1937 Ford Pickup Monster Truck

[Zippi]

I got the Tamiya X-22 Clear airbrushed on earlier.  I'll let it set for about an hour then put it in the Dehydrator for a few hrs.  This Tamiya clear takes a long time to totally cure out but once it's dry I'll wet sand and polish it out.  

[ksnow]

That body color will look great against the chassis. Excellent choice of colors again.

[Zippi]

48 minutes ago, ksnow said:

That body color will look great against the chassis. Excellent choice of colors again.

Thank's Kyle.  Yes Sir, the Tangerine and Gun Metal do look good together.  

[Zippi]

I have the body wet sanded and polished.  Now the assembly starts.  I'm going to start with the rear view mirror on the windshield.  I hate trying to install these mirrors.  

[slusher]

 Nice work Bob, I see you have your,, Ford sitting right at home on the monster truck chassis.

[Zippi]

2 hours ago, slusher said:

 Nice work Bob, I see you have your,, Ford sitting right at home on the monster truck chassis.

Thanks Carl.  Yeah, it's working out pretty good.

[David G.]

The paint looks really good Bob.

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the pairing of that chassis and body.

It sort of reminds me of one I saw years ago, a VW bug on a similar chassis.

Don't get me wrong, I like where you're going with it. It's just very unique... attention grabbing.

David G.

[Zippi]

35 minutes ago, David G. said:

The paint looks really good Bob.

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the pairing of that chassis and body.

It sort of reminds me of one I saw years ago, a VW bug on a similar chassis.

Don't get me wrong, I like where you're going with it. It's just very unique... attention grabbing.

David G.

Thanks Dave.  When I started this project I had the old 37 Ford Little Big Foot in mind which served as a Marmon-Herrington 4WD prototype for a US military vehicle.  Then I saw the old 37 Chevy pulling truck called "Orange Blossom Special" and briefly headed in that direction.  I have my 66 Chevy Monster truck setting in front of me on the work bench so that's what got me where I'm at today.  A fellow over on my Youtube channel said it reminded him of the old "Outlaw 35" Monster truck from back in the late 80's.  

Edited March 21, 2024 by Zippi

[Zippi]

I got the front and rear glass installed.  The back rubber gasket around the glass was painted with Tamiya XF-85 Rubber Black and the front gasket was hit with a black sharpie.  Installing the rear view mirror went pretty good this time around.   

[Scott Eriksen]

Looks great Zip...I watched your video on it ,,that silver almost looks like the Antique Silver I used on the Transtar

[Zippi]

35 minutes ago, Scott Eriksen said:

Looks great Zip...I watched your video on it ,,that silver almost looks like the Antique Silver I used on the Transtar

Thanks Scott.  It kinda looks silver but it's called Gun Metal.  Have you got your Transtar pic posted here?  Never mind, found it.  Awesome looking build dude.

Edited March 21, 2024 by Zippi

[Steve H]

Wow, lots of progress here Bob. Looking great, those colours work well together. It’s a beast!

[Zippi]

9 hours ago, Steve H said:

Wow, lots of progress here Bob. Looking great, those colours work well together. It’s a beast!

Thanks Steve.  Yup, I'm liking the color combo as well.  

[Rattlecan Dan]

oooOOO Yer doin it to it! Gonna be another one of yer classic builds, I can see that.

[Zippi]

2 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

oooOOO Yer doin it to it! Gonna be another one of yer classic builds, I can see that.

I appreciate ya man.  Thanks.

[David G.]

This is shaping up to be an absolutely gorgeous build Bob.

David G.

[Zippi]

41 minutes ago, David G. said:

This is shaping up to be an absolutely gorgeous build Bob.

David G.

Yes Sir.  I think it's going as planned. Thanks.

[bluestringer]

Looking really good Bob. Nice work.

[Zippi]

35 minutes ago, bluestringer said:

Looking really good Bob. Nice work.

Thanks James.  Can't wait to get back on this build and get it finished up.

[slusher]

Bob, that old military truck looks like a good build subject for you,  Great progress and work, very sharp looking 37 Ford!

[Pierre Rivard]

Way cool and creative project. Wonderful example of out of box thinking, and I do like the cow catcher.

[Zippi]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

Bob, that old military truck looks like a good build subject for you,  Great progress and work, very sharp looking 37 Ford!

Thanks Carl.  The Militay truck is what this build started out as and it slowly changed to what I have now.

[Zippi]

56 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Way cool and creative project. Wonderful example of out of box thinking, and I do like the cow catcher.

Much obliged Pierre.  The jury is still out on the cow catcher.

[Zippi]

I'm calling this one done fellows.

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