bill lanfear

Beautiful classic! Well done!

Gorgeous Vette!

Well done!

Very nice build! Well done!

Very nice!

Excellent fabrication work! Nice paint also!

Great looking Corvair!

Very nice well executed build!!

Sharp! Well done!

Thanks guys! I will post a place to request orders and prices when I am a little further along...I am getting closer!

Update...I sanded the horizontal bars, filled some holes (still have a couple to do), put some bondo in the upper headlight bezels to get that contour, and added some putty to the turn signal bezels to widen them a little to fit the body better. I primed it to see what still needs to be done and yes there is still some work to do!

Looks great Rico! I didn't realize anyone was working on it...I haven't seen or heard anything on anybody working on one for quite a while. Hope its a success for you! I will continue on mine and see what happens with the casting...crossing fingers!

Thanks everybody! I agree Sergey, it still needs some fine tuning. I am working on thinning the horizontal bars a little and getting the headlight doors sanded around the light. It is a VERY VERY small area to work in! The upper area above the headlight will get a little bondo as this part is contoured out to the outer rim. The vertical bars are recessed on mine and the 1:1 they are a little more flush...I did this on purpose as I new that a lot of sanding was going to happen and needed that "play" to still have something sturdy. I will keep updating. I am also working on a lot of conversion pieces for the Revell Chevy trucks to GMC so its a balancing act to make steady progress. Thanks again!

Over Thanksgiving I was visiting my daughter and grand kids in another state. When I had a minute, I started working on my computer to design a new grill for the 69 Moebius pickup. I have always hated the grill that the kit came with and I couldn't take it any longer. My son-in-law had a 3d printer so I had him print some preliminary designs. When I got back home I couldn't stop thinking about fixing this problem so I got back into it and redesigned, tweaked, and adjusted my design until I came up with this. I decided to go with a "Ranger" grill with the emblem in the center and unfortunately had to "beef" up the smaller bars in order to have a strong enough piece to cast from. It still needs some bondo here and there and some sanding and fine tuning but it is pretty close to being a usable piece. The headlight lenses from the kit fit into the cutouts nicely. I would like to here some feed back on this piece before I cast it. I am already working on a 67 and 68 grill to cast as well. Thank you for looking and any help would be appreciated!

Excellent work! You have exceptional skills!!

That is looking fantastic!

Thank you everybody! looking at the engine pics I see the one pic has the right head forward and all the other pics have the right side aft...mirrored image maybe but the alternator is on the same side. I assume all the different displacements had the same block but different bore and stroke...probably a doctored image for an ad! Thanks leafsprings for the pics, there are a couple I have not seen before and they will help. On the leafs, I found this pic with the measurements and leaf count so they will be added to the list to create!

Interesting!...I can't seem to confirm what years offered leafs or if they were standard and coils an option? My 1:1 62 has coils. Do you have any info on this? They would be pretty easy to make for this if I can get some factual info on it. Thanks for the idea, I didn't think of any suspension differences for GMC's v Chevy in the 60-66 yrs.

Thanks for the tip! I've actually been brainstorming on how to make both of those items as my project is a custom cab and I have the 64 kit with the hub caps. I was leaning towards a decal for the custom script as its so small, I am unsure if I can make a decent one from scratch. I have the same issue with the gmc letters on hubcaps and valve covers. I will experiment and see what happens! Thanks again!

Thanks for the praise guys, and yes I will see about putting together a mod kit for those interested. I also have had others mention doing a back window filler so I started on one of those as well. I have so far created masters for the tailgate, long bed fleet side (wide side) sides, 63-66 dashboard, v6 emblems, valve covers (without gmc scripts), grill, 60-65 script under grill, and back window filler. These are parts I have created and may not be 100% accurate but they are not reproductions of other parts from previous casters. I am new to the creating and casting thing but have had pretty good luck so far in creating my own parts and am willing to share them. I am working on researching the v6 engine and will attempt to cast a block, heads, timing/water pump parts, and intake and exhaust manifolds. I made my own turn signal lights but am not sure if I will cast those or not. The hood is easily modified as mentioned before so probably won’t master a hood for 62-66 GMC’s. I might however, do a 60-61 hood if there is demand for one. If anybody thinks of something else that is needed, please let me know and I will see about adding it to the list. Here are some pictures of where my project is at this point. Please forgive the crappy lighting and pictures and please don’t pay any attention to the paint and chrome faults as I have been handling this thing more than usual to test fit parts as I create them and its getting beat up in the process. I can fix it! I sprayed Molotow chrome for the first time through an airbrush and WOW!!!, I am impressed! Unfortunately, I have handled the grill so much it looks terrible but I will re-shoot it when final assembly is taking place. Here is a mock-up with the cab and box just resting on the frame (not aligned) and grill and bumper are temporarily stuck on for checking accuracy etc. Thanks for looking and let me know what you think so far.

Beautiful work! Nice details and execution all around! Any pics of the chassis or interior?

Beautiful work!

I am in the same situation and have found ways around spending lots of $$$ to produce some fine details. Nothing against aftermarket, its great to have options, I just don't have very deep pockets for my hobby yet!

Small update! I made the turn signal lenses (not easy) but they turned out ok. Still working on the dashboard master but here is what it is at this point. I also got valve covers made for the 305 V6. The hood emblems were another challenge as they are only 1/4 of an inch wide, but I think I made something usable. Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking!

looking great!