Mr. Metallic Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks for backing me up Danno. i thought that was the sequence of events on the Big T and Deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I just bought two of these at Hobby Lobby for $7 each. I had built it years ago when it was yellow on the box and had wire wheels and the up top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary66 Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Is the engine that was in the Son of Ford version able to be sourced from other Monogram kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Styrene Chemist Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I've build this kit. Plenty of possibilites with it. Although there are no spare parts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Helferich Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 It sure would be nice to have the Little Deuce parts restored! I walked in to a dollar store in Warren MI. in 1998 and found these kits (the yellow '90's version) bagged, complete except for the box for a buck each. I bought all 26 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I've been buying distressed versions of these to get the louvered hoods and the fairly-correct '39 and later Ford hydraulic-brake backing plates.....a must-have to do period '32 hot-rods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 To bad they can't just do a version that has parts from all the versions of this kit in one box. Wouldn't be cheap, but multiple wheels and tires, engines, grills, ect could make for a bunch of build variations on the roadster and allow for resto parts for those looking to rebuild older issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Monogram used to do 'em that way, back in the day. Edited December 9, 2012 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I was going to say, if you are building a period hot rod with no fenders, this kit has the best dropped I beam front axle/39-up juice brake set-up ever put to styrene. With just a bit of fiddling, the steelies and tires from the Revell 40-48 Ford kits go right on. I have a huge stack of these kits just for that reason. And it's easy to do a little parts swapping with other Monogram kits to build a cool period rod, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 (edited) Is the engine that was in the Son of Ford version able to be sourced from other Monogram kits? That Pontiac engine only came in the "Little Deuce". The "Son of Ford" had a Chevy. Every other incarnation also had the Chevy. I have saved the Pontiac for years, along with the 6 deuces, for a reincarnation of the original. Edited December 10, 2012 by Draggon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 The Pontiac engine was in there all the way through the black "Early Iron" issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Is the engine that was in the Son of Ford version able to be sourced from other Monogram kits? The ZZ top coupe has a Pontiac engine, bastardised to pass for an SBC (incorrect valve covers). It's still a Pontiac block & heads with an early Ford trans, so with some Pontiac valve covers and a more old school intake, you're in business. Given the ZZ top coupe is a modified reissue of the old Monogram '34 coupe, I'd expect the engine to drop into the '32 without too much trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete L. Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Fellas, I'm a big fan of the old Monogram kits...thanks for all the great info, keep it coming !!! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Monogram tried to pass it off as a "Boss 302 Mustang" engine. Why didn't they just call it a "GTO Judge" engine? They'd have at least been in the ballpark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sikora II Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Actually, Don, Darryl Starbird built the 1:1 in 1964 and Monogram created the Big Deuce kit later from the full-sized rod. The Little Deuce came along even later as an effort to capture more of the modeling market from kids who couldn't afford the 1/8 scale Big Deuce. Both kits were quite popular. The Big Deuce kit came out in 1963. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Sikora II Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 The Pontiac engine was in there all the way through the black "Early Iron" issue. Dave's right about the engine, it was in the Early Iron version too. The Monogram Sand Shark that was in SSP also had a similar Pontiac motor. It's not exactly the same, but it should be a decent start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigphoto Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 It sure would be nice to have the Little Deuce parts restored! I walked in to a dollar store in Warren MI. in 1998 and found these kits (the yellow '90's version) bagged, complete except for the box for a buck each. I bought all 26 of them. You would!!......LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEKPETHO BCE Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Does this kit come with chrome reversed steelies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Does this kit come with chrome reversed steelies? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEKPETHO BCE Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks Casey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 The Tiajuana Taxi has a similar engine to the son of ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 If you ask me, just the brake backing plates and suspension pieces make this kit worth buying. The rest of the kit's nice (other than that grille that gets wider toward the bottom), but those parts in particular are very well done. Just a pity that the frame is molded in with the fender unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwolf Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Has anyone had any luck cutting the fenders off the frame? I bought this kit thinking it'd be a two piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 tough job but it can be done. I think I glued the body to the frame / fenders to do it , destroying the fenders in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fractalign Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 A truly awful kit for all the reasons mentioned above but still leagues ahead of the AMT version ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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