Kit Karson

There were a couple more back in the day: '28/'29 Ford Roadster Pickup '28/'29 Ford Roadster Pickup '30/'31 Ford Roadster Pickup '29 Altered Swinger is based on the roadster body - Check out the belt line behind the door line...

Well done daily driver! Pop's grocery getter!! Kit is a builder if you stick to it... right out of the box. How many years ago, may give clue to the two-tone finish that was chosen back in the day. Ford always said, "You can have it in any color you want as long as it's black." Wonder what his response would be? Two thumbs up!! -KK

Merry Christmas to All! When @Dennis Lacystarted this Tribute thread he imagined having started something that would grow over time. From his start it has blossomed into a mass accumulation of international builders each working from the same base and further boxed into a very narrow time zone... well 657 replies & 49.4k views later the thread has passed the point of no return. Thanks to: @Dennis Lacy @Rocking Rodney Rat @Kit Karson @Speedpro @tim boyd @alan barton @BullysCustomModelParts @bill-e-boy @foghorn62 The above have started tribute builds... some have been completed and have their place Under Glass: @Dennis Lacy @Rocking Rodney Rat @foghorn62 If there are others that have finished their tribute build, please let us know as there's talk of having a collective Under Glass posting including all of these '29 PUs! -KK

Consideration regarding incorporating the roadster body in the '28 XPU build seems to be on the table once again. Seems there are a few members here that based on previous GSL events, this will be my first (& last) time attending, are concerned that the Common Kit Class intent has always required the kit body be part of the build! So, here's the way I see this: Use the '28 XPU & Vintage Tag-a-Long as the display stand for the '29 TNR or Combine the chopped up '28 Sedan body with the '29 Roadster body. Film at 11, on that... I'm so excited on so many levels and with time diminishing rapidly, do I drop one in favor of the other? Are there enough parts from the Revell '29 Roadster kit already planned to be used on the '28 XPU to qualify as is or should that matter if the roadster body is/is not present? -KK

Brother, you hit this one out of the park! You're batting 1000 and delivering every time at the plate!! For me it's always in the details. From top to bottom: Period Perfect Chop; Every Color Choice Used Complements the Coupes' Lines; Proper Stance, Not Too Low in the Front; Street able Show Car Quality Undercarriage; White Pleated Bench with Matching Piping Interior & Double Wide Whitewalls on all 4 Corners! Thank you for the ride once again! It's always enjoyable and informative watching over your shoulder, Brother!! -KK

GSL-XXVIII COMMON KIT BUILD '29 Altered Swinger Roadster COMMON KIT CLASS: The Common Kit for GSL-XXVIII is the Revell 1929 Ford Model A Roadster (kit #RMX854463). The intent of this Class is for each entrant to start with the same kit, then display their widest array of individual creativity, craftsmanship, building skills, and technical innovations. The entrant may build the entry in any style or vintage. Regardless, all entered models must be based upon the parts from this kit. Entrants may also: i) swap parts from any other kit(s); ii) use any aftermarket parts (except for complete aftermarket resin bodies); and iii) use any building materials, techniques or technologies without restriction. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7914974 This body shell (Altered Swinger) has just recently traded hands, originally ran by Eugene, Oregon racer Stan Wilson in the late 60's into the early 70's... ...current owner Josh Higgins. May not duplicate it to the nth degree, but even the dolly might be a fun addition... let alone the grass underneath! -KK

@Russell Cshared these photo-shopped pictures of the '28 XPU over at:

@Russell CWOW! Now that is a gig that I have yet to master! Photo-Shop is a very valuable tool, Brother! At this point moving the front axle forward of the grille was also a consideration:

Well, that makes me feel a lot better! It's little inconsistencies that'll drive me batty! Happened with the AMT '34 Ford 5ive Window Coupe kit, too. Then after a bit of self-ridicule the question of what to do about it comes up! Several mockups have been dropped back in the box because of the time investment estimation says, "not right now but could be done... one day." Oh, the many conversations backstage that are always a source of inspiration and/or frustration let alone becoming a kind of challenge. @Rocking Rodney Ratcan attest to having lost a battle or two with a model more than once. Working with what you have and learned is the common challenge we all work around. Putting fenders on a hot rod just adds dignity and grace to an already beautiful body! Carry on... -KK

USMC E-5, Computer Programmer, TAD to Okinawa, '67-'73 Semper Fi

Backstage efforts have brought the question to those in charge... a discussion has ensued regarding the presents of said part being included or possibly being excluded/omitted in an entrant's entry in the Common Kit Class for the GSL Finale. Look for a heads up and if you haven't already signed up for the GSL-XXVIII email: www.gslchampionship.org

Busted! POSIES Rods and Customs- ThunderRoad has had a major impact on the overall appearance less the tube chassis & contemporary engine. -KK

Same as in the Rat Roaster: Picture complements of @Rocking Rodney Rat

OK! It's down to two: long bed w/o hood or short bed w/o hood "long bed w/o hood" "short bed w/o hood"

OK, guys! That's the difference between West Coast & the East Coast! -KK

Been discussing mockups with @Dennis Lacy @Rocking Rodney Rat & @Speedpro... here are the finalists: Short bed & full hood Short bed w/o hood Long bed & full hood Long bed w/o hood 115" vs 120" Wheelbase Considerations: Pulling a trailer with '29 TNR behind... Your thoughts are greatly appreciated, -KK

Competition Resins

Just got the rear rubber back from Hendley's Machine Shop! John did a top-notch job mating the kustom hoops and placing them as the meat in a kool kustom set of rear rims & tires for the '28 Ford XPU!!! -KK Oh! Wait!! What about the TNR's trailer? Trailer is 140 inches front to back & the '29 TNR has a 120-inch wheelbase! Should fit perfectly! -KK

Took a header break to play with the S.Co.T. Blower... S.Co.T. - Supercharger Company of Turin (Torino), Italy Revell Model A Dual Karb Manifold... Single Barrel Karbs from the Revell Model A... Fuel Log from the parts box unknown source... Stacks from the AMT Beverly Hillbillies kit will become screened velocity air cleaners... Let's mock it up... More drilling & pinning... Cut down the stacks... It's going to look nice... A bit too shinny? -KK

If you recall... a few items were sent off to Hendley's Machine Shop back in ‎February... Rear tires from the Monogram Black Widow Hot Rod... A pair of rims from the Revell '57 Chevy Belair... '28 XPU Rear BW Tires & '57 Belair Rims not a match... Hendley's Machine Shop turned the rims down and... ...set out to shape the hoops to band the rims & tires together... Hoops from Hendley's Machine Shop... '28 XPU Rear BW Tires & '57 Belair Rims Deep & Deeper Thanks, John! -KK

Thanks, Bil... Been so busy with things downstairs that getting back up here has not been a high priority. Sitting here at my laptop on Mom's old dropleaf table with my bench behind me, my comfort zone. Talked to @Rocking Rodney Ratabout the eight-pipe organ powered by the '41 Lincoln Potvin Blown Flathead V-12 and discussed the corrugated exhaust pipes from the Beverly Hillbillies kustom version. But both of us after box diving and second checking, they turned out to be a bit too big around. So, back to the side pipes from the AMT Model T kit from wayyy back. Here's where the cuttin', drillin' & slashin' all come into play: Drilled & Pinned the first pipe to fit the block... really raw! Pilot drill out the center of the pipe... Tune the wall thickness with a bit bigger drill bit... Code line dotted to guide the slash angle of the tail of the pipe... Following the pattern to the nth degree... From this angle the slash pipe almost resembles the well-tuned pipe organ... A little more fine tuning & shaping will place this pipe right through the opening in the belly pan! -KK

Great combo! Road worthy and campground bound!! Lookin' to hit every Hot Rod & Street Rod gathering from coast to coast all year round!!! -KK

Quick update on the engine stand... Tolerances between the Engine Stand vs Chassis & Belly Pan are silly close... -KK Engine Stand vs Chassis & Belly Pan

Actually, the chrome scallop on the valve cover is all @Speedpro! Did you know that Paul restored this several years ago: