I started this project a little over a month ago and have been working off and on. It started as a JL Dodge ram vts from classic gold. It had some paint chips so i decided to do a complete over haul. Main thing i did was cut the hood off and made a complete fire wall and wheel wells. I also raised the back up some. The wheels are from a JL Volkswagon thing. The back tires are from a fast and furious dodge charger, and the front are also from the volkswagon. The engine came from the charger as well. This is just a mock up and is no where near finished. I still have to sand all the rough edges around the engine bay and do all the engine detail. It will hopefully be finished soon. And also, this was the first Johhny Lightning i ever bought. Enjoy


BEFORE- Picture from jlcollector.com
http://jlcollector.com/classic/cg2r11ram.jpg

AFTER-
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/bigpapa44_2006/Picture103.jpg

Holy Smokes son! That is turning out to be one kickin' truck. The fact that it's also your very first JL casting makes it all the sweeter. I can't wait to see it finished. I have never done a drag truck, you just might have stirred something up here. Keep it up and keep us updated!

That's what I like to see - jumping in with both feet for sure!
Anxious to see it completed!

Go for it man!

That's a great mockup,How'd you remove the hood? What color will it be? Hemi? Or Magnum? Other tricks?
Looking forward to the finished custom. Pics,Pics,Pics...


Jeff Fleetwood

nice start.... show pics as you go.

Go for it man!

That's a great mockup,How'd you remove the hood? What color will it be? Hemi? Or Magnum? Other tricks?
Looking forward to the finished custom. Pics,Pics,Pics...


Jeff Fleetwood

I cut off the hood with a dremel cutting wheel. it was a bit tricky making sure i didnt cut into the main body. I then went back with a few different dremel sanders to get the sharp edges off. I still need to mold the firewall with the body. Should i just use bondo to do this? As for the color, im not really sure. I thought about painting it like it was before. Open to suggestions. I think im going to make the engine a Hemi. I still need to paint it, run some belts, and then some wiring.

Pics coming soon

Ryan :wave:

Very nice work so far. I know it's not that original, but what about red? Or one of those classic mopar wacky colors from the 70's?

Thats looking great LIGHTNING44. What are you planning to use for wheels, or are you planning on using those baby moons? As for a color how about yellow with black stripes and old school Super Bee graphics. Saw a dodge ram the other day with that paint scheme and I gotta say it looked damn nice.

Excellent, I KNOW that was a lot of careful work!
Can't wait to see the finished truck!
My suggestion for the paintjob;
Duplicolor Mirage purple green flip!

Holy Smokes son! That is turning out to be one kickin' truck. The fact that it's also your very first JL casting makes it all the sweeter. I can't wait to see it finished. I have never done a drag truck, you just might have stirred something up here. Keep it up and keep us updated!
I totally Love the Idea :thumbsup:

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I'm afraid I don't see any kind of contest in the first post.....

sorry :lol: i made a seperate post for it