I need help!

:confused: . i need help sratchbuilding a 4-link rear suspension. does anyone know any websites where i can find reference pics?

Do you mean a conventional parallel 4-link?

http://www.dmhotrods.com/pics/web%20site%20pics/chassis/48%20pu%20rear%20susp.jpg

And with the panhard bar in the pic:

http://www.ridetech.com/productinfo/images/parallel4link.jpg

http://www.automotivearticles.com/uploads/4-link1.jpg

If you want a conventional splayed 4-link, it'll be any GM 64-88 GM A or B-Body, available in many model kits.

i was thinking of chevy stepside, plymouth duster

these are some pics i was able to find.

plymouth duster:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/72-Duster-Drag-Car-See-It-in-Ski-Movie-M-S-P_W0QQitemZ120143454014QQihZ002QQcategoryZ6410QQrd Z1QQcmdZViewItem

chevy stepside:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1957-Pro-Street-Chevy-Truck_W0QQitemZ140139171554QQihZ004QQcategoryZ5348 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


chevy stepside:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ALL-STEEL-CHOPPED-4-PRO-STREET-468-CID-TILT-FRONT-BAD_W0QQitemZ170131486336QQihZ007QQcategoryZ5348QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


BTW i have an AMT plymouth duster and AMT chevy stepside that i was looking to try this setup on.

Well except for different mounting points depending on the chassis, those are all essentially the same.

i'm new to scratchbuilding and wondering if you could give me some ideas.

lets see here. For the rods I would do the following. Get some aluminum tubing of the propper size. Then get some hex rod of the same size. file/sand the hex so that it fits inside the tubing. Cut it off and file/sand flat to give you the jamb nut. Then drill out the center. Insert some plastic rod, then attach to the end of that a peice of plastic tube cut to width, that will give you the mounting point. If you weren't going for extreme realism you could skip the plastic tube and simply use some more plastic rod. the reason for going from aluminum to plastic is ease. I find it easier to glue plastic for strength than it is to glue aluminum for strength. If you wanted a simpler route. Start with the aluminum tubing. Then cut some SMALL pieces for the mounting eyes/heim joints. Then super glue them into place. that will give you a mounting point to slide between the brackets on the chassis and rear end mounts. feel free to e-mail me r_d_butler@sbcglobal.net for more help if you need it

I'd grab a 'WagonRod' kit for the PU chassis and I know there has to be a prostreet mopar chassis around for the duster.