Steve H Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I love these trucks. The grill is one of my favourites on any vehicle. The box is shortened by 11 scale inches, about 4 1/2 in front of rear wheels, 6 1/2 at back of box. Added parts box wheels and tires, used carbon fibre decals for bed, and made a carbon fibre rear bumper. Lowered stance (as always), and aluminium tubing for exhaust tips. The straight six was replaced with a blown 409 with scratch built intake and side drafts. Also added ignition wires and fuel lines. The interior has a fabric seat. Paint is metallic red with flat clear. Hope you like it, comments welcome Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Impressive model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerpm Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Love it! Love the paint, the upholstery, the intakes, and the carbon fiber bumper & bed. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnow Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Very nice work there. I love the paint color and how it lets the engine stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose1957 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Wow, that looks cool. Beautiful color for the truck. The carbon fiber really updates it. The engine and intake look really impressive and the wheels and tires are a nice choice. Beautiful truck. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Beautiful looking pickup. Several different colors going on and really draws your eyes. I like how you shortened the bed and I think the wheel base as well ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Beautiful little pickup Steve! You did a great job on the engine and the flat red color is fantastic, I love it!!! Did you used a silver base for the paint or the metallic red has been applied directly over the primer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Super sharp model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Thanks for the kind words guys. David the wheel base was shortened by about 5 scale inches. The shortened bed seemed to make it look more "round" which I liked. Francis, thanks for the compliments, I'm a big fan of your builds. The metallic red was by Dupli colour, sorry forget which exact colour it was. I always use silver or gold under metallics, in this case it was silver. Not sure if it makes a difference or not, but I think it makes the metallic "pop" a bit? Then testors flat clear. I had done a colour test on a scrap body, but it was still hard to spray flat over a beautiful shiny metallic red. It does get compliments on the colour a fair bit, just something a bit different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I like everything about this build! Nice job, Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Steve H said: it was still hard to spray flat over a beautiful shiny metallic red. It does get compliments on the colour a fair bit, just something a bit different... Hard decision you made Steve but a good one IMHO! Matte and semi-gloss finishes are very trendy lately and it produces a very special look, I really love it. Thanks for the advices by the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Very nicely done. Shortening the box did change the overall look. Kinda like you buttoned it up. Was it hard to lower? I had been toying with the idea of lowering one of these but not sure how to actually execute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoDak1 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Man that flat clear gives me goosebumps! Shortening the box was a great touch wish I had thought of that. Overall a beautiful build. I am also a big fan of these trucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Haney Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 great build looks fast sitting still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Thanks for all the kind words guys, much appreciated. It was a fun build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 2:13 PM, KWT said: Very nicely done. Shortening the box did change the overall look. Kinda like you buttoned it up. Was it hard to lower? I had been toying with the idea of lowering one of these but not sure how to actually execute. Hi Jeremy, not sure if this will help or not. It was fairly easy to lower. This build is a few years old now but, as I recall, I channeled the body over the frame by about3-4 scale inches. That required some cutting of the interior tub etc. The axles and leaf springs are parts box items. Some builds fight you, and Some fall together. This one fell together without any major issues. Hope that helps a bit. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 That's a sharp looking old Chevy Steve! The flat red paint looks perfect on it and the stance is right on point! Do you have any photos with the hood on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Extremely nice, I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Yep! Really nice.... ?? Question about the wheels... What kit did those come out of???... I know I have a set like those laying around... Somewhere..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 8:24 AM, Plowboy said: That's a sharp looking old Chevy Steve! The flat red paint looks perfect on it and the stance is right on point! Do you have any photos with the hood on? Hi Roger, thanks for the kind words. confession time... despite a lot of test fitting, when it came to final assembly, the hood would not quite close. Sanded as much as I could inside hood, still not quite. So that’s a bit embarrassing... thus, hood stays off to show the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 27 minutes ago, Deuces ll said: Yep! Really nice.... ?? Question about the wheels... What kit did those come out of???... I know I have a set like those laying around... Somewhere..? Hi Guido, wheels came from an old MPC Corvette gasser, tires were parts box. They may have come in other kits too. Can’t recall origin of tires. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I thought so!!!!..... Thank you Steve.... ?? Yes! I have that kit in my stash... I think it came with the Chevy pickup and clear enclosed trailer kit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 I’ve never really gravitated towards these trucks and now I know why. The proportions with the shortened bed and wheelbase are infinitely better! Not only that but the stance is perfect making for a seriously tough looking truck. The engine is rad and it’s neat to see those Corvette gasser wheels put to use. I also dig the paint. Well, I just love the whole truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 9:05 PM, Dennis Lacy said: I’ve never really gravitated towards these trucks and now I know why. The proportions with the shortened bed and wheelbase are infinitely better! Not only that but the stance is perfect making for a seriously tough looking truck. The engine is rad and it’s neat to see those Corvette gasser wheels put to use. I also dig the paint. Well, I just love the whole truck! Hi Dennis, thanks for the comments. When I brain stormed the build, the first thought was... it needs to be much shorter. Funny, I’ve always thought that “wheels, tires, and stance” are everything. The paint was a fun experiment, and has been well received. Thanks again. Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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