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chaotic_life · 03-05-2006, 10:47 AM

Well, I've had this setup in mind for a while, but I just got the body recently (backorded for freaking ever), and I've been mulling over ways to make it unique...

Here are the pics:

I've got some minor mods planned, but the major thing I could use some help deciding on is the bed... I've been thinking about trying to build it as a truggy, but I've also been toying with the idea of building a wooden flat bed.

If I go with the flat bed, I'll build wooden running boards as well, if i go truggy, I'll just loose them all together

I'm also going to be building an interior out of a 1/12 camaro model I know its not "true scale" as its a ford body, and chevy interior.... also 1/12 tires are not really an option...

I'm also going to be building a custom grille w/headlights

Also key to this project is a way to mount it to a chassis,considering I'm not going to use body clips, but since I don't have a chassis at the moment... I'll burn that bridge when I come to it...

The rest is standard stuff...

tlt axles w/tobee wideners
pede tranny
maxx shafts
moabs on associated 3pc rims
(probably going to get changed at some point, since they wobble like crazy with my setup right now...)

Thats about all I have right now... its gonna be a LONG time in the making

Collapse_The_Masses · 03-05-2006, 11:07 AM

Sounds cool. For that body I'd go with the flat bed.

62PYRO · 03-05-2006, 11:42 AM

Flatbed has my vote.Good luck on this project and keep the pics coming.

bigred · 03-05-2006, 12:37 PM

i too would go flatbed, though my real vote is to keep the bed, it looks awsome.

If you did go truggy I'd use a different body.

Crawlsalot · 03-05-2006, 03:21 PM

i would have to say flat bed too. the body is just to old for a truggy, I dont think it would look as good.

BagoXCAlum · 03-05-2006, 03:26 PM

I'm with you guys, a flatbed would look good. Like Crawlsalot said, that body on a truggy just wouldn't look right.

Matt

chaotic_life · 03-05-2006, 03:48 PM

I've been looking at pictures of old trucks, and I'm starting to agree. Well, I guess no major tube work then :-p

I was planning on doing a custom grille made of SS, just straight bars accross with cutouts for headlamps, but now that I'm looking at picts of the real thing, I'm liking the stock grille...

-Blake

Plays_with_Toys · 03-05-2006, 04:28 PM

What about the base of the bed being wood will wood slats above the bed sides? Kind of like the older farm trucks. I think that'd look pretty sweet and you could keep the rear fenders.

chaotic_life · 03-05-2006, 04:31 PM

Do you mean keep the fenders, and loose the rest of the bed, or keep the bed, add upper slats and replace the stock bottom of the bed, which is WAY too high, with wood at the right height?

JasonInAugusta · 03-05-2006, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaotic_life

Do you mean keep the fenders, and loose the rest of the bed, or keep the bed, add upper slats and replace the stock bottom of the bed, which is WAY too high, with wood at the right height?

Sounds like a plan!

halfcab · 03-05-2006, 08:24 PM

keep the bed, lower the floor and go real wood with stainless harware, and stakeside it, bad a$$, flat black old school rat rod paint, OH SH#T another project on the wait list

chaotic_life · 03-06-2006, 02:54 PM

I was planning a dark charcoal grey- almost flat, but not quite dead flat.

While online looking for reference pictures, I noticed that the bed is about an inch too wide. If I modify the bed, I'll probably end up having to re-sculpt the rear fenders to make then the right width...

I think if I do anything to the bed, I'll just re-do the whole deal, save for the wheel wells... make it longer in the process for a better wheelbase, though if I do it, it will go farther out of scale... what do you guy think?

Narrow the bed to the proper width? Lengthen it? Both?

chaotic_life · 03-09-2006, 03:07 PM

Sorry guys for the lack of updates, but I havent had as much time this week(and soon to be weekend) since my GF's grandmother passed. I'll post updates when they happen...

Collapse_The_Masses · 03-12-2006, 12:41 AM

Just take the whole bed off and flat bed it! Then, You won't have to worry about the scale cause there's no exact size for a flat bed. lol

chaotic_life · 03-14-2006, 08:10 PM

Body Modification Part 1...

Bed cut out...

...and tool used (a tamiya branded olfa razor saw)

Next: Body Modification part 2 : Grille cut outs...

chaotic_life · 03-19-2006, 12:36 PM

I hope to have some updates tonight...

I'm working on cutting the stock plastic running boards off at the moment... talk about a PITA! I forgot how flexible these bodies were!

chaotic_life · 03-19-2006, 05:48 PM

Well, today was mildly productive...

Cut out the old running boards, filed them smooth,

I also cut the rough running board-just a little scrap of cherry I had sitting around... I got the ss tube cut for it cut too-its gonna get filed to match the fenders... though I need to get the styrene to lengthen the bed with so the length isn't final, but you can get the idea...

-Blake

Collapse_The_Masses · 03-21-2006, 12:39 AM

Not a big fan of running boards but I think it looks good.

chaotic_life · 03-21-2006, 02:39 PM

Yeah, buts its worlds better than the stock plastic parts... :-P

chaotic_life · 03-28-2006, 04:31 PM

no real news... materials are ordered... nothing new till then...

03-05-2006, 10:47 AM	#1
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	"The Gargoyle" Well, I've had this setup in mind for a while, but I just got the body recently (backorded for freaking ever), and I've been mulling over ways to make it unique... Here are the pics: I've got some minor mods planned, but the major thing I could use some help deciding on is the bed... I've been thinking about trying to build it as a truggy, but I've also been toying with the idea of building a wooden flat bed. If I go with the flat bed, I'll build wooden running boards as well, if i go truggy, I'll just loose them all together I'm also going to be building an interior out of a 1/12 camaro model I know its not "true scale" as its a ford body, and chevy interior.... also 1/12 tires are not really an option... I'm also going to be building a custom grille w/headlights Also key to this project is a way to mount it to a chassis,considering I'm not going to use body clips, but since I don't have a chassis at the moment... I'll burn that bridge when I come to it... The rest is standard stuff... tlt axles w/tobee wideners pede tranny maxx shafts moabs on associated 3pc rims (probably going to get changed at some point, since they wobble like crazy with my setup right now...) Thats about all I have right now... its gonna be a LONG time in the making Last edited by chaotic_life; 03-05-2006 at 10:52 AM. Reason: Fixed a few little things...

03-05-2006, 03:48 PM	#7
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	I've been looking at pictures of old trucks, and I'm starting to agree. Well, I guess no major tube work then :-p I was planning on doing a custom grille made of SS, just straight bars accross with cutouts for headlamps, but now that I'm looking at picts of the real thing, I'm liking the stock grille... -Blake Last edited by chaotic_life; 03-05-2006 at 04:28 PM. Reason: added grille thoughts +pics

03-06-2006, 02:54 PM	#12
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	I was planning a dark charcoal grey- almost flat, but not quite dead flat. While online looking for reference pictures, I noticed that the bed is about an inch too wide. If I modify the bed, I'll probably end up having to re-sculpt the rear fenders to make then the right width... I think if I do anything to the bed, I'll just re-do the whole deal, save for the wheel wells... make it longer in the process for a better wheelbase, though if I do it, it will go farther out of scale... what do you guy think? Narrow the bed to the proper width? Lengthen it? Both? Last edited by chaotic_life; 03-06-2006 at 04:47 PM. Reason: Added bed refernce picture

03-14-2006, 08:10 PM	#15
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	Body phase 1 Body Modification Part 1... Bed cut out... ...and tool used (a tamiya branded olfa razor saw) Next: Body Modification part 2 : Grille cut outs... Last edited by chaotic_life; 03-19-2006 at 02:12 PM.

03-05-2006, 11:07 AM	#2
Collapse_The_Masses Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 120	Sounds cool. For that body I'd go with the flat bed.

03-05-2006, 11:42 AM	#3
62PYRO Built, not bought Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham Posts: 4,504	Flatbed has my vote.Good luck on this project and keep the pics coming.

03-05-2006, 12:37 PM	#4
bigred Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mt.View CA Posts: 940	i too would go flatbed, though my real vote is to keep the bed, it looks awsome. If you did go truggy I'd use a different body.

03-05-2006, 03:21 PM	#5
Crawlsalot Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wyckoff, NJ Posts: 639	i would have to say flat bed too. the body is just to old for a truggy, I dont think it would look as good.

03-05-2006, 03:26 PM	#6
BagoXCAlum Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: north central IL Posts: 242	I'm with you guys, a flatbed would look good. Like Crawlsalot said, that body on a truggy just wouldn't look right. Matt

03-05-2006, 04:28 PM	#8
Plays_with_Toys I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,129	What about the base of the bed being wood will wood slats above the bed sides? Kind of like the older farm trucks. I think that'd look pretty sweet and you could keep the rear fenders.

03-05-2006, 04:31 PM	#9
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	Do you mean keep the fenders, and loose the rest of the bed, or keep the bed, add upper slats and replace the stock bottom of the bed, which is WAY too high, with wood at the right height?

03-05-2006, 08:24 PM	#11
halfcab RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: rite here all along Posts: 1,888	keep the bed, lower the floor and go real wood with stainless harware, and stakeside it, bad a$$, flat black old school rat rod paint, OH SH#T another project on the wait list

03-09-2006, 03:07 PM	#13
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	Sorry guys for the lack of updates, but I havent had as much time this week(and soon to be weekend) since my GF's grandmother passed. I'll post updates when they happen...

03-12-2006, 12:41 AM	#14
Collapse_The_Masses Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 120	Just take the whole bed off and flat bed it! Then, You won't have to worry about the scale cause there's no exact size for a flat bed. lol

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03-19-2006, 12:36 PM	#16
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	I hope to have some updates tonight... I'm working on cutting the stock plastic running boards off at the moment... talk about a PITA! I forgot how flexible these bodies were!

03-19-2006, 05:48 PM	#17
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	Well, today was mildly productive... Cut out the old running boards, filed them smooth, I also cut the rough running board-just a little scrap of cherry I had sitting around... I got the ss tube cut for it cut too-its gonna get filed to match the fenders... though I need to get the styrene to lengthen the bed with so the length isn't final, but you can get the idea... -Blake

03-21-2006, 12:39 AM	#18
Collapse_The_Masses Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 120	Not a big fan of running boards but I think it looks good.

03-21-2006, 02:39 PM	#19
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	Yeah, buts its worlds better than the stock plastic parts... :-P

03-28-2006, 04:31 PM	#20
chaotic_life Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 131	no real news... materials are ordered... nothing new till then...

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