"KISS" theme truck

[SWAGGER]

Originally Posted by glorydays24

Well SWAGGER you're at it again I see...1,000,000,1 ideas coming at me, lol.
You have great ideas, and if I do decide to open the sleeper doors, the ideas you gave would work perfectly.
I keep forgetting to tell you, my last name is Merrell, and I was told the Merrell's originaly from Ierland. Small world, isn't it.
I'm going to try something totally throwed off on the mirrors, and if I can make it work, i'll post pic's...To be continued...

Big John

Yeah Ha....I have lots of ideas and the problem I have is that I can't actually build myself for quite some time. I have no workshop, no time (always travelling with work) and very, very little funding due to property investments that have gone sour, so I have to enjoy this hobby through you guys and your projects. So forgive me for bouncing ideas around, but it helps me feel a little more involved in the hobby than I actually am right now.

I love the mirrors BTW, fit in great with the wipers. If you manage to squeeze in something that reflects each band members face as such, it will work very well overall.

I had previously come across a project on another forum that is on the same path as what I mentioned above. I'll try find it again and get you some reference pics.

That's cool about your family name. Yes it is a small world. Seems quite a lot of Americans are of Irish decent if you look back far enough. We are known for going to the far corners of the earth. Little fact for you, the population of Ireland is only 4.5 million, but there are 25 million Irish passports OUTSIDE of Ireland. Just shows, there are much more of us living abroad than at home!

Looks like I will be in St. Louis / Chicago for a week in Sept. It's a work thing and still be defined, but I am hoping there will be a truck meet somewhere nearby around that time. Would be great to meet some of you guys and see some of the projects in the flesh.

[SWAGGER]

Yeah like this:





This is a standard Knight cab, you have SO much more room with your super cab, so you can build over your electronics like this OR you can create a bunk room and put your electronics in a hidden compartment at the very back.

[glorydays24]

Originally Posted by dabears

Great mirrors John!

Thankyou Aaron, much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Papabaer

Ohhh John,

how many Viaga you give to the Chain so that it becomes rigid

Really - the new doors and the mirrors are very cool and fits perfect to your "Theme Truck".

Papabear, the amount of viagra is a well kept secret. And thankyou for the compliment.

Originally Posted by SWAGGER

Yeah Ha....I have lots of ideas and the problem I have is that I can't actually build myself for quite some time. I have no workshop, no time (always travelling with work) and very, very little funding due to property investments that have gone sour, so I have to enjoy this hobby through you guys and your projects. So forgive me for bouncing ideas around, but it helps me feel a little more involved in the hobby than I actually am right now.

I love the mirrors BTW, fit in great with the wipers. If you manage to squeeze in something that reflects each band members face as such, it will work very well overall.

I had previously come across a project on another forum that is on the same path as what I mentioned above. I'll try find it again and get you some reference pics.

That's cool about your family name. Yes it is a small world. Seems quite a lot of Americans are of Irish decent if you look back far enough. We are known for going to the far corners of the earth. Little fact for you, the population of Ireland is only 4.5 million, but there are 25 million Irish passports OUTSIDE of Ireland. Just shows, there are much more of us living abroad than at home!

Looks like I will be in St. Louis / Chicago for a week in Sept. It's a work thing and still be defined, but I am hoping there will be a truck meet somewhere nearby around that time. Would be great to meet some of you guys and see some of the projects in the flesh.

Thankyou SWAGGER. Don't ever be concerned about throwing ideas my way, I love it. And you said you might be at St. Louis / Chicago in Sept. well Chicago is about eight hours from me, and St. Louis is about three hours from me. It would be great if we could get together, and I would love to meet the man behind these great ideas.

Originally Posted by SWAGGER

Yeah like this:





This is a standard Knight cab, you have SO much more room with your super cab, so you can build over your electronics like this OR you can create a bunk room and put your electronics in a hidden compartment at the very back.

You got me very seriosly concidering on doing a full blown sleeper. I've went as far as to cutting the cab doors, so........ I really like what I see on what this person has done to the sleeper. Very nice.

Big John

[dabears]

Great mirrors John!

[Papabaer]

Ohhh John,

how many Viaga you give to the Chain so that it becomes rigid

Really - the new doors and the mirrors are very cool and fits perfect to your "Theme Truck".

[SWAGGER]

Cool, can't help you with the little calendar though, sorry! LOL!

Well, actually, couple of mins of messing about and I managed to make a Kiss calendar for ya. I think I have it to the right scale, but you will need to PM me your email address so I can email the JPEG to you.
Best print on photo paper for longevity and UV protection etc, otherwise it would fade over time. If you don't have photo paper, I could print it and post it to you.

[glorydays24]

Originally Posted by SWAGGER

Cool, can't help you with the little calendar though, sorry! LOL!

Well, actually, couple of mins of messing about and I managed to make a Kiss calendar for ya. I think I have it to the right scale, but you will need to PM me your email address so I can email the JPEG to you.
Best print on photo paper for longevity and UV protection etc, otherwise it would fade over time. If you don't have photo paper, I could print it and post it to you.

Thakyou, that is soooo cooool!!! Sending my email...

Big John

[glorydays24]

Well everyone, I got the star cut out on the door. The way I did it was I drilled out as much material as I could, and then used my hobby knife to cut the points. It's not puuuuuurfect, but I can live with it.



Thanx for looking, Big John

[dabears]

Nice! Turned out good!

[SWAGGER]

Looks cool John. Will you be leaving it open or putting some glass behind it? Then it would be like the Pete style "foot" window but with the Kiss twist.

[glorydays24]

Originally Posted by dabears

Nice! Turned out good!

Thankyou very much Aaron.

Originally Posted by SWAGGER

Looks cool John. Will you be leaving it open or putting some glass behind it? Then it would be like the Pete style "foot" window but with the Kiss twist.

Thankyou Steve. I will be putting "glass" behind the star. Now you've got me wanting to cut out the sleeper doors, storage and sleeper doors...Will this ever get done???

Big John

[glorydays24]

BTW, i'm thinking of calling this truck...wait for it...wait for it..."YOU WANTED THE BEST"... Watcha ya'll think?

Big John

[glorydays24]

Thanx to SWAGGER, I had to cut the sleeper doors. And i'm thinking about cutting the storage compartment door's also...if my fingers hold out. I'll have to make new door's because again, I drilled out as much as I could, and then the ol' hobby knife.





Thanx for looking, Big John

[dabears]

HAHA its like the shirt i have saying "3 of the 4 voices in my head said to do it" and majority wins right looks great!! i like the idea of drilling out as much as you can.. faster then how i allways do it of all with the knife then i slip once and have to start all over
So does this mean you are going to detail the bunk now? or just put tinted windows in? either way i think itll look good

[glorydays24]

Originally Posted by dabears

HAHA its like the shirt i have saying "3 of the 4 voices in my head said to do it" and majority wins right looks great!! i like the idea of drilling out as much as you can.. faster then how i allways do it of all with the knife then i slip once and have to start all over
So does this mean you are going to detail the bunk now? or just put tinted windows in? either way i think itll look good

"3 of the 4 voices in my head said to do it" NOW THAT's FUNNY!!! Yes I am going to detail the bunk...thanx to SWAGGER And thankyou Aaron. I don't know about the storage compartment doors yet, have to give my fingers a break...not literaly though, lol.

Big John

[glorydays24]

I didn't even notice I have a five star rating on this truck. Whoever voted, I THANK YOU!!! It means more to me than you'll ever know. Man I love this forum.

Big John

[diddys trucking]

if i could could put 10 stars up i would Im just itchin to see more of this dip painting its going to look mental

Dave

[glorydays24]

Originally Posted by diddys trucking

if i could could put 10 stars up i would Im just itchin to see more of this dip painting its going to look mental

Dave

Thankyou Dave for the kind words. and i'm going to get all of the cutting done before I do more body work, 'cause I really don't like to do things twice if I can avoid it...KNOW WHAT I MEAN???

Big John

[SWAGGER]

LMAO! Sorry for being a voice in your head John, but it's turning out to be well worthy of a magazine feature, so well done on that. You will be so happy with it when it's finished with no regrets because you will have done all you can do with it and not left anything out. This will be a truly unique machine.

[fhhhstix]

How many hours of sanding do you think you have left to straiten up the lines and get it ready for paint?

Travis