chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Started as an Anglia panel dragster. Then was going to be stock. Then turned into pickup. Now it's going to be a hot rod pickup! Thank you to the people of Styrenestan for funding this project \m/ Chopped 'n' modded Camaro rear seat. Flathead block. A prelimmo look at it. I'm at the bench right now! Edited October 13, 2014 by chunkypeanutbutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Lmao at your avatar Miles... I think that guy is local to Cincy if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looking good but the paint is supposed to go on the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Looking good but the paint is supposed to go on the model. Rubber gloves are overrated! It's part of the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Very cool direction you went with this one. I like your body mods to date. Good luck with it. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Very, very cool and interesting! Did you get the sheet styrene I sent you yet? Oooops, just read one particular line in your OP and believe you probably did. Edited September 30, 2014 by Snake45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Very, very cool and interesting! Did you get the sheet styrene I sent you yet? Oooops, just read one particular line in your OP and believe you probably did. Yes I got it! It's certainly helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Oh yeah! I like. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Just a fun fact. I cut the rear half of the body off with a hacksaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 You have a fairly good hacksaw. The blade on mine is so wavy I get seasick. Are you doing anything special with the door hinges? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Ehhhh..... Hinges. Talk about making one seasick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Made a center console with a little help from Porsche. I really like these wheels on here for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Some interior bits I have. I'd like to use at least the little console, but might use some of the other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nice wheels Miles.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 Rear tires are going to be Goodyear Rally GTs. The wells, however, weren't big enough to fit these. That's pretty small. So I decided to tub them. This is my first time ever making tubs, and it came out pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 I was still playing around with engines last night. Found a Ford 427 SOHC in a Willys panel wagon, but it's too big for the Ang without some mods. Seems the flathead will be the best, unless I happen to get a nailhead Buick. Two straight pipes out the back is what I'm thinking for exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) Did a lil more work earlier. I really have no suspension parts, nor do I really care about them... I put two bars that the rear axle sits on without springs or absorbers. It's gonna be a tough ride, to say the least. The whole thing is going to be dipped once I attach everything I want, then sprayed flat black. Then I'll mask off the interior and chassis, then spray body color. I know I'm doing this backwards, but it all started with the dang seat. I made it and glued it in without thinking. It's too big to pull out without disassembling it or taking out the tonneau cover and rear wall, so now I'm doing a bassackwards build and gluing before painting. Edited October 3, 2014 by chunkypeanutbutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 In some places you could call this "work..." One side too low. SNAFU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 What color do you all think this should be? I'm not sure if I want silver with red scallops or something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Color is a hard thing to decipher. Do you mean the rear axle assembly, or the whole thing. That green sucks though. Either way. Don't worry about one side hanging down a bit, if it's too tough to fix now, grind the hubs of the wheels and glue the ship out of them. Me and snafu are buddies. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Nah, the whole thing. It's a bit weird, being molded in shiny green plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 nice work on the tubbs,i really like were its heading,I started 1 of these about 20 years ago,had the frame and the paint done,my dog decided he liked the rear doors and chewed them up.I never did finish it..Keep at this 1 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Chop, Cut, Rebuild! dig it. I'd say a dark red metallic all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I have this model in the cabinet waiting too, but I'm having trouble with the size of the hinges on the doors. I'm thinking about just gluing everyting shut and painting the green away. I agree that a dark color would look good. Stan, maybe the dog was communicating and you weren't listening. You know, I was building a wooden tall ship quite a few years back, and a little puppy we just adopted had found the rudder and bit into the thing with those sharp, needle-like puppy teeth. 18 years later the doggy died and I found the rudder piece in the box with the rests I'd saved. I see this rudder every day since as I've placed the piece on the wall with the other ships and other small membrances. Miles, do anything, but the green has to go! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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