Bigjeepzz Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Hey guys I have had this MK F150 Camper Special and I decided to start some of the modifications to it. First thing up is major surgery to the bed. Whoever decided to make a model of this truck (camper special) made a bad decision, man that bed is terrible. But then again I can't complain too much because I did get the year model I wanted. Anyway I cut the bed and glued it back together. I also had to cut a chunk out of the frame. I am making the 6' 3/4 short box. I have a grilll from a 77 (which will be casted in resin very soon) so I decided to turn it into a 77 F100. I am going to be cutting most of the extra trim away to give the truck a real clean body. Of course the tire choice is the 49 Irocs, I could not come up with any other build to use these on. Thanks for looking and I hope to post some more progress on the bed soon. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey429 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Nice job. I'm building one of these myself, as my '77 F-250. I think I'm going to stick some more detailed axles under it, along with a working leaf spring setup. Keep us posted on that resing grille, you'll be getting an order from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickTheGreek Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Where in the world did you get those tires? Those are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeepzz Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Casey nice job on the 8ft bed. I am going to make on of those too. I will let you know about the 77 grill the mold has been made and I am a few days from listing the grill. I will keep you updated. Nick you can get those tires from www.Rpphobby.com. Corey is a great person to deal with. Look for the 49" Irocs Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kod38 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Great job on the bed conversions guys. Nick, those Irocs are only about $9 on RPP and he ships really fast. Jake,you need to cast that short bed too.LOL! Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Nice work. Here are a couple of pics. of the one that I built a few years back using the original AMT Firestone pickup truck as a starting point. I really like the work on the bed. If I had taken more time back when I built this I would have made some changes to the overall look of the bed myself. I recently changed out the tires that I had first used on the build to include a pair of the Irocs that I also picked up from RPP Hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeepzz Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Wayne, I have seen pics of your truck before, can't remember where though. You did a great job and I really like the way you have it set up. I see several trucks running around in the GA and FL that are set up as hunting rigs. I still have a long ways to go on the bed. I started removing the trim from the bed today and it looks like it is going to be a long process. I hope to have some pics in a few days. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeepzz Posted February 26, 2007 Author Share Posted February 26, 2007 Well I got some work done to the rear suspension. I do not car for the detail of the axles in this kit so they are gone. I am installing a set of resin Unimog Portal axles in thier place. I had to build the leaf packs and here is where I have gotton thus far. I hope to finish building the rear tonight and hope to get strated on the front. Front suspension is going to be the standard coil sprung suspension with radius arms. Thanks for looking. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Hey Jake great work. If you are interested I have the suspension from the original Bigfoot kit that also might work I would be akin to swapping you for the stock suspension pieces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeepzz Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 The rear is done. This is the first time I attempted making the u-bolts for the axles. They will be cut to length during final assembly. I am going to start the front later. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeaholic Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I would love to get one of these model kits. Below is a pic of the truck I want to replicate.....It is a still shot from the Dukes of Hazzard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjeepzz Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 The front suspension was painted and assembled tonight. I still have some touch up but for the most part here it is. I still need to add some more details to the steering as well. The goal was to maintain a suspension very similar to an OEM Ford. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framescr8pintoy Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 where did you get those shocks from? or did you make them yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Man! Great details! Looking forward to seeing this done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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