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Browsing the truck porn thread on the ratsun forum yesterday and saw this

 

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k411/Tammy0047/maxresdefault 2.jpg

Wow super cool!

 

Thx for the comments guys. I had to put this on hold for a bit. Wife has me renovating the main bathroom. Installing new sheetrock at the moment and mudding the joints. Figured how hard could it be to get a wall smooth when I can get a kit to look like glass...... Apparently not the same thing LMAO.

 

Anyways I will hopefully get back at this in the near future. In the meantime I finished the frame.

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Edited by Brent
Posted

WOW!  that looks great!  

 

I can't wait to see more progress!  I could come by and help with the drywall, if it would help to get you back to building!  lol.  but you'd have to pay for the air fare.

 

 

Posted

Thanks again.

LOL The way I'm throwing money away on mud it might be cheaper to fly you up LOL. Seems like I put it all on then end up sanding it all off again....;-)

Posted

Excellent work Brent!  Love to see something considered a truck that isn't jacked 3 feet in the air to stuff 30's under it (ie. recent Garage Squad).

One suggestion if you're interested would be to open up the rear window to full-size of the opening so the glass sits flush with the body, maybe with dark tint.

Looking forward to seeing this one.

  • 2 months later...
Posted

Thx for the comments guys and following along. With this new government up here in Canada the province of Alberta is hurtin pretty bad. My business is feeling the pinch and I haven't been in the mood for building. I did sit down this weekend and tried plugging away a bit. Felt good to get my mind somewhere else.

Exhaust is done. Wasn't enough room for mufflers so after scratching my head for a while came up with this idea. Mechanical dumps with some parts box mufflers. Went out the side of the body for the exhaust exit (I have always loved that look).

Posted

Such a  nerve wracking stage in the build. You spend all this time on a chassis and the paint job can either compliment your work or wreck it.  I should known better than to not paint the body first. LOL

As for color I went with what I was going to do in the first place with an added stripe. Started the multi step paint process today. Primed, interior painted, masked and first stripe color painted. Will wait a few days for the next step in the process.

  • 2 months later...
Posted

I finally finished this one, had big plans for the paint job but messed it up. So went back to basics and got it off the bench.:-(

Posted

I finally finished this one, had big plans for the paint job but messed it up. So went back to basics and got it off the bench.:-(

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Still VERY cool looking!!  and well executed!!

Posted

The only issue I see is the edge of the yellow stripe. You could pick up some colored decal film and cut you some stripes to cover the paint break?

It's a real fine build though Brent. Very nicely done.

Posted

Thx guys, this was the repaint shown, didnt quite get it right as well.

Interesting idea with decal film. thx.

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