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texasfunk

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  1. ok..so she finished her monte. and remember. this is her first build ever! i just overlooked..gave he pointers as she went along. and she did a great job. she painted glued fit everything herself. she even foiled it. she even borrowed some aluminum tube from my bench and made her a hard radiator hose. lol. only bad part was the stripes on the back cracked. bt the yest makes up for it. enjoy.
  2. thanx for the comments guys! i'll let her kno! well..she spent 3 hrs working. and here it is. ok..so she finished her monte. and remember. this is her first build ever! i just overlooked..gave he pointers as she went along. and she did a geat job. she painted glued fit everything herself. she even foiled it. she borrowed some aluminum tube from my bench and made her a hard radiator hose. lol. only bad part was the stripes on the back cracked. bt the yest makes up for it. enjoy. any and all comments welcome! thanx for looking. will be posted under glass also.
  3. we found these kits at hastings. all their tokyo drift kits are 5 bux now..she always found me modeling kinda interesting. so i asked if she wanted to try..seemed petty excited. her sisters b/f got he sis into it too. and she built a camaro..so now its show up time. lol(sisterly love) the camaro was left un painted..so i introduced my girl to rattle cans and painting tape. enjoy. shoot..she even has the engine compartment and under hood done in flat black. and i kno the kit didnt come with a cut hood. i let her have the blower from my chevelle to make this thing a lil more appealing. thanx for looking. any and all comments welcome.
  4. buiding a model of my dream car. 69 chevelle the 19's and 23's combo worked perfect for this build.
  5. thanx for all the kind words guys. heres some more for ya. got the other set of wheels in. now its 23's all the way around
  6. thanx homie. theres alot of people just raise the ear end and put bags. neve anything tht in real life would hold it in place. its a pet peeve of mine. lol. thanx for the good words bro.
  7. havent done much lately. got motor in place where i want it. interiors mocked up..need to make back piece. and exhaust is done and mocked up. let me kno what you think so far. thanx for looking. all comments welcome!
  8. yea..opinions mean alot to me. thanx for the feedback. we decided on another forum also..its a no go now..after i did a bit more molding and really looked at it..it didnt sit by me. so its gone.
  9. idea thrown out the window
  10. got bed cover started. has the humps from the camaro inteior tht flows into the seats.
  11. got some new updates. got the nothch and wheel wells started in the rear..also the first coat of bondo laid and sanded. engine mock-up front and rear got interior started. door panel and tub shortened. i am thinking very seriously about opening up the doors suicide..what do you guys think? thanx for looking! any and all comments welcome!
  12. yea..thanx guys! i have seen them..but he said he has chevy ones coming sometime..i really want to keep this a bowtie.
  13. thanx guys.
  14. i woke up this morning with the urge to cut plastic!! where did the front and back of my camaro go?! :biggrin: i said i had some suprises for the truck! i originaly wanted a mild custom street truck..but i couldnt help myself. local hobby shop had the camaro for 7 bux. cant pass tht up! so..here we go. :cheesy: also using the motor and interior from the camaro on this one. enjoy. any and all comments welcome! :biggrin:
  15. havent gotten much done..been working too late..and way too tired. but..put some bondo on the fender wells and got them sanded down a bit..got the hood sanded a bit also. got the firewall pushed back a bit also. enjoy! and again..thanx for looking! any and all comments welcome!
  16. havent gotten much done..been working too late..and way too tired. but..put some bondo on the fender wells and got them sanded down a bit..got the hood sanded a bit also. got the firewall pushed back a bit also. enjoy! and again..thanx for looking! any and all comments welcome!
  17. thanx for the kind words bro! more updates soon. thanx bro! i am going to lay the red first..then lay the black over top..and then stripe it off with pintstriping tape..and then mask off the rest and lay on the aluminum. maybe a blue or orange pinstripe around the graphic.
  18. well..got some updates on the 454SS!! got some putty..so i shaved the tailgate handle, door handles, and started work on the cowl. and..since i am going with 23's all around..had to redo the stance..since i have to switch out the 19's i have to cut the inner fender to get it to sit rite..well..i didnt want tht haf assed look. just cut off..so i made some out of plastic and smoothed them out..not done yet but you get the picture..firewall is in progress of being shaved..and i woke up last nite to alot of thoughts going aound about the inside of the bed! so i need more plastic now! well..enjoy what i got for now!! any and all comments welcome! thanx for looking!
  19. cool. well this is what i got. cadillac. just primed it yesteday. but thts it..hope thats ok? not going to buld as a donk..but lowrider.
  20. wuld it be to late to join in on this? and how far along are they accepted?
  21. 454ss motor. of course..on a project u cant go with a plain jane tbi sooo....i went with a 1050 dominator to spruce it up a bit. thanx for looking!! any and all comments welcome!
  22. ok..great work! they look amazing! but where did u get those ally wheels from?! they look amazing!!
  23. first of all..for a frame use square styrene strips..and make a frame. and second thing...u mind if i make one?! lol
  24. thanx bro
  25. well..i dont think im going to fully slam it..just make it have a stance like the pic. but..it could if i wanted..i notched the rear half and put a triangulated 4-link on it. in front i made some spindles out of brass and adjusted the a-arms. next is to cut out the tubs in the front and make sheet metal tubs. cowl is being scratch made and the firewall has also been shaved. still got alot of wok to go. but its coming along pretty good.
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