RobRus Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 VERY NICE! All my friends know the low rider The low rider is a little higher Low rider drives a little slower Low rider is a real goer My favorite song by War. Keep it going
doomcrew Posted April 4, 2012 Author Posted April 4, 2012 and i can see cheech and chong in their lowrider along with cage and co getting in the zone from Gone................ made some more progress. narrowed the rear axle and mocked up the air bags. more work done on the leaf springs and scratchbuilt the petrol tank, inc the mounts, pipe and fittings. a little more on the front end and mocked up the rear lights. By metalhead6464 at 2012-04-04 steve
Dr. Cranky Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 I am liking the progress on this one, and the suspension details are excellent.
race06 Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 Try the rubber o-ring thing I suggest, nuttin mo realistic in my world. I've used it 4 the cab on my 53 4x4 4door rollback. MAN it works. soon as I get my poop in a groop, wit pics, I'll getem posted.
Dweb7321 Posted April 8, 2012 Posted April 8, 2012 nothing beats a hammered piece of 50's american iron
doomcrew Posted April 11, 2012 Author Posted April 11, 2012 ok, I have reworked the rear end as I didn't like the spring setup. I extended the chassis to accommodate the the four bar link brackets. This area will also house the air cylinders and pumps, 1 each side. Also continued on the front end and added a little more to the body. steve
rmvw guy Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 That suspension is amazing! Can't wait to see some paint on it.
LAone Posted April 11, 2012 Posted April 11, 2012 very nice 4 link set up. keep up the great work, it's just insane bro.
doomcrew Posted April 13, 2012 Author Posted April 13, 2012 got the chassis almost done, just the engine mounts to do, but here I have the front and rear suspension pinned in, just to check that everything is in line and level. By metalhead6464 at 2012-04-13 steve
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 14, 2012 Posted April 14, 2012 Just found this thread. Great job as always. I always learn from your builds. Thanks for sharing. bobthehobbyguy
rustybill1960 Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 :wub: :wub: SWEETNESS THERE STEVE!! Thank You for sharing Later Russ
doomcrew Posted May 5, 2012 Author Posted May 5, 2012 well after a two week break, (helping a friend build a model for a TV ad) i am back on this. started doing the dash, out of chemiwood. got the inner wheel wells done, well almost, and used body filler to secure a good fit between the interior and exterior door panels. the same was done for the inner sills and door jams. i placed packing tape on one part, and applied filler to the other, mated them together then put aside to set. once set, pealed the tape away, which released the filled part. thanks for looking in. steve By metalhead6464 at 2012-05-05 thanks for looking in. steve
JasonFL Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 Hey steve great build! Nice smooth suttle mods and blended very nicely. I like how you tucked the bed under the cab, makes a big difference.
Nick Notarangelo Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9281/dscf1592c.jpg um you did notice you put the timing plate on upside down??
moparmagiclives Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9281/dscf1592c.jpg um you did notice you put the timing plate on upside down?? It looks that way because your on the other side of the world, Great build man, The only thing I don't like about this body style is that the cab lines are so much taller then the bed rails. But your chop sure helps hide that a little.
rustybill1960 Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 Chemiwood?!?! I was wondering what you were using to shape out a lot of those parts. What is it? Looking good, as always! Thank You for sharing Later Russ
James2 Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 Looking real good. And, yes tell us more abut the chemiwood please!
doomcrew Posted May 6, 2012 Author Posted May 6, 2012 http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9281/dscf1592c.jpg um you did notice you put the timing plate on upside down?? do you know what, I missed this, thanks for pointing that out. it also helped me with mounting the engine. chemiwood aka, renshape, is a resin type material thats generally used for prototyping, university and college projects and film and tv effects. it can be turned, milled, drilled, sanded and carved. it does need to be coated with either button polish or sanding sealer, to stop the grain from showing through the paint. steve
pharr7226 Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 I love the chop... not too much... not too little. The suspension work is awesome. I'm looking forward to your next update
Agnaldo Posted May 9, 2012 Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) Very good your work, beautiful pickup. I really enjoyed the job and chosen wheels roof, perfect. Hugs Edited June 7, 2012 by Agnaldo
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