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Post by stitchdup on Sept 1, 2016 4:07:00 GMT -7
Been doing a little work on this while waiting for glue to set on the 70's build. It's the revell 50 ford custom truck and I am using Franks builds as the inspiration, in particular his nascar truck. So far it has been mostly body work but I have zee'd the chassis. I've gone for a smooth modern look on it, with the spoiler from a alfa race car in place of the front bumper and a might add a spoiler to the back too. The engine is from the willys street rod kit and the wheels are fujimi bbs 18's so probably about 20's since I'm using them on the smaller scale. I will be doing some more to the bed floor so it will sit lower at the back. I have to say that this kit doesn't have very good fit on the parts, the hood only fits on one side and the bed is set off to the drivers side of the cab by a couple of mm and the interior back doesn't touch the cab back    |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2016 4:22:17 GMT -7
That be one TUFF looking Pickem-up mate. I like the mods you are going with too.
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Post by mike0157 on Sept 1, 2016 5:04:07 GMT -7
Very sweet looking ford really like your engine detailing
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Sept 1, 2016 6:11:22 GMT -7
NICE!!!!
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 1, 2016 14:41:00 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2016 14:58:23 GMT -7
Looks good mate, is that hole in the front fender for the exhaust??  |
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Post by mike0157 on Sept 1, 2016 15:01:49 GMT -7
Looking great bud really like the stance on your build
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 1, 2016 15:04:45 GMT -7
Looks good mate, is that hole in the front fender for the exhaust?? Yeah, I was feeling lazy and thought it would save some work  |
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 1, 2016 15:08:30 GMT -7
Cheers guys
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Sept 2, 2016 5:59:53 GMT -7
Freakin awesome Les!! This is really turning into a wild one!!
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Post by AK on Sept 2, 2016 7:21:06 GMT -7
I remember that Nastruck Frank built, it was an awesome build! That front end treatment is very fitting! I love the stance and that big bad old style hemi fits it perfectly!
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 2, 2016 15:19:43 GMT -7
Got all the big parts primed tonight, The hood will need a bit more primer after wet and dry though, but the rest seems ok. I also made a bed cover as I decided the fuel tank was too big so have another plan for that now.  |
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 3, 2016 16:13:46 GMT -7
Got some painting done today, need to do some more flatting on the hood and cab though, but the fenders, firewall , chassis and interior bits are done. The colour is inbetween the 2 pics but will have to wait for daylight for it. The inside is the red on the back of the firewall and the chassis is just satin black'   |
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Post by mike0157 on Sept 3, 2016 17:32:18 GMT -7
Very nice color really like the direction your going with this build.
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 4, 2016 15:24:59 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 3:58:43 GMT -7
That is looking like one awesome custom Les, and the paint looks great, so does the interior. smileyCA9464IN_zpsd9ee499f
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 5, 2016 4:07:17 GMT -7
Cheers mate
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Sept 5, 2016 5:54:12 GMT -7
Definitely coming along nicely les - whole lotta customizing going on - FOR SURE!!!!
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Post by AK on Sept 5, 2016 5:57:47 GMT -7
Coming along nicely Les!
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 10, 2016 9:35:43 GMT -7
So this is into final assembly now. I hope to have it on it's wheels tonight so here they are with the brakes fitted  and the interior  |
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 10, 2016 18:42:49 GMT -7
She's on her wheels with just the drive shaft, radiator pipes, gearbox crossmember and exhausts to fit. Getting the cab on was a chore as it didn't want to go over the interior tub so I chopped away a section from the front so it would sit down where it should. I used some strips of masking tape on the inside of the cab doors to give me something to pull the edges out as I was pressing it down too.   |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 2:11:40 GMT -7
That silver really jumps out at you mate, with the red interior... superb!!!
Radiator placement looks a lot better too.. smileyCA9464IN_zpsd9ee499f
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 11, 2016 5:27:20 GMT -7
I'm a fool, I managed to put the front axle on backwards and cant risk taking it off as the springs have been thinned a bit to lower the front more, I guess that'll teach me to read the instructions next time forehead-slap-smiley-emoticon thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 5:48:23 GMT -7
I'm a fool, I managed to put the front axle on backwards and cant risk taking it off as the springs have been thinned a bit to lower the front more, I guess that'll teach me to read the instructions next time forehead-slap-smiley-emoticon thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon Don't worry mate, i've done that sort of stuff many times, it usually involves the exhaust not being fitted before the diff goes in.........  we men only read the instructions AFTER it goes wrong ...  |
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 11, 2016 5:53:32 GMT -7
I'm a fool, I managed to put the front axle on backwards and cant risk taking it off as the springs have been thinned a bit to lower the front more, I guess that'll teach me to read the instructions next time forehead-slap-smiley-emoticon thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon Don't worry mate, i've done that sort of stuff many times, it usually involves the exhaust not being fitted before the diff goes in......... we men only read the instructions AFTER it goes wrong ... Done that a few times too, I usually just cut it above the axle a hope it's hidden, lol |
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Sept 11, 2016 6:54:17 GMT -7
Definitely love that silver, and who cares if something is backwards, or something is chopped and hidden.
Bottom line is this is an awesome build, one to be proud of man - OUTSTANDING!!!
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Post by owhite3 on Sept 11, 2016 17:01:06 GMT -7
Very cool build. Great color choices. Too bad about axle; can you add a small block to the springs if something breaks?
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Post by poet on Sept 13, 2016 16:36:26 GMT -7
Now that's impressive!!
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Post by sharp on Sept 13, 2016 20:01:28 GMT -7
Awesome work Stitch!!
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Post by jmccann630 on Sept 22, 2016 7:55:45 GMT -7
Nice work stitch..Can't wait to see it complete!
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