'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

i wish the paint on my stepper was half as nice....


the tailpipe & y pipe are scratched, the muffler & rest of pipe are molded to the floor.....

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couple more...

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last few....

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rained pretty much all day today....
'bout 90% there, more fillin' & sanding....

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got some rough spare parts kickin' around


dont like the sneaky pete nose, this mid '70's clip will go on it...got some hood work to repair (was in 4 pieces, can only find 3....)


mite even try to crunch a crew out of this junk....


hoping to snag a wrecker body off fleabay if the bidding dont get stupid, make a companion to the '72....

[Ol Blue K20]

It's all looking great. The crew is going to be interesting to watch. We actually got some sprinkles of rain last night.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
really been on a crew kick last couple of weeks...
was seriously going to convert the '77 dually to a crew, but.....revell in all there wisdom did the '77 in 1/24 scale....not really close, lots of cuttin', stretchin'....nope



got a email yesterday, now i know where my black stepper i bought is-back at the senders in FLA.....screwed up the address.....
and been trying to wrangle Ron at RMR into casting me another crew, with the stepper coming, there's my crew dually only crappy thing is i still need a long stepper in the fleet....
still going to see if i can make another crew out of them junk parts, see if i can do it with just whatever i have kicking around.

[dieseldawg142]

well, it did'nt become a crew, but it is a 1 ton dually with most of the susp in....
getting good at these visors-20 mins, still needs a little sanding & shaping, but 1/2 an hr altogether & done

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

It's all looking great. The crew is going to be interesting to watch. We actually got some sprinkles of rain last night.

i really wish we could send it your way Dale. just checked the weather, looks like we'll be cranking a 12 hr day tomorrow....last decent day till whenever....
this bites, really putting the crimp on the hrs
at least i got lots of junk to keep me busy....

[Ol Blue K20]

Oh well about the crew but its looking really good as a dually. Nice job not the rear fenders and visor.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks dale, them fenders were an ordeal, just getting them, getting them busted, getting them fitted......
got most of the running gear in, some small things to do yet
made my own shocks then cut the loop off the stockers & stuck them together, & i used about twice as much tubing as i should have bending up that pass exhaust pipe. same with the d-shafts, made my own & cut the stocker u-joints off & jammed them together.


not much left on the body, should be painted in a day or so....

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by dieseldawg142

thanks dale, them fenders were an ordeal, just getting them, getting them busted, getting them fitted......
got most of the running gear in, some small things to do yet
made my own shocks then cut the loop off the stockers & stuck them together, & i used about twice as much tubing as i should have bending up that pass exhaust pipe. same with the d-shafts, made my own & cut the stocker u-joints off & jammed them together.
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not much left on the body, should be painted in a day or so....
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Lookin' pretty bad @$$

[dieseldawg142]

getting there Dale!
just waiting for the paint to dry (nuclear green...)


while i'm waiting, had 1 extra quad left from my camper crew model, detailed it a bit, will prob go in the back of the ext-cab dually


fixed up the raft. was missing a bunch of the ropes, & rope loops, oars, scratched up a motor. made it from a windshield washer tank, air compressor motor, some styrene, & a prop from an old aircraft carrier model. did'nt quite turn out the way i planned, looked like something from the '50's, so printed up some '56 johnson decals & ran with it....this will go on the '77

[dieseldawg142]

...still waiting for the paint....
seeing how i got everything for the cameo....
here's how it looked 20 mins ago....


...and about 5 mins ago...


whats that? all the chrome emblems & mirrors being de-chromed...there will be no chrome on this rig....digging threw the wifey's craft stuff & found a can of a neat color...just hope i can spray it...

[dieseldawg142]

dam dog....
woke me up, 1:30 in the morn. was going to finish the '77 tomorrow, but heck, i'm up now

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few more...




'ol lady did'nt like my plate, SNOT (looks like it...) so i added a comma, S'NOT

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dually dreamin'....
old vs older
big block vs small block
boobies vs snot.....

[Ol Blue K20]

Isn't 1:30am tomorrow morning? Lol....It looks totally awesome. The green looks great and the white just sets it off. The rack looks cool too. Totally awesome job....

[dieseldawg142]

thanks dale, but i tell ya, NOT impressed with the revell re-issue snowplow.....hmmph..
i had planned on getting a few for the 73-87 fleet, but now i dont think so, not even really good for parts, most 73-87's are 1/25 anyways.....
this is not looking good-3 days in the stripper & nothing has come off the cameo body yet, dont remember what kind of paint i used, but man oh man, looking like a sanding strip job


so....to kill some time while the cameo soaks some more....
started building a crew from some junk. just kinda wingin' it. the sneaky pete cab is a real pia. it's as brittle as a dried out leaf, just touch it lightly & something happens. managed to break it in 3 spots, & crack it in 2 spots. prob why it was so beat up when i got it....


fill in the roof, make some proper pillars, a butt-load of sanding & shaping & i think i'll have a crew. just need a frame now, interior, axles, engine, box, tires.....

[dieseldawg142]

sure was ticking off the wife tonite
she was watching a show & i was running out to my crew every 5 mins.....close the dam door, shut the dam door.....
put a roof on my junkpile. spent the night just getting the window shapes & pillars in porportion. with this much bodywork, kiss away the drip rails, window trim & panel lines....before...


...after. i'll sand it down, if it looks alright i'll prime it then start re-adding the trim & lines

[Ol Blue K20]

It's looking pretty good ..don't forget to shut the door LOL!

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

It's looking pretty good ..don't forget to shut the door LOL!

well, i was born in a barn...
starting to resemble a crew. put some roof ribs, drips, & window frames in. put a splash coat of primer over it to see where i still got to go over it with the sandpaper, then etch in some panel lines....
going threw the junk box, i got a motor & tranny, t-case, the hokey axles off the '77, can scratch a frame up, but i got nothing for a box.....yet

[dieseldawg142]

this bites....
threw the cameo in the stripper last thurs, just checked it, jeez, kryptonyte paint....
really NOT looking forward to sanding something so curvy...

[Ol Blue K20]

Cab is coming together pretty nice. That's some tough paint on the Cameo. What do you use that strips the paint and chrome but doesn't attack the plastic?

[dieseldawg142]

yeah dale, don't think i've ever come across paint like this before....
i usually use castrol purple super clean & never had a problem


but after a week of soaking & nothing, decided to try good ol' DOT 3


woo-hoo!
finally got something happening...


not super clean, but i can live with it....
just be nice to finally get going on this one...)