Dennis Lacy

I still love this one. Having attended dry-lakes races multiple times I can say this definitely fits right in. Somebody needs to do a real one!

Glad I could jar your memory!

Gravity can be a real SOB sometimes!

I've never seen this kit built fenderless, that's cool.

Out of curiosity, will the wiring for the lights be contained somehow?

This truck kinda has a face that only a mother could love but you sure are doing a heck of nice job recreating it!

I think the retro styling works really well despite the modern design body. Awesome color scheme.Definitely my new favorite version of the Speed Wagon! It has me thinking about digging my abandoned retro version out again...

Thanks, guys. Your comments are much appreciated! That was a fiddly little thing to make! Glad it helped you with the design of yours.

Thanks, Brother! I'm pretty happy with it. I think you probably have more than one started project. I wanna see that little A-modified get done. It's too cool not to.

Not to worry, I'll fix that issue! And, yes, my Dad's panel body is very nice. It's never been hit, has just a few spots of rust-through and all of the intricate woodwork inside is pristine.

This is great! I've many times thought of doing a backdate on this kit and started to at one point. I really like all the parts swapping you did and ironically I was doing the same thing to the interior of mine - bench seat and cargo deck. Good color scheme, too. It goes good with the wood. One of the problems with ditching the fenders on this kit is there's no rear wheelwells. I made some for mine. Do plan to do anything there?

I feel this is definitely way more Hot Rod than commercial but the way the categories are laid out I guess this is where I have to put it. Anyways... A couple of weekends ago I get a text from one of my model-rod building friends and hero's, Wes, (recently joined MCM as "Kit Karson") with a picture attached of a resin '33/'34 Panel body mocked up with fenders and wheels and asking me if he sent it to me would I build it? Well, Absolutely! I've wanted one of these bodies for years because my Dad has a real-deal '33 that we're building for him. I can't thank Wes enough for his generosity!!! Not only did he send me the body (which I think is Hendrix?) he sent me a complete Lindberg '34 Pickup donor kit. This is gonna be a close replica of how we're building my Dad's real one. The basic plan we have is a dropped axle to get the front down a couple of inches, a legit '57 Chevy 283 "Power Pack" hi-po 4-barrel engine with an adapter to a '39 Ford 3-speed trans and the stock '33 rear axle, 30's Ford wire wheels with big & little bias-ply tires and to leave the patina'd dull black exterior finish as-is. Now, my Dad does have a few "fantasy, money no object" things he'd do if it were possible like find the parts for and rebuild his incomplete '57 Rochester fuel injection unit and put a Columbia 2-speed accessory rear axle out back for overdrive on the highway. Since this is a model I'll be adding those things. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki After a few hours of raiding my parts and kits, here's a layout of most of the pieces I'll need. Hosted on Fotki This body is quite nicely rendered. The overall shape and layout of the body lines is very accurate as compared to a real one. The only thing that has me puzzled is the rear windows? I'll be grafting in the rear window openings from a Revell '37 Panel kit which are dead-on correct. I can also then use the glass inserts from the '37 kit which will be nice. Hosted on Fotki The Lindberg (formerly AMT) '34 Pickup frame and chassis parts leave a lot to be desired so I'm going to be heavily upgrading it. I will be changing out the center "X" for one from a Revell '40 Ford. While in real life they are very different, the '40 "X" is the best thing going in scale for a detailed "X" that actually looks like a stamping with flanges, holes, etc and can be easily cut-in to the '34 frame. I'll also be changing the rear cross member and using the Columbia 2-speed rear axle from Revell's stock '40 Coupe combined with the spring/radius rods and rear cross member from Revell '48 Convertible. Up front I'll be using the dropped I-beam axle from Revell's newer '29/'30 A hot rod kits. Hosted on Fotki Wheels, hubcaps and front tires are from AMT's '34 5-Window Coupe and the rear tires are Monogram '41 Lincoln. The rear wheels will need to be deepened a touch and wrapped in .015" strip to fit the Lincoln tires but no worries, done that before. Hosted on Fotki The basis for the 283 engine will be from Revell's '57 Chevy Black Widow. I will cut the trans/bell housing off and using the one of the Chevy-to-Ford trans adapters pictured. The top one is from Revell's Ed Roth Tweedy Pie T and the lower (better) is from AMT's Parts Pack Chevy engine. The trans will be cut off of the flathead from Revell's '37 Panel. Hosted on Fotki Speed parts! The engine will be accessorized with the Revell '57 Chevy Black Widow Rochester fuel injection, AMT Double Dragster Corvette valve covers, Revell Parts Pak 421 Pontiac Spalding dual-coil distributor and 50's style Hedman Hedders from (I think) MPC's '32 Chevy Cabriolet. Hosted on Fotki I managed to get the thing balanced on some tires for a basic mock up. The rear will come up some but the front will be about like this. Just like the real truck is gonna be, not too low with some rake. Hosted on Fotki Tons more to come. Comments welcome!

UPDATE! Getting really close to having this one finished. Here's how it currently sits. Just need to attach the grill / radiator, make the upper water hoses, paint / install the windshield and install the taillights. Just gotta stop being lazy! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Of course, this model isn't news to me but man is it BAD! Perfect stance and proportions. Do threads for the grungy track nose 3-Window and the maroon Vicky...

There's a T Roadster body in there somewhere!

Anything that I sell on eBay (or anywhere else) I find a box ahead of time, put the item in it along with packing paper / news paper, weigh it, measure the box and punch that info into the postage calculators on eBay or the carriers site and charge the buyer exactly what it costs me. I add a line at the end of the description stating that shipping charges are exact and list the package dimensions and weight. That way people can go double check the cost for themselves and see that I'm not trying to hose them on postage. They can then decide if they want the item bad enough to pay the postage. There used to be a pretty big margin of cost between the Post Office and carriers like FedEx and UPS. That margin is a lot smaller these days.

Execution = Fail.

Man, that Fiat still does it for me!

Wicked, wicked, wicked!

Looks awesome, bro! Glad to see it out in the wild. Keep an eye on this guy, Bill, it's like watching a brain surgeon at work. Maybe KK will share some roof construction photos. The work that went into it is nuts. Far beyond a simple "roof swap."

UPDATE! Been a few months but I drug this thing back out of the box and did some work on it over the last couple of weekends. Finished building up the center k-member, added a master cylinder and cut off the inner trailing arm mounts. Hosted on Fotki Finished building up the "Z" in the frame rails. Hosted on Fotki Built the exhaust system and added a round tube cross member with hanger bracket. Hosted on Fotki Changed the intake to Hilborn fuel injectors and added some bolt heads to the header flange. Hosted on Fotki Overall chassis shot. Hosted on Fotki Built a headlight bar from .040" and .060" rod and mounted AMT '25 T lights to it. Hosted on Fotki Built some front upper shock mounts. Hosted on Fotki An overall mock up with the latest additions. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

The detailed spark plugs make an immense difference!

It's flattering that one of my projects inspired you! I was looking at pictures of that Tall-T I started out building and kinda wish I had stuck with it but I'm happy with the results as a roadster. You're off to a great start. Stance, proportions, wheels & tires look wicked!

Working on paint off and on. Looking to finish it before the end of next month.

I've been working on this thing and taking pictures as I go, just haven't taken the time to post updates. Here's what's been happening! The front axle and suspension are fully setup. It's all Revell '32 Ford series parts with some tweaks here and there and everything secured with mounting pins. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I set the 4-banger up with a 4-speed conversion. The adapter comes from the Ed Roth Beatnik Bandit and the transmission was cut off of the Hemi engine in Revell's '32 5-Window. The cross member is slightly trimmed down from the '32 kits, too. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I stripped the chrome off of the wheels, added the missing lug nuts using detail nuts from Grandt Line and added the correct 60's Halibrand 3-bar wingnuts. Hosted on Fotki I started doing some speed work to the Banger. Built my own lower profile tube intake, carbs from the Ed Roth Tweedy Pie T and modified Chevy header from AMT's '34 5-Window. Hosted on Fotki Out back I built a new rear cross member. The axle & spring assembly is from the Ed Roth Tweedy Pie T and the ladder bars are from Revell's new '29 Roadster / '30 Coupe kits. Made the driveshaft out of 1/8th" tube and kit u-joints. Still need to add shocks. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki And a mock up with the chassis now a "roller". Still lots more to do! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Comments welcome!