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I've got the first round of filler done on the doors. It looks pretty good, but sanding these things are a royal PITA.

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Most of the front suspension pieces are painted and ready for final assembly.

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l can relate with the sanding problems, Dave! l'm stretching my doors to coupe length & l'm NOT digging on the sanding process! l followed your lead & got a couple Wagon Rods for parts :D LOVE your suspension work! l think l'm gonna cheat & use the W.R. kit frame & susp~ please keep up the Fantastic work!!!!! Thanks for the tips~Bart.

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I`ll bet its a pain, too many angles to make straight!

the frame looks sweet

cheers

bryan

l can relate with the sanding problems, Dave! l'm stretching my doors to coupe length & l'm NOT digging on the sanding process! l followed your lead & got a couple Wagon Rods for parts :D LOVE your suspension work! l think l'm gonna cheat & use the W.R. kit frame & susp~ please keep up the Fantastic work!!!!! Thanks for the tips~Bart.

It's the corners that suck. I did learn you can get into the corners with a scribing tool. You lay it on the side and it cuts halfway decent, but still a pain.

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Here's a rough idea of the interior colors. The turquoise is darker and the tan is more of a light buckskin than what appears in the pic. I've got flocking that is a dead on match for the turquoise to use for the carpeting. The floor and rear wheel houses need one more coat before the flocking goes down.

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I realized I screwed up the color scheme with the dash and needed a fix.

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Flocked the rear half, not real happy with it, I'll touch up some spots after it dries. It should look good with the amps and subs. I guess I should make/find a head unit for it.

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oh man! youre killin me with this build! thats a great color, and the bodywork is look great too man......keep it goin!

cheers

bryan

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Wow! That frame looks great. Real clean and simple, gave me a lot of inspiration to get mine done. Can't wait to see the body all done, keep it up.

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This is coming along very nice. I love what your doing with this project. Keep up the great work and good luck with the rest of the build!

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I like the color too. I love using nail polish on models. Some of them can be tricky to thin tho. How long do you usually wait before you clear them with urethane?

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I like the color too. I love using nail polish on models. Some of them can be tricky to thin tho. How long do you usually wait before you clear them with urethane?

I apply several thin coats giving each ample flash time, so the solvents evaporate out fast. It usually only takes about 2-4 hours, overnight to be safe.

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The floorpan is cleared, if it looks blue, it's the idiot behind the camera. I can't get the proper color without editing the pic.

I started running brake and airlines. I had the rear done, but it was done out of the frame and didn't clear things properly. I almost gave up on doing it in the car from lack of patience, but I got it.

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I still need to paint the brake line coupler and the airline manifold/solenoids.

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I'll either scratch build them or steal them from the 39 Wagon Rod.

They came out great. If you scratch built them I would love to see photos on how ya did it or what you used. I wasn't aware that the 39 wagon came with them. It's coming together nicely, can't wait to see it done

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