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I have one question though, how would I weather the shop logo on the door???
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I have the entire semi to rip apart for whatever i could need, the bed will be built to the chassis once it`s extended a little,and a shop name on the door is in order.Alrightie.
For a wrecker boom, you could rob one from the Lindberg '34 Ford closed-cab pickup kit. You can trim the upright supports to adjust the angle of the boom. You could also scratchbuild one from Plastruct or Evergreen styrene. You'll need a bed or platform for the boom to attach to- cut down an existing kit part to suit, or make one up. Since you said the grille is from a semi, you could make one to resemble the wrecker body on a heavy-duty wrecker. A smaller version of the body on AMT's Peterbilt 359, or something like that. Or you could make one to resemble a period (1930's) wrecker body. Look around online for images of original '30's wreckers, some of them came with pretty cool looking Art Deco-styled wrecker bodies, and you could try to duplicate something similar.
Dual rear wheels and cab lights might be in order- they'd help tie the semi grille into the total theme. An air horn wouldn't be out of the question either. A shop name or some other type of artwork on the doors would be a nice touch as well.
None of these are requirements, really, just suggestions. And since it's a rat rod, there's really no 'wrong' way to do it. Unless you plan to graft the back end of a Grand Am and the front of an Alero to your cab.
A few 'visual aids' that might help...
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30`sWhat kind of truck will the end result be? Are you using a '20's/'30's cab? Or something a little newer, like from the '60's?
forgot to add that the grille is from a 1/32 semi
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I need ideas on what parts to use, i already some stuff gathered up for it, but not enough. If it helps i`m scratch building the body,using a NASCAR chassis, a Hemi engine, and torq-thrust for wheels, please help a rookie out.
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well, i didn`t know that lolNot all 9-series widebody Porsches are 930s. It's entirely possible to put 930 flares and a whale tail on a 911 to get the look.
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it`s a 930, not 911
just letting you know...
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LOLcan't get enough rust.
its my new favorite color. keep on junkin. -
here are some pics of my actual car, 30 years ago and now, for reference
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i got bored and went a little overboard on the rust.....
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the rebuild is all but finished , i`ll try to get some pics uploaded tomorrow.
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iv`e seen actual trucks with that bend here in my area, looks like a redneck truck with that frame...lol.Great job and keep it up.Thank you again for attention. I like it. I am a littlebit proud of the result. He will find a place on a diorama - parking on the street, so the bad side of it will be not in the view.
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that`s about the truth, we had a small gas can pumping gas direct to the carb and an over sized semi battery, so the hood was left half open, but she still went with her 1994 tagsI keep telling you guys, these cars will make it right through World War 3 and back.
And they have the handling to boot. On regular gas. Unlike this overhyped Muscle Car rubbish.
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i would but i don`t have an ebay account,what shows do you attend??No problem, glad I found it!
I think that's the only one on there right now, but do a "saved search" for screechosorus and eBay will email you when one comes up...had I known, the same vendor that's been at the last three shows I attended had one, pretty cheap (I think $15-20)
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it is a rat rod, i put the title of the kit i started with..lolme likes it...but wouldnt call it a streetrod...me think its a ratrod...
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who makes that kit?The Nascar body is a very nice base to do the street stock version....most of the major rework will be the wheel openings and getting those bulges over them out and making the distintive trim in them.the rest will be easy, doing the Lincoln Mark V will be a little more involved.....but what a car!!!!....now the bug bite me and will have to find one of these Nascar Thunderbirds for sure to do the project.
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it needs "deslammed" meaning the grille needs fixed along with other parts, but could probably be made to work. thanks for the link jeff
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with that said, my car that has been sitting since 1994, started and moved under its own power, despite a busted radiator, bad brakes,junk carb,and a trashy muffler, it moved from storage to our house, then back to storage with few problemsCars from this era still don't get the exposure they deserve.
They were not nearways as bad or ugly as common folklore wants us to believe.
This Thunderbird:
has paced each and every stockcar race in Holland since it was bought new in 1978 and is still used today. I don't even want to know how many races it has paced, or what the current mileage is. It is also used to haul a trailer full of equipment back and forth between the various tracks.
The only thing I have ever seen going wrong with it was a snapped fanbelt on a pace lap.
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i know, if you find one send me the linkI was just looking thru the 33! pages of "resin" listed under automotive models on eBay, and saw 1or 2 of these Flintstone Astros.
Now searching specifically for it/them, I can't find 'em!
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The windows would have to be cut out,scratch build interior and windows,but it would workHere are some (not the best quality) pics I took of the Jimmy Flintstone Screechasaurus body:
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The first gen is the one we have, we have a 1990The Astro Van was introduced around 1985 and ran for nearly 20 years. It was very boxy and it took GM a few years to realize that FWD vans were the ones soccer moms wanted to drive, not some truck derivitive.
Aoshima had an Astro van, curbside I believe, and is kinda pricy. They pop up from time to time on eBay and might be available from HLJ.
The one in the first post is of a first generation Astro van, later model years had composite headlamps.
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I love that box art! We just got my 1:1 car out today,and it moved under its own power ,not kidding the old 302 still firedEvery time I suggest something like this, I get shouted down.
I even made a fake box art for it.
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Never had seen one,sorry lolBobby Allison drove Bud Moore's 77 T-Bird, Not Torino!!
the other mag showed one of the Lindberg 1/32 scale built as the Nascar!!
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I bought one for $2 dollars at a local flea market.Revellogram 1997 Dale Earnhardt Monte Carlo , had decals and everything except the engine(oh well)Nice work from a 13 year old! A lot of the shows I have attended have NASCAR models for $5 and even cheaper near the end of the show. Seems a lot of builders don't want to build the old ones any more and just want to clear out their collections. Maybe you could get an adult to take you to a near by show if you keep your eye on the schedule. The local hobby store is a good place to start. Sounds like you are already half way there. Good luck and don't get discouraged.
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Nice cars Niko. Good work
its my new favorite color. keep on junkin. 
Greased Lightning as paint stripper?
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we bought ten gallons of it on sale at Lowe`s and i want to know if it will strip paint and glue.