A Clod with a twist.

[T I N Y]

I always liked the look of a rare extended cab (not club cab) 80's Chevy.So I took and cut and spliced together two clod bodies.I then looked at how long it was with the long wheel base bed on it. So I took care of that as well. I took and inch out of the bed in front of the wheel well. So now it's an extended cab short wheel base Chevy with the same wheel base as a regular clod body.It has a drop bed that's not finished yet but almost.It has an original clod Chevy grill and tail gate. I also took a new blower from a new clods motor and the scoop from the original clod and combined them.The paint is simple white and navy blue.The stripes are from a HPI 79 ford truck decal sheet. This is the truck I have for inspiration.

This is what I came up with.I hope you like it.

[RMK]

thats sexy!!!! Whats it going on?

[T I N Y]

Custom chassis with all metal axles, leaf sprung, 1.9 ripsaws, rc4wd Old school planetary trans, transfer case, a 10T speed gems motor and a xl5 esc nothing to exciting. I'll have more pics up in a bit.

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Here's the chassis and running gear so far. I'm not done. Like all the wiring is all temporary and I may move the trans a bit.But here's how it sits now.

[hotrodsonoma]

Good looking paint.i have the same axles under my bronco.they are beefy.

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Here's the body on the chassis.I'm going to try and get some running pics tomorrow.

[RickGrimes]

Looks like it will work real well. Can't wait to see some action shots. Some white wagon wheels would really set it off.

[RMK]

+10 with what Rick said. Some white wagon wheels with blue stripes would sit perfectly!

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Originally Posted by RMK

+10 with what Rick said. Some white wagon wheels with blue stripes would sit perfectly!

Originally Posted by RickGrimes

Looks like it will work real well. Can't wait to see some action shots. Some white wagon wheels would really set it off.

Yeah I've thought about those too. Tires and wheels are on the list to get.The white wagon wheels are the wheels. I just haven't nailed down the right tire yet.I want something with some size to it to fill the wheels wells a little better. But not look like a crawler tire tread. They make killer looking "mud or dirt" tires but they're all on the smaller 1.9 size.But it'll be a little while till I get them.

[Hoosierdady]

Originally Posted by T I N Y

Yeah I've thought about those too. Tires and wheels are on the list to get.The white wagon wheels are the wheels. I just haven't nailed down the right tire yet.I want something with some size to it to fill the wheels wells a little better. But not look like a crawler tire tread. They make killer looking "mud or dirt" tires but they're all on the smaller 1.9 size.But it'll be a little while till I get them.

White wheels with some MTZs, TSLs or a set of Pitbulls. Cut boggers would look mean as hell.

Paint and body work look great man. Nice job for sure.

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Originally Posted by Hoosierdady

White wheels with some MTZs, TSLs or a set of Pitbulls. Cut boggers would look mean as hell.

Paint and body work look great man. Nice job for sure.

Thanks man...that means a lot coming from a hard body guru.

[RMK]

Originally Posted by T I N Y

Yeah I've thought about those too. Tires and wheels are on the list to get.The white wagon wheels are the wheels. I just haven't nailed down the right tire yet.I want something with some size to it to fill the wheels wells a little better. But not look like a crawler tire tread. They make killer looking "mud or dirt" tires but they're all on the smaller 1.9 size.But it'll be a little while till I get them.

What size are you looking for? They have some great 1.9 scale tires that are 3.8"-4.2".... I think those would be big, but not too big.... I think these would great with that truck on the wagon wheels.... Dick Cepek mud countries....

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Originally Posted by RMK

What size are you looking for? They have some great 1.9 scale tires that are 3.8"-4.2".... I think those would be big, but not too big.... I think these would great with that truck on the wagon wheels.... Dick Cepek mud countries....

I was thinking these maybe...there 4.24 inches tall and 1.4 wide.

[RMK]

Yeah, those look really good too! Gotta love the white lettering too!

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Got a couple action shots today.Nothing big but at least it seen it's first dirt and rock.But before I went out I had to check the flex.I think 4" is good for leaf springs...

[RMK]

lookin really good! Thats great flex for leafs.... Get those white wheels and tires and it will be a sexy beast from top to bottom!

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Originally Posted by RMK

lookin really good! Thats great flex for leafs.... Get those white wheels and tires and it will be a sexy beast from top to bottom!

As soon as I can come up with some extra money I'm going to order some or get some off the for sale section here maybe.

[benster]

definitely get boggers if you can, they will make that truck look a lot more scale for sure, plus I always loved boggers. they were the first tires I trailed and I fell in love with them.
and you can always cut the threads a bit to help in sidehilling and rocks.

your truck is very nice, I like it

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Originally Posted by benster

your truck is very nice, I like it

Thanks..

[lewlew]

very nice build , well done on the body.