1925 T rods

[retriever]

I'm not usually a rod builder, but now and again I get inspired by something I've seen on TV or in the pages of the forums.  So I started a couple of rods based on the 1925 Model T Ford..... from extra parts found in some of the kits where I have built the stock Model T.  Nothing spectacular in the builds though.  Some minor variations from the kits but basically box stock.

And here's a "Rat Rod" version I built a few years back using the same basic kits.

Tony

 

Edited October 27, 2017 by retriever

[John Pol]

wow they look great I see you use folk art paint I been trying it not having much luck with it

[retriever]

wow they look great I see you use folk art paint I been trying it not having much luck with it

Thanks John,  I  usually only use the folk art paint on small details....  It's so much easuier to clean up than enamels.  Recently I've also been using Testor's bottle acrylics.as well.  The only real problem I've found is that if you try to add a second coat too quickly,, it can pull off the paint from the first coat.... even if you thought the first coat was dry!

Tony

[Mr Dedo]

Thanks for sharing...

[retriever]

Finished the interior of the coupe and she's all ready to go back together.  Nothing spectacular.... just basic building.

In the picture above I didn't line up the floor with the chassis properly.  That's been corrected and the roll bar extensions now sit squarely on the rear frame member.

Tony

[retriever]

This got finished faster than I expected!    A little detail paint, add the radiator, mount the body on the frame and that's it.  Decided it would stay as a primered rod (to save me some paint!).  

Here's the chassis from below:

And the finshed model:

THE END

Tony

[Davewilly]

looking pretty cool!

[Dennis Lacy]

Putting the '25 Coupe body on that tube street rod frame is a neat idea! Wouldn't have thought of that.

[PARTSMARTY]

Very cool !!!

[retriever]

Thanks Guys

Tony