Dump'd Truck

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:18 am

Dump'd as in slammed, get it?

Anyways, I copy catted Ahh5hit. My first instinct would have been to go off road with the F-150, but when I saw his slammed, I had to do it.

I also got the Dub City wheels on the Zip Zap wheel backs, and a nice subtle wing from a RSX.

Oh but I'm not even done copy cattin'. I'm gonna rip off the paint scheme from the Dub City die-cast that I ripped the wheels from. It's almost exactly what I was picturing anyways, so I was like, "Ok I'll do that."

jmays · Post by **jmays** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:28 am

that is so sweet, nice job on adapting those dub wheels to the zz hubs.
cant wait to see the paint fx.

jmays

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:29 am

That looks great, dude... that F150 is just OK off the RS shelf, but you've brought it into the 'badass' category. Dude, I'm so happy with your new camera... you know, in case you were wonderin' how I felt about it.

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:39 pm

Yeah....that looks great just the way it is. I'm sure the paint will look great too. I just picked up one of those F150's up from an ebay auction. the lowering and wheel mods makes it look so much nicer.

Ditto on the new cam...

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:11 pm

hue35 wrote: Dude, I'm so happy with your new camera... you know, in case you were wonderin' how I felt about it.

That's cool, but I'm not totally happy with these pics. I just found a 100 watt halogen lamp at BigLots. So I'm just starting to experiment with it. Out of the whole batch of pics these are the only 2 that I thought was reasonable.

The first is no flash, but I think I got too close. Thesecond is from farther back, but I used the flash.

Any tips on light placement? It's my understanding that the light source should be somewhere behind the camera.

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:27 pm

Yeah, behind the camera (off to one side or the other is a good place to start)... it's a little different every time for me. I follow the "move it around until it looks good" school of lighting. I think your shots are lookin' better for sure these days, the new light is gonna help even more. If you have a tripod or a way to stabilize the camera, that'll help too.

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:34 pm

That looks great crazydave, and I like the touch with the spoiler. That's gonna be a killer paint job, I can't wait to see it.

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:36 pm

I actually usually have my light between the camera and the subject, because the lights I use aren't that powerful, and light power falls off dramatically (exponentially even) the farther away it is from the subject. My best shots are all done with the biggest, brightest, free light you can get, the sun. Light overcast days are usually the best, kinda like a giant softbox.

Your truck kicks ass btw, can't wait to see the paint.

p.s. hue found that red idler gear under his kitchen table!

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:56 pm

Yeah, which reminds me that I have few discs to get in the mail! I'll get those and the idler gear in the mail next week... I'm a fuckin' slacker.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:25 pm

i'm a fan of reflected light. i have the light on one side and a sheet of white paper on the other. gives a nice even cover. but those pics are sharp enough, great wheels!

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:41 pm

I have a love hate relationship with that F150.
first off, I hate fords.
next, well nothing, I'm just jealous.

dude, do that baby up, you're gonna make a 1000 times better than what RS did.
already dig the lowering, even though I hate lowered trucks in real life - this mofo demands it.

can't wait to see what yours looks like.

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:52 pm

CaboWabo wrote:already dig the lowering, even though I hate lowered trucks in real life - this mofo demands it.

Yeah, I prefer trucks with the lifted look, but this lowering job looks way nice. Only problem is...now it needs underglow

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:08 pm

hue35 wrote:Yeah, which reminds me that I have few discs to get in the mail! I'll get those and the idler gear in the mail next week... I'm a fuckin' slacker.

That's ok, I'm a slacker too, I got stuff I ripped for you, that I have put to disc yet, so maybe I need to get off my ass too.

cabowabo wrote:I have a love hate relationship with that F150.
first off, I hate fords.

Yeah, so do I really, but when it come to little toy cars I figure they're all the same on the inside, so RS gave us a F150, and I'm like ahh well, close enough.

I also think it's kinda fun, because there is a billion and 1 Ford trucks riding on dubs around here, so to me this truck screams 'West Side'.

already dig the lowering, even though I hate lowered trucks in real life - this mofo demands it.

Oh I just love all trucks, tall trucks, short trucks, it don't matter. Street trucks are cool, because with more and more muscle cars ending up pampered in the garage, you can always pick up a late 70's Silverado with a 454, for pretty cheap. Warm that bitch over, and change the gearing in the diff, and you got's a screamer.

Ahh5hit · Post by **Ahh5hit** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:16 pm

OK, Quit your damn yacking and get than damn paint job done crazydave.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:21 pm

Ahh5hit wrote:OK, Quit your damn yacking and get than damn paint job done crazydave.

Need more clear coat. I've got 'til payday to yack.

Sooo umm hey how's it goin'?

Seriously though, these new chassis with the springs, handle great. I'm gonna be putting some FETs in it, and 4.2, and I'll be racing it around until then.