mustang1989 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) These trucks have always been an interest of mine as they were a sleek looking truck with an out with an "in your face" and bold appearance. Although not fast by any means with 230 horsepower, they were aggressive looking, were among the fastest O.E.M. trucks out there at the time and they set the stage for the muscle trucks that followed in the years to come. It took me around 5 months to complete this one with most of the challenges being paint and the ending assembly of installing the body onto the frame. With a few pitfalls to work around it was a good kit to work with overall. Edited March 21, 2019 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill lanfear Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Nice work Joe, that paint looks flawless! I like that you dulled the paint under the hood and the decals look great! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Thanks Bill. A couple of areas that I did address with this kit was 1.) the elimination of the molded in accelerator and brake foot pedals and 2.) Cutting the one piece glass into two separate pieces and adding sun visors, and adding a shift lever, turn signal and tilt lever and ignition switch and keys to the steering column. The addition of PE pedals that were swung from under the dash was a really big help to the interior IMO. Edited March 21, 2019 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Looks mean! A great looking truck and a fun kit as well. You’ve done a tremendous job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Beautiful looking truck. I followed your build on this and it turned out looking very accurate and clean. I like the little touches you added to the interior, it really adds to the appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 The 1:1's always were a slick looking vehicle. The upgrades you made to yours were well worth it. Nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Stellar work Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Awesome build Joe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Looks great. Black is a difficult color to paint and yours looks outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Beautiful and impressive model, Joe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Fantastic job, looks real. You really nailed the subtle differences in the paint finishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thanks you guys. This one has pretty much moved up to my favorite auto build yet. It just seemed to fall together in a way that none other build has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimguy Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Excellent build Joe...just really love all the perfect detail touches you added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Thanks Dave. I appreciate the good comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 That's a mean looking truck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/26/2019 at 6:45 PM, Can-Con said: That's a mean looking truck ! Thanks Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Love it Joe ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 That is one Awesome looking Chevrolet!! Excellent work as usual!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 super job, looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Deuce Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 one of my favorite pickups, great work! love the details. I assume that's a bottle of root beer in the console? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 Thanks you guys! On 4/3/2019 at 10:23 AM, JJ Deuce said: one of my favorite pickups, great work! love the details. I assume that's a bottle of root beer in the console? LOL! Thanks JJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Great looking model. I never realized it was so low in horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) On 4/13/2019 at 12:39 AM, Modelbuilder Mark said: Great looking model. I never realized it was so low in horses. Thanks Mark. Yeah they never were the powerhouses of the day but they definitely made their mark for being among the first of the fast trucks that would follow. Edited April 19, 2019 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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