1966 Chevy Monster Truck

[Zippi]

I kit bashed the AMT HotWheels Monster truck and the Revell 1966 Chevy Fleetside pickkup.  The business end is sporting an Iceman Collections 565 cubic inch Blown Supercharged Hemi engine with 1,800 HP.  The whole top of the tube chassis was cut off and what was left was shortened 3/4" to fit the wheelbase of the 66 Chevy pickup.  To many mods to mention.  Body paint is Tamiya acrylic X-10 Gun Metal which was polished and no clear coat.  Chassis was painted with Tamiya TS-56 Brilliant Orange.  The engine, MSD box, and battery was wired.  I pulled the bench seat out of the 66 and put the race seat in the middle of the cab to give the driver a better view when he jumps the cars.  The gauge cluster, race seat, peddles, and steering wheel were from the Hot Wheels Monster truck.   

WIP: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/179906-196066-chevy-pickup-bigboy/

 

 

 

Edited April 8, 2023 by Zippi

[SpikeSchumacher]

What a BEAST! ??

[TransAmMike]

Super cool my Friend... Great job??

[espo]

This is a great looking conversion from the stock pickup and has to be your most involved build yet. The paint finishes and colors all work together. 

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, SpikeSchumacher said:

What a BEAST! ??

Thanks.  Yeah it's a big one.

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, TransAmMike said:

Super cool my Friend... Great job??

Thanks Buddy.  I knew you would like it.

[Zippi]

59 minutes ago, espo said:

This is a great looking conversion from the stock pickup and has to be your most involved build yet. The paint finishes and colors all work together. 

Thanks David.  This one has more mods than I've ever done.  At times I wasn't sure If I could pull it off.

[cobraman]

Great looking monster truck Bob . 

[Zippi]

2 hours ago, cobraman said:

Great looking monster truck Bob . 

Thanks Ray.  

[Spottedlaurel]

Very nicely done, I much prefer the older truck's body on there.

[XYHARRY]

Cool build Bob and nice wip. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Zippi]

6 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said:

Very nicely done, I much prefer the older truck's body on there.

Thanks man.  Yup, I like the old stuff.  

[Zippi]

4 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Cool build Bob and nice wip. Well done.

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thanks David.  This one took a lot of work.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[Zippi]

40 minutes ago, ChrisR said:

Looks great!

Thanks Chris.  I'm happy with how it turned out.

[Steve H]

On 4/8/2023 at 12:05 PM, SpikeSchumacher said:

What a BEAST! ??

Yep, what Spike said! I think the red headlights are a simple but very effective touch. The Iceman hemi is perfect in it. Great build all round Bob!

Cheers, Steve

[Mattilacken]

Sweet build! Love it! 

[Zippi]

5 hours ago, Steve H said:

Yep, what Spike said! I think the red headlights are a simple but very effective touch. The Iceman hemi is perfect in it. Great build all round Bob!

Cheers, Steve

Thanks Steve.  I thought the red headlights would look good with the red butterflys.  

[Zippi]

1 hour ago, Mattilacken said:

Sweet build! Love it! 

Thanks Anton.  I thought it turned out pretty kewl.

[grodudulle77]

Very nice build, awesome work !! ??

[Zippi]

10 hours ago, grodudulle77 said:

Very nice build, awesome work !! ??

Thanks Philippe.  Much appreciated.

[happy grumpy]

That's one impressive bad boy Bob. Great use of both kits. Looks pretty nice in that color.

[Zippi]

15 minutes ago, happy grumpy said:

That's one impressive bad boy Bob. Great use of both kits. Looks pretty nice in that color.

Thanks Mario.  I enjoyed building this one.

[Stingray wes]

Wow! Great build Bob!! Love everything about it. Color choice is spot on. Great work!!!

[Zippi]

18 hours ago, Stingray wes said:

Wow! Great build Bob!! Love everything about it. Color choice is spot on. Great work!!!

Thanks Wes.  It was a lot of work and fun to build.  I'm a happy camper with how it turned out.