DrKerry

While this isn't going to be built as a replica stock wagon, it'll be more as a what if sport wagon I guess... Built using a 65 Chevelle wagon roof onto the 62 Catalina.... More pics at link.... http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/DrKerry2/library/62 Pontiac station wagon?sort=2&page=1 Need to flatten out the back top of roof. Going to put a piece of wire and super glue it in so it holds a flatter shape...

Nice stuff George, where oh where did you get the rag top 442???? Love that one!!!!!

The scoop depends on type of build, while it looks kool the angles of the scoop really don't fit with the older 40 body to well. If your going for an older looking kustom build I'd loose the scoop for sure.... just my opinion though.......

Considering a 39 40 Ford is one of the toughest rooflines to chop and get it right, you're doing pretty good here because you have a good roof line going with it. It flows well and looks right. Can't wait to see more of it as it comes along!!!!! Keep Chopin' on!!!!!! Doc

Thank ya much!!!!!

Awesome build James!!!!!!

That is a thing of beauty!!!!!!!!!!!! Great build Tyrone!!!!!!!!!!!!

I build mine so they don't roll, even if it has metal axles it gets glued so they don't roll. Like what's been said, there's nothing worse than having the finished product rolling off a bench or table and hitting the floor.....

From Foose website...... When we received the vehicle the original motor was in pieces on the floor. It only produced 80hp in its day, but got a dramatic increase with a new 1.8L Elise motor pushing it to over 200hp. Of course this required a whole series of changes to the frame as it was way too much power for the existing car. The new engine was mounted in a transverse position, but the chassis was for an in-line engine and gearbox, requiring a custom adapter to link the new Porsche Boxster 5 speed transmission to the new motor. Magnaflow did a custom ground-up build on the exhaust. To top it all off a supercharger was installed to boost the horsepower beyond 300hp.

I think they put an EVO motor in it..... I know they put a supercharger on it too.

Looking good!!!!

Coming together!!!!!!!!! Looking great so far

Just saw it tonight!!!

Thought of chopping it but liked the look of the stock height roofline....

Kool

Thank you

Thanks guys!!!!!!

Thanks guys glad ya like it. I pretty much finished it up today just gotta put the mirror on it....

yup I'm the one behind it...... it does have the 421 in it and the soft tire look I just used an X-Acto and cut them off. They are the solid rubber Firestone so they were pretty easy to cut.

Thanks guys!!!!

I don't know 100% for sure how bad the die looks or is, but unless it was dropped from more than 5 feet up it may not be too bad to repair. I worked in a plastic injection molding facility for 7 years and we dropped plenty of dies. I also now work in a metal stamping facility that has dropped 20,000 pound dies from 3 to 4 feet up and sheared the dies only to have them back out and running a week or two later. If the guide pins are stout enough they take the impact pretty well and don't cause much damage to the internal blocks of the die. If they are smaller pins than the die takes the impact, but like us at Deere the tool room has multiple pins, punches, blocks, cams etc etc on hand for when stuff breaks under operation. If the place in China has an adequate tool room which I'm sure they do, it shouldn't be too much of an issue to repair a damaged die. Like I say I don't know how bad the die looks or how far it was dropped to know for sure... I hope they are able to get the die back up and running as I haven't gotten it yet.... time will tell!!!

Nice James, now ya need a diorama to go with it.......

When I was assembling this I cracked the body wide open on the drivers side so I shelved it. One day I decided to fix it so I started adding braces under the body and got it back in primer.. Similar to my truck Jimmy saw it and wanted it to cast so it went his way..... These are the first round pics. It has been re painted a darker color because I couldn't find the paint info on the lighter shade that it's in in these pics..... http://s2.photobucket.com/user/drkerry/library/Poncho-Mino?sort=2&page=1 You can see the crack just after the door in this pic... Resin copy that is being built now.... I also have another one being built as a mild kustom painted in blue....

Rebuild pics before shots at this link...

Looks pretty good.... It's done and in the Under Glass section.....