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  • Member since
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  • From: Albuturkey New Mexico
1941 Chevy pick up lowrider
Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, February 21, 2011 3:47 PM

Still swamped at work however had a few hours last night to work on this little truck. I lent out my good camera so I had to take my pics outside with my back up camera as it does better outside by the garden. I have been updating the info on another forum but thought that I would share with everyone here.

 

Started to work on the interior door panels.

 

Finally boxed in the bed coffin shaped bed cover.

Someone on this or another forum gave me an idea to put all the hydros and pumps under the bed to make a cleaner install, so that is what I am going to do. Made some battery shelves for two batteries and the pumps will be behind the axle. All plumbed and wired and working on the hydro cylinders right now.

and I am going to hinge the bed so that it will raise up and move to the rear so all this work is not hidden when it is finished.

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Posted by IBuild148 on Monday, February 21, 2011 10:46 PM

I am most certainly locked in on this build! Stick out tongue

Wires, batteries, pumps. Please keep posting here with updates!

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Posted by Jim Barton on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 1:52 PM

This is going to be a neat truck!

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:30 PM

Thanks for the replies guys, played around with lining up the audio stuff in the bed. This way it will make it cleaner looking than cutting holes in the plastic and having them face upwards.

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, February 28, 2011 4:02 PM

Not much done but did get some work on the chassis, added the trays for the batteries, a brace for the hydro pumps, and decided to use the front suspension as not sure how I would adjust it custom like. May add some hydro cylinders to the front anyway to match the back.


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Posted by spadx111 on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 1:45 PM

Yes nice work would love to see finished pics.Ron

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 1:56 PM

This is going to be wild.

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 Eric 

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 3:27 PM

Long time no update, been really swamped at work, this is what Im looking for for the seats.



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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:51 AM


I wanted to model these, but wasn't sure how to go about it.

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Posted by oldsalty on Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:47 PM

Those could go in my Royal Rail! Not sure either yet.

Thanks.

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  • From: Albuturkey New Mexico
Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Friday, March 18, 2011 5:24 AM

oh man now that you mention the royal rail one of these would be killer in there!!!!!

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Posted by spadx111 on Friday, March 18, 2011 5:44 AM

love the seats nice job so far .

Ron

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Sunday, March 20, 2011 1:33 AM




Thank you all for the comments. A little more work...The door is recessed and boxed and the skull and cross bones will fit flush in opening, doesn't show from photos because tape was holding it out more. and to bring the seat up higher making a coffin shaped box that I will box in with coffin pleated foam and mirrored plastic edges. Also decided that two seats would be too big so just putting the one seat on top of the coffin. Kinda like cyclops.

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, March 21, 2011 3:25 PM

Got some progress last night, working on installing the door panels, made the coffin shaped console for the 1 seat, and had an idea to take a resin skull, cut it in half and put them on the side of the bed to keep with the macabre theme.



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Posted by Jim Barton on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 3:40 PM

Cool intereior!Yes

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:42 PM

making some things to add to the model, sickle for now just trying to get some ideas of gruesome things to add to the interior and on and around the model.

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:11 PM

balsa foam head stones, just trying out to see if I need to make bigger, smaller or in between....

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 4:59 PM



Well guess im gonna have to make a cementry dio with this, i found this city gate in my stash and it would make for an awesome gate for a cementary.

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  • From: El Dorado Hills, CA
Posted by IBuild148 on Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:47 PM

MM,

I like the creativity that your taking on this build.

Maybe add a Edgar Allen Poe / Stephen King book for the interior.

I'll keep watching to see the end result!

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, April 4, 2011 6:21 PM

Not much to update, at a lose for inspiration and ideas. Had to cover the door hinges and was thinking about using urethane foam to make a pedestal and something like a head stone for the back of the cab. Got it cut and shaped, now to figure out what kind of pattern to form in the foam.


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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, April 4, 2011 6:21 PM

Thank you everyone watching the build. Now that Im running out of ideas and inspiration hopefully this forum will drive me to get it finished.!!!!

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Posted by modelmaniac1967 on Monday, April 4, 2011 6:52 PM




Added a few skulls up top. Can't have enough skulls on this build!

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Posted by fox on Monday, April 4, 2011 7:33 PM

Looking great MM. Have an idea to throw your way. 2 cents Instead of the skulls in the cab, how about a pair of black crows instead to go with the idea posted earlier about the Edgar Allen Poe book in the car. You already have large skulls on the side of the bed so the crows wouldn't be overdoing your theme but adding to it. What you've done so far is great. This looks like it will make a great show winner when finished. Keep up the good work.

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