slusher Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 You really never fail too impress me watching your builds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Gonna' be a show stopper for sure. Fine modeling going on here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted July 3 Author Share Posted July 3 UPDATE! Okay folks, back on this one. Where I left off the back half of the exhaust system had been roughed-in with the front section from the headers to the trans cross member needing to be figured out. A bit of an obstacle course with the headers tucking in and the oil filter hanging down. After some thinking and staring I got an idea. I trimmed off the bottoms from a pair of block hugger headers from a Revell ‘37 Ford and attached them to the bottoms of the Hedman Headers. This makes a nice transition from the two pipes and rectangle flange down to one pipe with a 90 degree turn and some neat flange & bolt detail. Then I found a couple of offset pipe sections cut from the pipes in any of Revell’s 1932 Ford series which get around the oil filter can perfectly. From there is was a matter of finding two more offset sections to cut in and connect with the rear pipes at the cross member. After that I went ahead and final glued all of joints then sanded all of the seams and mold lines. I also added the flared ends to the tips from a Revell ‘40 Ford so that I can use the chrome tips from the same. I also made a driveshaft using some Revell ‘32 kit u-joints and Evergreen tube. Decided to set the chassis on the fenders for a look. Getting the exhaust system built is always a huge relief. Here’s a close up holding one of the chrome tips on with a pair of tweezers for those unfamiliar with what they are. Just a few more chassis detail’s remaining. Need to install a steering box and shocks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 2 hours ago, Dennis Lacy said: UPDATE! Okay folks, back on this one. Where I left off the back half of the exhaust system had been roughed-in with the front section from the headers to the trans cross member needing to be figured out. A bit of an obstacle course with the headers tucking in and the oil filter hanging down. After some thinking and staring I got an idea. I trimmed off the bottoms from a pair of block hugger headers from a Revell ‘37 Ford and attached them to the bottoms of the Hedman Headers. This makes a nice transition from the two pipes and rectangle flange down to one pipe with a 90 degree turn and some neat flange & bolt detail. Then I found a couple of offset pipe sections cut from the pipes in any of Revell’s 1932 Ford series which get around the oil filter can perfectly. From there is was a matter of finding two more offset sections to cut in and connect with the rear pipes at the cross member. After that I went ahead and final glued all of joints then sanded all of the seams and mold lines. I also added the flared ends to the tips from a Revell ‘40 Ford so that I can use the chrome tips from the same. I also made a driveshaft using some Revell ‘32 kit u-joints and Evergreen tube. Decided to set the chassis on the fenders for a look. Getting the exhaust system built is always a huge relief. Here’s a close up holding one of the chrome tips on with a pair of tweezers for those unfamiliar with what they are. Just a few more chassis detail’s remaining. Need to install a steering box and shocks. I need the phone number of your muffler shop. Like the exhaust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 It's like watching a Swiss watch maker assemble a watch! So detailed and concise. Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Superbly WIP update like a post-grad seminar in scale hot rod chassis construction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Some real nice chassis work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Lacy Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 UPDATE I did get to the workbench this past Sunday but it wasn’t the most productive. The creative juices just weren’t flowing. I did manage to get the front shocks set up but I’m not entirely happy with them. With the front axle tucked tight to the frame with sanded down spring the molded in shock mount holes weren’t working out so I ended up cutting the lower shock mounts off of the axle from the Revell 29 Roadster/ 30 Coupe and transferring them to axle I’m using. This not only moved them down below the original shock mounts, it’s more realistic looking, too. The bottom axle is the one I moved the shock mounts to from the top axle. The middle axle is what the bottom axle looked like before I changed the shock mounts. I then tweaked a pair of Revell 32 Ford series front shocks and brackets to fit. This is what I’m not sure I like. I may build my own upper mounts on the frame and mount separate shocks. So that’s all I accomplished and it doesn’t feel like a complete accomplishment. Hopefully my next day at the bench goes better. 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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