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[Jared Roach]

Well thanks Micheal for changing it. I'm in with a 2 door 300c, got good plans, i'll post some pics tommorrow.

Edited by bowtiebadboy333, 22 October 2010 - 04:51 PM.

[Corvette.Jeff]

so ami still up for a lead sled? and could someone explain to me what a lead sled is?

[mopar01lee]

big, i think late 40s an early to mid 50s cars , that are customs ,copped tops , lake pipes frenched lights an so on...
like 49 to 51 mercs, fords, chevys.. good example the merc from the movie cobra ,with stalone ... but real low to the ground...

try this out theres a lot..

http://public.fotki....__kool_kustoms/

[Nick Winter]

so ami still up for a lead sled? and could someone explain to me what a lead sled is?

Lead Sled
Customized cars, usually of the 40's and 50's, sometimes having major body modifications done to them (full fender fadeaways, peaking, flush fenderskirting, etc.), which of course were filled and smoothed with lead. It is rumored that some cars could have up to 50 pounds of lead in them! Cars of the 1950's had a lot of chrome trim, leaving a considerable amount of holes to be filled. Some cars had so much lead filling in the holes the name "Lead Sled" was coined.


Fadeaway
As related to bodywork: Changing a prominent fender profile on a car so that it instead smoothly transitions into the body. As related to paint: A technique used to smoothly transition between two colors. The less perceptible the transition is, the better.

[mopar01lee]

when do we find out the new styles .. cuz i was lookin forward to doin a lowrider...

Davin

nevermind i see that he just changed jareds......lol

Edited by mopar01lee, 24 October 2010 - 03:43 PM.

[Nick Winter]

Nick - Roadster

Jared - VIP style

Davin - Lowrider

Jimmy - Road racing

Jeff - Lead sled

ta daa, Micheal Changed them, now I'm gonna give us till next tueday to buy,order, search for and find the stuff they need, so Tuesday November 2nd is the first day of Official building, I don't and won't have a end date until I figure out how where progressing with our builds.

[Jared Roach]

when do we find out the new styles .. cuz i was lookin forward to doin a lowrider...

Davin

nevermind i see that he just changed jareds......lol

he changed Nicks too

[Corvette.Jeff]

a 1990 chevy 3500 dually wouldnt be considered a lead sled would it?

[mopar01lee]

Hey if you don't have anything in the 40s or 50s. I have an extra 49 merc kit from amt. Its opened but complete minus the aftermarket wheels. Pm me if you wanna trade somthin.

Later days
Davin

[Nick Winter]

a 1990 chevy 3500 dually wouldnt be considered a lead sled would it?

Hey Jeff that's why we have this week and the next ot collect our parts and kits

I'd take Davin up on his offer that's a great kit with lots of cool parts to boot.

[junkman1153]

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so ami still up for a lead sled? and could someone explain to me what a lead sled is? THIS IS A LEAD SLED 51 CHEVY I BUILT YEARS AGO EXCUSE THE DUST. RESIN BODY

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Edited by junkman1153, 27 October 2010 - 07:22 PM.

[Nick Winter]

Participants:

ME-Roadster-Revell '67 Corvette 427 Roadster

Mopar01lee-Lowrider-AMT '62 Pontiac Catalina

madazzskillzkustomz-Road Racing-?

Corvette.Jeff-Lead Sled-?

Edited by Dukefan69', 28 October 2010 - 02:33 PM.

[Corvette.Jeff]

ill get a kit this weekend, would a 60' ford starligner be okay? if not thats cool, i can get another kit pretty easy

[Roadkill2525]

the Starliner would be okay

[Corvette.Jeff]

its gonna be a toss up inbetween the 40' merc, the starligner or a late 40's ford convertable... I dont know wich one yet.

[mopar01lee]

well heres what im workin with .....
62 catalina ..AMT....between 100spokes or 80's w/white walls or gold walls..

im also gonna try a paint sceame with 2 diff color primers w/a airbrushed purple over it.. itll be thin cuz im usein a nail polish called ..no means no...


here it is with both primers on..itll be a dark an light purple but the same color purp.. if it works..


an heres the wheels an tires ...i got off evilbay..


im goin to try to have it painted today .. cuz its startin to get cold here...

more pics later Davin.........

[Nick Winter]

Jeff eithers fine, looks good Davin.

[mopar01lee]

Got some paint on it ... i may need to put some more on it but

what do you guys think?? leave it or put more... (i ran out of paint)..

[Nick Winter]

Lookin' good so far, the paint job is wild yet still mild enough to look good and not goofy.

[Nick Winter]

Still waiting for my Corvette to show, thinking Black with light blue on the stinger part of the stinger hood.