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Old 09-14-2018, 01:30 AM   #851
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Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

wow! been almost 7 months...
thanks for the comments dale!
sadly my crew ain't getting paint this yr...i was sooooo close. had almost 11 g's saved for it, but went and blew almost 9k of it for a new quad for my son last apr....so as a consolation prize, took the rest of the money and decided to do some mechanical to the crew...as it has a 10" lift, i finally after all these yrs with the push-pull steering, had my steering wheel cranked hard over in some ruts off road and the truck was still goin' strait
just finishing up a cross-over steering on it and added some custom longer fr springs to it with bigger, beefier shackles.
so hopefully 2019 is the yr for paint...
then the dishwasher took a dump last month, another 600....yeah, hoping 2019

i think i kinda burned out on models for awhile....
took a break from trucks and just kinda threw this extra old '57 together in a couple days. not a truck, but it's a chebby...
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Old 09-14-2018, 01:36 AM   #852
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grabbed some real oil and grime off my stepside and smeared it all over the chassis and engine...left it on my bench for about 3 days and like a real chevy, it marked it's spot when the grime warmed up and dripped all over..Name:  IMG_3033.jpg
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coffee cup on the dash.....some burger king wrappers in the back...custom front seat cover....
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Old 09-14-2018, 01:39 AM   #853
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was running out of truck room so spent a week swapping the car case and truck case around...
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Old 09-14-2018, 01:49 AM   #854
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don't know if i ever showed this....prob would'nt interest anyone but a roofer...
being a 37 yr roofer, i had to have a tar kettle. of course nobody makes anything even remotely like a tar pot, so i scratched one up awhile ago. hardest part was the MARATHON brand decals. i cut each single letter out from the
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on the bottom of the decal sheets they give ya...
it is waaay to clean for a working kettle, but did'nt think i should dump some real tar on it...i think i may have hit on a solution though, white glue with black paint...looks very convincing
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Old 09-14-2018, 01:55 AM   #855
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here's my GM dream team...General
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my young nephew gave me this, it was pretty wasted, bout the best i could do wit it...
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fixed up my plane parking too. broke the front glass last yr and the planes were coated in an inch and a half of dust. added the corsair and rufe floatplane, have 6 more of the small planes in the stash to do...
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Old 09-14-2018, 01:58 AM   #856
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this thing was a joy to build...a nice break from what i usually do...
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Old 09-14-2018, 02:07 AM   #857
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it has some neat features, turn the flywheel and the crank and pistons move, the valve covers come off and reveal an excellent detail valvetrain.
it has real metal Delco tags for the starter and generator, correct pt numbers on the exhaust manifolds, real rubber fan belt and i like how it has "oil" embossed on the filler...
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crap, forgot to take a pic of the "excellent detail valvetrain".....
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Old 09-14-2018, 02:30 AM   #858
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that old 300 and something piece fire truck i bought awhile ago has been yelling at me loudly lately....nothing to show, just got the engine block cleaned and glued together, really looking forward to dicking around on this one
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and of course i got a square going...
was going to build it for a "Weekend Warrior" face off with some other guys, but wit everything happening, did'nt make the deadline...not to knock anyone or their work, but their idea's of "weekend warrior" were, i thought, pretty lame...
yeah, went wit a cheesy "razorback" from the '80's on a rescue blazer. yup, the same snap together rescue blaze i made my super sub out of...no detail...no engine...no opening hood... no detail....
the front clip i replaced with a pickup one with an opening hood.....seats are out of a '99 silverado s/c, 427 bb, sm 465, 1 ton axles, and to help make it a weekend warrior, a doubler on the t-case. it will also have a underhood welder and compressor and prob some big bumpers with some d-rings and other things...
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major work on the frame.....blah
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Old 09-20-2018, 10:49 AM   #859
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Re: '64 chevy 2wd to 4wd

Yeah, it's been a while, too bad about not painting the truck. All the models look good. I really like how you aged the 57. It looks great and nice nob creating the tar kettle.
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Old 09-24-2018, 01:05 AM   #860
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ya, was hoping for paint this yr...but after 15 yrs, whats a few more mos...lol
my kid really, really enjoys his new quad so what the hay, i can live wit it. actually nice him having a big quad, he could barely keep up with his old one if we rode slow (polaris outlaw 90) with his new one (arctic cat 700) now he not only keeps up, he can outrun even dad's quad....
plus side is i now have wifey even pushing for me to get some paint on it next yr...
did'nt get much done on my sq blazer, just the fr susp, nuttin else....cause i was playing around with my fire truck...
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most of the frame done. this one is box stock, no scratching, only swapped out the rims and tires cause i was missing one fr rim. took a chance they will fit and not hit....there about 3/16 taller than the stockers. plus their chrome, i notice all the fire trucks in our town have chromies as well
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Old 09-24-2018, 01:11 AM   #861
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our fire trucks are red with white uppers, so prob go that route on paint
stock tire next to the bigger ones
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jeez, should have dry fit this puppy first, i look at this and see a rear engined wheel stander...or a real smooth car hauler deck on it...
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Old 09-25-2018, 11:49 AM   #862
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The fire truck is looking cool. I like the chrome wheels too.
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Old 10-08-2018, 06:08 AM   #863
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thanks dale!
just been dicking around on the fire truck...
check out this ladder
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....to this thing...right around 45 inches long
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part of the turntable for it. still needs the controls, handles, steps....moves up and down and rotates 360 degrees. wrapped some real scale wire around the drum
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got some paint on the body. took some liberties with the color, hard to tell, but it's a metallic red...just thought it looked better than RED
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Old 10-08-2018, 06:13 AM   #864
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got most of the int together. all stock, just made the turn signal lever.
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lots of moving parts on this old blast from the past AMT...
i like the outriggers, simple but effective...
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Old 10-14-2018, 03:14 AM   #865
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Old 10-14-2018, 10:51 AM   #866
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That fire truck is cool and it's looking great. I really like the two tone on the cab...very nice
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Old 10-19-2018, 01:36 AM   #867
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thanks Dale!
it's the way our local fire trucks are painted. we do have a ladder truck (actually is Engine 3) but it is much more modern than this early '70's LaFrance...i pretty much just did it how the newer truck is. the only thing i did to the kit though was to add the chrome wheels, the ladder controls (stock ones were pretty weak...) and the sign boards for the main ladder
spent awhile doing the body drop tonite, and only knocked off one hand rail...
coming to the final stages, cab drop (pia) sirens and mirrors and all the other stuff on a fire truck
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dodged a bullet, the bigger tires fit
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Old 10-19-2018, 12:13 PM   #868
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It's looking fantastic! It needed the chrome wheels, I'm glad they worked out.
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Old 10-22-2018, 12:06 AM   #869
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ya, the chromes look much better i think too...
45 yr old decals were pretty tuff to use, even after i sprayed decal bonder on them 3 times, they still wanted to come apart..
and the small ladders are/were warped bad...see i'm going to have to do more work on 2 of them...
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as i just cemented the main ladder onto the turntable tonite, it won't be going up or around 'till tomorrow....but the outriggers are good to go...
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think i will go back and finish my blazer...got a totally different color for it.....
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That thing looks great!!!!
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Old 10-23-2018, 01:08 AM   #872
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thanks Dale!
it's about 20" long, would take up waaaay to much space in my cabinets, so i'm building a case for it....my glass cutter is a cheap 10 buck jobbie...and i'm not a glazier...
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so i got some right angle trim to cover my joints....
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grabbed this nice little board from the hardware store for a base....
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ladder is dry now...if you extend the 3rd section, or don't lean it on something, it just flips the truck over....should have glued some lead or something in the compartments for counterweight....
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You may not be a glazier but tha display case looks great. Especially with the truck in it!!!
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check this out Dale, it's finally happening. just stripping it down, goes in the shop this fri
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