Dweb7321 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) yeah yeah yeah, I know. Between my 64 chevy truck, 70's chevy 4x4, 34 ford truck, plus a catalina, a gmc wrecker, 49 merc, and chevy street pickup that haven't been worked on in ages, and now this, I have about ten bazillion projects going on right now but I can't help myself. When an idea pops in my head I have to start it. Finishing it is a whole other story but we won't go there today. Anyway, what we have here is an amt 454 ss I got on ebay as an opened kit parts lot, it came with the mad mudder axles and wheels that I'm using on my other truck so I'm guessing someone was wanting to convert it to 4x4 but didn't get very far. The kit seemed to be all there until I started going through it, upon finding that one of the front spindles was missing I was slightly disheartened (I was thinking "dang, what do I do now") after about a day or two of pondering I decided to man up and hone my scratchbuilding skills and made one out of a parts tree, I still need to make the part the tie rod mounts to but the main part is finished as you can see in the next two pictures. As for the direction this build is going, my plan is to go the retro shop truck route. the kit will be pretty much box stock aside from the wheels and pie crust drag slicks from the 62 catalina and some tweaking to get the suspension lower. I'm going flat black with some patina and lime green wheels and engine and possibly white interior and a dash from and older 50's or 60's car Edited May 4, 2012 by Dweb7321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 So you're the one that outbid me. LOL I have a few of these and have plans for only 2 of them. A shop truck seems like a good idea. Great job on the spindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 sorry lol, I wanted it bad thanks, I love the truck in your avatar, reminds of the little shop of horrors s10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 sorry lol, I wanted it bad thanks, I love the truck in your avatar, reminds of the little shop of horrors s10 It is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 ahh lol. I've always loved that truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Very cool project. I have one of these from years ago and currently trying to locate a mid 90's shortbox F-150 for a Lightning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 thanks hgbben I don't know how this will work out but I'm going to give it a whirl. on the left is a dash from the parts box, I don't even know what its out of, on the right is a dash out of a snap kit chevy (same as 454 ss) and I'm going to attempt to combine them so I have the guage cluster and such from the vintage dash and the profile that matches the windshield from the factory chevy dash. For now I'm just going to look at them and plot my next move, any tips are welcome and if you know what the dash is out of I would appreciate it. thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 I have the engine and wheels shot in testors lime ice. just trying to line the perfect tire combo that will fit with my wheels now. next on the agenda is to get some paint on the chassis and get the engine finished. still working on the dash situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjracing Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Is a very good project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 (edited) thanks hjracing I've got the dash roughed in, I'm still not sure if I'll even use it, I'm going to see how it turns out first. I still have alot of work to do, lots of body filler. any tips would be awesome. Edited May 7, 2012 by Dweb7321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 a few mock up pics just for fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Use the dash!!!!....that just looks so cool in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Looking good. Specially that lime ice with black color is a plus. Keep on creating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 The dash looks good and is a unexpected mod on this model of a truck! The green wheels are a nice touch as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) a few small updates for today. I have a little more done on the engine, and we now have whitewalls thanks for looking guys. Edited May 9, 2012 by Dweb7321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOSWELL891 Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Nice I really like the whitewalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggersrule Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 to me that truck defines cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 workin' on the dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweb7321 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 nowhere near finished, just wanted to see where I was at so far and what else I needed to get the shape I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I like that you left the old style radio in it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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