Kit Karson

Had to go back an re-read your most recent update... Scratch building any part on a build such as yours is not almost part of the intent of this thread, it's actually required, Brother! Resources come in all sorts of forms. Having parts to pick from comes from years of collecting and now with "FRIENDS on FORUMS" we can trade for parts we might need for any given build/project. To that end, keep up the good work, 'cause there are more builders checking in on this thread every day! -KK

You bet! Already started gathering parts, Brother!!

Ain't nobody but us palsticholics left on earth! I haven't given up on finishing my part of this thread! @Dennis Lacywe have over 15k views! As soon as I get back to my bench, I will finish my tribute '29A closed Cab PU! This is right where I left off... Spent a little time building a paint booth in the attic! And, I bought a new old PU! Be back at the bench in no time, Brothers!

RRR, Your detail of the Piranha chassis with the BMF is over the top! That and the paint job... ...add one more outstanding build to your ever growing collection of superb art work pieces. -KK

OK! This thread has morphed into a grammar and history lesson, as well as featuring a world of extraneous information covering almost every aspect of model building to rod run activities! Who'd a thunk!?. @Dennis Lacy, when you started this "Tribute" did you ever think that this would garner so much interest? @Rocking Rodney Rat, with both you and ADL completing you "Tribute" builds, it has truly encouraged me and others to join in and construct our own versions of a 1929 Ford Pickup as an '80's Contemporary Street Rod. @alan bartonand @BullysCustomModelParts, please keep on keepin' on with your PU builds! So far there have been *14,499 views or more of this one thread! Not everyone that has stopped by has left a comment or message, but they have been exposed to an outstanding array of direction and opinions regarding a subject matter of great interest that has covered over four decades! And, we're not done yet!!

@tim boyd - @Rocking Rodney Rat Tim, As always, you are most courteous and considerate in your response! I would imagine there are more model builders that share our appreciation for your tutelage and reaffirmation for the continuing growth and support of the hobby, in your over 200+ columns in the now long-gone Street Rodder magazine. It is awesome that we have the MCM Forum to share our mutual affection for the art of model building. We are so fortunate to have the years of experiences accumulated amongst our followers and ourselves, that sharing this has become a major mainstay here and around the world. Our hobby has had it's ups and downs over the last 6 or 7 decades, but remains today a wonderful expression of personal joy and camaraderie. Thank you, always an admirer, -KK

Keep on keepin' on! -KK

@tim boyd & @Rocking Rodney Rat OK boys... what we have here is a mutual admiration club! RRR & I have been building under the K&R Kustoms+Rods logo for decades! The "K" is not only for "KUSTOMS" it is also for Kit Karson and the "R" is not only for "RODS" it is for "Rockin' Rodney Rat". We have carried our logo over the years on several forums & social platforms on the inter-web. Even here on MCM Forum, we have been questioned regarding our individual identity, asking if we were really two different model builders. Or, not! We have even collaborated on several builds over the three plus decades we've know each other and for those that we have shared in the construction, we call it a K&R Kustoms+Rods build. Otherwise, RRR's builds are his and my builds are KK's! RRR has noted elsewhere here on MCM Forum comments regarding the differences between our building styles... but, I will not elaborate on that here! Thank you, @tim boyd for the compliment! As I have mentioned before, you have had a major influence on model car builders around the world and a personal mentor of mine well before you even knew who I was. Both RRR & I have strived to carry on your legacy by sharing our experiences with model car builders at large, as you have so modestly done for so many years. As for your '70s Tribute Stake Side RPU, it is killer! It has always been my personal creed to build as if it were going to be street legal and drivable. Often times some model cars/trucks have aspects that are "KOOL", but would not be realistic if applied to a 1:1 build. Over the 200+ columns that you have authored, never once have you created a model that wasn't street-able! (Sure, Racing Slicks aren't street legal in some places... but, that's the true essence of Hot Rodding worldwide!) Having hosted many model car shows, Drag vs Street classifications most always have been determined by the rear tires. Models with slicks fell into the Straight Line Racing class & all others ended up in the Hot Rod/Street Machine classes. Your RPU is a crossover Street Rod ready to race (except in the rain) and a real hit at the Rod Runs/Hot Rod Shows! -KK

There is a common respect for every modeler and has been since the mid 50's to present. @tim boyd your column was more than an inspiration... it was an affirmation that closet modelers were not alone in their hobby! I have the same magazine collection and wish I had kept the little mags from my youth. What would be a great outcome from the Tribute thread, thanks to @Dennis Lacy, is to have a reference here on our forum of modeling columns by you and others. What do you think? Would be a great resource for model builders that don't have their own collection of old magazines or their dad's collection to poor through and gain a great wealth of information! -KK

Thanks for the follow up... we'll solve this "mystery carb" issue, maybe with the help of other passer byers. Have you noticed the #'s on this thread? -KK

Keep us included on how you plan to use your leftover Billet wheels, please!?. Join in on this group build. There are followers all over the world because of the MCM platform on the inter-web! -KK

Bring it! Pickup where you left off and join the @tim boyd Tribute thread that @Dennis Lacy started! -KK

WOW! WOW! Waiting for the MONEY SHOT and you do not disappoint, Brother! Between RRR & ADL both have nailed it! Tough to follow... -KK

SO KOOL!!! Gotta say thanks to MCM's Graphic Artist for the Cover and Article Layout! Thanks, Tim!! Hope you all enjoy the entire magazine from cover to cover!! Thanks, @larrygre @Gregg keep up the good work, Brother

Thanks, guys! I've spent a life time looking at and fawning over hundreds of hot rods... having built a couple and pretty much giving up on having one last ride. This has been a dream come true! It's fun to drive and is so well built, that other than a couple of personal changes... it'll pretty much stay as you see it now! -KK

Over the years I've been lucky to have owned a number of cars... Cars I've owned, too many to list! '68 Shelby KR500 Conv. #1, '62 Chevy Impala SS #2, '57 Dodge K500 Hemi 2Dr HT #3, '49 Chevy Conv. & Fleetline, plus 2 Business Coupes & a 5 Window Stepside, not to mention a '50 Ford F1 & '55 Chris Craft Runabout: Oh, a couple more: Ghia Roadster and a '67 Jag Saloon: There's even more than this... not to brag, but my wife says, "If you say you owned one of those... one more time... I'll scream!" My latest has been on my radar for the last year. It was almost like a barn find, to some degree... originally built a little over twenty years ago, it started out as a flatbed farm truck. Chopped the old fashion way... Then welded back together... Over eight years of ownership, the builder had placed the cab, fenders, grille and running boards on a TCI frame. He added fiberglass rear fenders and an aftermarket shorty box. Almost twelve years ago it was bought by a armature car builder here in Georgia. While rebuilding his '62 Vette: ...he tweaked it and drove it some 30K miles in all directions from the greater Atlanta area. This is what it looked like the first time I saw it: A 1934 Ford Pickup Back in the day, if you put a picture up on the fridge or a snap shot in the corner of your dresser mirror, it usually came with a wish. Well these two pictures were on my cell phone for a little over a year. Ten days ago, the owner and I made a deal. I handed him a silver dollar and bought it outright! Later that same afternoon, I was parked downtown at our annual car show! It packs a '91 Vette Gen III All the gauges work! Black Interior And, hardwood bed... Louvered Tailgate with a custom milled bracket instead of the chains... It's no trailer queen... the SBC pushes the 2500 lbs PU through a 700R4/OD and cruises all day long at 70 mph @ 2200 rpm. The Custom Walker Radiator keeps it cool in traffic and has never overheated in the last ten years. After sitting in the previous owners shop, for over the last five years, he finally has the money to build his '60s style '39 Ford Coupe:

Go to headers of choice come from the Matt & Debbie Hay's T-Bird Revell Pro Street Thunderbird - Kit 7440 59-60 Header (L&R) Inner & Outer & 63-64 Valve Cover (s) Comparing the headers from the Matt & Debbie Hay's T-Bird with the Revell '32 Ford 3-Window Coupe headers, the 4-tube T-Bird headers are shorter and deeper. From the parts box a two-four manifold plate and a couple of carbs seem to be the best ticket for an intake other than EFI. The mystery carbs are tagged with part #39... any ideas of their source? Looking at options for the Air Cleaners... came up with three choices @Dennis Lacy picked the triangles over the old style cans Opted for the Matt Hay's T-Bird Distributor Test fitting the intake and fan belt... looks good! What do you think? Time to white glue the headers to the heads... Noticed that the headers needed a little clearance help... Checking the overall fit of the headers looks pretty close... From ever angle... Even from the top... And, the other side, too! Last look... with the fenders! '29 Donor List of Parts used for Adding the Intake and Headers Revell '29 Ford Pickup Kit 2085 Custom Rod 3'n1headers Parts #: 46 Radiator 51 Fenders 83 Radiator Shell 95 Cab Revell '29 Ford Roadster Kit 4322 Model A Roadster 2'n1 Parts #: 57 High Boy Firewall 77 Fame/Chassis Revell Dan Fink's '32 Ford Speedwagon Kit 85-7606 Parts #: 52-53 Engine Block Halves 55 Engine Oil Pan 61 Engine Water Pump Cover 65 Cylinder Head (2) 68 Fan Belt Revell Pro Street Thunderbird Kit 7440 Matt and Debbie Hay's Parts #: 59-60 Header (L&R) Inner & Outer 63-64 Valve Cover (s) 75 Distributor Revell '27 Touring Kit 7144 Street Rod Parts #: 12 Bellhousing Revell '30 Ford Woody Kit 2064 Street Rod 2'N1 Parts #: 81 Radiator Custom

I saw this and thought about the Kustom '41 Ford COE Ramp Truck

Absolutely

Both @Dennis Lacy & @Rocking Rodney Rat mounted Vette IRS under their '29A PUs... Here's a piece of modeling history MPC '28 RPU Directions Vette IRS

RAD, Dude!

@alan barton I am sitting on my hands waiting to see how your '29A Closed Cab Pickup comes together! Here sits my '29A Closed Cab Pickup... Going to take a break to build a paint booth... -KK

Mix a little Flat Black & Thinner... just a drop of each. This is a wash that you lay in with a very fine paint brush. Over run can be wiped away with a soft cotton cloth. Let the thinned down flat black bottle paint flow through the door channel... vent reveal and clean off any overflow. -KK

'41 Ford COE Die Cast Flatbed Roll-Back (left); Flintstones COE & the Monogram '40 Ford Pickup K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Left Front K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Right Front K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Right Rear Corner K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Left Read Corner K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top from the Top Down K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Front End (Stock Inner Door Panels) K&R Kustoms+Rods '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Profile '41 Ford COE Chops for dinner '41 Ford COE Chops Baked and Ready For The Trimmings '41 Ford COE Step-Cut Chop Mock-Up '41 Ford COE Setting Up The Trimmings Hold on... it gets even better... '41 Ford COE Chopped Top Back Lite Easy fill job: CA & scrap stock trimmed to fit... '41 Ford COE Driver Side '41 Ford COE Passenger Side This is where it was when I sent it to RRR, some time ago! -KK