Old afFORDable update 5/09/2018

[426 pack]

the plan for this biuld is affordable (something a teenager like me could afford and put a little money into here and there) so the paint won’t be the best there rust, parts from all sorts of different trucks and dents.

I have converted the front suspension to leaf springs and I am building a Dana 44 for the front axle and the rear end will have a Dana 60.

My inspiration.

Comments welcome.

Edited May 9, 2018 by 426 pack

[leafsprings]

Sounds like a great upgrade, IMO, looks better than a 2WD already! Were lucky Moebius gave us this long awaited body style in a longbed version so we can make  3/4 ton 4x4's possible.

Edited April 7, 2018 by leafsprings

[Mercuryman54]

Looks like a good start! good luck.

Dennis

[bill lanfear]

I like where your going with this....will be watching!

[disconovaman]

These wheels would suit the style build you are going for. "The farm boy" is always a cool look for this style truck. I'll be checking it out along the way...

http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-8-Lug-4X4-Wheels

[426 pack]

Thanks guys. 

12 minutes ago, disconovaman said:

These wheels would suit the style build you are going for. "The farm boy" is always a cool look for this style truck. I'll be checking it out along the way...

http://www.b-n-lresins.com/shoppingopencart/resin-cast-1-24-1-25-scale-model-8-Lug-4X4-Wheels

I would love to get some wheels like that. Where is BNL located?  

 

The transfer case is mounted and I got the 3 drive shafts biult. The back axle is out of a revell 91ford dually, the t case is from a amt 79 Firestone ford and the fron diff is from a revell 79 gmc.

[disconovaman]

I'm not sure where they're located but they have a Facebook page and a contract link. They sell all kinds of goodies.  

https://m.facebook.com/bnlresins/?ref=content_filter

[Rob Hall]

They also have a website.

http://www.b-n-lresins.com/index.html

[leafsprings]

Did anyone notice the same factory correct mirrors all 3 1:1 photos? Who wants to bet Moebius will give us these mirrors on their new 4x4 kit?

[426 pack]

4 hours ago, leafsprings said:

Did anyone notice the same factory correct mirrors all 3 1:1 photos? Who wants to bet Moebius will give us these mirrors on their new 4x4 kit?

I never notice that they had the same mirrors. It would be cool if the new 4x4 versionof the kit came with mirrors like them. I will be used a set of west coast mirrors on this truck though. 

I found a set of tires that I’m going to use. They are Yokohama mid diggers that are about 37 scale inches tall.

Edited April 11, 2018 by 426 pack

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, 426 pack said:

I found a set of tires that I’m going to use. They are Yokohama mid diggers that are about 37 scale inches tall.

 

Just the right size in my opinion! Looking good.

[426 pack]

27 minutes ago, NOBLNG said:

Just the right size in my opinion! Looking good.

Thanks.

 

I mocked up the 390 with a homemade air cleaner, short headers from a revell mustang and 427 valve covers.

The only problem is that the air cleaner is a little tall and hits the hood so I will make some shims so the hood will close more like this.

I think the unaligned hood will help give it the old farm truck look.

[426 pack]

Today I painted and weathered the frame and painted the motor.

I still need to weather the valve covers and air cleaner.  

 

I want the truck to look like it was just off-roading so I used some tamiya diorama texture paint. 

[NOBLNG]

Nice job, I'd swear that's real mud!

[426 pack]

On 2018-04-13 at 7:07 AM, NOBLNG said:

Nice job, I'd swear that's real mud!

Thanks. 

 

I haven’t got much done lately except for building the exhaust and picking a colour.

I will be doing something close to the Mohave tan.

[zaina]

Lookin good. Where did you get the tires?

[426 pack]

10 minutes ago, zaina said:

Lookin good. Where did you get the tires?

Thanks. 

The tires are from a tamiya Mitsubishi montero. It comes with 5 tires.

 

Edited April 19, 2018 by 426 pack

[426 pack]

I got the exhaust paint and weathered I also biult a steering stabilizer. 

I am going to use the bumper from the montero kit.

Edited April 20, 2018 by 426 pack

[Oldmopars]

I love where you are going with this, its looking good.

[426 pack]

I have dulled down the air cleaner and valve covers and painted and weathered the box.

[Mercuryman54]

Keep going, looking good!

Dennis

[426 pack]

I painted the truck and now I’m starting to weather it. I’m thinking of doing the passenger side door a different colour. What do you guys think?

[espo]

The truck looks like a mess, I love it. This looks like a well used truck.  

[426 pack]

Thanks.

I decided to paint the door red and it will have an old company logo on the side of it. 

the door still needs to be weathered.

[426 pack]

I biult a set of mud flaps I just need to paint them.

I still need to do more weathering and stuff.