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[NOMADGAMER]

its the model car version of pimp-my-ride

[Nick Gautreau]

Nice....very nice...........rofl

I have gathered some more pics of the van and ALL the parts I have for it....

BTW...I am not the model's first owner...the original owner was mentaly challenged.......
.....and that's not a hole in the front of the body, that's black paint.(supposedly he tried to make a "LeBra"...which were installed on the original 1:1 vehicles)

ps: If someone has or knows where to find some windows for this kit and would like to donate them, that would be greatly appreciated....(the ones I have are broken, cracked or missing)

[klutz_100]

Is that smoke I can smell? Is something burning around here?

I'm a great believer in "alternative WIPs" and this could be an interesting resto project if you pull it of well, but I wonder if you are not over complicating things (even by my standards ) with your "build by popular vote" idea?

Why don't you show us what YOU want to do with it?

Just my ...

[CeeElle]

given the generally rough condition of the kit you're starting with, i say make it a beater, something you'd see an old hippie driving. tattered seats, curb-rashed wheels, faded paint with some primer spots from bad repairs, exhaust held on with bailing wire, that sort of thing.

[rsxse240]

ahh, fellas, it's not that bad, a little dunk in dot 3, and some sanding and it'll be a rather workable kit.

first off, since the windows are all flat, you can just use any clear plastic cut to shape and glued in place with white glue.

I see it....so cal/cleaned.

candy apple red, dropped, chrome hoops and caps on flat black steelies, ditch the cabinetry in favor of a finely appoulstered comfy leather bench in the back, with a pair of captain's chairs in matching fabric for the center, and a pair for the front as well. get rid of the camper scheme, get rid of the handles, clean up the trim, shave the water fill hole. when it's done get a couple of scale coolers, and beer cans and what not and make it a so-cal tailgate party!

[rod_k2]

I got a better idea. Why not PAINT it with castrol super clean??
DOT3 as primer,CSC as paint,and Isoprophyl Alcohol as Clear coat!
That would be awesome. And i agree with willmo's idea!!!

[tonioseven]

I've got an itchy finger...

[Nick Gautreau]

Originally Posted by rsxse240

ahh, fellas, it's not that bad, a little dunk in dot 3, and some sanding and it'll be a rather workable kit.

first off, since the windows are all flat, you can just use any clear plastic cut to shape and glued in place with white glue.

I see it....so cal/cleaned.

candy apple red, dropped, chrome hoops and caps on flat black steelies, ditch the cabinetry in favor of a finely appoulstered comfy leather bench in the back, with a pair of captain's chairs in matching fabric for the center, and a pair for the front as well. get rid of the camper scheme, get rid of the handles, clean up the trim, shave the water fill hole. when it's done get a couple of scale coolers, and beer cans and what not and make it a so-cal tailgate party!

DAMN!!!......NOW THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF I WANT HEAR!!!

thanks man....you grasped my concept of this thread really good.....and I loved a couple of your ideas.....thanks....

[wouter1981]

I would definatly not "pimp" it.
Why not make it a real hippy bus? Some of the kitchenry can stay in, give it a really "groovy" paintjob, somthing like this:

http://img66.echo.cx/img66/3600/hippyback3ng.jpg

as long as it has psychedelic colours and shapes...
Some dents and scrapes in the body...

You could make a "camping" diorama, with some hippy's outside, smoking wheet and playing a guitar...

[rsxse240]

here's a little paint shop editing on that van, I bet I could have found a real one alot easier, but I didn't want to look! haha! I know it's orange, but I can't figure out how to do candy colors in a short half hearted photo chop.

[XrunnerSWB]

i would shave the bumpers and put a stinger exhaust on it. ill see if i can get a coupe pics of my buddies 71 VW Bus. i know its a different body, but i like how his is set up. oh and its the 2nd fastest naturally aspirated VW Bus is california. and its street legal.

i wouldnt go with very big rims, but i think getting rid of the cabinets and putting in a TV and a sofa would be awesome. and for paint... something like orange and cream, or baby blue and white. those are the best colors for a Vw Bus.

[rod_k2]

Ok,ok. Now i'll stop kiddin. Can I do a lil drawing of it? My drawing skills are not that good,but,I can do one,so we can have a basic idea of it.

[Nick Gautreau]

Originally Posted by rod_k2

Ok,ok. Now i'll stop kiddin. Can I do a lil drawing of it? My drawing skills are not that good,but,I can do one,so we can have a basic idea of it.

Go ahead with the drawing.....I could use it to help me in the face to face construction of this....something I can use as good references in my workshop...

THANKS,....

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[Nick Gautreau]

Hahahahahaha.......I just realized something......rofl.....
....Stripping paint using a knife to scrap it off is hard work.....lol

(but it does refine the details...lol.....)
(...that, and I can't really afford CSC right now...but oh well...whatever works)

[rod_k2]

Originally Posted by Nick Gautreau

Hahahahahaha.......I just realized something......rofl.....
....Stripping paint using a knife to scrap it off is hard work.....lol

(but it does refine the details...lol.....)
(...that, and I can't really afford CSC right now...but oh well...whatever works)

Well...thereis also the Isoprophyl Alcohol (99% or 91% works best) and Brake fluid (DOT2)