Dennis Lacy

You should realize that American Hot Rod followed the same recipe as every other automotive show by Pilgrim/Discovery. Looming almost impossible deadlines, employees ranging from serious workers to shop clowns and a Jerk boss. Do not take anything you saw on that show as a true representation of the people involved. There was no Chip Foose rivalry, Blue Bear didn’t really tell Boyd to F.O. And quit over a frame, Charley Hutton and Mike Curtis weren’t really exiled for leaving to team up with the “competition”. It’s all choreographed TV B.S. and several of the people involved directly told me so. Many people mistook Boyd’s introverted personality as unfriendly out in public. ?

@Kit Karson Man, you’re putting just as much work into the trailer as the truck itself. Love the grafted in Ford emblem. With that giant cooler there’s plenty of room for all the needed gear and cold suds for a trip to the NSRA Nationals! @tim boyd That’s so bitchin that Bill let you take Old Blue for a weekend. That smile on your face says it all! Street Rodder was never the same without his monthly column. He definitely had a great way of putting things! While I’m in here, check this out, guys! The other night I came across a 1986 ad for Boyd’s wheels shared by his widow, Jo Coddington, on her Instagram. Check out the wheel design at the upper left. The very same directional Boyd wheel Monogram rendered in the original and second release of their ‘37 Sedan street rod kit AND the same wheel that Tim and I used on our ‘29 Pickup Models!

Holy flip, man, I LOVE the paint scheme. Didn’t see that coming!!! ?

Nice looking interior. The embossing powder on the door panel inserts makes them passable as the GT tweed upholstery at first glance.

Congrats on the new ride, Dan! Perfect family car and the perfect mild project that you can personalize without having to tear it down to a bare frame. I’m with you on the white brake drums, those gotta go. I’ve seen several examples where people have painted them a cast gray or gun metal and that looks really nice. You can also put some chrome closed end lug nuts and chrome dust caps on the front to dress them up a bit. Man, those 40’s sedans have HUGE booty, don’t they?! ?

What a fantastic idea! Nice work reworking the roof and very nice work cutting out the seat and scratch building all of the bed structure. Can’t wait to see more!

Thanks a bunch, Steve! I really surprised the hell out of myself with the foil job. But, I sat down at the bench with the only goal for the afternoon being to foil the trim and I took my time. I used a brand new #11 blade and found it easier to control the trimming by holding the blade with my fingers rather than in a handle. I went non-alcoholic on the ice cold drink this time as my nerves felt relaxed enough. When I do want spiked punch the recipe is very simple, though: Glass, Ice, Jack Daniels #7 and Diet Coke. ?

Yes, Tamiya clear right out of the rattle can! And, yes, got to eat while the can sun bathed. ?

The second to last wheel mock up is what I like best.

UPDATE! I successfully clear coated the body, hood, dash and some other small parts on my lunch hour at work today.

@Dhgfx4 That looks a million times better!!!

Excellent work on the body flip mount, that’s more detail than you showed me yesterday. Firewall is so neat with the rounded magneto relief and you’re the master at making those big drag car wheel wells. I also love the fitted hood hole. This thing is gonna be so killer!

Thanks so much!

Thanks! It wasn’t as bad as I was anticipating and I did it all on the first try. About halfway through I got into a good groove and cruised through.

UPDATE! Today was finally the day… BMF! I put on one of my favorite podcasts, poured an ice cold drink, sat down at my work bench and took a deep breath. It did not turn out perfect but for my first time ever doing any significant foil work I’m certainly pleased with the results. And I did the whole job in one attempt! Next step will be to spray on the clear coat to seal everything. I finally detail painted the molded belts on the front seats then glued them in along with the roll bar. I also detail painted the dashboard and now need to seal it all in with clear as well. That’s all for now.

They have terrible headlights, too!

I’ve had the very same idea. My daily driver is a 1987 GT and I would love to build a model of it but the front end on this old AMT/MPC kit makes me want to vomit! ? Very interested in seeing how this turns out for you to get insights on my own upgrade. If it were me I’d also definitely be using the complete correct engine from the ‘90 LX kit. Probably the whole chassis, too! ?

Very cool! I’ve always loved the truck and felt it was a shame when they repainted it with the very abbreviated graphics. Is this kit a curbside or full detail? The real truck had a ‘96 Corvette LT4 330hp engine and independent rear suspension. Curious if it has those details?

Excellent idea!

What a great idea! For some reason I thought the Smoothster kit was 1:25 but I must be wrong because it looks like the wheelbase is perfect. I especially like how you integrated the rear filler pan and scalloped the body for the exhaust.

The original release of the ‘29 Roadster did have the Buick engine. Recent reissue of the Roadster has the small block Chevy that was in the original issue of the ‘30 Coupe. Upcoming reissue of the Coupe will get the Buick engine.

Thanks! And, absolutely not! ?

The pinstripe paint job is awesome!

Unless of course the driver gets apprehended for exhibition of speed on the way home! ?

Thanks! I do know just enough about these that they need a special front sump oil pan and do have one from the same ‘66 Nova Pro Street kit that I took the valve covers from but then I decided since it’s a curbside undercarriage that I don’t care and will just use a standard pan. ?