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littleVETTE wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:41 pm ok, i got 2 donor cars from ebay. both were in great shape with the exception of one the chassis sets. one of them had one too many holes drilled in the chassis.




so i took the cleanest chassis set and painted it. both cars had the solid spring cups, non perched clamps, bottom loaded shocks, shock towers, ball cups, and bulkhead. all period correct. so i picked the cleanest parts and started cleaning the lot. i also trimmed and reamed anything that needed it. i opened up the rear arms for clearance issues with the stub axles.





i then dyed all the parts with black rit dye. i also added a spoonful of salt. the shock towers were in the pot with the other parts. i just had to leave them a little longer for the dye to take to them, while the the rest of the parts dried off. anyone with a careful eye will notice that there isn't a battery cup and strap in the lot. i forgot them and had to do a later dye job on them.





assembly was next. all the shock shafts and hinge pins got the scotch brite treatment. including the ball ends. i then grabbed some kydex stock and cut out the side and front nose body mounts.



next the tranny, shocks, forming the kydex body mounts, and body....

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:30 pm Finding some 5 slot wheels appears to be the first hurdle.

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:25 pm That looks a little beefy for a front wheel, at least for this use. It's definitely the 5 slot pattern though.