wayne swayze Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Another build of mine from the mid 90's. I removed the panel on the rear of the cab, shortened the box and added a light commercial grille shell (from a MPC '32 sedan delivery switchers kit). The wheels are a combination of AMT '40 Ford and '53 Ford center caps. The steering wheel with column shifter is another '40 Ford item . The seat was covered in Mefix medical tapewhich was dyed red. The engine is from the '49 Merc with most of the wiring and other lines fitted. Although it's in primer, it was meant to be someone's show truck in progress, needing proper upholstery and paint. The rear license plate is from the 1960 Chev pickup kit to show the year of the build that was meant to be happening. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 kewl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Super nice model Wayne. I like the primer look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yeah! This IS your grandpa's original RAT ROD......haha! Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Hello again. I should have mentioned that I removed the spare tire well on the passenger side and used the matching section from an AMT '32 Ford fender assembly to fill the hole. That resulted in minimal use of filler, so no shrinkage. Also, the interior door panels were scratch built and left with no upholstery. I placed a straight pin in behind an open section of the panels appearing to be the handle rod mechanism. Most of my "serious" builds also have valve stems in the wheels, just for that little extra touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 always thought it looked like an "A" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 'Formally' or 'formerly?' Decent work, as shown in the two pix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Danno....oops! Poor spelling...senior's moment! Thanks for your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Danno....oops! Poor spelling...senior's moment! Thanks for your comments. No prob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Another build of mine from the mid 90's. I removed the panel on the rear of the cab, shortened the box and added a light commercial grille shell (from a MPC '32 sedan delivery switchers kit). The wheels are a combination of AMT '40 Ford and '53 Ford center caps. The steering wheel with column shifter is another '40 Ford item . The seat was covered in Mefix medical tapewhich was dyed red. The engine is from the '49 Merc with most of the wiring and other lines fitted. Although it's in primer, it was meant to be someone's show truck in progress, needing proper upholstery and paint. The rear license plate is from the 1960 Chev pickup kit to show the year of the build that was meant to be happening. Thanks for looking.20140717_095640.jpg Looks like you shortened the wheelbase down to 106" from the 33-lather 112"? Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Hello Art. The wheel base is stock '34 pickup, although I had to slightly tweek it so the back and front axles allowed the wheels and tires to sit centered in the fenders. If anything, the wheelbase may be slightly longer than the original length, but it may appear shorter due to the shortened box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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