Bullybeef

Thanks Craig, it’s been a fun build so far, not too many Challenges( except for the ones I created) I’ll definitely give the ole bmf a try at some point. I have an air cleaner coming in the mail from a friend that I will try. The stock one will stay on the bench as a backup. Thanks for checking in.

Thanks for the tips and advice Jim, I just placed an online order for some supplies and I purposely excluded any sticky metal trim stuff lol. I’m going back to one colour hotrods with no trim. This making stuff pretty and shiny is for the birds?. But seriously I’ll be investing in some on my next online order, gotta figure it out before the eyesight and dexterity give out, my luck I’ll get some to try and my palsey will come back( I’ll be like Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money).

Masking was a pain to be sure.

It’s such a nice colour! I was going to use it for a 36 ford roadster but this is well suited instead.

Well I think it will be more forgiving than painting the trim right?

Decided to go with the side skirts! It’s not fit to stand outside let alone do any painting. Weather is dismal and wet. I’d like to say the masking went well but I’d be lying. I’m hoping that some panel line accent will hide some of the sins. Next will be some more interior, ie the dash and all the teeny tiny decals for the guages. Starting to look more like my vision of a nice sled! Disregard the ride height it’s just the body on the old frame. More soonish.

Do it in your own time Jim, tell the voices in your head to shut the heck up?

It’s been updated to November 13th

Pitter patter, you don’t have time to sleep lol

I think it’s soon time to invest in and learn to use BMF, masking is so tedious

What can I say Jim, I like to add an air of mystery to my build threads, most times it’s a mystery that I actually finish a build haha. I’d like to put this one as an early 60’s period correct sled, but without the commonality of the “Mercillac”! I hope it lives up to my own expectations, I have yet to successfully shoot a proper clear coat as most of my paintwork is just from the can with no polishing. Thanks for following along and commenting as I find it more collaborative than just a build blog. I’m still kinda new to the building world compared to some others here. I’d like to think my skills improve with every finished build. Stay tuned for the finale, and thank you all for the likes and kind comments. Bil

Thank you and to be honest Dennis I do not remember the colour or even the source.

I hear you there sir, I seem to always leave the license plates in the box.

Interior looks great Jim. Excited to see this in colour.

Dennis that stance is just sinister!

@David G. your finish work is exemplary, love the hand painted hood badge!!

Nice save on the paint work.

Thank you Steve, and thanks for the tip on the windshield, I’ll have to look into that asap

Thank you sir for the kind words, I wish I had an answer for you on the valve covers but I sadly do not. I fell in love with that colour green last year when I used it on a 32 roadster. Tamiya pearl green. I’ve wanted to do a full bodied car for some time and this one seemed to check all of the boxes for me. im waiting for a bit of warm dry weather atm to shoot some clear on the body as i think this needs some depth to the colour.

Chassis is complete, man it looks good all shiny n new. Really like the small details in this kit, firewall is nice and pretty easy to get some detail paint done. Next is the interior need to get another coat of colour on the dash to get it all set in place

Slapped it all together with some chewing gum an cello tape. Stock air cleaner unpainted as it may not be staying.

Looks awesome Jim, just as well to finish it now that it’s on the bench!

I Ike the way this is falling together

Thanks guys, I went with red, waiting for a little bit of paint to dry and then o should be able to continue with some more chassis assembly

Todays mission as I so chose to take it is chassis and suspension. All the major assemblies are ready to apply to the chassis. Exhaust modifications are complete and this should all fit together nicely as it’s been tested a couple of times, then I can retire the mock up frame that I had from another glue bomb rescue from a couple of years back. Frame has a base coat of semi gloss black and then a top coat of Gun metal. Front a rear suspension have been coated in gloss black. Question: was red the only colour on hot rod bullet mufflers in the 60’s?