The shop started out very small and has grown on Back at the Shop. It just seemed time to start a separate thread and hope enough projects get developed to keep it moving along.

Opening on Halloween, may not have been such a good an idea! The boys spent to much time first acquiring & cleaning up these trucks then organizing the display in the back of the shop, NOT to show it!

So HAPPY Belated HALLOWEEN TO ALL HT Members from the One Guy Garage Crew!!!
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The ghost, skull & bat all have flashing lights! The Road Reaper & Grave Runner trucks are the Halloween themed Tyco Trucks. At first, one suggestion was to paint a primed VW Beetle like a Pumpkin. Later, we were thinking of borrowing Randy's Pumpkin Willy's!! Luckily the trucks were found at a local show but needed a lot of tender loving care!
Now, it is time to put the decorations away for next year & get the shop back to work. Randy's tow truck created quite a demand by our tow truck operator's to show their trucks. So you know what's coming Next! ..RL

RL, Glad you found some Tyco Terrors!!! I doubt the pumpkin Willys will be out on loan, maybe a pumkin Nomad pie for Thanksgiving, lol. Just hire some help and get that shop going, we need pics!!! Let's see them trucks!!! RM

You said "Punkin" ...huhuhuhuhuhuh.....huhuhuhuhuhuh.....huhuhuhuhuh u

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Looking forward to peeks inside your new shop RL!

Cool!! Another new shop open for business!! Nice resto work on the pick-ups!!! :thumbsup: And a Happy Halloween to you too!! Now don't start tearing the flashing LEDs apart!! We'll tear into them at a later time!! Good luck with the new scale venture and hope you keep us busily entertained!!

Oh and Bill, that Willys is slicker than punkin poo!! Between the chop and the scoop you'd need a periscope to see where you're goin!! Sweeeet!! :thumbsup:

Congrats on opening your shop. The trucks look great!!!!

XracerHO,

Will keep an eye open for future post of the One Guy Garage. I know you will have some fun stuff and the Halloween opening display is great...dig those trucks. :cool:

Bob...gotta love Skulls and the Grim Reaper...zilla

XO,
Looks like a bloody good shop with a bloody good future!

Rich

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:rr

Same old shop guys just different location with a few new faces and rear of the shop setup for truck repairs. After Randy's tow truck conversion, our operators wanted to be displayed.

First, Bill's light duty tow vehicle, he just likes his old Chevy pickup. Even though she is old she still does the job!
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Next up, Jerry & Dan drop off a car for some mechanicals & paint!
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Off again for the next delivery.
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Their truck runs very well & handles well with a car aboard.

Big Mike just phoned in & stated that he is coming in with his heavy duty tow vehicle for pictures - next time. ..RL

Bill's wrecker is pretty darn cool, but that flat bed is flat out awesome!!! I drove wrecker for 4 1/2 years, mostly flat bed, and get the pun there!! I can't wait to see the heavy duty!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

UtherJoe

RL, You may have to change your shop name to "TOWMASTERS". Looking good, nice detail work on the fog lights. I likes the flatbed also!!! Glad to see you've hired some help. I see Ol' Yeller just doesn't seem to get to excited. ...RM

Very nice.
How'd you fab the tilt deck?

XRACER - sweet job on those trucks man!!! :thumbsup:

Wes

:thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Dogs love trucks!

Ok Spill your guts ! I want to know how on earth you made that tow truck and ramp truck !!!!????

RL,

This is what I am talking about....Sweeet Tow Truck & Ramp truck!

oLD cHeVy PiCkUps ROCK...especially old Chevy Tow Truck pickups.

Bob...Great Job on these man...zilla

Nice heavy haulers!:thumbsup:

Thanks for the comments guys! Before more details on the trucks, Big Mike has been insisting on a showing. Also, the shop has been hit by temperatures in the 70's & the yard work of cleaning up the neighbours' leaves in our yard has taken priority. Never thought I would be glad for rain in the next few days.

Now, Mike's vintage heavy duty truck.
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Introducing Red, in the ball cap, who will be setting up the truck service area in the back half of the shop. Only person, Mike let's wrench on his truck.
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Red checking out some of the new equipment for his area of the garage before painting it.
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Hope your not being towed but Big Bad John transmitted over the CB that he is bringing his modern heavy duty tow vehicle for photos, next! ..RL

Thats really sharp!

That model has great detail.

That's a good looking Heavy Hauler RL!!! Did I see that truck in an episode of "Wrecked", on the Speed Channel ??? If not it should be in one!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ...RM

"Also, the shop has been hit by temperatures in the 70's & the yard work of cleaning up the neighbours' leaves in our yard has taken priority. Never thought I would be glad for rain in the next few days."

Same here RL, we got leaves a falling too!!! Time to get the boys outside!!! They don't like raking leaves and yard work at all!!! RM

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Nice bulldog!!! That's no easy conversion, by any stretch!!! Can't help but look at them headlights and wonder...Hmmmm...maybe....

UtherJoe

Nice bulldog!!! That's no easy conversion, by any stretch!!! Can't help but look at them headlights and wonder...Hmmmm...maybe....

UtherJoe


hahaahahahahah Hmmmm...maybe....hahahahahahaah Joe you have a one track mind. lol

RL,

Incredibly Cool big rig truck....way Cool. Ooooh and now Big Bad John is bringing his rig also...can't wait!

Bob...Only one small tree & the mower snags them up...zilla :D

Great looking rig! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Randy, nice fall pic, just too bad we have to rake them. Would like to light the headlights but the very nice interior leaves no room. All the truck are standard clip-on chassis mounts.

Big Bad John's modern HD Tow vehicle.
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Shop is a little empty at the back, just Red & his dog.

Must show the front of the shop where auto rebuilds continue.... Photo is bright by design to show off the extensive fender replacement on a vintage race car.
The donor car was Hot Wheel's plastic Batmobile. All four fenders had to be replaced.
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Customer on his cell phone explaining how the bodywork is coming and asking Joel his insurance agent does he have coverage. ..RL

Current sign in the one guy garage!

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Hands got blisters from raking leaves but only need two fingers to type, so low down on tow vehicles:

Bill's (Fall guy) LD has an Old Viking truck rear hook apparatus modified to fit plus two yellow spotlight hanging from the rear bumper and large rear tires for stance.

Jerry & Dan's tilt bed is the rear of a Boley truck with modified runner & stock pinned rear tilt. The hard part was the bracket to keep the ramp on the rear bed.

Mike's vintage was an Athearn Mack truck which was very narrow, just a lot of trial & error but it looked so good, it need to be motorized.

Big Bad John's modern HD was a dollar store plastic toy which was shorten to fit.

All have standard clip-on chassis mounts & detailed floating rear tires as shown on Snow Plough.
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Think all questions were answered. THK..RL

There's gotta be something mentally hazardous to me when I start mixing solder fumes, paint fumes and the scent of JB weld... It make my brain cells work..temporarily anyway.. I just keep going back to that Mack and wondering....... Someday, I will need to attempt that.. The pete looks cool too, but I like the bull dog!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:


UtherJoe

Really cool stuff here! :woohoo:

Those are some nice trucks!!! Cool body work on the Z, like the quaterpanels. :thumbsup::thumbsup: Give them boys a raise!!! I'm going to the Dollar Store... RM

Agreed!

Nice splice work.

Wow those rigs are beautiful ! Great job

The Man brothers return to the shop occasionally to refesh the garage staff with candies & pop for refurbishing their old ice cream truck.

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G. is the guy behind the wheel in his distintive red fedora and H. is in the back serving the staff. The cart has great detail: small clear bottles & glasses
on the counter, pop dispenser, milk shake maker and five ice coolers plus a menu which you can not read on the back wall. They better raise their prices
with malts being only 25 cents.

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The original Aurora vehicle was turned into a pickup truck by the staff since the rear box was so badly damage by the pevious owner. Material from
the box was used to make the back of the cab. The catering cart was a Herpa kit with a unique tow hitch & stand setup. ..RL

Oh heck!! For 25 cents, I'll take two!! Very cool customs!! The detail on the newer model RR stuff has gone over the top in the last few years.. And the remodeled good humor is really sweet!! Another way cool custom!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

How trick is that?!

Very cool!

that's one sweet custom job!! :thumbsup:

Wes

WOW that truck and food cart trailer are really imaginative. Great JOB !

How trick is that?!

Very cool!

This is so Trick that it is Kewler than a ho Trick Pony plus a fiery hoop of death for some lucky poodle to jump through. :woohoo:

Bob...that is trick like trick is supposed to be...zilla

My boys sure would like some icecream!!! Please send the G. & H. Bros. by the shop after your guys get full. You're making me hungry also!!! "Cool" setup RL, nice conversion save on the pick up...RM

Looks like a natural, the guys outgrew the ice cream truck and upsized to that fine trailer. Great job!

SWEEEEEEEEET !!!! (:lol:) customs. BRB I gotta go get some ice cream...

The customer returned to the garage after a day of Off Roading to check that everything was OK.

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The CJ has seen a lot of dirty and rolled a few times so it is not a very tidy unit with a few dents but it is a great runner!
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It has all the equipment on board for digging out. The boys checked her over and it was time to open the hood!

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The crew had previously put in a small block Chevy which was running well. ..RL

Hey where did you get that jeep body? That is a cool slot car er I mean slotjeep

Oooooooooooooh man that is a neat-O jeep-a-roni!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bob...Uuuum previosly small block Chevy (don't tell us you are putting a Hemi in that thing)...zilla

Nice custom XRHO. :thumbsup::thumbsup:..... You gotta get the fellas to get that idle kicked up though... lol!!!! nd

I likes that orange small block :thumbsup::thumbsup: Nice hood opening and top removal. What's the interior from, inquiring minds want to know??? Looks like the guys have been busy!!! RM

Great jeep XHO! :thumbsup:

That is slick!!!! Detailed to the max!!! I like that opening hood!!! It's awesome work like this that inspires me to work harder and think longer before I do a custom. Now if I could only get my fingers to do what my brain is telling them!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

UtherJoe

This was a long build and just finished when I purchased a Maisto 1969 Corvette which supplied the centre console & stick shift. Hope you can notice them, it is hard on an all black interior - very detailed boot on the shifter. The seats would have looked great too but already had other ones installed. The key to starting this project was the acquisition of the small HO hinges which matched the molded ones on the original CJ.

ScottD961 below you will notice the orginal # 1918 Aurora Magnatraction CJ-7 Jeep! Notice anything different about the middle one?

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The short wheel base, shorten body and it is four wheel drive!

tjd241, thanks for noticing the tach, the engine was off for the photo, did not want to carbon monoxide the camera man!

RM, can only tell you that the seats were from a diecast (likely Matchbox), they fit and were used. I browse the diecast pegs for plastic parts:
interiors, wings, etc. then remove them and store in parts box for projects.

The shovel, axe, tool boxs, etc. from HO railroading and military equipment accessories. The motor was choosen for the exhuast manifolds. There is a rad in front of the engine. It is a great deal of work to install an engine - remove headlight, carefully cut hood off, build frame rails, engine supports, firewall & install hood with hinges. The roll bars were intentionally rough to show use & abuse. Off roader's usually paint their vehicle a flat colour so marks from brush & tree limbs can easily be touched up by hand thus the vehicle's rough patina. The tail & marker lights were foiled then painted in the appropriate Tamiya clear.

Greatly appreciate all the comments, Thanks ..RL

that's one sweet looking cj7 jeep!!! i am the jeep guy ! i have 1998 cherokee jeep !!! will always be a jeepster for life! :thumbsup:

Wes