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I kind of thought you already had this figured out but was not sure. Your chassis looks great, very nice work here.

Great looking build. Lots of good equipment rolling around in the bed and the bucket and arm look good. I always like how your work trucks have the look of a truck that only gets washed if it rains.

Great looking well used work truck. I like the bow in the overhead rack. Just the right amount of ageing and the same for the dirty tire treads.

Nasty Looking, and I mean that in the best way possible. Great looking paint and the stance is just right.

I like the color change and making it into a hardtop changes the look also. Nicely done interior. The tires and wheels showing the disc brakes look good.

Looks great. I like the Metal Flake paint finish. Nice job on the instrumented Dash.

I agree on the shape of these early Chevrolets. A couple of thoughts on the chassis. I foresee that the drive shaft tunnel may have to be raised to clear the drive shaft with the rear suspension set so low. Not sure if this is the final rid height for the rear suspension but the lower control arms are resting on the frame and leave no suspension travel. Looking at the finished model up on all four tires this wouldn't show but if you are displaying the chassis at all it would be visible. I like the old water cooler on the side window, these worked better than you might think especially with some ice in the water.

I think whether you like it or not this is a work of Art and Engineering. While it doesn't appeal that much to myself I still appreciate the efforts that were put into building this. This guy is a very good at bringing many parts from many different sources together to build the chassis and engine. The body, well that is Art for sure. Just like not everyone likes the same Painting that doesn't mean it's not good Art.

I personally would not use Super Clean in this application based on my personal experience. I say my experience since there may be others who have used it with no problems. I used Super Clean in an effort to strip a failed paint job. Within 24 hours the resin body I was striping turned to mush and there was no way to save it. This could have been to long of an exposure or something to do with the resin used. What I have used with no problems are two different products. Most often I'll use Simple Green or Whitley's White Wall tire cleaner. In both cases I then give the part a bath in Dawn Dish Soap and an old tooth brush. I suggest that the water used be no warmer than say 70 or 80 degrees, I feel this will prevent any changes to the bodies shape.

So many body modifications that all flow together so well you have to study the shape to see them all. Outstanding scratch built frame. The paint finish is really smooth looking. This model looks like one of the high end builds out of some 1:1 shop.

Beautiful looking pick up. The stance is just right and the wheels and tires look perfect for this.

Very clean looking truck. I like how you detailed the engine and the exhaust looks cool also. I also like the way you changed the grill, what type of material did you use ?

Great looking day 2 build. Very nicely detailed trim. Not many remember the black rubber around the vent windows.

Beautiful looking Shoe Box. This has to be one of the cleanest stock '49 builds I can remember. I personally like the kit it's self and the subject. As a child I went with my father to pick up our new '49 Ford four door so as you can guess I have a special place for these cars. Except for a few details off the model, this looks as good as the real thing.

Speaking about Fieros, I remember a few years ago that several Fiero owners were putting Cadillac North Star engines in the stock location. May not be as impressive as a Pro Street Machine, but I think it would be fast and practical at the same time.

That Geo Metro is just to cool, especially with the little dog in the drivers lap.

I think the smaller tail lights might look better with the "Tail Dragger" theme you're going for. You don't want the tail lights to become the most outstanding styling feature. They would look good on a build that uses a few other later model Ford styling elements. With the bed railing exhaust system you were looking at the smaller tail lights would work better also.

Thank you for sharing. A lot of late model cars, but the earlier cars are sometimes more interesting.

Nice clean looking build. I like the somewhat subdued colors, good cruiser look.

Beautiful looking build. The finish on the rear window conversion looks like it could have been stock. Nicely detailed engine also.

I'm glad you included some construction photos, nice to see all that went into this build. The finished model looks great and the body lines all flow like a factory type body would.

I like your color choice . Unusual paint stand, does the body ever stick to the plate ?

Great link. I really enjoyed the music also. Nothing like Booker T & the MG's , Hip Hugger and Green Onions were my favorites.

I have used Floral Stern Wire from Hobby Lobby. The 18 inch length wires are 22 ga. They can be easily bent by hand and they may even offer larger gauge wire. The 22 ga. wire may not be strong enough to position the other craft.

The chances of the Decals not lifting are somewhere between slim and none. I'd suggest trying another method of getting the stripes you want.