Parts Box Ford Monster Truck

[highway]

This was an idea I came up with for an old Ford Stepside body and some monster truck tires I had sitting in the parts box. Thanks to Zukiholic (Rodney), he sent me a frame, suspension, and axles, I can maybe finally get this idea in progress. I've got three other builds going on right now, so I probably won't be working on this much until I get the others finished. I did take a crude mock up pic of the idea, I just wanted to know what you think of it.

I still have to dig up the interior, I haven't found it yet, and need to figure out what will be under the hood.

[Nick Winter]

Matt, if I can call you that, that's very cool.

BTW; we have the same clamps.

[highway]

Matt, if I can call you that, that's very cool.

BTW; we have the same clamps.

Thanks, Nick, and yes, you can call me Matt!

BTW: I found a whole bucket of those clamps at Big Lots for just a couple dollars for 25 of them!! I'd be lost witout them!!

[Nick Winter]

Thanks, Nick, and yes, you can call me Matt!

BTW: I found a whole bucket of those clamps at Big Lots for just a couple dollars for 25 of them!! I'd be lost witout them!!

Ok, Matt it is, I think I got mine at Canadian tire (the canadian equivalent of BigLots, except with a Automotive department and Hardware department.)

[jedimastergary]

Looks good nice idea I need to build a monster truck kit

have a grave digger but lost the motor might have

another kit with the same style motor have to see

[RodneyBad]

If I knew ya were gonna do that, I might have sent more parts

Sorry, didn't have an extra interior or windshield.

Even the one I'm using is bad.

be watching to see what ya do with this one..

[highway]

Looks good nice idea I need to build a monster truck kit

have a grave digger but lost the motor might have

another kit with the same style motor have to see

Thanks, Gary. My idea on your truck, do what I'm doing, dig throught the parts box!!

[highway]

If I knew ya were gonna do that, I might have sent more parts

Sorry, didn't have an extra interior or windshield.

Even the one I'm using is bad.

be watching to see what ya do with this one..

Thanks, Rodney, but what you sent me works fine! The windshied is covered, I'm going to use some clear sheet stock for it, and if I can't find the interior (I know that bugger is in a box here somewhere!! ), I'm just going to make a tube rollcage and flat floor for the racing seat. There's no prototype I'm basing off of, no rhyme or reason to the build. It just going to be parts I collect from my parts box, and in the case of the frame and suspension, YOUR parts box!!

[highway]

By the way, you might be watching for a while, I have to get the other three projects I'm currently working on off the desk first!! I was just playing around with the parts last night and figured I'd do a quick mock up.

[RodneyBad]

There's no prototype I'm basing off of, no rhyme or reason to the build.

Because it is there

[highway]

Because it is there

YEP, YEP!!!

[disabled modeler]

Hi Matt...Its looking good to me!

[highway]

That will look really good when it is finished.

Thanks for digging this thread up Justin, I forgot I even posted this!

[cam]

Hey Matt you go from one extreme to another, if not long its tall. is that 1/25 or 1/24 scale I think I have some parts to that truck.

[cobra98]

Nice start Matt

[highway]

Hey Matt you go from one extreme to another, if not long its tall. is that 1/25 or 1/24 scale I think I have some parts to that truck.

Well, I gotta keep everyone guessing, don't I!?!?

I'm not really that sure what scale it is Chris, I think it may be a cab from one of the old Monogram High Roller kits, so I'd guess 1/24 scale. I might just have to see what parts you might have, because I'll be darned if I can find the interior! For all I know, it might still be in my friend's parts box I robbed the cab from!

[tooltas]

revell did that kit in 80's theres one in black too i have a old glue bomb that got the same truck..

[highway]

revell did that kit in 80's theres one in black too i have a old glue bomb that got the same truck..

It's strange you would bring this thread up today (well yesterday now ) Todd, I actually had this one off the shelf for a little while looking at it! I was throwing around the idea of using the frame from an old USA-1 I got in a trade and shortening it to fit this truck, or possibly rebuilding the Chevy for a Ford VS Chevy battle, with the Ford winning of course!

By the way Todd, if you would be interested in getting rid of your gluebomb, PM me. I might need an interior!

[gray07]

It looks like the old quadzilla monster truck, i have the quadzilla truck, but i would like to make it a regular 2 wheel drive truck or a regular 4x4,

[tooltas]

im going to do a 4x4 street truck out off it sorry matt :

[highway]

im going to do a 4x4 street truck out off it sorry matt :

Not a problem, since I haven't got any real plan with this yet, I might not even need the interior! I might just make a rollcage and a seat.

[tooltas]

hows it going one seat would comine in old school monster truck world. roll cage whould look good too

[highway]

hows it going one seat would comine in old school monster truck world. roll cage whould look good too

Well, it's going very slowly!! :lol:

I haven't worked on it since the first mockup when I started this thread, too many other projects are in the way. If it sits on the back burner much longer, it will be burnt to a crisp!! :lol: