Ryansrust6 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hey y’all starting revels 57 ford custom. What a great kit I love the stance. I’m not sure what I’m gonna do with it. If you built one let’s see I need some inspiration thanks Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Gasser all the way... I already have the gasser wagon, now I just need to buy the kit you have and do some kit bashing.... I was thinking about using the 427 from the Revell thunderbolt kit and some other parts to make it all come together.... I'll be watching yours!!!! Thanks for starting that build..... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I have built a couple of these and the Wagon also. They are great kits. If you are going to lower the front ride height you might want to look at how the fender well area was changed on the wagon kit as it's more accurate in that area. There is not a lot of room in the front fender wells on the 1:1 or the kit if you lower the suspension very much the top of your tire is going to bottom out on the top of the wheel well and the lower rear area of the inner fender apron is wrong on the coupe but closer to correct on the wagon. Should you use wide tires this problem becomes worse. As for built models I built one of the 1:1 Ford coupe I owned years ago that was just like the kits 312 single 4 barrel with 3 speed and overdrive. Another was an Out of Box Duel Quad coupe. For the third one I added the Hardtop Roof from an old AMT kit to make a base model Hardtop phantom. I'd google '57 Ford and see what all they have for pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 On November 5, 2018 at 6:38 PM, Ryansrust6 said: you built one let’s see I need some inspiration thanks Ryan This is how I built mine..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Just wondering, what does "Bent Eight" mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabsscale1 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Here is a couple I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Those are cool... Thanks for posting those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 16 hours ago, RichCostello said: Just wondering, what does "Bent Eight" mean? Hey Rich, I was hoping someone would answer that knew exactly, but I do believe it has something to do with the block or piston configuration of this particular V8. The decals were kit supplied so I just used them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCostello Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 minute ago, shoopdog said: Hey Rich, I was hoping someone would answer that knew exactly, but I do believe it has something to do with the block or piston configuration of this particular V8. The decals were kit supplied so I just used them. Yeah, I've had the kit since it came out, just never figured what that meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 15 hours ago, tabsscale1 said: Here is a couple I did What a great color in that second photo- would love to know what paint you used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryansrust6 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Great guys thanks I’ll be getting some work done tonight we will see what comes out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I think the "Bent Eight" moniker refers to the fact that the Ford, as with most others" were not an inline or straight eights. Think of the Buick straight eight for example. Beyond that I think who ever made up this name is a big scrabble player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabsscale1 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 3 hours ago, gman said: What a great color in that second photo- would love to know what paint you used. The brown one was painted with House Of Kolor Kandy rootbeer Basecoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Bent eight means V8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 8 hours ago, tabsscale1 said: The brown one was painted with House Of Kolor Kandy rootbeer Basecoat Thank you- looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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