Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted July 30, 2014 Time for a new project. This is how it has started, nothing to special just a standard lunchie. Im thinking lots of rust, custom grille, roof rack, willy driver, opening tailgate, lights and a full interior. Was thinking putting it on an m06 but have decided on the original chassis. Cheers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted August 2, 2014 Incase it gets hot sitting on that big v8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted August 2, 2014 Light bar from an exo is a nice size fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emory70 153 Posted August 7, 2014 If one of the back doors was hinged so it could flap in the breeze, that'd be funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted August 8, 2014 haha that would be really funny actually, i just need to figure out how to hinge it. I think if it was mounted on two little springs that would also be a crack up.. any ideas on cutting open the rear doors? I have feeling the Dremel is going to take too much material out, I ran over it a few times with the scalpel but that is going to take a lot of patience for one sitting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3522 Posted August 8, 2014 Didn't someone post a link to a youtube video recently where you could cut plastic with basically cotton thread? - sawing it backwards and forwards - produced a very narrow and pretty clean cut... Someone else chime in please! Jx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted August 8, 2014 That is an interesting idea, perhaps a thin piece of high tensile wire would also do the trick. I'm also looking for a very thin cutting wheel attachment for the dremel. I have a few ABS off cuts i can test it out on, I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3522 Posted August 9, 2014 Here's the video I was talking about: Jx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emory70 153 Posted August 13, 2014 Just not a proper raggedy van without funny windows on the sides in the back. Iron cross, clover, mushroom... shouldn't be too hard to make. Possible eBay product if you could make them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted August 25, 2014 Round one of rust. I'm really tempted to turn this into a drift box instead. Also still haven't attempted to cut the rear doors. I have something else in mind though. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted August 30, 2014 Cut a rather large hole in grille Nice new radiator Front mounted Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted November 22, 2014 Done a bit more, a few more layers of rust, scuffed up the chrome, put some grille mesh in and painted the lenses. I still have some lights to fit, a willy driver and some chassis tweaks. Cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo 1201 Posted November 22, 2014 Phone like ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emory70 153 Posted November 22, 2014 Damaged windows and rusty chrome would help. Maybe a missing section of bumper. One headlight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zomboided 374 Posted November 24, 2014 When you started I wasn't sure, but that's really come together nice. The rust looks proper good, what technique did you use to achieve it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Willy Speed Shop 73 Posted November 24, 2014 Cheers dude, I used the weathering kit with the little brush although ended up using chunks of sponge as the little brush doesn't last long. I did lots of layers of rusting and flat clear to seal each layer. A water spray bottle also came in handy for that running effect as well as flaking big chunks on then spraying with water. The whole thing feels textured now like real rust. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites