Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Cliche though it is, I wanted to make this build special. This represents a few years of on-and-off work. And, I have my own philosophy on building a GL which differs from so many other builds I've seen. Though I posted this in the build thread, I think it's appropriate to begin with it here as well: MY G.L. BUILD PHILOSOPHY My main criticism of most GL builds is that they are 'way too immaculate to be an in-use back-roads racing car driven by good-ol-boys on a farm. They always look...well, sterilized comes to mind. Absolutely gorgeous, like they're going for the trophy at a car show, with a car that's never driven except on and off a trailer. Not this one!! -Interior: Agree with many that the darker brown "saddle" color of the earlier series looks better, but a darker interior will hide most great detail. So, cliche though it is, I went with the light tan. HOWEVER I weathered it plenty, with very stained floor carpeting, and some wear on the seats. Scratchbuilt items are a CB radio and a detailed, padded-looking roll bar with tape around the padding. -Engine Bay: Despite most builds painting the engine bay interior orange, indicating a total engine-out restoration, the actual "Hero" Generals had their engine bays hastily painted black around the engine. This would also fit with the storyline of the original color being black. Additionally, I sanded out all the molded on wiring and scratchbuilt the entire engine wiring and detail. When you see these photos you may be shocked. I know I am....not eager to do this again, although it was worth it!! *Also note the scratch built "Dixie Horn" system mounted on the front of the radiator -Underside: Dark primer gray with orange overspray indicating a home-done paint job. Lots wear and some general rusting, with a ton of dust and dirt oversprayed. So much more involved in this build, but those are some of the basic philosophies I followed on this. Edited August 26, 2017 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Slartibartfast Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 As lovely as that engine bay is, it should be almost as dirty as the underside. Unless the boys were anal and cleaned it regularly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 A cool build! That engine really rocks! You've done a great job with the underside as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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