405 replies to this topic

[Jordan White]

Boy, the amount of detail you're going into for such a basic vehicle, I love it!

One thing that is severely bugging me though, is your title which is GMV instead of GMC. You can go back to the first post, hit edit, and then advanced edit, and change the title.

[Foxer]

I actually wanted them to fit the old satco commercial truck tires (like the ones Ma's casts, and also those other ones from the snaptite duallys)


They measure around 16.05mm which is cutting it close. Its all in the steel wheel, the center I can machine away, its just a matter of finding the right diameter wheel to begin.
This one in the pic is a steel wheel from the front drag steelies in the revell fairlane kit.

Those wheels you used are very close ... they even have the 3 "tabs" pressed into the inner ring. I did get some wheel suggestions in my first post on this build asking for kit and part suggestions. All the 8-lug wheels mentioned were deep dish, unfortunately. I also had a zoomed-in photo of my daughter's van wheels in that thread and you can see how close they are.

I was planning to use some wheels from the AMT '50 Chevy 3100 Pickup. They don't have that "3 tab" pattern but were close in size to being correct.

Edited by Foxer, 08 November 2010 - 06:06 AM.

[Foxer]

One thing that is severely bugging me though, is your title which is GMV instead of GMC. You can go back to the first post, hit edit, and then advanced edit, and change the title.

OMG! All this time and I never saw that! Thanks for the heads up, Jordan.

[Joe Chernauskas]

I noticed that too but let it slide due to the excellent craftsmanship LOL Great Job Foxer! I love projects like this, the everyday vehicles are nice to see in a sea of shiny show cars

[charlie8575]

Mike- looks really good. This is coming along beautifully...well, relatively speaking given the condition of the subject.

Ryan- GREAT work on those rims.

Charlie Larkin

[Danno]

Kewl.

[Peter Lombardo]

Hey, I am sorry I did not catch this posting earlier....Not being much of a truck guy and really not a van guy at all, I didn't really pay much attention......but, having looked at the posting, I am very impressed with what you are doing here.....quality building techniques work great regardless of the subject. Great job so far, I love the details you are putting into this....keep it going!

[Foxer]

Hey, I am sorry I did not catch this posting earlier....Not being much of a truck guy and really not a van guy at all, I didn't really pay much attention......but, having looked at the posting, I am very impressed with what you are doing here.....quality building techniques work great regardless of the subject. Great job so far, I love the details you are putting into this....keep it going!

Thanks for the comments on my box, Peter. It means a lot coming from Mr. Swoop!

Edited by Foxer, 11 November 2010 - 11:06 AM.

[Ron Hamilton]

Foxer,

I can honestly say that you are knocking this one out of the park. I sold these vans over the years, and actually built one back in 1974. I have one of the vintage AMT police vans, as well as a couple of the A-Team Vans, and a Revell Short wheelbase van. I plan to build a 1971 Chevrolet Beauville Sport Van, as well as a work van with dents and the gutted interior. I have several brochures, but looking at your interior panels are giving me a lot of ideas. Thank you for doing this build.

[Foxer]

Foxer,

I can honestly say that you are knocking this one out of the park. I sold these vans over the years, and actually built one back in 1974. I have one of the vintage AMT police vans, as well as a couple of the A-Team Vans, and a Revell Short wheelbase van. I plan to build a 1971 Chevrolet Beauville Sport Van, as well as a work van with dents and the gutted interior. I have several brochures, but looking at your interior panels are giving me a lot of ideas. Thank you for doing this build.

Thank you for the gracious comment, Ron. What you're planning sounds interesting.

And, I've succeeded if I've sparked an idea! Can I stop now and go to another build? ... drats! OK .. I'll keep going. I found the two colors of paint I need for the interior! A GM metallic that has the same sheen as the vinyl and a light blue craft paint for the upper interior. Feel like I'm getting somewhere now! Maybe will be a paint update soon ... ))

[Daniel Lynch]

Wow!!! Very good job!

Daniel

[Dr. Cranky]

I am thoroughly enjoying this build. Keep it going. More eye candy, please.

[Michigan Madman]

So far, so good!

[Foxer]

I'm glad to see some are sticking with this build .. ME more than anyone!

I see not one photo on this page, so here's some with the interior paint and a tease ...





The left spoon is the paint I'm using. The dash has paint like the right spoon but will be redone.

The epoxy of the hinges parts keeps breaking loose and that's what's stalling this more than anything. It seems to be having a hard time bonding to the aluminum tubes. Maybe I should have used super glue, but I wanted the strongest bond so it would last and figured that was epoxy.

Edited by Foxer, 13 November 2010 - 04:38 PM.

[Foxer]

yup .. I rushed it. I know better than this ... applied the metallic paint on top of another incompatible paint. I KNEW I should have primered it before the lacquer. At least the interior panels have no body work and are in the purple pond. The dash I have to sand down.


At least Cranky will praise this paint job as it's giving results comparable to the Crackle product he found!

Between the hinge glue problem and this it's two steps backward. Nothing unusual.

[charlie8575]

Think of it as extra-realistic graining on the vinyl padding.

Mike, I'm really impressed. I can see one color appears to be Krylon Global Blue. Do you know off-hand what the other blue you're using is?

Charlie Larkin

[Foxer]

Think of it as extra-realistic graining on the vinyl padding.

Mike, I'm really impressed. I can see one color appears to be Krylon Global Blue. Do you know off-hand what the other blue you're using is?

Charlie Larkin

I like that ... Rhino grain vinyl!

You're right on the Krylon Global Blue. That was the first color I tried and was not bad, but the 2nd color that caused the crazing and is visible in the cracking photo is Dupli-Color Light Blue metallic. To tell the truth, I really don't know what type of paint either is ... they don't put that on the cans anymore. I assume the Dupli-Color is a lacquer, bu the Krylon I don't know. It'd be interesting to know if anyone can shed some light on this.

Update: I did find that the Dupli-color is acrylic lacquer, but Krylon does not say what type of paint the Indoor/Outdoor is.

Edited by Foxer, 15 November 2010 - 10:14 AM.

[jeffs396]

Minor setback Mike...you'll get it!

great fab work you're doing! Can't wait to see how the 8 lug rims turn out...we really need a good resin set in the aftermarket!

[Foxer]

Minor setback Mike...you'll get it!

great fab work you're doing! Can't wait to see how the 8 lug rims turn out...we really need a good resin set in the aftermarket!

Thanks, Jeff. It IS going foward.

Ryan Silva posted a 8 lug wheel he's working on for his resin casting in this thread. If I need a wheel before he gets his to production, I'll make one but won't be casting them. If it comes out well, I will offer Ryan it's use as a master for a little variation.

[Tumbler75]

Ouch! Why is it these vans always give us a fit? LoL Sorry to hear 'bout your paint and glue issue. You'll get it right. Keep the faith.