![]() |
![]() |
#501 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: la puente ca
Posts: 358
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
(Its not done.i just made the cuts today) ![]() ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#502 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Oblong, Illinois
Posts: 7,028
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Thats a good idea Pat. Slick.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#503 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: la puente ca
Posts: 358
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#504 |
Registered User
Join Date: May 2015
Location: texas
Posts: 253
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
truck looks like art with the color combo. dark is growing on me too. love the truck and you did a quick turn-around, in my opinion.
__________________
Black 93 CCLB 3500 6.5 diesel, GV OD, TCI Ez-TCU controlled 4L80E, back on road 10/25/16 after sitting 4 years. 96 ECLB 2500, 6.5 diesel, auto, gone. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#505 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Hancock Md
Posts: 405
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
That looks great like that! I wish they made one with the more rounded lettering the grille uses, I had even thought briefly of changing the grille letters to the block lettering (66 only right?) but really dont want to change the look it has.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#506 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
That looks really good Pat. Wish mine didn't have so many letters I would have been able to do something similar. Or if I would have had two nice gates I could have got away with one cut as opposed to two.
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#507 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: la puente ca
Posts: 358
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
I was thinking about your gate.If you ever decide to redoo it,you could get a gmc and a chevy gate and make one thats 6 inches wider and stilll have the Chevrolet centered. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#508 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#509 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: la puente ca
Posts: 358
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Oh yeah That would look nice too.If your planning on selling it,im wondering whats next...
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#510 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
![]()
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#511 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Hancock Md
Posts: 405
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Homer would look great pulling a nova drag car around.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#512 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
I agree with that. If I sell my Chevelle Pro-street car I will not be wanting to let old Homer go. At least not until I build a nicer truck.
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#513 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Hancock Md
Posts: 405
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Ah what year chevelle do you have? I have a 69 SS I just got done putting a year correct 396 and a T5 in.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#514 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Very cool. Let's see a pic of that bad boy. I am currently on my 8th Chevelle. Last one was a really nice 70SS red, black vinyl top stripes, current Chevelle is a 67 black, LS-2 crate motor with a Tremic T56 6 speed and a nasty cam. I have a thread on the Chevelle and my Nova in the Alternate Tinkerings section.
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#515 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: la puente ca
Posts: 358
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
I missed this post...Right on.The nova is too awesome.I would get into trouble in that.. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#516 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 115
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Reading through the thread. Nice work and awesome project. In this picture, something caught my eye. I see you have some early 60's doors. What is the story on those and are you going to use them? I am trying to find a set but they are about impossible to find good quality ones.
If up to you, I would be interested in buying them and paying the freight to get them to Houston.
__________________
Current: 2012 Ford F-250 4x4 6.7 Powerstroke 1971 C-20 2wd 350/TH400 Former: 1979 C-20 2wd 350/TH400, 300+hp. Rattle can paint job 1982 K-30 454/700R4. 4in lift with 37" Goodyear MT/R's Lots of goodies - Trail clean up truck |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#517 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Hancock Md
Posts: 405
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
I think he said he has a 1963 waiting in the wings.
I dont know man, I like novas but thats I nice chevelle to be selling. Here is the pic of my SS. The story on it is its my first car, my mom had it and when I was born my parents sold the original motor out of it to pay the hospital. Then they moth balled the car and told me if I graduated without repeating a grade it would be mine. So when I was 14 I used my allowance/lawn mowing etc money and fixed the car up with a 396/M-21/4.88 setup then drove it off and on through high school working on it here and there when I got some money. I ended up putting a 617hp drag boat 427 in it with 4.10 gears and a TH400, but 3mpg and 93 octane started killing me when the price of gas went up so I'm ashamed to say the car has been sitting covered in the garage for past 10 years almost. I decided to start getting car back road worthy last fall and put a near stock 396 with Q-jet back in it along with a firebird WC T5, I hope to get 13 mpg or so out of it and will be putting it back on the rd this spring. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#518 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Well folks,
Not much new to report, but I was able to get my tailgate sprayed and the front bumper. Gonna see how I like it in body color. Didn't quite dig the dark color. The gate came out pretty good for an old beat up tailgate. Once we paint the letters dark (or black) I think they will pop off the color. My bodyman did a good job getting this hacked up gate as good as it is. Don't know how well the pics will show, but here they are anyhow. Like I have said before, I am really not trying to show off here. I am just wanting to build diary of sorts to be able to go back to and remember after it's on the road.
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#519 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: canton ga
Posts: 12,728
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
I think they turned out great .
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#520 | ||
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
Quote:
Here's a couple at a local show a year or so ago.
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#521 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Thanks Flashed. I am pretty happy with the outcome. Can't wait till next weekend when we mask off the gate and paint the letters.
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#522 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix)
Posts: 2,302
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
thanks man, I appreciate the feedback. the dark kinda grew on me, but not completely, so it's gone. Checking out the bumper painted body color now. If I don't like that I will have to buy a chrome one, but didn't really want to throw any bling onto Homer if I can help it. That's not what he's all about. ![]()
__________________
"Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne ![]() |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#523 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: la puente ca
Posts: 358
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#524 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Oblong, Illinois
Posts: 7,028
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
I like the tail gate. And I had to read it 4 times to catch the extra letters even though I knew it was there. The old brain was glossing over them. Like that Chevelle too. Very nice!
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#525 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Oblong, Illinois
Posts: 7,028
|
Re: Meet Homer (the motor home)
If anyone wants to build a Homer 2 here is your chance.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...bb-auto&cat=12 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
|
|