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Glenn, This is what I found on an old AMT kit someone built; not sure where this exports came from but they work perfectly.

I love building 32 Ford kits (especially the AMT ones) either high or low, I ditch the fenders and build it. I've seen different methods of raising the rear (pegs in round notch that sits over the axle, for example) and making custom dropped front axles. I'd like to see how how you all lower or raise the stance of your 32 Fords. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with. Thanks!

Nice, John! That's a beautiful car any way you build it. The man from Historic Racing Minatures was a super nice guy, too. Definitely knows his products, too.

Yeah Chris, it was definitely too good to pass up. Not sure what I'll do with the Ala Kart yet. I used to be able to get large lots of model car parts on eBay for a reasonable price, but they're few and far between now it seems. Or it's cheap but all sprue. That's what I was hoping to find at NNL, but nothing found.

Absolutely!

I know! Isn't it great?!

Thanks John!

Got These at the Mid-Atlantic NNL this weekend. Wasn't much in the way of parts there, as Jerry didn't show up with his magic bins full of parts, but I did get a couple things. First up is the glue bomb AMT 32 Ford. I love these things. Paid $5. Next up is this 32 Vicky ( I think ) for which I paid $5. Lastly, there was the bargain of the day for $10, a complete vintage Ala Kart, parts for a second one, and parts for a 29 and 32 Ford. Lots of engines, parts still on sprue (in the background), and other goodies. All will go to the parts bins except the Ala Kart.

Thanks all, much appreciated. Got a few more glue bombs and parts at NNL this weekend, so there'll be more like this.

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Ok, but do you copy over the old content from On The Workbench or do you just start over completely?

Anyone?

Maybe I'm impatient, but I cannot find it anywhere; How do you change a post from On The Workbench to Under Glass?

Thanks Russell!

Thanks James!

Thnks Mark! Nope, I just paint not he Elmer's onto the seat, then push the tissue into place.

Thanks Andy, much appreciated!

Here's a big update on my 32 Ford Roadster Gluebomb project: Almost a month ago I posted this image of the project I was about to start: And here's the same project today: This was built with the idea being what I would've done with a rusty beat up 32 Ford as a teenager. Had I been allowed as a teenager to buy a vehicle like this, my father would've insisted on having good new tires, so I used AMT Firestone Deluxe Champion whitewalls (which were put on a Dremel tool and spun on a sheet of sandpaper). Door panels were scribed and filled with black watercolor paint to create panel lines (one of the best tips I learned as a young modeler). The axles, steelies, and Ford Deluxe hubcaps and trim rings come from a parted out AMT 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery kit. To accommodate for the deepness of the rear whitewall slicks, I inserted another steelie from the parts box into the back of the tire, gluing it to the front one. This way the slicks didn't appear too close to the body. The stock Flathead Ford V-8 engine is also from the AMT 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery kit. It's painted dark green, which I believe is correct for that year. The seat was brushed with a mixture of Elmer's Glue and water and a piece of trimmed black tissue paper tucked into place with a soft brush. More than upholstery, it's supposed to represent a thin blanket spread over the seat. Steering wheel is original to the kit, but the cylinder head shifter is from my parts box. The glass for the kit was scratched and broken, so I made a new one using .015" thick clear PVC sheet from midwest products.com. This stuff is great, by the way. The one piece seat / interior door panels were covered in pin-up girl magazine covers, then 1/4" was trimmed out with a hobby knife and nippers to allow for the body to channel over the frame properly. The one piece seat / interior didn't sit perfectly inside the body, but I can live with it. A new wooden floor was made using a thin plywood sheet from the craft store (the original kit had been built without that part). Door handles were shaved off with a hobby blade, then drilled out using a Dremel tool. The ill-fitting rumble seat / trunk lid was left as is and in my opinion, part of the charm of the original build. I used several techniques to create the rust, including the salt method, using both Kosher salt and regular table salt. The frame was left rusty and unpainted, as I'd seen this in a hot rod magazine and liked the way it looked. The parts box firewall was heavily trimmed to accommodate the channel was also left rusty and unpainted. So right now we're at about 95% done. Taillights will be added, along with exhaust manifolds and a rear license plate. A little detail work on the chrome windshield, too. The near complete 32 Ford Roadster with a pile of it's original parts, funk, scraps, and caulking /glue.

Welcome Lane!

A little update: I didn't want to use a replacement firewall, but ended up having to; I used an old one from my parts box. I tried a tissue paper technique for the interior, but I'm not sure if I like it or not. the pinup wallpaper and tissue paper upholstery is all held on with Elmer's glue, so it'll come off easy if I choose to do it again. I realized I had a '40 Ford Sedan kit I'd probably never build, and it had two engines, both of which fit; I chose the stock flathead V8. I think it was suggested I find that kit, so thanks to whoever mentioned it. I think flathead V8's of that era were green, but I'll probably use red as that always looks real nice. The new firewall is not perfect, and I don't like that it seems slightly smaller- but, this is a heap and it's ok. Lots of grinding and sanding got it to the height I needed. I used a 1:25 rim to trace a hole, then cut out and sand for the transmission to stick through. Lastly, I got some ruddy brown primer onto the body parts; boy does that ever bring out the bad spots. I'll use the salt technique to rust the body as soon as I pick a paint color. The frame / rails will also get salted, but I'm not currently sure if they'll be painted to match the body or not.

A quick update: I'm wallpapering the interior panels with scaled down pin-up girl magazines (the on piece door panels and bench seat is pretty boring). I also found these headlights in the parts box and was going to drill some mounting holes into the front of the rails, but discovered that there are already to hole the exact size needed on the crossmember. These are for mounting the one piece fender / running board assembly (I checked on an unbuilt kit) to the frame and are in this case unused. Boom! I love working smarter, not harder.

Thanks Kerry! I need to find a donor engine this weekend for it. I could use that Hemi that came with it... but i don't know what parts that engine is missing.

Couldn't sleep past 3 AM last night so I worked on the car a little. I made new engine mounts to replace the one's missing from the old mangled AMT frame. The mounts are made from the flat numbered areas on kit sprue and the posts are made from a squared balsa wood dowel that I sanded round.

Agreed, Bill; the true spirit of hot-rodding, in miniature. I'll definitely pull the body up to match the hood (nothing was glued yet, so it kept slipping).