'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

purist's are'nt going to like me.....
don't like that much glass....think the small looks better than the wrap...
also sanded off the cameo trim from the cab & box

[Ol Blue K20]

I think I it looks pretty good with a small window. It makes a good 4x4 too!!

[dieseldawg142]

thank you Dale!
dang super glue, had to CUT my ring finger off the frame....(dont want to screw up the frame now....)


'55 is standing on it's own, still quite a bit to do to the susp, but it's there.
body on this aint the greatest. spent a couple hrs sanding the hood to get it sorta flush with the fenders, needs a little more i think.
dont like the way the box & cab line up either, not the greatest.


chopped some of the front bulkhead off, brought it in a little closer....

[Ol Blue K20]

Ouch......watch that super glue....lol. the bed looks better. As a whole it's looking great.

[dieseldawg142]

would you belive me if i told you i did it again? didn't take a pic, but was holding the t-case together & stuck it to my hand
we finally caught some decent weather & been stacking the hrs, so a little slow on the cameo...
still got some lines to run, steering gear & exhaust to make yet...


got the int done, all chrome blacked out, actually i lied, i'm going to leave part of the grille chrome, & the t-case lever is chrome, still working on the 454 (had to scratch another air cleaner...), the offending t-case...


dont like how the front of the box fenders are open, so i made a full bulkhead, primered up the body, couple minor touch-ups & hope to get some paint on it this weekend

[Ol Blue K20]

LOL....sounds like you and the glue are at war...the truck's looking great though. Keep it up.

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, i don't know Dale, going threw a spell-age maybe.....
you should see the floor under my bench, glad i got extra laminate....& when you spill it on your pants, they become stiff as steel...
wife's paint i found did'nt pan out, thinned it right down & still thick & lumpy. i sprayed the int with it & it covered the door & window crank completely. i liked the color though, think it's called "nutmeg", so i left it there & glued some plastic over the cranks to kinda 3D them. the bench is a shortened & raised one from an impala


found this color (dont photo worth a darn) but it will work. the rear view is more the color....kinda....nutmeg...
just dropped the body on the frame to check, made a stupid mistake & did'nt catch it, the 454 is longer & puts the fan right into the rad-going to have to figure something out without making a huge mess (1 step forward, 3 steps back.....)


and been searching hard for boxes for the crew, which will cost me an arm & a leg, but i did find this on the net, i can build it for free, fits my cheap theme, & i could build it like the picture for free (got lots of stocker stuff), but i blew my cheap theme all to heck & ordered a whack of swamps, axles, t-case's.....bout $60 worth so i can build a "ALPINE" off-road rollback, companion to Light Rescue 168....

[Ol Blue K20]

I like the color, it has work truck feel to it. Truck looks tough. I like tow trucks, roll back would be cool.

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, it would be waaay cheaper (like free!) to do a rollback than get 2 shorties to make a LB.
managed to get out of my screw up. cut the rad out of the core & shoved it forward-works! yay, cause it's forward now, the hood dont close....


heck with it, more modern rad for the BB anyways


just wanted to see how the body lines up....

[dieseldawg142]

chassis is almost there....
them bleeping exhaust pipes gave me a major headache...
yeah, their strait with ONE bend, should be quick & easy-4 bleepin' hrs, & i dont know why, done way more twisted pipes faster......vette muffs

[dieseldawg142]

well my day got off to great start....
first thing this morning, a piece of metal tagged my thumb, felt it hit the bone....
should have went for stitches, but we were on the far side of Harrison lk, 'bout 40 mins to the walk-in, & we had a few passing showers, so i really could'nt comfortably go anyways with the roof half done.....plus i NEED the hrs....
i'm going to try finish the cameo, then take a break for a week or so. trying to build models with 1 thumb is like.....hmmmm, trying to pick your nose with your big toe

[dieseldawg142]

man, i should have stayed in bed today....
attempted to one thumb the windows in the cameo, spilt thinner all over the windshield. wiped it off right away, but 10 mins later the old plastic started cracking up-bummer! so it's on indefinite hold till i can find a windshield. really hoping someone on my model forum comes threw....figures....

[Ol Blue K20]

Ouch!!!! I suggest you let that heal up a bit. Does the bone feel like it's bruised? If so that takes a while to quit hurting. Not to be a smart acre or anything but that would have been a good candidate for the super glue to close it up....

[dieseldawg142]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Not to be a smart acre or anything but that would have been a good candidate for the super glue to close it up....

not at all! thats funny, something i prob would have said...
notice to self-attach super glue holder to work belt....
and yeah, it stings, worst part is every time i bend my thumb-rriiiip!!
but this hurts worse...


edit, more crap, in 15 mins on the way to the dentist to have my mouth ripped apart-yay!

[Ol Blue K20]

Should of stayed in bed? Hell no, you should be hiding under a rock.... On the bright side, maybe the dentist will give you pain meds that will help the thumb too. I hope you can find another windshield fairly easily. I guesstoday was feathers...

[dieseldawg142]

hiding under a rock? heck, dam rock fell on me!
and oh yeah, dentist nailed me good, 2 cavaties. she shot me EIGHT times in the mouth, my lips were draggin' on the floor when i left there.....
so to make myself feel better, i went & put 3 mos insurance on the crewcab, YAY! (just hope the cops dont bug me over a ripped ins. decal, yes it stuck to my finger & ripped in half...)


one good thing about getting sheet metal cuts on your hands, the cuts are clean & narrow (and usually deep) my tumb is closing up real nice, have a scar, but chicks-nope scratch that, my wife loves scars...
cleared off my bench so nothings around me & started cutting up a rollback. this was as far as i got before i ran out of c-channel & tubing (which i went & got today...)


at least the int is free, this is what i got, i started cutting them apart last nite, but i'm really thinking just make a new int tub. i'm low on bench seats, so i'll prob cut out them molded ones & re-hash them


and the best news, buddy on the model forum has a '55 window YA-HOO!

[Ol Blue K20]

Great news on the healing and windshield. You can crawl out from under the rock now....lol. Roll back bed is looking good. I've been driving my K30 crew the last couple of weeks, it's kinda cool.

[dieseldawg142]

yeah, i been walking softly lately Dale, was doing good till sat.
making bad choices again....
decided to pick up a few extra hrs at work, went in on sat to fix one of the truck racks (good decision)
things were going good till it came time to weld every thing up, SOMEONE "borrowed" my welding gloves & did'nt put them back.
decided to use regular work gloves (bad decision....)
as you can guess, a bunch of sparks went thru them in a tenth of a second, too bad it took me 10 seconds to start smelling "steak"....
i gotta cut this out, turning this into a blood & gore thread....


but i still managed to get a start on the rollback...

[dieseldawg142]

here's what it looks like on the crew
after i get a cab floor in it & see where it will sit on the frame, i'll make a headache rack for the front of the deck, want it to be just a touch higher than the cab

[Ol Blue K20]

Safety First....LOL!!!! Good thing you have a good nose. Rollback looks awesome. You're right the headache rack should be a touch higher than the cab. That way the lightbar is visible from both ends. Are you going to fab a towbar/wheel lift for the back?

[dieseldawg142]

yes, i am Dale...


tucked up under the frame...


extends & rotates, tire arms slide in & out....


drops down to load....


still got a lot to do, all rough right now, frame needs rivets, hyd. tank & lines, sideboxes.....

[Ol Blue K20]

Awesome!!!! It looks fantastic!!! Are you doing this from memory or a certain brand. It's looking a lot like a Jerr Dan, Century or Chevron to me.

[dieseldawg142]

actually i was just trying to make it simple & this is what it's looking like.
looked at a few online, but i did'nt really pattern it off any one specific picture...
hoping my swamps for it will be here next week.
and seeing how it's a ROLLback, & i got this ford, just dawned on me to build it like a normal 4by that was rolled. flatten the roof a bit, busted glass, some dents, a flat tire so it's got a 3 legged dog lean....

[Ol Blue K20]

It's looking fantastic, I think that's a good use for the Ford.

[dieseldawg142]

yup, it would be a good use for a ford!

ok, wow, when it rains it pours....needed a window for the '55....
found a local guy with a HUGE collection of models, some very rare & cool kits, old Jo-hans, tractor trailers, planes, fire engines.....
snagged these 3 trucks for $35
another '55 (a stepper though) a '90 stepper, & a '59 elco. i have the '59 already, i tubbed & caged it, so you know where this one is going-up....
also have the '90 already too, but i'm glad i got another one. i built mine to resemble my 1:1 '90 step, & was almost going to tear it down & rebuild it-higher....


also bought this box off him for $15....


hmmm....
the '56 is basically just a shell, the 150 step is all there, but looks like a ford should.... (maybe "roll" this one for the back of the rollback...)
the ranchero is actually quite nice & well done-mite just leave this one alone- for now....


this made the box worth it!
another'55 cab, another nicely done '55, & a 454 SS with a monkey paint job, but it's all there (dont have a '88-'98 sb fleetside in the collection-& already a big block to boot)
thinking of either turning the '55 into a suburban (ala napco), or seeing how i got all these cabs- a '55 crewy....


a bag of junk in the bottom, like them oxy-acytelene tanks...


he also has another box, chev dually (like the red one i just built), a '78 blazer, mike skinner goodwrench no. 3 truck, & a topless s-10 that he wants $15 for-i got a feeling i will be going over there later again....
i'm going to snatch the windshield out of the green '55 for now so i can finish the cameo, i'll replace it with the window buddy is sending me.
should have the cameo done pretty quick now....