Lead City Customs

[chris chabre]

AWESOME BUILDS! what color did you use on the 409s valve covers and intake?

[Cool Hand]

11 hours ago, Lowlife ! ! said:

Yes the 57 looks cool with the modern rims, think I'd give it a slight rake though ?

Looking forward to more ( but get the drift Stang in next eh ? )  ?

Yeah maybe a bit of tail down on the 57.

Soon mate soon, LOL

 

3 hours ago, chris chabre said:

what color did you use on the 409s valve covers and intake?

Used Mr Hobby Super Metallic 2 from the 10ml jars

 

Valve covers, Super Chrome Silver 2 and Intake, Super Fine Silver 2.  I thin it 1:1 with Mr Levelling Thinner and apply with airbrush at around 20psi

 

Edited January 13, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Cool Hand]

Next on the bench from the parking lot.

[Cool Hand]

To fit the wheels to the Sunny, some chassis modifications where needed.

Started by doing a quick rough layout. Which was used to help scratch build a new back half frame. 

 

No pictures of building the frame, but here is a comparison between oob chassis and modified back half.

Modified the diff with some new brass axle tubes.  Also modified the front cross member and scratch built some new struts and stub axles to allow for the fitment of the aftermarket wheels and lower the stance

Once all that was done was able to make some wheels tubs out of plastic cylinder containers.

Used part of the bed floor and sheet styrene to raise the floor up and over the frame. 

And that is where the build stalled out. Thinking il work on getting the interior components painted and detailed first. Then il go back to finishing the chassis work. Once all that is done, should be able work on exterior details and get it complete.

 

 

Edited January 13, 2022 by Cool Hand

[FLHCAHZ]

Nice work on the mods.  It looks factory.

[Bullybeef]

Your bodywork is flawless, you would never tell that the bed floor had been modified ?

[NOBLNG]

Nice work on modifying the frame and suspension, and you did a beautiful job of tubbing that bed!?

[chris chabre]

thanks for the paint info Luke! The Sunny looks killer! as do the others!

[Spottedlaurel]

Great to see the Sunny Truck now making progress Luke. Your lowering job is very thorough! I didn't have to go through such radical surgery when I did mine, I managed to work with the standard truck bed and arches.

This is a lovely kit, so delicate and characteristic of the real thing (I owned a 1:1 2-door saloon until last summer, and a 4-door back in the '90s).

[Cool Hand]

Thanks for the comments on the Sunny.

 

18 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Your lowering job is very thorough! I didn't have to go through such radical surgery when I did mine, I managed to work with the standard truck bed and arches.

Yeah its the price to pay for wanting a lowered stance with aftermarket wheels. 

 

 

18 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

This is a lovely kit, so delicate and characteristic of the real thing

Agree super nice kit, Hasegawa produce some great quality kits.

Edited January 14, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Cool Hand]

Wasnt really feeling the oob box seats.

 

So went and looked in the Aoshima spare parts to dig out some of my favourite seats.

 

And as I done on the recent GC10 Skyline build, removed the head rests.

 

Bit to wide on the base so had to narrow them up a bit.

 

Much prefer the low back bucket style seats.

 

And same usual boring process done, preparing and applying surfacer.

 

 

 

Edited January 14, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Cool Hand]

Whilst waiting on the surfacer to dry, starting working on the rear suspension.

Used 1.6mm rod when I first set the ride height.

 

Scratch built some airbags to go over the rod. 

[Cool Hand]

Finished up roughing in the rear suspension.

Found a scratch built air tank and compressor in my spare parts, so only had to make the solenoids.

[Cool Hand]

Chassis painted and partially assembled.

 

 

 

Started to assemble interior, just need to detail the dash.  

 

 

[Cool Hand]

Dash detailed, havent decided on the steering wheel yet.

[Steve H]

Very crisp! That’s a great looking interior Luke, and nice work on the rear suspension. Looks like you are getting close… I definitely need to get one of these little trucks. I’ve seen a handful built, and like them all. Loving the low stance.

Cheers, Steve

[Beamerman]

Great work and building idea´s! Very nice...keep going!

[chris chabre]

LOVE what you did with everything so far!!!

[Cool Hand]

15 hours ago, Steve H said:

Very crisp! That’s a great looking interior Luke, and nice work on the rear suspension. Looks like you are getting close… I definitely need to get one of these little trucks. I’ve seen a handful built, and like them all. Loving the low stance.

Cheers, Steve

Thanks Steve.

Yeah on the home stretch. Very cool little ute's, worth getting a couple for sure, quick easy fun builds.

 

10 hours ago, Beamerman said:

Great work and building idea´s! Very nice...keep going!

Thanks D, hoping I can keep the motivation and momentum on going.

 

9 hours ago, chris chabre said:

LOVE what you did with everything so far!!!

Thanks Chris.

[Cool Hand]

Got the foil work done.

Last wip update for the Sunny, will be Under Glass in a few days.

[Cool Hand]

As seen else where the Sunny is complete, just need to do a photo shoot.

And as per usual teaser pic before Under Glass.

 

[Cool Hand]

Next up on the bench from the parking lot.

Have dreaded doing the BMF ever since it was painted, probably why it stalled. But after completing a few builds recently I feel confident to tackle the foil work now ive had a bit of practice. 

 

 

[David G.]

Spectacular work on all of these!

Thank you for taking time to share them with us.

David G.

[Erik Smith]

Great work! Spectacular paint jobs and super clean building. Thanks for taking the time to show us your work. 

[Lunajammer]

I really appreciate your presentations here. Your excellent, clean photos do a lot of talking.