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Had a good chuckle on this one. Later-

Not a bad idea. I hadn't thought about that. Thanks! Later-

I'm not set at the moment on that. The timeline on this is sometime in March. Depending on how long it takes to do the top I may stick with the promo chassis but I have a 3D printed lowered chassis that I'd like to use. Thanks. I'm hoping I don't lose steam. Lol. Later-

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, it's not sitting exactly where it needs to be yet. That pic was taken right beforw heading to bed and I just have it tacked in place. Later-

While waiting for things to dry on my 65 Chevelle I have another "common kit" build for our club. The chosen kit is the re-release of the 72 Chevy pickup. As my normal plan is I am always looking for something a bit different than what other guys in the club will do. I landed on building a Suburban from the kit. I began by removing all of the body side trim. Before I started the mods I had a plan to lower the front of the hood (pancake). I sliced the bottom off and sanded what I felt was a considerable amount and then reattached the bottom. I also sanded the front to lean the leading edge back a bit. After getting it all back together I can't tell much difference. It's noticable enough next to the stock hood but as a stand alone it isn't very noticable. I began by cutting off the rear of the cab to use as the rear of the Suburban top. As I looked at the picture of the 1:1 Suburban I saw that the slope of the rea pillars was more angled than the rear of the stock pickup cab. So, I made a relief slice in the pillar a d added a bit of styrene sheet to change the angle. This angle was just eyeballed. I calculated some measurements of the wheelbase of the Suburban and it appeared to be no different than the wheelbase of the longbed version (right about 5 inches in scale) so I only needed to add a bit of sheet plastic between the cab and bed due to length removed from removing the rear cab wall. I am not going for complete accuracy here anyway. I then glued the cab and bed together. Next I had to add a piece of styrene square stock to the top of the bed rails to make it the same height of the top of the pickup doors. This really bothered me because in the pictures of the Suburban it doesn't appear that it is that tall through that area (directly below the side windows above where the body makes its first bump out). Oh well. As I said, I'm not going for complete accuracy. I then tacked in place the rear cab piece I removed to see if the height was anywhere close to the same as the height of the front of the cab. Looks pretty good to me. That's where I stoped for the night. Later-

Finished and installed the engine today. Added an alternator bracket, spark plug wires and the visible parts of the fuel line for some added interest. I will be painting the headliner and the engine bay next, then polishing the body and adding the emblems. Later-

Thanks! I keep thinking that there isn't much left to do but then I wake up.... Later-

Interior is finished. On to the engine while the body cures. Later-

Getting progress made. Got the dash done. Wetsanded the clearcoat today and sprayed the final coat of clear. Now to head back down and assemble the interior. Later-

Yes. Made it easy on me. Later-

Picked this up recently. Not sure when it will get done but had to have it. Later-

Got this yesterday in a trade. Complete/sealed inside. Later-

Thanks! I bet that was an enjoyable ride. You have me wondering now if I missed a part of the grill on the fret. Lol. I'll have to look again. Later-

Spent some time last night on the engine and dash. One of my dash decals disintegrated on me. Moving along pretty good on this one. Today I am going to polish the PE sheet so I can start adding them to the mix. Later-

More progress today. Got the tires and wheels decaled, the interior floor embossed and the seats in. Then I had to mock the body up on the completed chassis to see how the paint looked against the tires and wheels. I'm liking the look. Later-

Chassis is mostly completed and the wheels and tires just need decals. Later-

36 Ford!! One of my favorites. Your box art build looks great! Later-

Thanks to everyone who has posted a reply. I appreciate it very much. Unfortunately the "reactions" button is still failing to work all of the time. Later-

Thank you! Later-

Thank you! I got just about all of the chassis painted and the bulk of the interior. Still need to assemble the parts and detail everything. Progress has been slow this week. The seats are just sitting in.place for now. I bought some metal polish yesterday in order to polish the PE pieces to a chrome finish using my Dremel. Hopefully I don't bend them up. Later-

Thanks guys! Yeah, that is probably the body support bracket you're seeing. It is pretty hefty. The steering linkage was not that beefy, however, I still managed to thin it down a bit for more realism. Later-

Gorgeous build! I jist read through all of it and your mods were perfect. Love the color and stripe pattern too. Later-

Looks like you have an excellent plan and are off to a great start. Can't wait to see the following updates and your finished product. Great work! Later-

Wet sanded the body yesterday and sprayed the new mix on the body. Hard to tell the difference in this light but it is considerably darker. Now to let it sit a couple of days before clearing. I figured I'll throw in a pic of the PE I added to the grill. I should have thinned the back of the grill a bit after opening it but once I get the Molotow and black wash on I think it will look fine. Later-

Sounds like what we deal with at Costco here in the states. Just about the time you get hooked on a product they stop carrying it. Later-