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[M0par Jim]

Sun visors also getting alittle more ready too..




The start of trail an error's..

[M0par Jim]

The roof headliner starts to come into play now too

[M0par Jim]

Temp 1 at trying to install the first headliner..



At this point, I knew I made a mistake an used the wrong kind of glue.. oops. So I waited too the elmers glue had set up an dried an I then took an removed the headliner back out much easier an with no mess either from glue.


I did make another temp on a 4th headliner an used spray glue which worked very very well.. I get photos today of that an post them soon as I can.

[M0par Jim]

Having a headliner issue LOL. The last one I made, I cut the interior lights to far back..

[Truck parts]

Again all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job as far

[jekylljr]

just amazing!!!...

keep up the super work!!

farway model truck fleet

[M0par Jim]

Hi you all, well I been busy with this project. Jump mostly from working on the headliner to trying to get the suppenion in the rear together and also the front hubs anrims to built on. Still have work to do the stuff yet though. I been rebuilding well scratch building parts to like the model kit parts that broke on me or I had to chop apart. I been working on the first row of leaf hangers an brackets.

First few times with headliners.. mostly trail runs..




This time it was a go.


Started working with find the right blue color for on the rear doom lights covers.

[M0par Jim]

Now here I put the front doom lense in place for a mock up. The 2nd photo is with the light turn on.




The led light here is only hold into place, it's not even attach to anything yet, it's not in the correct spot either.


Here is the start of the first row of rear leafs in the making

[M0par Jim]

The leaft hangers/brackets I am scratch building an at times using the real kit pieces as part of the rebuild as I can.





Here is one of two from hub units, I took an held the rein hub unit to the tire on the inside an used a small drill bit (two of them, one small one for marking, 2nd one the size of the lug base) to mark the locations of each stud. Then I drilled out the hub unit just alittle to set the lugs just a hair down inside then I place a layer of masking of the outer face of the rim an open the holes up by using the excto blade. I then place well brush on some vasoline then I took an placed the lugs into the rim on the out side looking in. I then used epoxy on the resin hub only on the outer side just where the lugs would be in. I then place the hub onto the outer face of the rim over the lugs an left set for almost a day. I took an drilled out the lug holes in the rim after I had removed the hub with the lugs in so the rim would be easier mounting off an on.

[M0par Jim]

With the rim on, to see on things look. I plan on redoing the two short lugs



Just a mock up like, to see how things will look


Up next is the rear suppen.

[M0par Jim]

As you can see here one bracket has already been removed.




New mounting bracket in the works (white piece)


The top of the original kit piece mounting bracket.

[M0par Jim]

Here you can see that not much is left of the original kit mounting bracket for this side.


The pass side one.



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Edited by zerodude, 13 January 2012 - 02:40 PM.

[M0par Jim]

Things start coming together now

[M0par Jim]

Adding more detail

[M0par Jim]

This reply is for the reply for the one above that went hay wired on me (LOL).

Edited by zerodude, 13 January 2012 - 02:50 PM.

[catd11rpusher]

My god I Can't. Wait until you are done. You are true modeler very very nice work

[pete3522]

###### best work i have seen on here so far you have all the other pro truck builders in silence they usually get excited over a little bit of puttyif it involves one of their click members!!lol

[truckabilly]

Awesome work! Cool ideas! I like the combination of different materials. I was never keen of functional lighting on a model but this may change my mind.

[M0par Jim]

First off, thank you all for the kind comments. 2nd I'm just doing my best is all on this build. I'm also doing alot of scratch building too an test fitting alot as well along the way.

Now I have more photos of progress that I like to post..

As you know I'm working in the rear.






The top leaf

[M0par Jim]