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Not exactly a silk purse, but that kit is definitely a sow's ear. ? it felt toy-like mostly due to that horrible red plastic. The front end was way too thin and fragile. I'll probably use it in a gasser. Someday. The engine is completely useless and the wheels...... ugh. I really only wanted that 3W shell but I expected more from Revell.

Slight update: created tube axle from evergreen, etc- brakes from ZZ Top '33 (?). Aluminum tube in modified wheel backs (Rev. '32 5W ?). Fabbed up ladder bars. Inserted aluminum tube I to rear axle. Modified unknown wheel backs. Mocked up to see stance. ? opinions? To high? I think so. Re-do. ?

As for the flattie in the '29 .....YES!

This is one of those aforementioned Revell 33s (I think the Beach Boys kit was a '32, but a 3W). It didn't matter how bad the kit was because it ended up like this:

While we're reminiscing, I remember going to look at a '53 convertible for sale with my dad. The price was around $200 and it was sporting a transplanted 390. When Dad looked under the hood, it was over. He wouldn't let me have anything with that much "potential ". It was a sad day. I think I ended up with another Rambler. He loved Ramblers..... For me. I went through a bunch of cars before I was 18.

This one came with kit# 72172. It shows the cross-over tube and single system. ok, I'm a little late ?

I found the convertible instructions in the hardtop box( my kits are mixed up a bit) and they show the same dual system. All three of my kits are Lindberg packaged and the one I'm working on now had only single exhaust. It was the one with the red car on the box. The Lindberg with the black car has duals. So I have a full custom '53 Vic with one pipe out the back. Another re-do for me. And as I recall, fitting the cross-over pipe was trouble.

I just peeked under my 1:25 53 Convertible and it has duals. I wish I could find the instructions for that kit. I'll keep looking ?

Bob, have you heard of "Japan Drier" ? I've never used it but maybe it's time; I've noticed lately that Testor's paint doesn't dry like it used to. It's worth a look.

Agreed! My only '33/'34 3W choice was the ZZ Top Eliminator kit. Oh, and the Beach Boys too. Not the greatest. Absolutely couldn't build those oob.

I couldn't agree more, Bil. I figure whoever designed the kit was stuck in the '70s. That or they never drove a stick.

.....like a surgeon ?

You might cut up an old windbreaker

Got a little bit done the past few days. I've got the engine mounted and drive shaft extended, running boards cut out but not cleaned up yet, started putting the nose together in preparation for lopping it off to build the flip-nose. Not much, but better than nothing ? Also, started some ladder bars....it's all pretty rough at this point. Thanks for tuning in.

How about "Get In Line"? Or "Six Is Enough".....or"2 Short" or maybe "Wait For Me!" I made some decals for gassers that I didn't use...."Drag Queen" and "Passin' Gasser"....how about "Not Too Swift".... "Joe Six Pack"....."Six in a Row"...."Perverted Six"....."Rough Six"....."Casual Six"...."Unprotected Six" (I can see where this is going ?.)....Take a whack at it, people! Although, "Sick in the Head" just may be appropriate ?

What I'm doing here is creating an illusion of a Stovebolt 6 powered gasser. I am using what I have available for raw materials. The '37 engine looks like the '51 engine but in order to make an engine you might see in a gasser it needed the Fisher conversion to be credible. So.....I had to marry them to get what I needed. The transmission was missing from the '51, apparently cut off for some other project that I can't recall. Enter the '37 which had a transmission intact. I'm not an expert on this stuff but in the realm of hot-rodding you might say "anything goes". Did a 1:1 like this ever exist? I dunno. Could it have? ?

Not the same block? The 216.5 is an OHV and was increased later to 235, no?

That's the top portion of the un-chopped option from the AMT '36 kit. It's flatter than the section I removed from the '39. I think the reason for the odd shape may have been to accommodate the jump seat rider. I decided to lower the engine and it will clear as is. The plan is to create a flip nose and that way the whole engine can be exposed and eliminating the running boards and fabbing sides for the hood will give it a dedicated gasser look. I don't have a clever name yet but it will probably be self-deprecating ? owing to the engine choice. Thanks for your interest, David. I'm always open to suggestions and this build is the product of that.

Bad news....the stove bolt won't work for me unless I remove part of the left front fender to allow the injector stacks to be used at full length. I wanted to use the Fisher head conversion with injection setup for a gasser build but I just don't think I can make it look good unless I go totally shade tree. I considered chopping it but thought a re-shape of that odd roofline would be time better spent. Besides, a high-sprung, nose-in-the-clouds gasser with a chopped top makes no sense to me (yet they exist. ) Anyway, I started on the roof. Maybe I can figure out the engine thing.yes, that's the roof from the AMT '36 Ford kit. Bondo to follow.

Philosophically speaking, Greg and Bob, once you've left the instructions behind you have total freedom. You can't screw it up! You just turn it into a Rat Rod! ?

Greg, your work, in my humble opinion, is meticulous and well thought out. It's going great. This is where the fun is ? You are a styrene junkie!

Rodney, your floorboard work is so good it is now my standard. I've done this stuff quite a few times now and thought they were pretty good but now I'm going to try to do it the way you've laid out here. This is super work!!? It's my New Year's resolution.

Sorry, I'm just a bit crabby ?

What about tudors?

Yeah, OK but a '29 on deuce rails? That spells F L A T H E A D ! It should be in the kit instead of the ubiquitous SBC. I'm happy that they put the Nailhead in the coupe kit thank you very much. Maybe the next re-issue? I've got a bunch of kits missing their engines already. ? my AMT '53 pickup kit has NO engines. I'll have to stick a Y-block in it?