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I don't know what anyone else is thinking, but it is looking bad a#$ to me. Great job, keep it up. The boring scratch work to you is amazing to me.:metal::metal:
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here's some more boring scratch work.....
tie rod & front u-bolts Attachment 1411479 looking pretty plain on the pass. side- needs a air tank. figures, i have no tubing that big, but i do got a felt pen.... Attachment 1411480 Attachment 1411481 bent up some hyd. lines. the long one to the deck ram will half to be finished when it goes in. wont get it thru the hole in the frame otherwise... Attachment 1411482Attachment 1411483 |
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found these nice little lites for the taillights, & where they'll go
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Looking great. Nice idea on the air tank. Front bumper looks good too
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with the nice weather, been slowing down on this.....
my homemade int is almost there, seatbelts & a couple other things yet Attachment 1414422Attachment 1414423Attachment 1414424 deck is almost done (yeah, my winch cable is spooled the wrong way.....) Attachment 1414426Attachment 1414427 |
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chassis is mostly there. still working on the 454
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Interior looks great. I.wasn't going to say a thing about the cable.......honest....;):lol:. No one will notice it. They'll be too busy tripping out on all the other details.
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little more on the rollback. i have 'till wed to try finish it. i kinda gave myself a challenge to get 12 models done this yr, one a month. dont know if it will happen.
the body was a ROYAL PIA, then for some reason i could'nt do anything right (except stick my fingers together....) pass side decals went on no prob, first shot, only printed one. dr's side was an exercise in frustration- NINE times i had to print the stripe....... visors & domelight, re-wound the winch the right way, also got a couple of big chrome spots for it Attachment 1419529Attachment 1419531 'nother pia was the hood, multiple pieces= multiple warpages. grill valance is cut up & modified one from the s-10 Attachment 1419530 454 is done, it's not glued in, everything is just mocked up for fit- 'nother issue was the fan & rad (SURPRISE!! just like the '55.....) had to make new rad support, new engine mounts, move the trans x-member, lift the body another mil or so, modify the grill to fit new rad support.................. Attachment 1419535 |
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these stripes....grrrrr!
scratched up some seatbelts Attachment 1419544 just another mock-up to check. notice white strip of styrene under rad-still having to shift things around...... Attachment 1419545 i love these things, wish i had them a long time ago. 3d printed i belive Attachment 1419546 |
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It's looking pretty dang nice!
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thanks Dale!
i got the block & trans mounted, had to modify the cab floor & t-case so it would fit as well. :banghead: got the exhaust made, still need to do d-shafts, rear will prob be a 2 piece'r. also need to do steering & heater & rad hoses. getting this one done really makes me want to jump on truck 3 of the fleet, the peterbilt. but this rollback has been a HUGE amount of work, bet i got 'bout 60-80 hrs on it, so i'm thinking something simpler next. '55 chev crewcab stepside 1 ton dually 4x4, but with tall skinny lugs :metal: (or maybe one of them un-built kits first....holidays come the 3rd!) |
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with all the probs with this one, didn't think it was going to come together, especially how i lost 4 hrs yesterday swappin' out the switch on the wifes truck- again......
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You rocked this one, a lot of awesome details. Nice looking fleet too.....
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thanks Dale!
was not a smooth build.....way longer than i figured i know i just did a five-five, but really getting into the crews, & i got an abundance of '55's right now (plus i just like the kit, nice frame etc...) changing directions on this though, thinking all stock looking (4x4 on skinny luggies) but with a modern drivetrain, what most guys do on their 1:1's anyways chopping up some styrene... Attachment 1422206 pretty rough looking right now. to keep the bottom of the cab level & the body lines strait, there's really no way to cut it so the windows line up decently, so i will cut out the center post, shape the windows & put a new post back in. one other prob is the cab tapers back to front..... Attachment 1422207 ....so i had to split & wedge it open. it's going to look rough like this for a week, going camping tomorrow, beer, fishing, quadding, beer.....:metal: so looking forward to it, we've had a heat wave (for us :lol:) for the last couple weeks with mid to hi 90's, been brutal at work. some useless trivia, took the laser thermometer up on the roof yesterday, air temp 96, roof temp on the surface, 165 degrees, as i roll along with my torch- around 450-ish with spikes to 500. yup, on slow broil all day....:lol: Attachment 1422208 |
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This looks like a cool project. I have faith in ya.....
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thanks Dale
what the hey, got all these '55's.....this will burn up a couple of 'em :lol: been busy since we got back, not a lot done well, i know what kind of drivetrain i'm putting in, i know it's going to be a crew, i know what colors i'm painting it..... but i'm not sure which way i'm going to go with this...... this is tire & wheels i got kicking around, also thinking non-dually with steelies & lugs, or steelies & bigger tires, haft to order (and of course 4x4 :metal:) 1 ton dually crew.... Attachment 1425764Attachment 1425765 bigger tires.... Attachment 1425766Attachment 1425767 |
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little more done....
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Man, that is looking good!
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thanks Dale!
still need to straiten up the drivers body line.... nuthin' glamourous, getting the basic's out of the way, stretched the frame 1 5/16", got the int tub made up, & decided on a engine. Attachment 1427916 basic tub, needs everything yet... Attachment 1427915 and...surprise! surprise! NO bbc this time. '92 vette LT-1.... Attachment 1427914 |
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It looks great to me. You did a great job on the piller between the front and back.
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them pillars ended up being four pieces- each.....:cuss: :lol:
got some more work done on the LT1. truck will be pretty much stock looking, but went:bling2: under the hood. first LT1 i've built- weird running the plug wires to the front.... Attachment 1429505 Attachment 1429506 a little more on the int. Attachment 1429507 kinda at a standstill, thought i had a couple dana's left, only got one, so i ordered 8 or 9 of them, & only got a couple borg warner t-case's, prefer the 205 so i ordered 5 of them too, & a couple sets of some nice steelies and some other junk. while i'm waiting i was looking at the '94 dually i picked up the other month. REALLY need to get my eye's checked..... never noticed the meltage on it. looks like it was to close to a lamp or something- bummer had plans for this & the 454 SS Attachment 1429508Attachment 1429509 |
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i thought the two '90's chevys would be quick builds, swap the boxes around.....
like the red ext-cab, they have the lousy AMT one piece chassis.... the 454 SS with a real funky paint job... Attachment 1429512 notice the drivers side box twisted in- very tuff to fix.....but i'm going to try cause i dont have a 88-98 single cab dually in the fleet, plus i DO have everything already for it. and i think it will look cool. just threw the body in the stripper, see what happens with it.... Attachment 1429513Attachment 1429514 and with the left overs i can make another truck i dont have in the fleet, ext-cab SB. this one i need to order tires for, thinking a set of baja claws. after i took these pic's, i heated up the cab with my lighter & was able to push the cab up so it's pretty decent, but the rear cab wall is a mess, might have to cut it out & scratch in a new one.... Attachment 1429515Attachment 1429516 |
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hmmm....shades of the cameo, two days in the purple pond & nuthing....:waah:
down to the store for another jug of dot 3 a tub of cabs, boxes, & interiors Attachment 1429948 well this would explain some of it....poor 'ol SS, having had to suffer first threw a pink paint job, then being "butched" up with a screaming yella multi-stripe clown car paint job....it will finally receive a "proper" color.... the box bulkhead on the SS was also bowed, got that fixed, & was able to save the rear cab wall on the melted ext-cab, mite have to add a little styrene to the bottom of the rear window. when the dually box comes out of the stripper, i'll give it a try.... Attachment 1429949 not a lot to do on the '55 'till some parts show up. got the body sanded down pretty decently, to hard for my big digits to sand inside the cab, made a headliner instead, & avoided the fan into the rad problem this time- LT1, electric fan. was able to use the stock rad support, cut the stock rad off it, filled it, & added a 'vette elec. fan Attachment 1429951Attachment 1429952Attachment 1429950 |
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Man, you've been busy while I was up at the cabin. Nice work on the multiple projects.
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sweet, lucky man getting out, we just landed a huge hotel roof that will tie us up for 4-5 weeks, which pretty much kills any time off :waah:
crappy deja vu, same thing happened last summer too.... multiple projects? dont know what happened, just minding my bizness building a little old '55, next thing i know, styrene explosion & chevy's everywhere....:lol: yeah...jeez... on the plus side i always got something to screw around on- even when waiting for parts. right now i for see a lot of sanding.... Attachment 1430805 what a rainbow, no primer was used so the paint has "etched" it's way into the plastic Attachment 1430806 and i do mean rainbow, blue paint under the yella Attachment 1430807 started messing with the dually box. front bulkhead was a disaster, melted in solid & pulled the bedside in, & melted a big chunk out of the front of the floor. again, no primer used.... Attachment 1430808 bulkhead was beyond saving, got rid of it, bedside is already starting to come back Attachment 1430809 |
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made a new bulkhead for it. the inner box is square, but i think i will heat the outer fender & see if i cant pull it out another mil or two. them are the rims & tires going on it, seems low to me....:lol:
Attachment 1430810Attachment 1430812 not the best stuff to use, but it's all i got right now, and looks better than a smooth box with a hole melted in it Attachment 1430811 and as mentioned, getting the x-cab squared up, & straitened the box bulkhead. have to make new rear & 3/4 windows, they got a little melty, but the windshield is still good. and these rims & tires are going on here. my steelies for the '55 showed up today, & i ordered 2 sets of these super cool 35" BFG Krawlers, one set will be hittin' the '55 Attachment 1430813Attachment 1430814 |
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You're pretty good a multi-tasking. ..lol... alot of nice work you're doing
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well, one good thing 'bout 3 clunkers on the go, always got a new picture....:lol:
speaking of, my diffs & t-case's came in today-yay!, now i can get back on the '55 for a bit....cant wait to hit it with some color also got some wide & narrow steelies, hope them krawlers get here soon Attachment 1431420 heated the box on the dually & pulled it as far as it would go without distorting. thinking knock the box bulkhead out & going wider to get it out there that last bit. inside of the box will be slightly out of square, but i won't tell anyone.... Attachment 1431421 removing the 2wd, and chopped the amt 1 piece chassis pan in half, starting on a frame for it Attachment 1431422 started on the dually's int. tried something different, printed the gauges on a piece of photo paper instead of decal paper- dont know if i like it.... Attachment 1431423Attachment 1431424 |
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I love the guages printed on the photo paper. Looks realistic!
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really? you think so? ok, maybe i'll leave it alone.
ha-ha, success on the dually box! figure how i got the bulkhead off, here's the hole melted in the front of the box.... Attachment 1431630 and there she be the wider bulkhead was under so much tension (even after i doubled it, 040 stock) it kept bowing no matter what i did or how much glue i dumped on it, so i finally just glued the angle in there, i'll put a bed mat in it & call it a day Attachment 1431631Attachment 1431632 but first....looks like the trucks will be on hold for a couple hrs.....:lol: instead of sitting in my chair, i'm down to the wife's footstool..... if you got good eyes, there's the 454 for the dually started, turn signal lever on it's steering column, t-case lever & it's console installed, & drilled out a couple diffs & run metal threw them, for the '55 Attachment 1431635 |
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went quadding last weekend & had an incident where i destroyed my camera :waah: so now i need to invest in another one.
the '55 i'm still waiting for the krawlers so i can set the ride height, the dually i have finished & painted the chassis & running gear, not so much on the ext-cab yet. was able to extract the sd card out of the camera, there was these 2 pics of the dually from last week on there, just the front springs are installed then. Attachment 1433143Attachment 1433145 |
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Look at the bright side, it was the camera and not you. Dually looks pretty good now.
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hmmm, i dont know Dale, went and looked at camera's today, i think i would have rather had some bruises or broken bones & my old canon instead :lol:
the prices & the non-simplicity of them, i liked my old canon, 3 buttons, off/on, vid/pic, & a shutter button- nice & simple for a noob like me. lady at the store is going on about wifi this, mega byte-something that, how it will make coffee, change my underwear..... i think i kinda lost her when i pointed to a bunch of symbols on it & asked her whats this s**t for, before i could catch myself.... so i hit up CL & found a camera almost exactly like mine, has a little more zoom & a couple more megapixels (??) anyways, old guy owns it, looks brand new in the pics, has the box & all attachments, & costs less than a third of what the stores want- right up my alley :lol: going to go look at it tomorrow |
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today was a good day. back in business!
my "new" old camera panned out, perfect shape & it's like i already know how to use it :lol: and about $150 cheaper than the store to boot my old canon, 10 megapixel/10 zoom. lens shattered & when it bent it cracked the view screen & it's all rainbow colors now and something jammed the sd card in- took a bit to work it out without wrecking it.... OLD Attachment 1433591 NEW OLD 12 megapixel/12 zoom, other than that, all the same :metal::metal: Attachment 1433592 and the postman dropped off a couple sets of these sweeeet bf's today Attachment 1433593 final rim & tire combo, yeah, i like it.... Attachment 1433594Attachment 1433595 |
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did a little work on the dually while waiting for the bf's
did not realize how low i was on stock air cleaners of any kind, so i de-chromed a chrome open element cleaner, then super glued a strip of styrene around the filter. a tricky thing to do as it always wants to curl off 'till the glue sets....so you really have to hold it tight.....knife time again.....:waah: Attachment 1433596 after i "removed" the cleaner from my finger, i made a short snorkel for it been trying different things on this truck too (gauges) tried something diff on the shocks. the wheels will be tucked in a little closer after i strip the paint off the axle ends, and the body still has some more sanding scratches to get rid of Attachment 1433597Attachment 1433598 Attachment 1433599Attachment 1433600 |
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The new/old camera takes nice pics, shows the details of the air cleaner stuck to your thumb great. .lol...I like the steelies too. Dually is coming along nicely too. Great multi tasking. ...
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thanks Dale!
yeah, it's like me, old & simple, but gets the job done....think the wife said something like that once :lol: found this neat-o little chain for a buck, should make good tailgate chains. started making rear leafs & rear axle for the '55.... Attachment 1434699 ....cause the front is 90% there.... Attachment 1434700 setback....did'nt even notice till i primed the 2 fronts-notice anything? 2 are 8 lug & 2 are 6 lug. contacted the guy & not only did he already ship 2 more 8 lugs, he threw 2 more six'ers in there so i'll have a 6 bolt set too-yeah! thumbs up to Danny at S.U.! Attachment 1434701 |
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