JTalmage

Thanks! Didn't know that! I also did some googling and found some M/T valvecovers I would like to get, and some high boy front springs, along with some sweet dumped headers. Will probably get those in a few weeks.

Thanks guys, The leaf springs attached to the axle now are just too flat, and actually a bit short. Dont know what it came off of, I just found it in my stash and said "oh, an 9" ford" The nomad kit that I am using for the parts needed to complete it has ladder bars, and straight axle front end, but to get the height I want up, I may have to modify it. I'm not a scratch builder so we'll have to see what I got in terms of extra straight axles. it probably wont be pretty underneath w/ all the "modifying" that I have to do, but it will look good overall. I've got loads of models in need of a "2nd chance" so this wont be the last one.

Hi all, I just finished up my '68 Mustang Cobra Jet before I signed up, and I've moved on to my newest project. it's a '55 Chevy Bel Air, but it's a 2 door post. didnt think a 2dr post Bel Air existed... Not sure if that was a mistake by Ertl back in the day, but either way... this kit was originally built by another buddy of mine when he was like 9, and he gave all his old models to me a few years ago so I decided i was going to salvage what I could and use the rest for parts, and this '55 chevy was just too cool to use for parts. I knew from the get go I was going to make this car into a barn-find gasser. There was enough missing from this car I could get away with building it however I want. The kit I am using for the chassis and suspension parts, and other odds n ends is a '55 Nomad that I goofed up years ago and decided to part it. So, here's what I got so far: It's all about stance! I cut the single exhaust off the chassis and also removed the spare tire well and gas tank from the nomad chassis. Will patch that up a little later on. My methods of removal are crude, but effective.... a flaming hot exacto knife! lol Found a 9" appearing axle with a metal axle rod and wheel backs, so I decided on some goodyear slicks with deep steel wheels, just checking fitment.... will have to modify or replace leaf springs Also, it's not a true gasser if you dont radius the fenders... and I really didnt want to do it... but I googled some '55 chevy gassers for some inspiration before cutting... Prostreet gasser mix! Just kidding! here's the engine I'll be using, it's a big block chevy, 427 according to the valvecovers, and I found a high rise, carbs, and velocity stacks from a '70 Chevelle model I built years ago, so thats what it will get. I'd love for it to have a blower, but I dont have a spare that fits right. Hopefully posting more pics as soon as I can make some more progress!

I want to get another '49 Merc model and chop it. Had one years ago that fell apart... never got around to putting it all back together, and pretty much lost all the parts. I like yours a lot! Very vintage looking!

Hi everyone, my name is Jesse. Long time model car builder/enthusiast. Never ever thought there would be a forum for them! It's amazing what google will find for you!! Anyway, I'm an average model builder, nothing extremely detailed, but still do some very nice cars. I've seen some of the extremely impressive things that some of you have posted here (yes, I lurked for a little while before joining LOL) and I must say, I'm blown away at the quality of the builds here... I started google searching ways to make my rusty cars look more authentic, found a few builds here that really inspired me, and noticed most of my results kept bringing me here... so here I am! I took nearly a 10 year break on building model cars once I got my license and got a few of the real ones! But still try to build some in my spare time when I'm not wrenching or whatever. I'm a 1/24th and 1/25th scale builder. I used to crank 1 per week out when I was younger, no job, still in middle school/high school... now I'm lucky to do 1 a month, but quality and creativity has gone up! A friend of mine and his wife recently had a baby so he spends a lot of time in the basement LOL so he set us up a small space to work side by side on models, listen to rock and roll, drink beer, and not listen to screaming babies haha! He and I used to build years ago before growing up intervened, so this is like a back in time kinda thing for us.. Anyway sorry such a long intro! Hopefully I can start posting some pics soon to show you all, plus whatever I'm working on at the time (I'm bad at jumping back and forth... so expect a lot of work in progress threads LOL) Jesse