Mahogany Rush Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) My modified version of the 66 Fleetside kit. Had some Orange paint, so why not a Harley-Davidson themed 4x4? If you have built or are going to build this kit, pay attention to the HOOD! 4 piece that I had a hard time with because I painted all 4 pieces first, DO NOT DO THAT! Stripped it all the way back to plastic and assembled all 4 pieces, puttied, sanded and then painted. Much better fit, although it still isn't perfect, but why start now huh? Anyways, decided to go 4x4 because it's in my blood I guess. The stock truck just wasn't too appealing, although I love the body style. Seen a longbed modded one on this board that was awesome, outta my league though. The shocks were made with styrene rod inserted into styrene tube and painted orange. Worked ok for me as I wanted to see them along with the differential covers. Loved the wood decal in the bed, so I used it. Made the rear tube bumper out of...yes, styrene rod. Paint was just Rustoleum Orange with one coat of Rustoleum Clear. Nothing fancy here, Lost a door handle in the process. Original stock tires compared to the new ones from Scenes Unlimited. Edited May 2, 2017 by Mahogany Rush
TarheelRick Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Oh man, that is too pretty, needs to be dripping mud. Nice conversion and a clean build I like it.
mikemodeler Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 that is nice! did you use the 84 GMC chassis or did you build your own?
espo Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Great looking 4X4. Thanks for the tip on the hood. The tires look perfect. I would consider a touch of paint or a wash on the bead locks on the wheels.
Mahogany Rush Posted May 2, 2017 Author Posted May 2, 2017 Oops, forgot the front parking lights. I didn't paint the beadlocks because it would make the rims "appear" smaller to me and I wanted to keep the black/orange theme as mush as possible. I tried that Chevy shortbed chassis, but the body did not fit very good, so I used the 66 kit for most. I made my own differentials by gluing the pumpkins on some, you guessed it, styrene rod so that they would be a bit wider. I used some Harley stickers and did not clear over them. They may not last. Thanx for looking.
dieseldawg142 Posted May 13, 2017 Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) .... Edited May 10, 2018 by dieseldawg142
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