Post by minimagneto on Sept 21, 2013 0:26:06 GMT -6
Hi all,
So I created a spin-off thread to this one, AMT 1953 Ford F-100 Fully Customized, it's going fairly well but I decide to a step back on it.
Meanwhile I get another one of these oldies out the box, this time that old orange truck on the middle of page two. There I called it a Ford, but I'm pretty sure I was WRONG on that and this is indeed a Chevy. Anyhoo, it is now a work in progress
First things first, to get it rolling on four wheels. As I've stated previously, Unknown Builder's forte was not wheels. These ones weren't so bad tho, I was able to pull them apart relatively easily and glue them down solid and get a rolling chassis going:
Unknown Builder didn't do any of that swell upholstery on this one, so I decided to add a sheep hide seat cover. I made this using 1:1 scale sheep hide, scissors, and a Sharpie:
Next was the engine. I was required to go hunting for valve covers, exhaust manifolds and carburetors (I found them) Unknown Builder wired it, and did darn fine job on the belt and pulleys if I may say. There is a big seam gap between the two halves of the engine, but if I want to keep this original 50 odd year old paint I'll have to live with it.
Speaking of hunting for parts, the biggest one was this dash. I hunted for DAYS, knew it was somewhere I'll add details before installing it. Like a steering wheel, can't drive without one of those:
.
So yeah, that's about where I'm at right now on this one. What else I've done so far is fix the grill using Bare Metal and flat black enamel, I cut a new windshield out of thin clear plastic, and have decided that she will be getting side-pipes of aluminum tubing. I also found a different headlight set for it, with a horn that I've now hollowed out.
I guess the one complaint I have with this truck right now, as nice as the paint is, it's just really....ORANGE. Needs some bling to break that up, maybe even some graphics. It is, after all a hot rod. These old decal sheets may come into play, especially the Shell ones:
The other thing may be the wheels. Well, they're pretty nice, and they are the ORIGINALS, which is an important theme in this thread. But at the same time I can easily imagine the old spokey's in the truckbox with some fat meats on the floor, I dunno, what do you think?
Cheers, more to come
-Blake
So I created a spin-off thread to this one, AMT 1953 Ford F-100 Fully Customized, it's going fairly well but I decide to a step back on it.
Meanwhile I get another one of these oldies out the box, this time that old orange truck on the middle of page two. There I called it a Ford, but I'm pretty sure I was WRONG on that and this is indeed a Chevy. Anyhoo, it is now a work in progress
First things first, to get it rolling on four wheels. As I've stated previously, Unknown Builder's forte was not wheels. These ones weren't so bad tho, I was able to pull them apart relatively easily and glue them down solid and get a rolling chassis going:
Unknown Builder didn't do any of that swell upholstery on this one, so I decided to add a sheep hide seat cover. I made this using 1:1 scale sheep hide, scissors, and a Sharpie:
Next was the engine. I was required to go hunting for valve covers, exhaust manifolds and carburetors (I found them) Unknown Builder wired it, and did darn fine job on the belt and pulleys if I may say. There is a big seam gap between the two halves of the engine, but if I want to keep this original 50 odd year old paint I'll have to live with it.
Speaking of hunting for parts, the biggest one was this dash. I hunted for DAYS, knew it was somewhere
I'll add details before installing it. Like a steering wheel, can't drive without one of those:
.So yeah, that's about where I'm at right now on this one. What else I've done so far is fix the grill using Bare Metal and flat black enamel, I cut a new windshield out of thin clear plastic, and have decided that she will be getting side-pipes of aluminum tubing. I also found a different headlight set for it, with a horn that I've now hollowed out.
I guess the one complaint I have with this truck right now, as nice as the paint is, it's just really....ORANGE. Needs some bling to break that up, maybe even some graphics. It is, after all a hot rod. These old decal sheets may come into play, especially the Shell ones:
The other thing may be the wheels. Well, they're pretty nice, and they are the ORIGINALS, which is an important theme in this thread. But at the same time I can easily imagine the old spokey's in the truckbox with some fat meats on the floor, I dunno, what do you think?
Cheers, more to come
-Blake
