03-31-2021, 11:46 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: The Big Island
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This is my first ever hardbody build I’ve done, and it’s not even for me lol. I’m doing it for a buddy of mine. He seen my Bronco body and asked if I’d sell it, long story short I said no and he offered to pay me if I built this body for him. So, I decided to give it a shot. I started this a few days ago, this is where I’m at so far. Keep in mind, this is my first time EVER messing with a hardbody, so I’m sure there’s some things I could’ve done differently. Enjoy the pictures The first day, I got together a plan for paint and sanded the entire body. I think you can tell where this is going by the paint color choices. The second day, I bobbed. I would’ve bobbed first, but he said something about it after I had already sanded, so oh well. So now, I just need to get some putty of some sorts to fill in my gaps from the bed bob, primer, paint and do some smaller things here and there. Oh, and figure out what I’m going to do with this front piece. It’s a very thin and fragile piece of vacuum formed something lol. I don’t know where he got it from, but it looks cool. I need to make a backer plate for it. You can see it in the first picture. Let me know what y’all think so far! _________________ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker |
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04-02-2021, 10:48 PM | #2 |
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Figured out the front valance. I cut a piece of lexan and it’s screwed everything to it and glued the valance onto the lexan. Also got some tabs glued onto the tailgate to re install. Pictures to come soon. _________________ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker |
04-03-2021, 07:42 AM | #3 |
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My highlift body had a couple screw tabs in the underside of the hood and a small metal bracket to attach the grill/front valance... Did yours? |
04-03-2021, 11:38 AM | #4 |
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04-04-2021, 04:08 PM | #5 |
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Try this for the putty https://www.amazon.com/Bondo-901-Pla.../dp/B0002JM8P4 It's worked well for me on hard plastics and dries pretty fast. It's also easier to apply than regular Bondo cause it's a one-part formula, |
04-04-2021, 04:49 PM | #6 | |
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Oh thanks man! I actually ended up just using E6000. I know, not the best thing ever but it’s going to be a weathered truck anyway so it doesn’t have to be perfect. Plus, it’s flexible so it should hold fine. I’ve used it on my Lexan bodies and it’s worked great. What I did was put a line of E6000 all the way down the seam then I took a piece of styrene and scraped it to fill the gap and get rid of all access glue. I’m going to give it all day/night to dry. maybe longer. _________________ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker | |
04-04-2021, 11:02 PM | #7 |
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Let us know how sanding the E6000 goes.
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04-04-2021, 11:11 PM | #8 |
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04-05-2021, 10:33 PM | #9 |
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Started paint on the cab portion since the E6000 needs a while to dry to get maximum boding. I obviously started with Primer, then I went to a metal color(Krylon Metallic Aluminum), then did the rust(Krylon Hammered Copper). It started raining on me so couldn’t do Yellow top coat. The rust color isn’t as close as I thought it would be, but it was the closest color I could find. I think it’ll turn out fine though. _________________ https://www.instagram.com/island_crawlaz/ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker |
04-08-2021, 10:37 PM | #10 |
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Sanding the E6000 went pretty smooth, A lot easier than I thought. After I primed the bed, I had to fill it in again. Still have to sand it. The cab is completely done, and I’m pretty happy with it. It did pull the primer off and go down to black in some spots I sanded, but I think it looks good. I was hoping for more metal showing through. _________________ https://www.instagram.com/island_crawlaz/ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker |
04-08-2021, 11:54 PM | #11 |
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Front valance is done. Unfortunately the front grille has a slight slope to it, which drives me crazy. But, I can’t fix it at this point. I don’t want to put more holes in the front valance and it possibly rip. Plus, the holes would be super close together. I think it’ll look fine since it’s not a show truck anyway lol. The picture makes it look a lot worse, I measured it and it’s not even an 1/8” slope. _________________ https://www.instagram.com/island_crawlaz/ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker |
04-10-2021, 11:11 PM | #12 |
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Body is 100% done. I’m pretty happy with it. I think painting on rust colors made it look a lot better. _________________ https://www.instagram.com/island_crawlaz/ 79 F150 SCX10 ii TRXWalker |
05-12-2021, 10:44 AM | #13 |
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great job on this body ... looks to par for an old yota. i will use some of your techniques when i get to the hilux project.
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05-12-2021, 01:58 PM | #14 |
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Nice work! I know its too late but the best thing for assembling and fusing hardbody parts is an ABS/Styrene solvent. This is not a glue, it actually melts the plastic a bit and allows you to fuse the parts. https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/pls00003s.htm You can use it to make your own filler too. I take a little glass jar that has a lid (so It doesn't set too fast) and put a bit of the solvent in with some scraps from the body, the scraps will melt down and create a slurry. Then you can use this to fill gaps as if it were bondo. I hope there aren't any issues with getting that locally. Last edited by HumboldtEF; 05-12-2021 at 02:02 PM. |
05-12-2021, 04:28 PM | #15 | ||
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Thanks guys! I’m glad someone seen this thread. Humboldt, yes, I learned to never use E600 again. I had to fill it 5-6 times to get it smooth. I never had a chance to go into town to see what the local hardware store had, but next time I definitely will. It worked, but having to wait 72 hours for it to get a complete bond, then prime just to find a spot needs smoothed sucks. As far as getting stuff locally, none of the puttys, paints, fillers, etc can be shipped. I can’t even get glue shipped lol. Whatever Ace/Lowe’s has is what I have to use. _________________ https://www.instagram.com/island_crawlaz/ SCX10ii Yota TRX-4 Bronco | ||
05-26-2021, 08:54 AM | #16 |
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Great job, it looks awesome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
05-26-2021, 05:04 PM | #17 |
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Really, really nice job on the body.
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05-31-2021, 04:25 PM | #18 |
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