'64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

[dieseldawg142]

thanks guys!
yeah, it's actually going together way easier then i figured it would Dale, no probs or issues.....yet
well today was an extremely good day. with the goverment's changes to the tax laws the other month, found out today i'm not getting $730 back, i'm getting (taa-dah!) $3126 back, heck ya!! then when i got home i found some more junk in the mail box with the tires for the crewcab dually
hawgs, hawgs & more hawgs, & the dually rims i bought few weeks ago fit perfect this time


little more inside


was going to paint the frame tonite, but i ended up blowing the whole night screwing around with my shocks....

[dieseldawg142]

got the first coat of primer on the body, after i added some styrene to the windshield (first issue, gaps in the glass/body mounting...) and really had to work this hood to get it flush, more styrene


was able to get the frame painted tonite

[Ol Blue K20]

Looking awesome

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
we finally been catching some of your nice weather, getting some hrs!
managed to knock off the '57 though. spent a few hrs making planks for the body ribs, then forgot to photo them....

[dieseldawg142]

couple more. did'nt clear the body, did'nt want it super shiny

[Ol Blue K20]

Wow! It looks great, engine compartment, visor, steelies and caps. Total package is awesome.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Dale!
now comes the fun one...engine for the crew dually came from the '70 impala, but it had a 4-spd, so changed it to a turbo, altered the pan to look like a 700


basic cab together, roof did'nt go together worth a darn, had to add in some styrene. rough long box together, will hang the dually fenders then finish it up...

[Ol Blue K20]

It is making me want to lift my dually.

[dieseldawg142]

do it Dale!
biggest & best money pit i ever started, lifting my crew....
all week at work, temps were in the hi 70's, low 80's, fryin' in the heat. come the weekend, 2 days of rain.......figures, but got some good bench time on the crew
bunch of box work. put a bulkhead on the front, cause the box on these kits never lines up with the cab


the 84 gmc is one of my fav kits, & not crazy about the revell truck kits, but revell does have some nicer parts. the wheel tubs are nicer, upper box is the stock amt, lower box is amt with revell wheel tubs instead. surprisingly the tubs were the exact same size, even though the revell is 1/24


not crazy about the amt tailgate either, no handle & i'm also converting this one to a chevy


revell tailgate, proper indent and a handle. had to narrow it, trim some off the bottom, and sand the body line down lower to match.....cause it's a 1/24 gate.....


fenders just were'nt looking right, checked them against my green dually from last yr, crap, also 1/24, so i narrowed them both ways

[dieseldawg142]

got a tub started. impala rear seat, and el camino buckets


oh yeah, cant forget, one of these ...


body is getting there. cab needs pillars, drips, & roof ribs. got one dually fender ready to go on, need to fit the pass one still, & add fender braces. cab lines up pretty decent with the box now....

[Ol Blue K20]

A lot of work but looks great. Interior looking awesome too. Somehow I knew there would be a visor lol

[dieseldawg142]

you know it, gots to have that visor
flattened out the floor in the tub (put 2 amt gmc's together & you will see....) fixed the trans tunnel so it looks more normal now, & got the frame stretched. unfortunately by the time i cut out one of the tanks, what was left was not saveable, wanted to do dual tanks (dual batts, dual exhaust, it is a dually...) mite figure something out still


a couple minor touch-ups and a good sand and call it done. susp time now....

[Ol Blue K20]

Dang, that's looking bad arse. Totally awesome. I know of a certain 89 V3500 that needs to look like that....lol

[dieseldawg142]

all 3500's should look like that dale
been a busy month, crew is crawling along..
almost screwed up my anniversary. asked my wife what she was doing on the 26th, nothing, not a thing.... huh?? but she wants to go to dinner on the 29th.... cause it's our annv. wow! close one, 25 yrs & i still got the date wrong
want to see what half a paint job on my 1:1 crew looks like? far north of 2 G's


been working hard 'cause i been spending hard.
picked these 38" toyo's up for 300 clams, with the rims. guy had 'bout 7-800 miles on them-SCORE!


did manage to get 'bout 90% of the int scabbed together...


and about 80% of the susp

[dieseldawg142]

low rider?....


nawww!!!


so far everything is fittin' good, no real issue's. biggest pia was the rear dually's, 7 pieces to each set of duals....

[dieseldawg142]

a little more on the crew dually. been making accs.
robbed the impala of it's w.shield washer tank, now it will be a coolant recovery tank. added a hose to it & the w.w. tank too. also fabbed a class 3 hitch


headliner & domelite. black bumpers, still got a set of chrome ones, will wait till it's painted & see which ones are better


t.lites looked kinda plain....


some checkplate rails for the box. just a block sand or two & hopefully lay down some color


a cb & new shifter, still needs seatbelts

[dieseldawg142]

susp is mostly there & painted. two piece d.shaft with a steady bearing...

[Ol Blue K20]

Man, it's looking awesome.Great job as usual. Side note.....I started the new job today. I spent the day smelling beer and was anxious to get home to drink one. Bad part is we're doing 7 days a week until further notice...

[dieseldawg142]

good on the job Dale! little rough working hrs though...
smell beer....? sounds like a FINE place to work
crew body is painted & started detailing it, still needs some clear. "body drop" is tonite, should have it done in a day or two.


while waiting for junk to dry, contemplating the next build. got 3 diff trucks to pick from. have the stepper left, but i think i will combine it with an old build USA-1 truck into a longbox crew, dont have one of them in the fleet yet, and kinda outgrew the monster thing...


also got this 20 yr old '50 chevy build that i want to put on boggers...

[dieseldawg142]

and i got this '60 chevy. wish i had another one so could do a crew...


hmmm, liking this much better, spare stepper box..


and this looks kick-arse
big change for me, all stock, right down to the six'er. mild amount of lift & i wish S.U. would hurry up & get them 7.5 x 16 luggers in production, they be perfect for this one...

[Ol Blue K20]

Thanks, new job is very different than I'm used to but I'm enjoying it. I'm voting on the 60 stepper. The dually is looking great.

[dieseldawg142]

couple days Dale & you'll be in the swing of it..
crewy is complete

[dieseldawg142]

couple more....

[dieseldawg142]

last few....of the crew
fun time...

[Ol Blue K20]

Wow! It came out.fantastic. The mud flaps are a cool little detail too. Very nice job.