Andrew D Charger Chaser Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) Here are the completed photos after several years of on-and-off work. Although posted before, here is my own philosophy of building a General Lee, which differs from so many other builds I've seen. Font is increased as per comments that it was hard to read. 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!! -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 Charger Chaser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RogerDuke Posted August 26, 2017 Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Congratulations on the completion of your masterpiece! Its amazing how real it looks, especially underneath and also under the hood. It is a labor of love truly worthy of being proud of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Charger Chaser Posted August 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 Very kind of you to say, thanks Roger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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