Dennis Lacy

When I commented on your project I considered mentioning this body but didn’t want to hijack your thread. I say you should grab one to do fenderless which will look way better with a chopped top anyway. ?

Another brand new offering for all you scale hot rod builders from Ed at Drag City Casting. This time is a 1932 Ford Fordor (4-Door) Sedan conversion for Revell's 1932 Ford Sedan kit. I created the master body and in addition to the extensive work to transform a 2-door sedan into a 4-door, this one also features a scale 3" chopped top! A matching chopped windshield frame is included and the roof still retains its fabric insert detail. The body retails for $25 + postage. Ed is one of the most talented resin caster currently in the business and the quality of these pieces is exceptional! He is also as honest to do business with as they come. You will not be disappointed! Ed does not have a formal website but can be contacted directly at: lowcab36@epix.net He also has a business page on Facebook under "Drag City Casting" Ed has many other hot rod and early drag racing products available which can be seen at his Fotki photo hosting pages: https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/?fbclid=IwAR14Rew2C2SlmfslGl89N4217mlzFxB9E4b1hwVJXFk7Em6HXGlMFe63zQ0

Thanks, B! You should definitely get an order in while the mold is still working. As for the louvered hood top, stay tuned!!!

Thanks for your endorsement, Tim! So glad you’re pleased with it. And yes, that is indeed a hopped up Y-block peeking out from under the hood. There’s a full build thread for this project in the WIP section.

I do believe it was Hendrix that offered these Fordor bodies for a while. They also had an AMT based version. I had wanted to get one cause I’m weird and like the Fordor’s but I never got around to it and missed out. It’s really cool to see one getting put together! ?

My first project with one of these bodies is well under way. If you love hot rods do yourself a favor and grab one, you won't be sorry!

I really like the bed made from the Panel Truck body!

I already gushed over this one on TRaK so I’ll just say here that this model is effing awesome, Roger!

Hint: The color is also a drink... And I’ll take full responsibility for the inadvertent inspiration. ?

Some years back I built this one out of the old Monogram kit. Actually, all that I used from the original kit was the body shell and frame rails. Kit-bashed the rest.

In my opinion that’s the best model ever built from this kit.

What a rad idea. Very unique with the passenger car front clip. Great work so far!

Awesome to hear. Glad you’re happy!

Thanks, again, for all the feedback, everyone! UPDATE! A small update, but one none the less. Now that the grill is in primer I wanted to show how I handled the headlights. I end up sanding down where the lenses go a bit and then opened up the reflector areas to take the chrome rings from Revell's 1949 Custom Mercury. This way I can paint the grill and easily have chromed headlight rings without any annoying masking. I also got the "chassis" and inner wheel rings finished in flat black. Everything else is in primer, wet sanded and basically ready for paint but I've yet to make it to the local hobby shop to pick up the main color. I do have the accent color on hand so I'm going to paint those pieces in the meantime.

Thanks, again, for all of the feedback, everyone! UPDATE! At the urging of multiple people across multiple platforms of social media I went ahead and deepened the rear wheels. As it turns out, the chromed inner rear wheel rings from Revell's Beatnik Bandit show rod were a perfect fit right into the Radir wheels I'm using. All I had to do was trim out the step inside the tire so the wheel could push in further. I'm glad for all the feedback, it was definitely the right thing to do!

I very well may deepen the rear wheels but I’ll keep their diameter. I like the staggered look of 15” front and 16” rear.

Revell 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe. The body is a direct fit to it.

It’s funny you should mention that... ?

UPDATE! A little more work done today. I got the rear frame horn covers trimmed and fit and made some more aggressive looking exhaust tips. To the engine I added some curved Moon style breathers to the valve covers and also center drilled the carbs to take the air filters from the optional Hemi in this 5-Window kit. And a few more mock ups to wrap up the weekend!

UPDATE! Did some more work today. Lots of fiddly stuff like drilling and pinning various parts for future assembly. A few things that were worth photographing are I made an add-on plate with bolt detail for the transmission to sit on and exhaust pipe extensions from the Y-Block manifolds to the kit exhausts. The Y-Block transmission has that funky, LONG tail shaft which requires a much shorter drive shaft. I used the kit u-joints and a piece of Evergreen 1/8" tubing to make a new one.

I just love this. Absolutely my new favorite drag car from your collection!!!

I just received the first two chopped '32 5-Window bodies out of the mold by Drag City Casting and couldn't wait to get started on one! For more information on these bodies follow the link below: So far my focus has been getting the engine fit to the frame, picking out the rolling stock and setting the stance. The engine is the dual 4-barrel Y-Block from Revell's 1957 Ford Custom with the valve covers from AMT's 1957 Ford. The firewall required some creative trimming to clear the exhaust manifolds but they are one of the Y-Block's distinctive features so I didn't want to change them. The Radir wheels are from Revell's 1964 Ford Thunderbolt Fairlane with Revell's little Pirelli front tires and the rears are the fat BFG's from their '32 Roadster Hiboy. The axles were modified to get the stance DOWN LOW. I've also bobbed the rear fender tails 6 scale inches. More to come!

UPDATE! I thought I should bring this one back to the top and let anyone know who's interested that this body is in the hands of my friend Ed at Drag City Casting and on-deck to mold. I imagine it should be available sometime in September 2019 (next month!).

This roadster is awesome! The floor and interior details are killer. I love the seat and can't wait to see the finished dashboard! You also got a ton of mileage out of that lumpy old engine. Just goes to show what some neatly applied detail painting and a few added things will get you. Can't wait to see this finished!!!

You done good, Roger, you done real good!!! I love everything you changed but in particular the windshield/top and the deepened rear wheels. I love the color scheme, I'm definitely gonna get me some of that dull red for a future interior of my own. The whole thing looks awesome with fenders, too! If it were full-scale I could definitely see this car on the cover of Street Rodder!