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Post by jeffs396 on Apr 29, 2011 19:11:32 GMT -5
Here's what I put on the "primer WIP" table at the NNL East show two weeks ago...$2.25 eBay score! 1953 Willys staketruck...as boxed: bed removed...looking a bit better: Ahhh, that's more like it! ;D I'll scratchbuild an original style pickup bed for this later, should be easy... After stripping, cleaning up the casting & priming, I "recycled" a chassis I got from Jake aka "bigjeepzz". Ford pickup frame, Mercedes Unimog axles. I bought a set of MicroNitro machined aluminum rims, used ball point pen parts for the centercaps. A bit higher than I want, but deadlines were looming I'll lower it some later... And the Commando: I'd love to build something similar in 1:1 someday, too bad Jeep didn't do this back in the day! Don't like the "bullnose" front clip, but eventually will get the more Jeep looking 67-71 frontend Will probably put a set of Larry's/Sebastien's awesome Rockwells under this ;D Added 22 scale inches of additional wheelbase to really help the proportions...
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Post by bogger44 on Apr 29, 2011 20:22:36 GMT -5
Both are looking killer Jeff. The '53 is already about a hundred times better looking. Keep us updated.
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Post by jeffs396 on Apr 29, 2011 23:10:57 GMT -5
Thanks Tony!
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Post by gray07 on Apr 30, 2011 0:15:44 GMT -5
Love them both Jeff
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Post by mdmead on Apr 30, 2011 9:43:18 GMT -5
X2! (Couldn't say it any better!)
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Post by wtsf150 on Apr 30, 2011 14:48:20 GMT -5
Hey guys i was lucky enough to see both of these and as good as the pics are they still dont do them justice they look great i can just imagine how good they will look when done and Jeff i really like that idea of the "Rocks" under the Commando now get busy and finish something...as if i room to talk LOL Willie
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Post by Big Ed on Apr 30, 2011 21:20:34 GMT -5
Hey Jeff, I love the way that Willys is sittin'. I like the Commando, but I can't wait for some progress on the Willys. When I saw it over at MCM, I told myself I gotta remember to ask Jeff how the build was goin'. Looks very cool.
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Post by jeffs396 on May 1, 2011 20:43:54 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! These will be on the back burner for awhile, gotta get the Scrambler "remaster" done and off to the caster
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Post by Big Ed on May 1, 2011 21:12:18 GMT -5
We'll be here, I'm sure.
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Post by bubba930 on May 3, 2011 15:50:46 GMT -5
I remember the very first time that I saw a Willys with a 283 under the hood, of corse it was way back in the day! The guy ran it around looking for someone to run against him, he had it looking like a plain jane, and WAM, he'd put it to them. Your Jeeps are looking Awesome.
rctrucker
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Post by tooltas on May 3, 2011 19:31:14 GMT -5
put the rocks on the 53 willy truck it would rockkkkkk?
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