64SS350 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 So, I decided to tackle a "simple" project to finish in between working on the Flintstone Flyers. I have several bodies I painted for drag slot cars, but never finished. So now that I'm out of the Racing, I believe, I can turn these bodies into finished builds pretty easily....right? I changed my mind on the tires, rebuilt the rear end to accommodate the new tire choice, made adapter spindles, then found the fronts to be too wide and it set too high. I decided to utilize the lowering set up from Iceman, which didn't help that problem. Ended up rebuilding those parts because they were brittle. Now changed tires again to come in farther, but now I am making disc brakes and rotors for those, plus making a stronger spindle set up. Here are some pics to show the progression so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64SS350 Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 I will post pics of current progress soon, haven't taken any of the chassis and new tires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Painted Black Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Really nice blue paint job.. I like the black wheel version more than the updated one..either way it will be sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordf-100 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 That is really nice looking! Love the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Looking good. Nothing like scratch building to while away the hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Great blue paint finish and the hood looks fantastic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64SS350 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Fabbed up some front spindles of my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 That looks killer and the black wheels & stance make it look MEAN. Nice work so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64SS350 Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 A little progress, lots of work... Turned brake rotors and made calipers. A partial mock up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64SS350 Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 Well, it's been a long time for an update, partially due to figuring out chassis issues, wheel options, and just plain couldn't find my posting. Finally had to search my attachments. I changed the wheels back to earlier choice. The front suspension parts from Iceman Collections are nice, but are too wide. Even both drop chassis I got are too wide also. Maybe a 1/24 scale truck might work, but how many are in 1/24?? I modified them some, but still ended up too wide. Not changing them again. Made the airbags from scratch on the lathe. Sooo....here it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Killer looking Chevy Pickup. Awesome color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Great looking suspension work. Like the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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