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Talk about not being Tech Savvy, my wife has to rest the clock in my car twice a year when we have the time change. I only have a cell phone so that Telemarketers can reach me about the latest and greatest whatever's they have to offer.

As for the "Six Lug" issue. There has to be a ton of Black Widow 6 lug wheels sitting in parts boxes all over the Forum. With the deep set outers it should be fairly easy to create the wheels if they are a must have. I like how you setup the cab mounts.

Outstanding work on the distributer, it looks better than most aftermarket units I've been buying. The interior is very realistic looking also.

Except for the Lug Nut count those look about as close as you could get for wheels.

You didn't mention the conversion to front wheel drive. That and the forward cab are an interesting idea. Well done.

Great build idea for this kit. I have seen this little truck on the weekly program and really like the look. If this has been built like their customer's car it should be a fun little hauler. I would double check what all they had done to the engine since I think it has been changed from stock. Try and replicate that engine and the wheels are a big part of its appearance also.

I would think about doing the body side trim with a flat aluminum paint to keep it looking weathered like the rest of the body. Maybe check the rear Axle placement as it looks like it is set to far forward, or it maybe the angle of the picture.

You might want to check under Car Kit News/Review section as this was talked about there not to long ago. The general consensus was that the Body Side Trim going from rear to front goes up hill starting at the door when the 1:1 stays at a more level travel. The "C" Pillar is a little oversized being to wide viewed from the side. The "C" Pillar might be more trouble than it's worth to repair. The Chrome Trim cold be removed and use some Plasatruct used to create new moldings.

I like your interior setup. A little trimming of the side bolsters and maybe a notch to clear the drive shaft tunnel and it should look almost factory.

Some people are just so "Self Centered" they don't even think about their actions and how they effect everyone else around them. They are SPECIAL and the rest of use just need to get over it.

This looks great. Perfect detailing everywhere you look. I like the very light trail dust on the lower body. Very realistic looking roof rack.

Beautiful looking builds Tulio. You could almost add the '58 model Fords since the body changes were no more radical than the '56 to the '57 were.

I have built a few Woody's and Truck bed floors. For the lighter colored wood I'll start with light shade of tan or beige. Then dry brush a very little bit of a darker shade to look like wood grain. For a top coat I'll use some Clear Yellow. The darker portion I'll start with a some what darker brown and again add some graining effect followed by Clear Orange like you would use for a side marker on a late model vehicle. With a little practice it can look pretty convincing especially with a coat of Clear sprayed over it all.

I like your engine detailing. We saw a large number of 2CV's while on vacation in Northern Michigan's Travers City a couple of years ago. They were have a national club meeting I guess.

Those Tail Lights sure stand out more than they should. Your idea of removing the back side of the body sockets may be the best, that way you can set them at the depth you want them at. As for removing any scratches on the Red Lenses I have used Future floor polish and it even adds a little for shine to the lens. Lately I have been using Google Images to look at pictures of 1:1 cars like what I'm working on. Some will show modified cars as well as stock. What I find is that little details in the trim can be seen as it should be and often not what the model appears to be.

Major body work going on. I like your Clamshell Hood design. At some point you're going to have to address the Wheel Openings and this may set the entire theme of your build at that point. Look forward to seeing what all you do with this build.

Outstanding buy. Driving a car like this activates the pleasure centers in your brain and all the other problems of the world go away. How do I know ? When I retired in '05 I bought a new '05 GTO 6 speed in Black Metallic with Black Leather interior. Added everything I could find in the Pedders catalog for the suspension with TSW Wheels and oversized tires. I would suggest you buy a Radar Detector and learn to keep an eye on the Rear View Mirror. Enjoy, you earned.

Some days I feel pretty good about life and others you just wonder is this all there is. Usually I just feel like a young man trapped in this old body. 74 in June and still no Toe Tag.

Just had the same problem on my latest build. Not that it should matter but I was using Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red and just needed a little touchup around the windshield wipers. I have used a short drinking straw to spray just a little paint into a small cup. I only used just a very short shot from the spray can and I had more than enough to touch up my Bobo. I held the straw tight against the spray nozzle and had no problem with leakage between the straw and the nozzle.

What are your build plans for this ?

I like the style in which you are building this '36 especially the interior.

I have enjoyed reading everyone's opinions on NASCAR and the France family and all the other aspects concerning what may or may not happen with NASCAR. Until a few years ago I had been an avid NASCAR fan going back to the early 1960's. Many things have changed thru the years and it seems that the more resent changes have not been better for the sport and is not working to attract any new fans either. When NASCAR built the new track here in Kansas we bought season tickets and had them for several years before we just stopped seeing the value in the expense. To be fair a lot had todo with the seats that were far to narrow for a bunch of sweaty bodies to sit in the hot sun for hours and have the person next to you blowing their smoke everywhere, it really had become a very unpleasant experience. The changes to the format of the races themselves have done nothing to improve my desire to even watch the races anymore. I liken the staged races of today with the way Football Games are stopped while the TV stations are on commercial break or even the seventh inning stretch thing. I would hope that they would return to Racing. Start with lightly modified showroom stock type cars. My personal preference would be Domestic only cars but that may no longer be a possibility. The race should run for the distance stated and only stopped for a Red Flag events such as a safety issue on track, not because someone's burger wrapper is flying around. The staged racing of today reminds me of short track racing with a couple of heat races to qualify for the main event. That was replaced years ago with 2 lap qualifications based on time to set the lineup for the race. They just need to get back to racing and leave the rest of the ongoing drama for reality TV.

I think I better understand the color names now. The reason the Fawn Beige comes to my mind as a Lt. Metallic color was that in '61 my step mother was grinding my father very very hard for a new Chevrolet in that color. I haven't cared much for either every since. I do remember seeing a few '60's that were mostly the Bel Air models in the Beige color with the Copper interior and I always thought it was a great color combination. I didn't mean to side track your build over a question of color. I think your build looks like something Chevrolet could or should have marketed at that time.

Thank you for sharing your pictures. So many outstanding builds and the level of detail and finish is outstanding.

I have built a couple of them and they are actually very nice kits. As Snake45 pointed out some modifications would be needed to make a more main stream model. I have a future build of a standard SS with a small block. The trunk lid just needs the upper trim molding added between the tail lights, the engine call outs on the fender removed, and I'll be using the Small Block from the Revell Nova SS to complete the conversion. Beyond that the differences are minimal. Good luck with your build, I'd like to see what you do with it.