Gaucho Lighting and Paint Project

[hypo21]

So, I had been meaning to get to this all winter, but finally got to start it yesterday.

The idea is to eventually have the gaucho all wired up with lighting and a nice new paint job. So far I have gotten it broke down and I ran all the wires for the lights so I know they are good to go and working. Today I will be cleaning and prepping all the parts for painting. And hopefully start painting next weekend. Not sure on the color yet, so feel free to throw out some suggestions. I am planning on keeping the red dash and seats, so it has to go with Red. My son is thinking Blue...

Rolling Chassis

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All apart..

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The body all dirty and ready

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Working on the mess

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The term block

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Wires all run ready to terminate

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Head lights wired and tested

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Voltmeter loosely in and tested

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Roll Bar and Tail lights wired and tested...

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So everything seems to be working as far as the lights go. So I will tear it all back apart this afternoon and get ready for the paint.

[taz11]

Looks like a great start! Remember, the yellow and blue will clash if it gets chipped....but that didn't stop me ;)

[hypo21]

Well, I figure I better go with blue to match yours. This way when my flighty kid runs into your daughter, it will hopefully not be noticeable on yours ;) I am hoping he can focus for the race... we will see

[number1goalie]

Yeah - looks like a real good start.

Talk about flighty - I was out with my daughters today with the Gaucho. I was standing in the street watching them drive. She was looking right at me when she was driving and proceeds to drive full speed right into me. I asked her what she was doing and she quietly says she wasn't paying attention. Well hello Captain Obvious! Hope this is not a sign of what the season will be like... lol

[chozian]

Yeah - looks like a real good start.

Talk about flighty - I was out with my daughters today with the Gaucho. I was standing in the street watching them drive. She was looking right at me when she was driving and proceeds to drive full speed right into me. I asked her what she was doing and she quietly says she wasn't paying attention. Well hello Captain Obvious! Hope this is not a sign of what the season will be like... lol

My son intentionally drove into me today. :(

[hypo21]

I will be getting to this again on Saturday at some point. The wife and son will be out of town in Mexico Sunday - Wednesday so I shoudl have some free time nights after work!

[Maximus]

Aaahhh man, Mexico! :D :D Cancun? Drinks? All-Inclusive? :shock: :lol:

[taz11]

PARTY AT HYPOS! Wahoo!

[hypo21]

Heck yeah.. Come on over!!

Actually her grandfoather passed away. Nothing tragic in the sense of all of a suden, he was in his 90's and was time to go. But Mexican's seem to love a good reason to party, so all the family is getting together, so they are gogin out for a few days to spend time with them. Works for me as this means I do nto have to go out this summer and die in the 120 degree heat all week. :) They are just south of CA in a town called Mexicali capitol of Baja California.

[Maximus]

Crazy, but I'm about 10 miles north of Mexicali!!! So much for Cancun!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[hypo21]

OK, so, Finally getting some work done with the fam out of town. I decided, I couldnt wait and do this on the weekends... not enough time. So, i decided to make a mini paint booth and throw a heater in there. Luckily it is pretty warm here tonight, in the 50's. here are some pics. of the progress this far. I am letting the second coat dry a bit before adding the third..

Yesterday, all apart and ready to sand...

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sanded yesterday. Only painting the yellow and red parts, black.. not sure yet, may touch up.

all sanded and in the mini paint booth with heater

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Primer added

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2nd Coat down. Going with a blue and red theme I guess. He wanted blue...

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Me, trying not to die in the mini booth!

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Dupucolor Chrome on the Rims and Side pipes

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Was throwing the chrome coats down between the other coats. Only had enough for 2 coats of chrome. Hope it is enough...

[AUSSIE DARREN]

I like that blue really nice 8-)

[taz11]

LOL! I painted mine in that small metal shed...... I had a blue ring on my face from the resperator.


That color looks familiar ;)

[number1goalie]

Hypo - when I come up for the purple jeep, I will bring my camera to "steal" how you wired the Gaucho. I have to change some things on mine.

Looking great so far!

[hypo21]

Sounds like a plan! i am hoping to get back to this this weekend. Just need to let everything cure then start reassembly I think.

[hypo21]

So I let everything set up for 6 days, and I really don't have anymore time to wait.. so I started putting it all back together today..

So here are the pics up to date..

Starting to put parts back on...

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Added the dash and all it's parts including the voltmeter.

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"Drivers View" Kind of shot...

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New Wheels applied...

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Last Piece left... Make it all look good.

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[hypo21]

Ok so here it is.. all finished up..

From this...





To this...

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I honestly am pretty proud of this especially considering it was my first build.

Of course I missed a few small things like the shift cover, back of steering wheel and the pedal cover.. but it doesnt look THAT bad

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[hypo21]

Here are some night shots of the lights. Unfortunately, the Iphone does not really catch the lighting that well but you get the idea.

Side of the house about 15 feet away. Looks brighter in person.

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Tail Lights

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Side shot of all the lights.

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[jparthum]

Looks great hypo! :)

[taz11]

Looks good. The chrome paint came out real nice. That stuff is usually hit and miss.

[CJB]

Looks great! I have a Gaucho I have to get to this summer as well. Thanks for pointing out the parts you forgot to paint! After missing a few spots on the Escalade, I'm sure I would have forgotten these parts as well.

[haus]

nice job,
where did you get that 4digit voltmeter from? and what did you use for headlights?

[hypo21]

Having some crazy internet issues at home tonight, but the Volt meter and Lights were from Ebay. look for G24 I think fo rhte lights, and the voltmeter was like $3. and easy to set up. I will get links tomorrow from work.

[number1goalie]

Looks Great!!!

[hypo21]

nice job,
where did you get that 4digit voltmeter from? and what did you use for headlights?

Haus...
Voltmeter - http://cgi.ebay.com/7-5V-20V-Blue-LCD-D ... 2eb47f5b9e

Lights - http://cgi.ebay.com/1-pc-G4-24-LED-SMD- ... 3a6509ac90

They are pretty bright.

[hypo21]

And thanks for the comments guys. It was my first one and I am very happy with how it turned out. Of course there ar elittle things, but all in all, I am very happy with it. Even my wife was suprised. Couldnt believe it was the same vehicle.

[AUSSIE DARREN]

Very nice job well done :D Makes me want to hurry up & finish my JD gaucho .

[hypo21]

I like that! The down under brother....