What I've been wasting my time with lately (Ramcharger rebuild) Pt.1

[The_War_Wagon]

I'm wearing my red BSA windbreaker, hence the reddish reflection on the fender here.



Check out this front bumper now!






Looking down here between the bodywork and the bumper, you can see the shelf for the winch to mount to. The fairleads come out the front, and you're good to go!



That's Jimmy, on the far left, FYI.






A decent shot of the rear hatch and bumper here - they popped the red plastic off the bottom of the "Dodge" plate, as it had collected a fair amount of crud over the years, and we don't need any MORE rust promotion on this hotrod! Wayne, Jimmy's right hand man, suggested red reflector tape... and that ain't a half-bad idea!





Been looking for SOMETHING to demonstrate scale, as to the height on this monster. I saw this 5 gallon plastic gas can nearby, and it's DIRECTLY UNDER the corner of the bumper here. It's about 2' high, for reference.

[The_War_Wagon]

Jimmy's doin' it up right! Here's the inside of the doors - sanded and ready to likewise be painted!







This was probably the best picture of the bunch, to really see the paint and how well it works together.





I have dreamed - for 6 years - of this truck LOOKING this good... and now it actually does! They still have some frame/lift work to do - needs the second set of rear shocks installed as well. Once the brake & gas lines are done, then we can knock off some of the scale and start undercoating it. But another B-I-G hurdle is now cleared - the bodywork and paint is just about DONE!!!

[06JeepXKHEMI]

Thats one sick looking rig man, definitely have to schedule a wheeling trip when its done!

[Matt]

Looking great man!

[criket]

That thing is looking awesome!!!!!

[The_War_Wagon]

It got rolled outside last night. The second set of rear shocks has been installed, a few more holes under the unibody puttied, and some other painting done. It has no fuel lines, and no brake lines - so it can't start OR stop right now... but it makes a HELLUVA paperweight!!!

That said, it's REALLY quite photogenic at this point, so here's some more to look at!

[The_War_Wagon]

Well, PART of the insides of the doors got painted.

This'll inhibit rust and seal the edges most exposed to the elements!



The interior is greatly cleaned up now.




It's a work in progress still - in fact, Jimmy's going on vacation, and can't leave it in the shop, so it's going to sit at my place for a couple of weeks, until my man at Monro is healed up, and can install the brake and fuel lines, and then get started on everything else, to get it to pass inspection & start rolling again.

Check this out! http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts/re...3049-92v-.aspx I'm thinking of replacing the carpet in it with this!

What say you - grey, or black?