Separate names with a comma.
Wrong mirror on passenger door, not supposed to have one there, and no gas filler in the hood. The two biggest give aways. Someone was kind enough...
Wow, I'm still in shock at the attention this car has had! It just keeps popping up everywhere. But it's only around car people, if you drive it...
Hey everyone, well I'm back from the Power Tour, was a great time! Drove about 2500 miles, got a best of 20.7 mpg, not great but I guess it's not...
Thanks everybody! And the engine is actually a 2002 Chevy Silverado 5.3 with a 4L60e overdrive trans. Well I guess I'm ready for my "Vacation"...
Well here you go. Finished pics!!! I will probably put hubcaps on it later, and maybe a few little tweaks down the road, but for the most part...
Well guys, I'm down to about a week until my car is done!!!!!!:whew::pub:I'm working on finishing the crowns for the sides. I'll be running sans...
That would be fun but.......it's 1659 miles from my house! And with gas darn near $4 a gallon, well, you do the math! If I was independently...
Thanks for the compliments everybody, it makes all this work seem worth while! Not that it isn't fun, when this kind of stuff stops being fun,...
Ok, so I've been working stupid amounts of time on this thing trying to get it done and realized I haven't posted any progress pics....
Yeah, they are cleared. I edited that post while you were posting that question!
The base color is a tan single stage enamel (DuPont Centari), the woodgraining was done with brown basecoat with a paintbrush. I would put paint...
Thanks guys! Here is a pic of a couple of completed pieces, kinda hard to photograph but I think you get the idea. And yeah, I cast about 45 or so...
This is the absolute hardest part of building a Truckster, the trim. I don't even know how much time I have in all this, but I do know it took me...
Well I brought my car back home, stopped by the carwash to wash all the bodywork dust and polishing compound off. Almost got the hood ornament done.
Looks good Stormin', looks like you just need to finish putting it back together now. I'm thinking the woodgrain is a little dark for my car...
Oh yeah! Extremely long roof! Did sleep good though, but now I've got to go back and work on it some more, I'm trying to make good use of my time...
Single stage acrylic enamel was real common 25 years ago, it was pretty much that or lacquer, and I'm guessing they didn't want to have to polish...
4 and 1/2..... That's how many hours I spent wet sanding this damn car with 600 grit sandpaper today. Add to that another couple of hours wiping...
I had already painted the engine compartment when you posted the Onyx Green color info, and thought it was a little bright so I checked out your...