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Life's a stretch!; Some of my stretched Yatming F 100's
Topic Started: Aug 28 2011, 03:54 PM (908 Views)
GeorgeT
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A couple of shots of my streched F 100's and my "yard truck. The long bed in white is work in progress, needs tidy up and paint.

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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
All three look good! I especially love the yard truck- I have a thing for beaters!
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Emptywallet
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I agree with Swifty,that ones my favorite.Ive never heard of a Lubritorium before!!!
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GeorgeT
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The yard truck was a bit of fun on a rainy day. The carry rack and front bars are wire coat hangers. they are already galvanised and don't need paint. A hammer,pliers and screwdriver "aged" the truck for me nicely. Just picked up a new camera so will get some better shots for you all. The "Lubritorium" was a common sign above most garage/workshops in the 60's & 70's here. I thought it was an American thing?
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Emptywallet
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Well I didnt start terrorizing this world until the late 70s,but thats a cool name for a lube shop!!!!
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Good work!! I don't do many chop jobs, becasue they take so long to make and look right. But I really like what you've done, especially the extended cab and long bed versions.
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Thanks Ivan, I only use the Yatming Road Signature F 100's for chop jobs. They are cheap and a solid base to work with. I am reluctant to chop anything of real value
( I have a large collection of Matchbox and early Mattel F 100's untouched.) I use a Dremal and fine cut off wheel, if your careful there is usually very little reworking needed of the cut area.Then I use a body filler shape and hide the worked area and repaint it.
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