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Hi Thomas, glad to have you here. Lots of great people here to share your models with. Can't wait to see your work.

This is probably a stupid question but I'll ask anyway. Could someone 3D print something from a smaller scale model, say 1/35, and make a copy of it in 1/25? Would it be stealing if you did? If not, does anyone know who could do this? I ask because I want to finish my 28 Lincoln wrecker and was going to build a Weaver Autocrane for it from scratch but I found this amazing boom from another kit but it's the wrong scale. It's not that I can't build one myself but it would be alot easier this way and I'm sure mine wouldn't be as nice. Here are some pics of the 1/35 version. Any help would be great... Thanks

I'm watching for sure, I love Model T Fords. I think black & blue are the perfect colors for a T. That's how my hands look after working on my father's and daughter's Ts.?

Thanks guys. I built the Foose kit engine & figured it fits so I might as well use it. Painted the aircleaner and valve covers to match the truck, I think it looks ok. I mounted it in the chassis and built a driveshaft. I just have to build the exhaust and the chassis should be done. I worked on the grill too, it was a little rough & the lights didn't look right so I made new ones.

WOW! Just my opinion, but I think this is your best build yet. Great job!

Didn't make it again, but it looks like it was a good turn out. https://www.facebook.com/TheHVHMG/photos/pcb.10166107722930436/10166107644400436/?type=3&theater

You had me at "Wrecker", I'll be watching for sure.

I like what you're doing here. Keep it going, it's gonna be cool!

Thanks everyone for your interest and comments. I was back at dads yesterday and he had the steering box back in the old Ford already. He said he took it for a ride and it steered 100% better but it still would quit on him. He figured out that someone moved the fuel lines and added a filter right next to the exhaust manifold and it was getting hot and cooking the gas. We moved the line, made a heat shield and figured it would help. We went for a ride again and it did steer better but it could use a little tightening. We ended up going for about a 10 mile ride and it ran good until you got on it a little and it would spit and sputter. When we got back we put new plugs in it and it ran the same. We changed the carb and it ran the same. We checked the points, condenser, cap, rotor and everything was fine. We pulled the gas line off and ran it from a can to see if the tank or line was plugged a little and it ran the same. We went and had a couple beers, came back, pulled the distributor and changed it and it still ran the same. While doing all this I kept saying it's out of time, but he said it wasn't and it wouldn't run this bad just from being out of time. So I loosened the distributor again while he was revving it up, turned it about a half inch and it ran like a champ. All that work and aggravation for a 2 minute fix! Oh well, we had fun and got to spend more time together and that's really what it's all about. Next we'll rebuild the carb and try to figure out how to make the overdrive work.

Thanks Bob, your 49 is a sweet little truck, I've seen it in a few of your other posts. The old Chevy we had wasn't a bad truck, it just seemed like it always needed something else. It was pretty rough when we got it and ended up to be a nice driver. Here's a few before & after pics of it.

Glad to have you here Harald. I can't wait to see more of your stuff, your little van came out great. Have fun and keep building.

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Welcome Sam, I'd love to see some of your work. When you get a chance post some pics of your wooden builds please.

Ya, that's my favorite part too, so I did just a taste of weathering on the fender for you. A little wet sanding with 600 and a light touch with a dull 11 blade.

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Just like all of your builds, A-MA-ZING!!!

Well, we got the old thing running and it didn't run too bad. We drove it around the yard and the steering seemed tight so we checked to see if there was anything in the box and it was full of grease. It looked like someone just stuck a grease gun in it and filled it up. I figure the past owners knew it was going bad but didn't want to change it. The adjustment was so tight we couldn't get it loose either. We put some brake fluid in it and figured, what the heck, lets take it down the road. That's the good thing about living in the sticks, you can do this without alot of traffic. Down the fresh tarred and chipped road we went. It was all over the road, the wheel had about a quarter turn of play in it. I noticed my father put one hand on the seat and one on the dash when I put it in 3rd gear down the hill and around the turn so I slowed down and it quit. We were still going down the hill and it wouldn't pop start so I figured, yup we're walking back to the house. I pulled out the choke a little, hit the starter and she fired back up. We got it turned around and back to the house. Dad said he had another steering box so we dug it out and grabbed some tools. It's now in front of the garage with the steering column and box out, waiting for the other one to be put in. Maybe this weekend we'll get it back together and try it again! I love being able to make these memories with my father. He'll be 78 next month and he still loves playing with this old junk.

She's a beauty. I love the color on her, she looks a little like my sons dog Mia.

I love them rusty old trucks and this looks great. I really like your little flatbed body too, nice work.

The wiring looks great, but I think your carb is on sideways. The bulge for the float should be facing forward.

Nice work, it's nice to see you kept it Ford powered.

Thanks guys, I made some inner fenders & checked to see if the hood fits with the carb & aircleaner (thank you Bob for reminding me to do this). Surprisingly it doesn't hit! I'm building the radiator and trying to figure out an electric fan for it. I'll probably just hack up the Foose radiator.

Arrived today and it's super detailed for such a small kit. I can't wait to start it! Sorry for the crappy pics.

That old Lindberg kit didn't come as a dual wheeled truck. It had the options of stock, hot rod, rack body or wrecker but they were all single wheels. Not that you can't do it but it might funny with the wire wheels. I'm sure whatever you choose will be cool!

Thanks again guys, I'm still plugging along when I have time. I've been working on getting the interior to fit. After I narrowed it to fit in the cab I realized that the trans tunnel needed to be cut out so I can get it as low as I can so I barrowed a tunnel from my parts box. The firewall was giving me a hard time too because any engine I tried to make fit hit everything. So I ended up moving the Ford engine from the Foose kit forward as much as I could and boxed in the firewall to make it fit. It's not great but it's what I came up with. Now I have to figure out some inner fenders, YAAAAAY! I did manage to get the cab 2 toned, the hood will be white too but I'm still trying to get it to look right. Anyway, that's about it for now.