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03-07-2015, 05:50 PM | #1 |
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Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd
thanks Dale
well, looks like i got hit in the head with murphys law-again.... months & months of searching, countless hrs looking everywhere for stepside fenders, buy an expensive set, & then buddy on a diff board is giving me this old busted up "Sneaky Pete" model. now i'm at a real dilemma, i'll have another cab to play with, do another truck, or take the cab & turn my '77 dually into a crew dually. i already have a SRW crew, dually crew would be a nice match..... |
03-08-2015, 03:06 PM | #2 |
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I vote for a credit dually because i have a 89 v3500 crew
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03-08-2015, 03:59 PM | #3 |
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i too had an 89 GMC crew cab 454 dually 2wd! Rusty as heck but fun truck to drive!
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03-09-2015, 11:31 PM | #4 |
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still undecided, would like to have one of each...but, i see Ron has updated his site & has mid '70's crews for $45....hmmm
http://www.rmrmodels.com/Products.html jeez.....2 trucks on the go.... visor was to big for the ext-cab, too small for the '77 instead of shortening or lengthening, i scratched one up. with a little more work i think it will pass for a lund.... the '77 is getting the 454, only modern tbi motor for the ext-cab i had was this 350. pic is a few days old, have the front dana 60's for both assembled, & front springs are in the ext-cab |
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yee-haw, these showed up today....
swamps for the busted '99, some dana 70's & drum backing plates for the dually's, & for the cameo, dual 60's that will be disk braked, 8 lug steelies & 41" hawgs. just HAD to see how they would look....already have a COOL color combo for this one.... |
03-11-2015, 08:57 AM | #6 |
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Man, you have a lot of work to do...kept it up
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03-12-2015, 01:18 AM | #7 |
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Wow! I wish I had the patience and the talent you guys are doing on your die cast models. Just curious, are the parts expensive?
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not expensive for you! this stuff only gets pricey when it goes north of the border and a good thing i bought a lot when i did Dale, our buck just dropped again-$0.77 |
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03-13-2015, 02:10 AM | #9 |
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got a notice in the mail today, one of my steppers has arrived, pick it up tomorrow
have'nt done much for the '77, need them fenders to set the height....so i have got a little on the x-cab done, been cranking off some serious hrs last couple weeks at work, 14 days with hardly a drop of rain.... just about finished with the springs, setting the height started some reservoir shocks like the height, i'll go with it.... |
03-14-2015, 08:42 AM | #10 |
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went & picked up my stepper from the P.O., the sneaky pete, i think the posties must have been playing football with it
the guy put all the loose parts in the ziplock, the knocked out engine, busted frame, & all the other assorted parts got knocked off in transit AND of course, the real reason for it & the only parts i really need......2 piece fender..... finally got the right style fenders, but they dont fit worth a darn... kinda glad i got the x-cab on the go, about 3 hrs of farting around on 1 fender.... took a break after this & finished the susp on the x-cab starting to resemble a dually now.... |
03-14-2015, 08:47 AM | #11 |
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be starting paint on this one soon...
completely sitting on it's own, no more paint jars.... |
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That sucks about the broken pieces. It looks good sitting on it's own . Nice job on the fenders. You can always send some rain this way, we can sure use it.
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03-15-2015, 01:59 PM | #13 |
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yeah, the fender was a bummer, but i ended up cutting off the bottom anyways....
and yes, i wish we could send our rain down to ya! should have kept my mouth shut about our sunshine-sky opened up fri nite & is supposed to last 'till wed.... not looking forward to the '77's other fender, been kinda avoiding it, but i got the '96 pretty much ready for paint though the bush guard i modeled after the one on my buddy's '92, added some flaps, valve stems, hubs, all the shocks are done. just have to make some d-shafts & exhaust. i have some touch up paint from my 1:1 '90 stepper i will be using for color... printed up some mud flap decals, want to use the Lordco ones (my fav local auto parts supplier) but the blue mite clash with the body color, so made some chevy ones just in case.... |
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Looking forward to seeing it painted
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whadda ya know....
when you paint a red plastic body with white primer you get.....nice shade of pink just (like right now) finished un-masking, need to clean the edges & detail & clear... everything is done & painted, just need a few hrs to jam it together |
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Ooh.....it's pretty. ...very nice
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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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rained pretty much all day today....
'bout 90% there, more fillin' & sanding.... |
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It's all looking great. The crew is going to be interesting to watch. We actually got some sprinkles of rain last night.
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03-27-2015, 01:22 AM | #22 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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.... |
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Oh well about the crew but its looking really good as a dually. Nice job not the rear fenders and visor.
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