Zippi Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) After seeing the 1949 Ford truck called "Old Smoky" that ran the hill climb at Pikes Peak I decided to buy another 1950 Ford truck (Monogram Kit) and a body kit to try and build something similar. I am not trying to replicate Old Smoky, just something similar or maybe an updated version since Old Smoky crashed at Pikes Peak. The one pic shows the body kit installed on the 50 Ford truck. The chassis was warped pretty bad so I got that straightened out with my head gun. Filled in the injector pin marks on the inside the bed sides. Cleaned up the flash and getting ready to glue all the parts to the body. Edited April 13 by Zippi 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I love where this is going!!! Will definitely be watching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 The crashed version could be interesting too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styromaniac Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I rode along on a trip up the Peak awhile ago. I'd riden along on some pretty hairy drives in Colorado ( Old Railroad Rd, Million Dollar Hwy ) yet was quite impressed with the Peak. Unfathomable to me to take some of those turns at speed...knowing a poor reaction time & response will send you over the edge for a different kind of ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Will be watching with interest 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 11 hours ago, Keef said: I love where this is going!!! Will definitely be watching it! Thanks man. I think this is going to be an enjoyable build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, bobss396 said: The crashed version could be interesting too... I hear ya man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 15 minutes ago, styromaniac said: I rode along on a trip up the Peak awhile ago. I'd riden along on some pretty hairy drives in Colorado ( Old Railroad Rd, Million Dollar Hwy ) yet was quite impressed with the Peak. Unfathomable to me to take some of those turns at speed...knowing a poor reaction time & response will send you over the edge for a different kind of ride. Man....I bet that would be a scary ride along. Might have to have a couple long necks after that ride.😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 11 minutes ago, SpikeSchumacher said: Will be watching with interest 😉 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Cool project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, bobthehobbyguy said: Cool project. Thanks Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 I sanded & filled the injector pin mark on the bed side and got it all mounted to the chassis. I did a little mock-up with the 3D printed parts just to see if the parts are working together. Looks like I may have to do a little surgery on the wheel openings on the kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rattlecan Dan Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Hey Mr. Prolific, do you ever come up for air? Seems your halfway into the next project before the paint has dried on the last. They are all fantastic as well. Amazing productivity. Gonna maybe change yer name to Mr. Zippity Split! LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Rattlecan Dan said: Hey Mr. Prolific, do you ever come up for air? Seems your halfway into the next project before the paint has dried on the last. They are all fantastic as well. Amazing productivity. Gonna maybe change yer name to Mr. Zippity Split! LOL. Haha...well, if there's a car show to take Ruby to I'll step away from the bench. The name change is fine...I pretty much answer to anything anyway 😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Brilliant start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnow Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I will be definitely be following this build. Very cool project you have started here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, PatW said: Brilliant start! Thanks Patrick. Just now, ksnow said: I will be definitely be following this build. Very cool project you have started here. Thank's Kyle. I'm starting to think about color and decals at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Well...not much to report fellows. The weather has gotten like summer time now so I have yard work and building some new birdhouses. I did manage to get some of the suspension cut from the tree. I figured I'd better get that set and get a rolling chassis before I glue the body kit on. Got to make sure the wheel openings are in the correct position. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 I took a short break from the yard work and got the fenders hogged out for the clearance for the wheels & tires 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 That's going to be one tough-looking truck 😉👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 6 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said: That's going to be one tough-looking truck 😉👍 I'm hip. I'm hoping for a decent build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 A very cool project Bob. I’ll be following! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Wow. This is super slick. I was kicking around a similar idea using the Foose truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 3 hours ago, dragcarz said: A very cool project Bob. I’ll be following! Thanks Roger. You know me....gotta work outside the box 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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