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Did this loco trying to get MRS. B/B invovled, didn`t work.
My sons don`t come down either...

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Took a couple pix, showing wheels, blower, and proposed cut lines.
If no thoughts on possible changes, I plan to cut back off tommorow(12/24).

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Wheels,tire,Mock-up

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Rear View, Probably will shave these tail pipes, and have side pipes,like GDZ.
No wiper on pick-up either...

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Front view, Engine will be lower, sitting on hood right now...
May try to make three(3) section/bar grill...
Man , I keep remembering all the things I want to do, and the work invovled

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OK, Started the cutting part of the project.
First I cut the rear hatch window section off. While the roof section was still in place, it gave me a more stable platform and holding area than if I`d tried to cut it after the roof was off...

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Next I cut the rear passenger section off.
In the previous pic. you can see the exacto saw that I used, it didn`t take to much effort to remove this large section.
The plastic is a little cracked/brittle from the paint removing process, but ok...
These are rough cuts... some sanding and filing will be necessary.

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As you can see, the rear hatch window is somewhat smaller than the behind the front seat section.
Gotta cut and fill. (splice)

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Side View

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In order to get this piece to fit, I`m gonna cut it right down the middle.
After cutting, I super glued a larger-ish piece of styrene to one side, then after getting a good idea how the other side would fit, I taped them both to the roof section and super glued the other side to the styrene.
This is only to hold things in place. I`m not attaching these pieces to the roof just yet...