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Does anyone know what color the undercarriage/chassis of the third generation (1975–1991) Ford Econoline was from the factory? Were the floors a primer color or body color? Were the chassis rails black?

I have the Duplicolor sandable in the spray can. I was wondering if anyone has used the Paint Shop Primer that comes in the quart can.

Excellent job Jim! I like it without the decals.

Someone above said 30 ga wire will be too thick for factory stock wires. Is the 30 ga Kynar wire(with insulation) the correct thickness for factory wires? What (size)wire is good for boot material?

Has anyone used Gravity Colors McLaren F1 Chrome Effect? How is it? Can clear be sprayed over it or will it dull the chrome effect?

That's funny you mentioned that. I just bought paint from Bob's Paint. I'll see what he has but I think one of those formulas I linked above will work.

Thanks for looking for me. These combos are odd but do make sense. The only problem is I order from Coast Airbrush since they sell small sizes, 1, 2, & 4 ounce and they don't have the UK-19 Scarlet and UK-Persimmon. However I was looking on House Of Kolors website and did a sort of their brown formulas. These look pretty close to what I need and are easy to make. http://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/detail/index.html?id=HOK000823-01&ref=kolors http://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/detail/index.html?id=HOK000321-01&ref=kolors http://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/detail/index.html?id=HOK000325-01&ref=kolors http://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/detail/index.html?id=HOK000324-01&ref=kolors http://www.houseofkolor.com/kolors/detail/index.html?id=HOK000805-01&ref=kolors

I did mix HOK Apple Red Kandy and Root Beer in various mixes. I applied them over Gamma Gold and Orion Silver. The Apple Red and Root Beer become very dark when mixed. I'm using the Kandy Base coats that have a slight pearl mixed in. Maybe HOK Tangerine mixed with Apple Red might work. I'd appreciate it if you can look at your HOK color chart for me.

I've been working on the body color using the House Of Kolor KBC07 Root Beer and KBC11 Apple Red Kandy Base Coat. It's not working out as well as I hoped. The Root Beer and Apple Red mixed together makes a very dark color. The color only really shows in either direct sunlight or under a light. If anyone has any ideas of a color or colors I can mix to make the reddish-brown color please join in. I'm looking for a metallic/candy/pearl. Any of these.

Thanks Greg for following along and the nice words!

Thanks Steve!

No I wish I could. I do have something else in mind for this one. This isn't going to be a replica, I was inspired by the 1:1 pictures.

Thanks Ron and Jim!

Has anyone used Dupli-Color Paint Shop Primer? It comes in a quart for around $20(US). It doesn't say high build or filler so I'm wondering if it's a thin primer?

Beautiful job on this! The paint looks real nice and I like the wheels.

Awesome job Jeff! The stance looks great.

Thanks Geoff! Thanks Jeff for the pictures. It looks like you angled the front of the frame up a bit to lower the front suspension. I actually like how yours looks more then what I did. I'm just going to leave mine since it's all in primer now. All your Willys' are beautiful! I hope mine looks half as nice when it's done. A small update - I started mixing the House Of Kolors paints today. The red-brown isn't an easy color to make but I'm in the ball park. Mike.

Thanks for the nice words! Jeff - Do you have a picture of the frame you cut to lower your Willys? I'm curious what approach you took. Mike.

Thanks guys! I did one more thing to the body. I added a piece of 1mm styrene along the bottom, behind the rear wheel openings to more closely match the 1:1 Willys in the pictures in my first post and others I've seen.

I found pictures online of a reddish-brown '41 Willys that inspired this build. This build won't be an exact replica but I'm trying to capture some of the details. I modified the firewall by adding three 1mm pieces of styrene and I added the details on the ends. I had to add the styrene to the floor so it'll line up. I also modified the hood latch area to resemble the 1:1. I removed the door hinges, side molding and filled in the holes for the door handles. I found a set of mirrors that I should have soon. I forgot to take pictures with the original firewall so if anyone has a picture of an unbuilt Revell '41 Willys Street Rod I won't mind if you can post it here. This kit sits rather high in front so I raised the upper control arms about 3.5 mm and flipped the part with the lower control arms over to lower the suspension. The steering links had to be raised on the spindles to clear the chassis. Since I built out the firewall I'll have to move the motor forward a bit so I extended the motor mounts on the chassis. The rear wheel openings are really large on this kit. I want them to match the 1:1 Willys in the pictures. I added 1mm stryene sheet and built the sides out with some .5mm styrene and shaped them. After the putty was sanded I applied some primer. I'll be painting this with a mix House Of Kolors KBC07 Root Beer and KBC11 Apple Red Kandy Base Coat over BC07 Gamma Gold to give it a reddish-brown shade. I'll post more pictures soon.

The cowl induction bulge does look a bit too short on the snap kit. I like the AMT glue '70 Chevelle. The side bulges won't be too hard to correct and the rest of the body, including the cowl induction bulge, looks about right.

Thanks guys! This snap kit is actually pretty nice. It's basic shape is based on the old glue kit but the molding is nice and sharp. If the hood was cut out it could be combined with the glue kit and look real nice. Here are some pictures I took with the MPC glue kit I built last year. The glue kit is painted Testors Hugger Orange and is more red looking than this snap kit I just built.

Is it .020 x.020 square plastic or .020 half round or something else?

What did you use to make the black weatherstrip on the leading edge of the fenders?

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments! Have a Merry Christmas!