6bblbird Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 This is a fairly recent completion that was built for a Jersey Shore MCC contest. It's based on the Revell '57 Ford Custom. Modified body and chassis with a lot of fabbed parts. Engine is a Mopar Max Wedge with Johan headers. The front and rear suspension was lifted from a Revell Miss Deal. Paint is Tamiya Chrome Yellow and Testors Diamond Dust.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 NO NO NO NO NO!!!! mopar engine... You killed the car. It will now rust from the engine bay on.
Chris White Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 love the car, confused about the engine choice, but that is what I love about models. We can do anything we want !!!!
AC Norton Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 walter, your piece looks great,..captures that wild gasser 60's appearance perfectly. i'm not confused about your engine choice,..max wedges were popular at that time in various gas coupes, gas dragsters,..you name it. great work.
skymnky721 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 OMG!! Love that one,,great Idea to have it posing in the wheelie! Too cool
slusher Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Sharp build. Love the engine detail. Cool decal also...
Danno Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Please tell me your front axle spring doesn't attach to the oil pan! {It looks that way in picture 3.}
asfastasu Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Sweet build! LOVE the engine choice and the wrinkled sidewalls!
6bblbird Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Please tell me your front axle spring doesn't attach to the oil pan! {It looks that way in picture 3.} No, it is attached to the crossmember directly behind it. See the bolts going horizontally back to the cross member? No? Use your imagination! Does the oil pan sit too close to the crossmember and axle? Yes, but there is actually no oil in it. Edited February 14, 2014 by 6bblbird
PappyD340 Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Very NICE build!! Chrysler power or not, it's still NICE!! Sorry Tulio, but it colud have been worse, he could have chosen to put that other manufacturers engine in it!! Then we could talk about rust!!
6bblbird Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 What's with you guys? Engine swaps used to be quite common. There is even a name for it. It's called "hot rodding" and as long as you don't put a Chevy in a Mopar body, it's perfectly o.k. WF
Lovefordgalaxie Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 One of these days I'll have to show you guys my one and only Mopar build.
W-409 Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Great looking AWB '57 Ford! I like the headers a lot and it sits just right like that. Great job as always. as long as you don't put a Chevy in a Mopar body, it's perfectly o.k. Well that would be the only way to make a Mopar faster, nicer or more reliable... (Just Kidding Here)
1972coronet Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Nifty Gasser , Walt ! Personally , I'd have installed a GMC Twin-Six in its boiler room ; however , that Maxie looks just fine where it is ( )
wrecker388 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Love it! And who cares about engines in them anyway? My dad's first truck was a 55 F-100 with a 392 Firepower Hemi. Dad had tried to patch the cab mounts and floor boards with fiberglass, he said it held up fine until he fired the engine. Then the torque from that old Hemi ripped the glass clean off. So if anything, the car would be ripped apart by the engine anyway.
kekefe Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) Perfect.. Edited February 15, 2014 by kekefe
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