1965 Dodge A100 Pickup Overhaulin' Style

This looks fantastic. I'm looking for one of these kits, but don't see many if any in the UK! I would drop it on the deck with a Corvair turbo motor in the back!

I have finished my Overhaulin' style '65 Dodge A100.

I would like to thank all those who took the time to view and to comment on my WIP!

A major step forward today as the body and chassis are finally joined together after installing the windows and the instrument panel.


I'm not sure what kit these exhaust pipes came from, but I drilled out the ends, painted the tips gloss black, and sprayed Alclad II Chrome paint on them.

More to come...

I am forging ahead with the A100 and I got a lot done on it today between running to the kitchen periodically to check on the turkey in the oven. I detailed painted the rotors and installed them onto the wheels.

The engine and suspension has been installed.

And, the chassis and floor pan are up on four wheels!

More to come...

Yes, I am using Bondo Glazing & Spot Putty.  I have used it for years and it hardens quite nicely and sands smooth.

I enjoy and appreciate the detailed blow by blow.  Are you using the Bondo glazing putty?  Looks like it, but I would figure it's too soft.

Thanks guys!

On a whim the other day, I decided to paint the A100 just to see what the Mica Red would look like over the reddish brown primer. Have a look...

I like the dark red color and it should really shine when I polish the paint.

More to come...

That's coming along nicely.

Nice job!!!

Thanks guys!

A little time spent on the A100 this afternoon.  Another coat of primer on the body, tailgate and doors.  I need to spend some more time on the tailgate sanding.

I made carpet with embossing powder and added a coat of paint to the top side of the floor pan.

More to come...

very nice

Very nice modification !

I mounted the doors again, but this time they are more to my liking.

More to come...

I decided to remove the doors from the body and will try to get them to fit within the door frame better.

Having the doors and the internal mounts out allowed me to add the new hinge pin.  

This is where I'll be focusing my attention...the cutouts for the hinges on the body.  I need to deepen the cutouts more so I can get the doors fitted better.

More to come...

Thanks Felix!

It's been a while since i worked on the A100, so I started with installing the tailgate and the doors.

Getting the hinges installed wasn't as bad as I had been lead to believe.  Then I went and broke one of the tiny pins on the lower right hinge.  I drilled out the hinge and will use a piece of a nail epoxied into the lower hinge.

At this point I hate the doors themselves.  There are fairly wide gaps by the windshield.  I am having second thoughts about building this truck for my Club Challenge, but I am too far along to stop and start another truck.  I'll think about my next move on this before progressing.

More to come...

very cool idea... looking good so far.

No paint yet, just priming and sanding!  I am going to paint the A100 with Tamiya TS-39 Mica Red.

Nice color !

What paint are you using?

Thanks Ed!

I decided to dig the A100 out and work on the body some more. Bodywork has to be one of my least favorite things to do in the world of model building. I keep plugging away at it so with time, I may become more experienced at it. I worked on the tailgate as I am trying to get the contours correct.

I am still working on the sink marks on the bedsides. I need to get this really smooth!

More to come...

Off to a great start Mike! I have been wanting to build one of these, I am anxious to see the final results!

Hmmm...maybe I should look for one of those to go with my A100.  Hmmm...

Yes Sir !  That's the one, Mr. Mike

Revell made a 1/25 scale Jet Ski/trailer ........that would look soooo cool with your truck ! Looking forward to seeing more of your build.

O.J.

Hey Mike!

Welcome to Finescale! Nice to see you over here too!

This is a really cool project! What a way to turn a "nerdmobile" into something cool and radical!

Yes, they did refurbish a Jet Ski with trailer for the A100 on Overhaulin".  Good memory!  I had forgotten about the Jet Ski.  Here's a picture that I found.

You do nice work Mr. Mike.

Didn't they also paint a Jet Ski to match that truck on the TV show ?

O.J.

Last weekend, I decided to fill in the score line on the body pan for the A100.  I applied Model Master Liquid Cement to the channel and fill it with strips of Evergreen styrene. 

As I had expected, the glue bubbled on the other side of the pan and a little sanding removed the bubble.

I spent quite a bit of time sanding the underside of the pan.  I'm not too sure if I wanted  to go ahead and apply some putty here as I am afraid I would end up making more of a mess than anything else especially with the ribs of the pan being a bit shallow.

More to come...

Woo-hoo!!  Out of work early for a long weekend!  I sat down this morning to work on the A100 by performing more bodywork on the tailgate and bed sides.

I realized that there was another part that would need bodywork, too.  The inside piece of the tailgate has Dodge lettering on it.  I was going to use a piece of sheet styrene, but opted to apply Bondo Glazing Putty first since the styrene would have been too thick.  If this doesn't work out for me, I'll cut out the lettering and fill in the hole with a piece of sheet styrene.

More to come...

Thanks guys!

I finally got the body into a coat of primer. 

It looks like I got all the lettering off the nose and the rollpan looks fairly smooth.

But, I found four sink marks on the bed sides.  I guess I'll be getting the Bondo out again...

More to come...

Sweet!