moments in the body.....:metal:
welp, think this is the longest i spent on a junker, 9 months....mind ya, it sat for 6 months while part scrounging... Attachment 1767406Attachment 1767407Attachment 1767408Attachment 1767409 basswood in the box Attachment 1767410 |
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Nice that came out beautiful. I love it's classic looks....awesome!! How bout some pics of the 1:1? I'll be tackling mine soon too.
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wow! been almost 7 months...
thanks for the comments dale! sadly my crew ain't getting paint this yr...i was sooooo close. had almost 11 g's saved for it, but went and blew almost 9k of it for a new quad for my son last apr....so as a consolation prize, took the rest of the money and decided to do some mechanical to the crew...as it has a 10" lift, i finally after all these yrs with the push-pull steering, had my steering wheel cranked hard over in some ruts off road and the truck was still goin' strait :lol: just finishing up a cross-over steering on it and added some custom longer fr springs to it with bigger, beefier shackles. so hopefully 2019 is the yr for paint...:metal: then the dishwasher took a dump last month, another 600....yeah, hoping 2019 i think i kinda burned out on models for awhile.... took a break from trucks and just kinda threw this extra old '57 together in a couple days. not a truck, but it's a chebby... Attachment 1820641Attachment 1820642Attachment 1820643Attachment 1820644 |
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grabbed some real oil and grime off my stepside and smeared it all over the chassis and engine...left it on my bench for about 3 days and like a real chevy, it marked it's spot when the grime warmed up and dripped all over..Attachment 1820645Attachment 1820648
coffee cup on the dash.....some burger king wrappers in the back...custom front seat cover.... Attachment 1820646Attachment 1820647 Attachment 1820649 |
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was running out of truck room so spent a week swapping the car case and truck case around...
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don't know if i ever showed this....prob would'nt interest anyone but a roofer...:lol:
being a 37 yr roofer, i had to have a tar kettle. of course nobody makes anything even remotely like a tar pot, so i scratched one up awhile ago. hardest part was the MARATHON brand decals. i cut each single letter out from the "all trademarks and copyrights reserved" on the bottom of the decal sheets they give ya... it is waaay to clean for a working kettle, but did'nt think i should dump some real tar on it...i think i may have hit on a solution though, white glue with black paint...looks very convincing Attachment 1820655Attachment 1820656Attachment 1820657Attachment 1820658Attachment 1820659 |
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here's my GM dream team...General
Attachment 1820660Attachment 1820661 my young nephew gave me this, it was pretty wasted, bout the best i could do wit it... Attachment 1820662 fixed up my plane parking too. broke the front glass last yr and the planes were coated in an inch and a half of dust. added the corsair and rufe floatplane, have 6 more of the small planes in the stash to do... Attachment 1820663 |
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this thing was a joy to build...a nice break from what i usually do...
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it has some neat features, turn the flywheel and the crank and pistons move, the valve covers come off and reveal an excellent detail valvetrain.
it has real metal Delco tags for the starter and generator, correct pt numbers on the exhaust manifolds, real rubber fan belt and i like how it has "oil" embossed on the filler... Attachment 1820669Attachment 1820670Attachment 1820673Attachment 1820672Attachment 1820671 crap, forgot to take a pic of the "excellent detail valvetrain".....:waah: |
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that old 300 and something piece fire truck i bought awhile ago has been yelling at me loudly lately....nothing to show, just got the engine block cleaned and glued together, really looking forward to dicking around on this one
Attachment 1820674 and of course i got a square going...:lol: was going to build it for a "Weekend Warrior" face off with some other guys, but wit everything happening, did'nt make the deadline...not to knock anyone or their work, but their idea's of "weekend warrior" were, i thought, pretty lame...:lol: yeah, went wit a cheesy "razorback" from the '80's on a rescue blazer. yup, the same snap together rescue blaze i made my super sub out of...no detail...no engine...no opening hood... no detail.... the front clip i replaced with a pickup one with an opening hood.....seats are out of a '99 silverado s/c, 427 bb, sm 465, 1 ton axles, and to help make it a weekend warrior, a doubler on the t-case. it will also have a underhood welder and compressor and prob some big bumpers with some d-rings and other things... Attachment 1820675Attachment 1820676 major work on the frame.....blah Attachment 1820678 Attachment 1820679 |
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Yeah, it's been a while, too bad about not painting the truck. All the models look good. I really like how you aged the 57. It looks great and nice nob creating the tar kettle.
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ya, was hoping for paint this yr...but after 15 yrs, whats a few more mos...lol
my kid really, really enjoys his new quad so what the hay, i can live wit it. actually nice him having a big quad, he could barely keep up with his old one if we rode slow (polaris outlaw 90) with his new one (arctic cat 700) now he not only keeps up, he can outrun even dad's quad.... plus side is i now have wifey even pushing for me to get some paint on it next yr... did'nt get much done on my sq blazer, just the fr susp, nuttin else....cause i was playing around with my fire truck... Attachment 1823776 most of the frame done. this one is box stock, no scratching, only swapped out the rims and tires cause i was missing one fr rim. took a chance they will fit and not hit....there about 3/16 taller than the stockers. plus their chrome, i notice all the fire trucks in our town have chromies as well detroit diesel 8V71 Attachment 1823772Attachment 1823773Attachment 1823774Attachment 1823775 |
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our fire trucks are red with white uppers, so prob go that route on paint
stock tire next to the bigger ones Attachment 1823777 jeez, should have dry fit this puppy first, i look at this and see a rear engined wheel stander...or a real smooth car hauler deck on it...:metal: Attachment 1823778Attachment 1823779Attachment 1823780 |
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The fire truck is looking cool. I like the chrome wheels too.
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thanks dale!
just been dicking around on the fire truck... check out this ladder from this..... Attachment 1827620 ....to this thing...right around 45 inches long Attachment 1827621 part of the turntable for it. still needs the controls, handles, steps....moves up and down and rotates 360 degrees. wrapped some real scale wire around the drum Attachment 1827622 got some paint on the body. took some liberties with the color, hard to tell, but it's a metallic red...just thought it looked better than RED Attachment 1827623Attachment 1827624 |
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got most of the int together. all stock, just made the turn signal lever.
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That fire truck is cool and it's looking great. I really like the two tone on the cab...very nice
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thanks Dale!
it's the way our local fire trucks are painted. we do have a ladder truck (actually is Engine 3) but it is much more modern than this early '70's LaFrance...i pretty much just did it how the newer truck is. the only thing i did to the kit though was to add the chrome wheels, the ladder controls (stock ones were pretty weak...) and the sign boards for the main ladder spent awhile doing the body drop tonite, and only knocked off one hand rail...:metal: coming to the final stages, cab drop (pia) sirens and mirrors and all the other stuff on a fire truck Attachment 1830747 dodged a bullet, the bigger tires fit Attachment 1830748Attachment 1830749Attachment 1830750 |
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It's looking fantastic! It needed the chrome wheels, I'm glad they worked out.
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ya, the chromes look much better i think too...
45 yr old decals were pretty tuff to use, even after i sprayed decal bonder on them 3 times, they still wanted to come apart.. and the small ladders are/were warped bad...see i'm going to have to do more work on 2 of them... Attachment 1831592Attachment 1831593Attachment 1831594Attachment 1831595Attachment 1831596 |
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as i just cemented the main ladder onto the turntable tonite, it won't be going up or around 'till tomorrow....but the outriggers are good to go...
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That thing looks great!!!!
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thanks Dale!
it's about 20" long, would take up waaaay to much space in my cabinets, so i'm building a case for it....my glass cutter is a cheap 10 buck jobbie...and i'm not a glazier... Attachment 1831837 so i got some right angle trim to cover my joints.... Attachment 1831838 grabbed this nice little board from the hardware store for a base.... Attachment 1831839 ladder is dry now...if you extend the 3rd section, or don't lean it on something, it just flips the truck over....should have glued some lead or something in the compartments for counterweight.... Attachment 1831840 |
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You may not be a glazier but tha display case looks great. Especially with the truck in it!!!
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check this out Dale, it's finally happening. just stripping it down, goes in the shop this fri:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal::metal: Attachment 1846711 |
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That's awesome!!! (Model and news). Factory green?
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ya, it's an exciting time Dale.....then the wait starts...to keep costs down, my buddy will be spreading it over a couple mos.
he'll prob need it just for the bodywork...:lol: rockers need some work, and there's about 7 or 8 dents down the pass side. Attachment 1846902 hard to tell under the lights (makes it actually look better...lol) but this side is "wavy" and denty, but at least it's the worst side. Attachment 1846903 dr side is good for dents, just one up on the fr fender. tailgate has dents (it's that light thing making it look good again) there's 3 dents in the back of the cab around the winda, one dent on the roof, and one dent in the hood. tomorrow i'll undo the bed bolts and put my small tires on it and take it to the shop. time to break out the wallet..lol Attachment 1846904 color is woodlawn green, or forest ranger green as i call it. ex-forest service truck, orig paint, been looking at buddy's color charts, he's got some nice greens in there...maybe just a tad darker with some metallic-ness in it...not a 100% sure, but it will be some shade of green |
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I like the forestry green. Keep posting progress pics.
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thanks Dale!
ya, kinda leaning to the forestry green myself, hardly any type of trucks around here that color....drove it all stripped down to buddy's shop the other day, with no flats...you should see the MASSIVE cracks by the bead in one of my rollers-totally expected to get a flat. going down there tomorrow, i will get a pic of it, you will crap yer pants when you see it..:lol: blazer should be done in a couple more days... Attachment 1848172Attachment 1848173 |
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Blazers looking good! I can't wait to see pics of your truck.
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