Quiet Eric

Looks like some nice conversion work so far.

This showed up at my workplace. While it is obviously a very well restored '67 C10, it took me a while to realize the uniqueness of the CST "Custom Sport Truck" package. It's very refreshing to see such a nice example of a bone stock truck instead of another street rodded version or a patinamobile. Though I wouldn't hesitate to throw a set of aluminum slots or Cragars on it!

So seldom do I see those carb scoops done well and you nailed it. The whole project is just right!

Thank you! Still unsure on color but I do think white decals. I ordered up a bunch of Slixx decal sheets to make something that will work.

Ok, I think I'm finally happy with the chassis and fit of everything on this one. Reworked the roll hoop and added some bars out back. I couldn't make it to the LHS this weekend for the right diameter styrene rod so I used some good ol' fashioned parts box scrounging, hence the multi-colors. I shortened the injection unit and cut down a scoop from the Tony Nancy double dragster kit, but think it needs to be cut down just a little more to fit this right. Now I can do some cleanup and sanding on the chassis, and start getting everything in paint.

That looks like a wiper motor to me

That is amazing. Cool trick!!!

Its always a struggle to divvy up credit on these cars...Everyone always knows and hears Boyd's name attached to these cars, but the parts we know and love are the sheetmetal. Which in this case was designed by Larry Erickson, and Marcel Delay built from scratch. Boyd certainly had some skills, but maybe his most crucial skill was bringing together all of the right folks to birth cars like this into reality.

Pretty amazing what a few modifications can do to significantly improve this one. Makes me want to build one for myself. Nice work! I agree with you on early Camaro's, '68 for me is the best year. One note on the rocker trim. It looks like you have scribed the fender separation line through it. That trim is one piece front to back, overlapping the rocker and fender.

A little progress, got the body stripped. It spent the better part of 3 days in a Simple Green bath. The bright green came off very quickly...but there was some avocado stuff underneath that was ON THERE! It probably would have come off easier with something stronger like brake fluid, but I already had the jug of simple green in the garage. Mostly it just softened the paint to the point where I could scrape it off. This will only get a minor cleanup, no modifications though I do have to finish the hood. I'm not sure what color it'll be.

Got a little primer on it yesterday so I can see where it needs some more work.

Worked on this one just a little every day this week. I decided to fill in the rear part of the the wheel opening in the quarters. I extended them forward to match the offset to the front, then added just a little to the bottom since they looked too short. Smoothed all of that out, then mixed up some 2-part putty to rebuild the wheel lips. Got those sanded down this morning. Its hard to see what they look like but once I get a coat of primer on this thing they'll show up. I also got the tonneau cover made and glued on. I might do a little more work on the openings later, the steering column still needs a gauge panel so will probably have to make room for that plus I'll add a small lip for a "Lexan" wind deflector in front of the cockpit. The injection unit is going to get a Surfer scoop. I'm also starting to think I will re-make the roll hoop and support. They are too big in diameter and I didn't mind that originally, but this project has started to take a little more serious turn and I think it deserves a little more realism.

I loved this ere of hot rodding when I was a kid. I've got a "full detail" Aluma Coupe and CheZoom to build myself.

Never seen that kit before, very cool!!

It seems to have held up a little better than that Dodge!

Gorgeous!

Made a stop at Summit Racing this morning an found this really clean Fox body in one of my favorite colors.

I originally thought this would be a pretty simple build. But I couldn't help but get a little more serious with the chassis. Theres a lot of superglue reinforcement on the joints that I'll shape and sand later. Needed a place to mount the steering box so I had to build the upper half of the framework. I think I'll remake the motor plate to mount to the frame upright bars in that area now. The steering wheel was a 4-spoke I think from a '65 GTO kit that I trimmed and bent. Started getting the body ready for the main cover panel, flattening the opening some and shaving the wipers.

This is one of my older builds I think from '03, but one of my earliest that I started finishing out pretty well and still one of my favorites. Might be the first one I color sanded and polished. Obviously made it into a regular cab. Added a Camaro hood scoop, used the Camaro intake and other engine stuff too. Added a small spoiler to the top of the tailgate and made a bed cover. Did a rolled rear pan. I think the exhaust is solder. "Converted" it to 5-lug and lowered it, a lot. I would share how but I don't remember at all. Took some fresh pictures of it outside today though its still a little dusty.

Progress. I decided to start over with a lot of stuff on the chassis. Grabbed a front axle setup from a Revell '32 Ford kit with a much narrower track and made a custom spring crossmember. I'll use the 4-link from that kit too. Cut out the transmission crossmember and added longitudinal bars to the frame. That gives me a place to mount the front of the rear ladder bars since the trans crossmember is gone. Did someone say engine setback? Because theres a lot of it now! Made a motor plate for the front of the engine and reused part of the original transmission crossmember. I cut the rear section of the interior tub away only using the floor and firewall, and shortened it a lot. Whipped up a roll hoop. I think it's pretty close to the original concept.

Everything looks great. Very nice foil work too.

Do you mean around the emblems and such? Admittedly there is a little more buildup around those than I'd like but everything is still plenty raised for foil and and a Molotow pen to bring to life.

Well kinda...I don't think I had as much of the kit to start with as you do. This was a long time ago.

Great save on those fenders! You're really making me want to pick up this version of that kit.

Got it re shot this morning. Still a couple minor issues that I think will disappear with a clear coat. Had to mock it up! Time to wrap up the chassis and start on the interior.