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Post by geezerman on Mar 1, 2014 12:14:38 GMT -6
Not too sure where to put this, but I want to keep contributing to this board.
I have been working on this for a couple of days, but have postponed posting it because I wasn't too sure if it was feasible even. While he was in Florida a few months ago, a friend dropped off these resin pieces for me to play with.
I'm not a big fan of fading the front fenders of fat fendered cars, so I thought to change this chopped 39 panel back. I had a set of 40 Ford fenders in the stash, and will try to patch them in. Removing the resin modified fenders proved to be quite a chore, but I got 'er done !
Trial fitting.
Some serious patching in with styrene scraps, including a set of inner door panels.
And today, my major helpmate......Bondo !
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Post by grampsxrds on Mar 2, 2014 9:50:37 GMT -6
That looks like quite the challenge. This'll be interesting to follow
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Post by bob29579 on Mar 4, 2014 17:23:25 GMT -6
Wow, that's a pretty rough starting point. Planning to polish the turd, so to speak ?
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Post by dogfish7 on Mar 4, 2014 20:03:19 GMT -6
Now that's some great body work and on a resin too! 
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Post by geezerman on Mar 4, 2014 21:05:57 GMT -6
Y. Gonna take some serious body work yet !!!
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Post by geezerman on Mar 11, 2014 5:57:00 GMT -6
Alive and well. Just have modeling on the backburner.
My pal, Larry, has commissioned me to do a pencil drawing of his Willys that is intended to go in his wife's (Linda) new office at Gilmore Auto museum. Kinda honored to do that.www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/
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Post by geezerman on Mar 11, 2014 6:01:30 GMT -6
I might add that Larry has been associated with Gilmore for years, and they have a few first class (beauty queen type) hot rods in their collection. Linda has just been appointed to Gilmore's management staff.
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Post by dogfish7 on Mar 11, 2014 8:34:12 GMT -6
One gorgeous Willys!!  Hope you show us the drawing, when you finish.
Can't wait to see how this car project turns out, either!
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Post by geezerman on Mar 11, 2014 11:55:39 GMT -6
You probably saw the model I built for him. It was sent up North to him about a year ago.  
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Post by dogfish7 on Mar 11, 2014 17:22:08 GMT -6
Oh yeh, I saw it! Did you post the building of this Beauty on here. Don't remember. 
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Post by geezerman on Mar 27, 2014 5:37:42 GMT -6
Report ( for any that may be interested)
I have the drawing finished and am waiting until Larry gets back from a California trip to get it sent. When they have it framed and hung in the museum, they're to send me a photo, which I'll share with y'all.
My knee surgery has been put off for another month ( have to have some broken hardware removed) 
so I'll try to get back to the modeling that I have been neglecting.
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Post by geezerman on Mar 28, 2014 11:13:46 GMT -6
The knee is doing quite well. I had a request to do a piece of artwork and now that is finished, so I'll be getting back to this for a bit. ( 'Til they open the knee back up to remove some hardware that broke) 
But this morning, I shortened the salvaged chassis about a 1/4 inch to get the wheel base matched up.
Still looking at a ton of bodywork.
My original intent was to build this as a sort of semi-curbside, so my cobbling shouldn't be visible on the final result.   
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Post by dogfish7 on Mar 28, 2014 11:34:27 GMT -6
Glad to hear the Knee is better and the body work is looking great! Caqn't wait to see more!
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Post by geezerman on Mar 30, 2014 14:51:14 GMT -6
Today I started turning this back into a sedan delivery.
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Post by bob29579 on Apr 1, 2014 12:47:01 GMT -6
Cleaning up pretty nice.
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Hope you show us the drawing, when you finish.
