Jantrix Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Man, that looks slick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 What an education this thread has been for me so far. Nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 3/3/2019 at 2:50 PM, Scott8950 said: man this is coming together very nicely!!!! it looks like its right out of the 60s!!! Thanks a bunch! And that's the goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 11:25 PM, Art Laski said: Nice work, Dennis! It’s coming along well. Thanks, man! I'm having fun with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 UPDATE! I've done some work since my last update but didn't get around to posting it until now. I mounted a modified Revell '40 Ford steering gear. I added a hoop steering arm (blue) to the axle/spindle made from a Revell '37 Ford street rod a-arm and then made a long steering drag link rod using Evergreen rod and tie rod ends cut away from the Revell '32 Ford kits. Here is the steering linkage in place with the front hairpin radius rods and long rear trailing arms. It looks like a cluster but everything clears! On the top side of the floor I've added all of the needed driver controls. A clutch pedal, a Moon style gas pedal, steering column and wheel, shifter stick and a neat hand operated master cylinder from Revell's old 60's parts pack T Roadster frame kit. Here's the top side with the cage in place. Back underneath I made a drive shaft from Evergreen tube and some kit U-joints. I also finally finished out the Hiborn fuel injection with some medium intake tubes made from Evergreen tube and then drilled out to a more realistic thickness. This thing is just about done with the fabrication and fitting stage and close to being ready to prep for primer. Here's some final bare plastic mock ups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 She sure looks great in raw plastic and your execution is flawless Dennis. Bring on the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/19/2019 at 6:03 AM, gasser59 said: She sure looks great in raw plastic and your execution is flawless Dennis. Bring on the paint. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyglue Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 love the picture from the front showing the engine set back it looks so cool. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 UPDATE! Got all of the chassis, engine and other small parts prepped and ready for primer. They’ll be heading to work with me and taking care of on my lunch breaks this week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 any new progress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Scott8950 said: any new progress? Actually, yes! Been working on painting all of the chassis and engine parts. Should have an update soon. Just waiting for a worthwhile amount to post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 UPDATE! Yes, I have been working on this thing! I've actually been hung up on detail painting a lot of the chassis and some engine parts because I was out of my go-to magnesium metalizer and haven't had an opportunity to go by the local shop to get more until today. I still need to clear seal a bunch of this stuff but at least the color is on! Here's some random pics from today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 nice update.. its coming along nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 UPDATE! Here's most of the engine and chassis parts in finished paint and detail paint work. This week I'll be starting in on body, interior panels, seat, roll cage and some other remaining pieces. The orange is Tamiya TS56 "Brilliant Orange" and will tie into the decals I've chosen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Cool. Now come the fun part. Let's see it go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 UPDATE! Work continues. Yesterday I got the engine assembled, plumbed and wired. All the detailing products are from Detail Master. Last week I painted and cleared the fenders and today I painted the all of the other body and pieces. Fenders are Tamiya Light GunMetal and the the body is Mica Silver. Gonna give the paint a day to harden and then I can apply decals and clear. Getting there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Totally awesome!!.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Man the attention to detail is just terrific. What a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 absolutely beautiful.. very nice work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Great color combo. The two tone nicely with the orange parts. Nice work on the engine. Coming along nicely.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyglue Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 That looks cool with the darker fenders. Look forward to seeing the completed car. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks guys! UPDATE! Yesterday I masked the fenders and sprayed the running boards flat black then last night I applied the decal scheme, all of which come from the most recent Retro-Deluxe AMT '40 Ford Coupe with the orange car on the box. Now it should make sense why the engine and other parts are orange! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Sweet! Stance and engine set back are killers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 everything about this car is outstanding!!! You absolutely nailed it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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