Going to resurrect a Daisy Dukes CJ Jeep!
OK so to keep going a bit, I took the Jeep and got to making the hinges on the body so that the spare tire rack would mount up to the body and look somewhat decent too. HOWEVER in the process of doing this, I got the insane idea to make the spare tire rack..... OPEN.... AND CLOSE!!!!! Just to add to the detail and the work I had ahead of me! SO, I made this spare tire rack to open & close, and have a "latch" on the handle end.... SO, having said that, off we go! I took some plastic tube I had as scraps, and drilled them just enough to hold the brass wire spare tire rack and not be to tight, but loose enough to open & close!
The hinges had to sit for a day to make sure the glue was 100% dry and were fully attached to the Jeep! As the rack is getting a hitch too on the drivers side. That part is yet to come!
The rack is made, cleaned and painted, The "bolt" in the tire mounting plate is just to "hold" it while I painted it! The "latch is on the drivers side as well! made from a Model Train handrailing detail! :D
Looks really good! AND....
DAMN does that look GOOD!!!
And YES, the hinges do work! Thats what the last 2 pictures show! Opening and closing the spare tire rack!!!!
Looks really good! I do see some touch up I need to do, as far as the spare tire goes a little flat black touch up along the rim will go a long ways on that resin cast tire!
NOW you see the Spare tire rack in place, and latched, WITH the new tail lights in place AND the license plate too! WITH Daisy Dukes "real" plate number on it!
I'm VERY pleased with how this all turned out!!!! A bit of work sure, but this is the reason that makes it all worth it, the end result!
Thanks for lookin' Comments welcome, Thats it for now, more to come as the rest happens to finish up the model! The "end" is REAL close now!
~ENJOY!
OK so to keep going a bit, I took the Jeep and got to making the hinges on the body so that the spare tire rack would mount up to the body and look somewhat decent too. HOWEVER in the process of doing this, I got the insane idea to make the spare tire rack..... OPEN.... AND CLOSE!!!!! Just to add to the detail and the work I had ahead of me! SO, I made this spare tire rack to open & close, and have a "latch" on the handle end.... SO, having said that, off we go! I took some plastic tube I had as scraps, and drilled them just enough to hold the brass wire spare tire rack and not be to tight, but loose enough to open & close!
The hinges had to sit for a day to make sure the glue was 100% dry and were fully attached to the Jeep! As the rack is getting a hitch too on the drivers side. That part is yet to come!
The rack is made, cleaned and painted, The "bolt" in the tire mounting plate is just to "hold" it while I painted it! The "latch is on the drivers side as well! made from a Model Train handrailing detail! :D
Looks really good! AND....
DAMN does that look GOOD!!!
And YES, the hinges do work! Thats what the last 2 pictures show! Opening and closing the spare tire rack!!!!
Looks really good! I do see some touch up I need to do, as far as the spare tire goes a little flat black touch up along the rim will go a long ways on that resin cast tire!
NOW you see the Spare tire rack in place, and latched, WITH the new tail lights in place AND the license plate too! WITH Daisy Dukes "real" plate number on it!
I'm VERY pleased with how this all turned out!!!! A bit of work sure, but this is the reason that makes it all worth it, the end result!
Thanks for lookin' Comments welcome, Thats it for now, more to come as the rest happens to finish up the model! The "end" is REAL close now!
~ENJOY!
