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1962 Chevy II "Runt"


Chas SCR

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Why did you move the door line up? It doesn't look like it had been done to the real car. It looks like you removed the lip at the top of the rocker which wasn't done on the real car either. Also, why was the chrome strip that runs the length of the body not removed? Just wondering if you're doing a replica or just a loose representation of the real car?

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After looking at some of the other pictures and reading Roger's post, I am seeing other issues with the rocker area and the door line. At this stage I don't have an answer that would fix one problem without making another issue more prominent.

As for scribing, it is easy, when done before painting... I use an X-Acto knife and a scriber along with a straight edge. Just go slow and make light passes, too much pressure can lead to deviation from the desired line, or worse, a slip.

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Roger, yes the rocker had to be moved flush from the top of the lip down and filled in smooth level with the same thickness as the rear part of the lower quarter panel. In the resin body the rocker was really moved in more then ..020. Also they flow the rocker panel down about another 1/8th inch to be level with the bottom of the frame rail that is even with.

If you look the door line is in the middle of the rocker panel that I had to fill in and I had trouble with it chipping the putty when I did it. This is one issue I have had trouble before and have not really figur it out yet. This is why I was ask Mark on that issue as he has help me in the past with the paint work and I know he is one of the best at it.

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also that is the pic of the body before I did any thing to it. I did not do the resin cast of this body as it's an very old one. Nothing from Model Car World on parts ie grill, head lights or bumpers on either trempter or rat packer kit lines up with this body.

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Now that I have the air intake tube put in also you can see the two sliver strips on it and because of the scale only could get one of the others on. Also the red,white and black wire are coming from a plug in to the air senser in located in the tube. Then the last is the hood hinges are now bolted in place.

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Roger, yes the rocker had to be moved flush from the top of the lip down and filled in smooth level with the same thickness as the rear part of the lower quarter panel. In the resin body the rocker was really moved in more then ..020. Also they flow the rocker panel down about another 1/8th inch to be level with the bottom of the frame rail that is even with.

If you look the door line is in the middle of the rocker panel that I had to fill in and I had trouble with it chipping the putty when I did it. This is one issue I have had trouble before and have not really figur it out yet. This is why I was ask Mark on that issue as he has help me in the past with the paint work and I know he is one of the best at it.

That still doesn't explain why you moved the bottom door line up when it was in the correct position to begin with. That's why I posted the two photos together. The real "Runt" has the lip at the top of the rockers where your model now doesn't. It also doesn't explain why you left the chrome strip on the model when it clearly isn't on the real car. I'm just trying to understand if you're doing an exact replica of "Runt" or just a model loosely based on the "Runt".

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What chrome strip do you see? There is a lip that is on the door and all they way down the side from the front fender to the rear fender line. The door line was move up just a little was having trouble scribing it in to the putty. There is no chrome on the side of the car.

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Chas, you don’t see that the real car has no raised body trim molding where the kit body had it molded onto the body?

See where the white arrows are indicating where a stock Chevy II had the chrome trim strip (like you still have on your model just painted not chromed) and on the Runt it was removed completely?

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Want to thank Mark D Jones for talking to me off list and helping me with a lot. I did take this photo and sent it to Curtis Ukasik and Gerry (the owner) with all the pics that they have of this car being built up (more then i have show'n here) they said the same thing that Mark told me and that was to just let it go as this far into it, I would take a big chance of ruin the project. You learn and Gerry was so understanding that she side from all the pics that she would have never even know'n with out me pointing it out.

This is why this hobbie is so great and filled with good friends that you can talk to and see what your options are to save some thing.

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This has been a great learning build as I never have done a full 90%+ scratch built car before, as you can see the last few details was added as there is only a couple things left but after 9 month of about 4 to 6 days a week on this thing it's coming to an end. The plates I made and also machine up the fuel psi gauge, wire up to the fuel body and put the valve stems in place.

Thank every one that has helped along the way and also have enjoy watching this build.

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