Mattilacken Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) This is my long term project and I make this thread partly to remember my plan and ideas. The Plan has always been inspired by the Roadkill Muscle Truck, 2wd nice stance and a nice looking engine with a manual gearbox. some parts have always bugged me about this kit.. or most of it. So most parts will be modified or replaced.. to start with wheels and tires, engine and gearbox, rear axle, tailgate, bumpers all around, and the interior. Hum, easier to say what’s left. The body and frame is still there, parts of it😂 the front bumper is designed for my old K5 blazer but I printed it to see if it would fit this build. Engine is my version of a LS3 found on Grabcad with T56. Rear axle is a Ford 9 inch. I also have a firebird in pieces that where suppose to donor parts but it most likely won’t do so. front axle is my own design based on a c5 layout. The rear axle might also get a 4link since the leaf springs are not that good looking and hard to adjust to get the right ride height. Second engine in the pics are a l79 that used to be my engine of choice. Edited February 16 by Mattilacken 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.1/16th Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Looks good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.1/16th Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 We’re did you get the front suspension parts for this kit at🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) 5 hours ago, Mr.1/16th said: We’re did you get the front suspension parts for this kit at🤔 I engineered it. A arms and upright I found on Grabcad and modified them to work for scale work, i made the crossmember and made sure everything worked. And then I printed them Edited February 16 by Mattilacken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.1/16th Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I used the front clip off the 1/16th scale “Moving On Van” to get the correct look for this project, big fan of 3D parts they can make now a days! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Mr.1/16th said: I used the front clip off the 1/16th scale “Moving On Van” to get the correct look for this project, big fan of 3D parts they can make now a days! Great work there, looks great! I was looking at some of your builds on here and I like them allot! BTW. The links below your post does not go to the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 Made a new tailgate for this project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Man. That resin engine has some detail! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) Interesting project! I like the engine most of all! Tail gate and front bumper looks great too! Edited February 18 by Sergey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 On 2/17/2024 at 8:56 PM, Mike C. said: Man. That resin engine has some detail! Yes both of them have, but the L79 have full detail so i had to reduce it even to be able to print it in 1/25 as well I did put roller rockers on it but did not correct that al the valves are closed. The LS have great external details. Both are modeled from 1:1 engines in 1:1 and i scaled them down. 12 hours ago, Sergey said: Interesting project! I like the engine most of all! Tail gate and front bumper looks great too! Thanks Sergey! Engines are nice, Both of them are detailed as mentioned, but i do like the look of the LS better than the L79. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted Tuesday at 08:37 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 08:37 PM Made some progress now when the Porsche is done. roof is sanded and primed to look for imperfections. Front suspension is in. Next is to drill and tap them so I can have them turning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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