cobraman Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) This will be my next victim. Going to do yet another salt lake style build. This will be the 4 th. in a row and then I will lay off..........maybe. : ) Have this one done in my mind but what it ends up like is any guess. So far I sanded down all the snaps from the bed cover to make it look more like a hard cover. I drilled holes in the cover for the roll bar tubes I will be adding. I also drilled holes in the body behind the doors where I will have aluminum tube exhaust pipes exiting. I have some aluminum wheel discs ordered. I may have to replace these small wheels and tires with some a bit larger, not sure yet. Color is up in the air but it won't be that yellow enamel I used on the Studebaker I still did not get done as the paint is still soft. Edited February 3, 2015 by cobraman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortheloveofgassers Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Awesome idea. Was the tonue molded as pert of the body or is it removable? I will be following this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Ray...you'll soon have to go on a low sodium diet...meanwhile, I love the roll you're on! Bet this one won't be yellow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 NO YELLOW ! : ). Yes the cover is a separate piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Cool project. Oooking forward ro how you procede on this one. Keeo uo the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I usually don't like to make build suggestions, but you might consider leaning the vent posts back a tad. Gives a "racier" profile, and you don't have to chop the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thanks for the suggestion. I will consider that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortheloveofgassers Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Is the tonue cover molded on or is it a separate piece? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Got the body painted and did a mock up. Decided on red as you can see. Now to decal and then shoot some clear. Found something I thought was strange about the decals. Not using them anyway but you can see on the panel decals they made a hole for the gas filler on both sides even tho there is only one gas cap on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 maybe for lightening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 That must be it ! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Made some more headway on this one. Decals were added and body was cleared. This is just another mock up. I also installed the aluminum wheel discs. Should be able to wrap it up in the next couple of days. The part I added to tailgate will be for chute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rv1963 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Wow that looks great Ray, the body is super smooth and I love the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The answer on the hole on the decal is probably this; they copied and mirror imaged the other side to save time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Looking good. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 This one is finished. Photos will be in the " Under Glass" section if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Tasty little raceruck. Perfect color too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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