Modelbuilder Mark Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Looking really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thank you everyone for the kind words! It is very motivating to hear! Trying to figure out what I was going to do as far as a chassis went was a real head-scratcher. But, I think I finally found something that will fit the bill. I was wanting an Art Morrison style chassis and rather than investing all of the time and effort needed to convert the kit-supplied piece, I turned to the Wagon Rod. Not only does it have the frame I want but it also has airbags already and seems how I'm wanting to lay this thing out, that's perfect! In addition to that, it comes with disc brakes, a four-link, and an LS7 Chevy engine! Bonus! So with just a simple spindle flip on the front, I'm good there. The rear however is a bit different. In the pic below you can see the height difference between the front and rear axles. The bags are already in a "deflated' state and the rear axle tube is almost touching the frame. Now, that would be all fine and dandy if I was happy with the current position. Which, I'm not. Must. Go. Lower. So anyways, be watching for a C-notch and a few modifications in the back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I love where this is going. Can't wait for more. My stupid question - the '39 Wagon Rod is what ? Ford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 It's a heavily customized '39 Chevy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 And therefore and a heavily customized '54 Chevy.................in the works. Thumbs up Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Anything on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 YESSSS!!! It's model building season again!! So we're gonna kinda pick up where we left off. I determined that I wanted the frame to set about a popsicle stick's thickness off of the ground. So with that figured out, I then had a starting point to figure out front spindle and rear axle heights. As I mentioned back in May, after flipping the front spindles, the front was pretty much dialed in. The rear however, is a different story. Here you can see the difference between the front and rear with the body on... From the top, you can see how far we've got to go to reach the center of the wheel... Time for some surgery on the frame. Using a razor saw, I cut a section out of the frame... I didn't happen to have the correct size rectangular styrene laying around and because it's a 3-hour round trip to the LHS, we're just going to make our C-notched frame inserts. I cut and glued together 3 pieces of .040 styrene sheet. I then cut, filed, and sanded til I had my desired shape... I did that another time and I had these... I know it looks a little crazy right now but wait until our next installment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 After some flying plastic, I had this in front of me; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 It's really good to see you back on this one Greg! That sir, was a very interesting way of achieving the outcome with that rear frame section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Haas Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Great job staying with this! Did you consider making it a Olds panel, grafting the olds front to the Chevy panel? wonder if they even made one?..Now the wheels are truning in my head...Humm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hey Greg , any updates on this ? I'm fighting the same battles with the sedan I'm putting together . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 No unfortunately. I've got a couple I need to get knocked out and then I'm back at this one. Soon, I'm hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damodelguy az Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 this panel is really a cool shape. ive used it for a few conversions. then i used the piece from the olds on a 53 chevy coupe look i love cuttin um up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 I own a 1:1 '53 Chevy 210 Club Coupe so I have plans of building that body as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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