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Started: 04 July 1999
Finished: 14 September 1999PAGE 2 of 3
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Started: 04 July 1999
Finished: 14 September 1999PAGE 2 of 3
The front part
of the tub was cut away and the Jeep's firewall was glued to the front
of the tub.
The hood and the cowl sections were separated for proper opening detail of the hood.
The bottom of
the tub had to be treated as a floorpan, since it would rest on the
chassis.
Styrene sheets
were used to fill over the gaps on the bottom side of the tub.
For
the hood
hinges, Detail Master hood hinges were used. On the left is a view of
the
hood, in the middle is an internal and on the right is an outer view of
the A-post.
The body was
painted in two shades of green. Acrylic paints were used.
11
September 1999:
The interior
was applied sticker sheet of velvet flocking as green carpets. The
seats
were painted in rippled texture.
14
September 1999:
The
windshield
was glued, and the hood was put on the body with the cowl for checking
purpose.
The dashboard
was painted, with the gauges being hand-painted and assembled into
place.
The hood hinges were assembled and their alignments checked. The cowl was then glued into place, taking care to make a good fit between the windshield and the hood.
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