Zippi Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) 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 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 What a BEAST! 👍😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Super cool my Friend... Great job👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, SpikeSchumacher said: What a BEAST! 👍😉 Thanks. Yeah it's a big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, TransAmMike said: Super cool my Friend... Great job👍👍 Thanks Buddy. I knew you would like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Great looking monster truck Bob . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 2 hours ago, cobraman said: Great looking monster truck Bob . Thanks Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Very nicely done, I much prefer the older truck's body on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Cool build Bob and nice wip. Well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 4 hours ago, XYHARRY said: Cool build Bob and nice wip. Well done. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Thanks David. This one took a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! Thanks Chris. I'm happy with how it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Sweet build! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Mattilacken said: Sweet build! Love it! Thanks Anton. I thought it turned out pretty kewl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grodudulle77 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Very nice build, awesome work !! 👍😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 10 hours ago, grodudulle77 said: Very nice build, awesome work !! 👍😀 Thanks Philippe. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 That's one impressive bad boy Bob. Great use of both kits. Looks pretty nice in that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray wes Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Wow! Great build Bob!! Love everything about it. Color choice is spot on. Great work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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