"Old School" OBS Chevy pickup build

[SteveKnox]

I got my wheels printing. 22" front, 24" rear. This will be a crawler.

[SteveKnox]

Enigine printed, next is tranny. 

[RW033]

On 6/6/2024 at 7:44 AM, SteveKnox said:

I got my wheels printing. 22" front, 24" rear. This will be a crawler.

Dude, where did you get the file for these??

[Oldriginal86]

I’d like to jump on this. I have a Boyd’s truck that I wasn’t really interested in building so this might be the push I need. Like the idea of no deadline too.

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, Oldriginal86 said:

I’d like to jump on this. I have a Boyd’s truck that I wasn’t really interested in building so this might be the push I need. Like the idea of no deadline too.

Sounds good. 

I have been working a bit on the side for the last couple weeks so the model building has kinda slowed down but I've actually just spent a good 20 minutes on my truck. ? 

Edited June 10, 2024 by Can-Con

[iamsuperdan]

I've been thinking about this build quite a bit...

And that's about all I've done!

I do have some 3d files ready for printing, so I should probably get going on that.

[SteveKnox]

On 6/9/2024 at 11:15 AM, RW033 said:

Dude, where did you get the file for these??

Cults 3D ZFMW

[Can-Con]

Pretty well ready for some clear coat but I do have a couple little decals to apply first. 

[iamsuperdan]

Very 90s! I dig it!

[Can-Con]

Posted just now

Had some time to work on this again today. Did up the front suspension.

Was missing one of the spindles so I made a matched pair from sprue.

Found some of the right size to mount the wheels and cut 2 L shaped pieces.

Then cut them to length with the posts that the wheels mount to up against the upper suspension arms.

The I used 3 pieces of brass rod to make a simple steering linkage.

 

This also had the added benefit of a slightly lower drop compared to just flipping the kit's spindles.

I also ground a divot directly over the rear end pumpkin and did some trimming on the springs and their front mounts to get the rear as low as I was wanting.

But I also had to grind some from the insides of the wheel houses to clear those 35 series tires.

So, here's the final mockup with the suspension set and the paintwork done except for the final polishing and detailing.

 

[iamsuperdan]

Ride height is looking good. 

[iamsuperdan]

Good news!

I started printing some of the parts I'll need for this. 

And I've figured out the engine situation. It's weird for sure.

 

[Can-Con]

Finished the interior. Wanted to do it in grey but the old paint kept bleeding through the primer. Happy with the dark red though. It goes well with the exterior of the truck.

[dietgilroy]

7 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Finished the interior. Wanted to do it in grey but the old paint kept bleeding through the primer. Happy with the dark red though. It goes well with the exterior of the truck.

pretty nice interior 

how could i do carpet like that

[iamsuperdan]

I'll be starting a thread for this one shortly.

Managed to start shaving the trim off the body. 

 

Did some mocking up too. It's coming along as planned.

 

[Can-Con]

18 hours ago, dietgilroy said:

pretty nice interior 

how could i do carpet like that

The whole bucket was sprayed with the same dark red then I taped off the door panels and console and sprayed a wet coat of clear flat on to stick down the flocking. Did another coat of spray and flocking a few minutes later. 

This is how I've been doing my carpets for quite a while now.

[Can-Con]

I figured I'd put the most radical '90s Chevy engine in it so, what would that be?

Well the Corvette ZR-1' s LT5. 

Took some grinding on the crossmember under the engine and shortening the hump in the oil pan to get it to fit in there but it finally fit.

I also scratched up an insert got the grille from sheet stock and strip stock.

[dietgilroy]

2 hours ago, Can-Con said:

I figured I'd put the most radical '90s Chevy engine in it so, what would that be?

Well the Corvette ZR-1' s LT5. 

Took some grinding on the crossmember under the engine and shortening the hump in the oil pan to get it to fit in there but it finally fit.

I also scratched up an insert got the grille from sheet stock and strip stock.

is this engine from the amt kit?

[Can-Con]

20 hours ago, dietgilroy said:

is this engine from the amt kit?

Yes, but not a Vette.

It's from the "Wagonrod" kit.

[dietgilroy]

45 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Yes, but not a Vette.

It's from the "Wagonrod" kit.

didn’t know that kit had an lt5. i only knew that the zr1 and boyd’s hauler kits have it.

 

anyways, is the engine any good? (accuracy, detail, etc.)

[Bullybeef]

I’ll be in on this one, once I find all my obs stuff, still unpacking slowly from my cross country move. I’ll start with this one as I’ve already uncovered it! 

[Can-Con]

3 hours ago, dietgilroy said:

didn’t know that kit had an lt5. i only knew that the zr1 and boyd’s hauler kits have it.

 

anyways, is the engine any good? (accuracy, detail, etc.)

Looks pretty good to me. Only real difference from the Vette kit's engine is the headers don't have cats attached and there's no Corvette lettering anywhere on the intake.

It's very similar beside that with small differences in the sculpting detail. 

BTW, the "Boyd's Hauler" has a regular LT-1, not the 4 cam LT-5 It's a very nice kit but it's 1/24 scale. Yes, I'm a "scale bigot". ?

[dietgilroy]

28 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

Looks pretty good to me. Only real difference from the Vette kit's engine is the headers don't have cats attached and there's no Corvette lettering anywhere on the intake.

It's very similar beside that with small differences in the sculpting detail. 

BTW, the "Boyd's Hauler" has a regular LT-1, not the 4 cam LT-5 It's a very nice kit but it's 1/24 scale. Yes, I'm a "scale bigot". ?

looks way different from the amt zr1 kit’s engine

[DJMar]

I've got a few of the various AMT Chevy kits in the stash & I think I need to add this to my "to-do" list.

As a matter of fact, I have a early issue Sportside kit that's just begging to be built. I have ideas!!

[Can-Con]

On 7/4/2024 at 10:37 PM, dietgilroy said:

looks way different from the amt zr1 kit’s engine

The LT-1 and LT-5? , yea, completely different engine. The LT-1 is a pretty basic hi-output Chevy small block, the '90s Corvette LT-5 was a quad over head cam monster developed for Chevy by Lotus.