Lownslow Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 this thing was pretty banged up when i bought it in a lot of other glue bombs, the exception was this one rolled so i gave it to my niece to play with while one by one they were destroyed out of the 3 survivors i decided to fix in the future this was one of them. when the wheels finally broke she lost interest and it sat at the bottom of the toy box. one day i went up there to look for it and found it with 3 wheels on it and the 4th inside. here it is when i found it. my GF and i called it "The Mexican" because it reminded her of one of her dads friends who had a el camino that was brazzered out in a similar style. for a while the name stuck then my friend told me theres a narco song about a cool pick up truck called LA Troca Perrona (rought translation: the cool truck) so i decided to rename it La Perrona. i decided on a felt interior cause her friends dads elco had a fully velvetted one here it is after stripping i threw the old wheels out and originally wanted to use these on it but over time i lost interest in keeping them so i switched to the 3 spoke blades and aoshima tires, i molded the roll pans,sidewings and tailgate my GF said it looks better with a spoiler so i added the lip wing once painted i plan on doing the same pattern in felt on the bed. i also cut a small sunroof for kicks. i still plan on using the same exterior colors with more updated graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 You are doing a great resto job with this one. Keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Interesting hand-painted flames on the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 You are doing a great resto job with this one. Keep it going. thanks i still dont know what year it is so finding a hood would be a problem i decided to just leave it Interesting hand-painted flames on the original. yup it was on there really thick too i was debating for tome time in redoing the flames but im still not sure on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbler75 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) AMT 1965 Chevrolet El Camino. It has the custom parts added to it. Hope that helps. You are doin' a good job restoring this ride. The wheels fit with the theme. Keep going. http://www.sisplantec.com.br/mania/images/amt31741.jpg Edited May 14, 2011 by Tumbler75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 painted some flames getting ready to foil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 nice job on saving this one. i have a couple that i plan to save as well. i like the wheels. these are the boyd wheels right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 even though the original build was rough it had a certain amount of coolness that is going to be hard to beat. the wheels on the rebuild just look too big to me and all wrong. i think it needs that wicked rake and old school wheel and tires to work. nice job finishing up the roof pillars though thanks, i havent found smaller front tires yet if all else fails ill raise it slightly in the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 It's not your tire or rim size. If you look at the original, the front end is more slammed with the tires tucked up under the fender all the way to the rim. And the rear end is sitting just the same as it is now with the top of the tire right at the edge of the fender well. Cool resto, and a cool car.... makes me think of that movie Hollywood Knights.... "wheres your el camino, wheres your el camino"... I love that movie... k sorry im done Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 It's not your tire or rim size. If you look at the original, the front end is more slammed with the tires tucked up under the fender all the way to the rim. And the rear end is sitting just the same as it is now with the top of the tire right at the edge of the fender well. Cool resto, and a cool car.... makes me think of that movie Hollywood Knights.... "wheres your el camino, wheres your el camino"... I love that movie... k sorry im done Ron i get what youre saying, im not a big fan of the dissapearing sidewall look unless its layed out on all 4 corners it looks weird when you can see a whole rear wheel and half the front. i did score 2 small sidewall tires and so far happy with how it mocked up. lol i have no idea why im building this im not a truck or elcamino person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I dont know either but for some reason or another you are. And im sure it's gonna turn out great. So I say keep going and more then likely you'll figure it out along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KENNEDYJR Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I like what you are doing there. Great idea to build up an old model with new techniques but in the original style. I may try something similar myself in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Lookin good! How's that 'model wax' work? Does it rub on and off like a regular car wax or? And I like the speghettios can organizer/holder in the background thats good stuff take it easy Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Lookin good! How's that 'model wax' work? Does it rub on and off like a regular car wax or? And I like the speghettios can organizer/holder in the background thats good stuff take it easy Ron the bottle was to show off the reflection i used meguiars scratch x and ultimate compound before i waxed. just like normal everyday wax but better for models anyways i think its turtle wax. lol i was supposed to make a headlight of it for my bike but never got around to it. heres the elco all finished up http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=44938 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Oh ok, cool Does it smell like turtle wax or something? headlight of it for your bike?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Oh ok, cool Does it smell like turtle wax or something? headlight of it for your bike?? no has the texture but its softer, ultimate compound smells like cinnamon lol. yup was gonna build a rat rod bicycle but for budget reasons i havent gotten there yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron a.k.a. Grouchy Pants Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 no has the texture but its softer, ultimate compound smells like cinnamon lol. yup was gonna build a rat rod bicycle but for budget reasons i havent gotten there yet lmao... I gotta start smelling stuff more often. I hear ya. Budget is often budgetless here anymore too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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