Dennis Lacy

Not bad for rattle cans, right?

UPDATE! Was really hoping to do final assembly this weekend but after all of Saturday doing yard work and other chores then getting signed up for a kids birthday party today, it wasn’t meant to be. But, I did have the time needed to polish and wax the body, hood and dashboard. I use the same polish and wax on my models that I do on my full size cars from Adam’s. Great company and great product! The abrasives in their polish break down as the polish is worked giving it the equivalent of a multi-grit process in one step. They do make a finishing polish as well which typically is only needed on very dark colors. With the polish and wax taken care of all that’s left is to have the time to sit down and glue parts together. Maybe next weekend!

I’ll never look at a stapler the same way again! This is creativity at its best. Killer hauler that you created!!!

Making good progress. The color looks PERFECT!

@Rocking Rodney Rat @Kit Karson Are you guys seeing all this stuff?! Look at all the parts pack goodness and those killer updates to the Rat Roaster. Proper lakes headers and that Duvalle windshield!!

This weekend! At least that’s the plan…

Man, you always blow my mind with your retro drag cars and this one is no exception! Such a refreshing take on a fuel altered using the Bug body. It has the proportions of an Fiat and makes you do a double to confirm it’s NOT a Fiat. My favorite details of it are the two tone paint layout and the way the hood hole is asymmetrical, precisely cut around the blower and belt drive. I’d love to see this posed with your Short & Shakey Fiat!

I’m sure you won’t be the only person surprised. Everyone loves the American 5-Spokes but not everyone is gonna like these unless the appreciate the era.

UPDATE! Spent this afternoon finishing up some odds & ends on the Wagon in preparation for primer and paint. Got all of the chrome parts stripped to bare plastic. As any of you who follow my hot rod model projects know I’m not a big fan of kit chrome, I’m more into paint detailing. As I was looking at the stripped American 5-spokes I realized that I wasn’t feeling them anymore since the Wagon has turned down the path of a smooth 90’s street machine with all of the trim and emblems shaved, Grant steering wheel and Supertrapp exhaust. I decided it needed some more era and genre appropriate wheels. ZZ Top ‘33 Ford street rod kit to the rescue with its vintage Centerline wheels. As luck would have it they fit right into the existing tires. Since you can’t see through them I realized brake detail was no longer necessary so instead I found some wheel backs that would work. The fronts are from Revell’s ‘37 Ford Convertible and the rears are from Revell’s ‘64 Ford Thunderbolt. Both front and rear wheel backs have had bushings put into their center holes made from Evergreen 1/8” tube. The backsides of the wheels had 6 alignment pegs which I removed and smoothed off. Here it is mocked up. When you all see the paint scheme I’ve come up with the new wheels will make total sense and date the car perfectly. On to primer and paint!

You know what, this is the first time I’ve had GM projects at all!

@alan barton Good to see some progress from you!

UPDATE! Finally I got around to masking off the body so that I could spray the radiator and the big cavity in front of the core support matt black. I also painted the flat areas at the outer ends of the bumper opening matt black as well. This way there won’t be any bright painted areas to detract from the custom floating grill bar that I made. Next steps will be to brush paint the underside of the body flat black followed by polishing and waxing.

I had thought about suggesting to fill in the front opening like this but you did it anyway. Nice work!

Thanks! The hood is a separate piece from AMT.

Holy Shiznit! This thread hit 20,000 views today!! That’s nuts!!! I certainly never thought this would happen when I started it last year.

Excellent work going into this, Jim! All the extra little details are going to go a long way on the finished product. Especially nice work on the hood. I can’t believe they left it molded shut on the full detail kit. So lame!

No way. The whole chassis pan will be flat black and never be displayed. I just wanted full pipes under there for low viewing angles.

UPDATE! Working on some final details so that I can move on to primer and paint. Even though this is a curbside chassis I knew from the beginning that I wanted the car to have angled side exit exhaust and because the pipes will be visible from lower angles it was necessary to build a full system. The green sections are the very 80’s and early 90’s Supertrapp mufflers and pipes from Revell’s original issue 1967 Chevy Malibu Pro Street. I then spanned the gap with the blue sections. Turned out to be a simple job. I then had to angle scallop the rocker area for the mufflers to poke out. I finally found the steering wheel I really wanted to run and knew I had somewhere which is this Grant style from Revell’s 1955 Chevy Pro Sportsman kit. A kit I had back in the mid 90’s and the wheel has stayed with me all these years! LOL I finished up the modified ‘90 Mustang radiator by adding an electric fan from any of Revell’s 1932 Ford kits and a scratch built overflow tank. Added some more under hood details such as a windshield wiper motor next to the master cylinder, a clip next to the drivers upper shock mount to guide the wiper fluid hose, some detail to the heater blower motor and a fuel pressure regulator on the passenger fender apron where the hoses will connect up to the carbs. I circled these in red for clarity. I also removed all of the chrome side trim, door handles, tailgate handle, tailgate emblem and hinges and smoothed out the hood. This was always the plan, just saved it for the end. That’s all for now. Looking to get some primer shot this coming week.

I’m sure that this is gonna be bad ass!

Engine looks great! Very authentic.

@Kit Karson That last picture in 3/4 rear view is the money! What a killer little rig you’ve created. The trailer is totally bitchin’ and so something you would have seen in the 90’s. Got any scale luggage and lawn chairs you can toss in there? ?

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.