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T-errifific!!

I dig it. Took driver training in one of these a number of years ago and always wanted to build a model of one. Have everything I end in my stash. I really like your rendition.

Excellent conversion of a very attractive classic.

Nice slice and dice job giving sort of a Hot Wheels vibe

David - Your Austin project is very interesting and ambitious. Have you made any progress posts regarding it.

For those of you unfamiliar with this kit

I just got back from a trip to Japan where I of course had to seek out a hobby shop. I found a very small shop in Osaka that was crammed full of model kits. I was also very impressed with the model department of a large department store. Prices were about half of what we see in Canada. I ended up buying a Tamiya 1936 Toyoda AA kit. This car was the first production car from what became Toyota Motor Corporation. It had an 3.4 liter OHV inline 6-cylinder engine, parallel leaf springs and a near 50-50 weight distribution. Three colors were offered for the exterior - black, an usual pink-tinged grey [which I accidentally painted a '36 Ford Sedan of similar shape] and dark blue offered by Tamiya as TS-55. I really like the shape of this car reminding me in a way of Chrysler Airflows. I decided to experiment with how it would look as a street rod. If I was to go this route I might use the wheels are from the mislabelled AMT Rides Magazine 1940 Ford Woody which is actually an unusually customized Sedan Delivery. The ribbed DeSoto syle bumpers and lakes pipes come from the Revell '50 Merc. If I was to go all out I might install a Supra turbo DOHC inline 6.

WOW - I really like your Pontiac. It really brought back memories. I have often thought of trying to recreate a street match race I witnessed as a teenager. The mechanic at a local gas station had a very hot Pontiac Parisienne which being Canadian was a Chev under the skin. He faced off against a guy who was previously from the area who came for a visit with his Fairlane Thunderbolt which I have never been able to find out if it was real or a clone. They did not race very far but it was a wonderful sound and the Pontiac certainly held its own.

It has all been said above but I have to congratulate you on your fantastic trio.

Very impressive Woody. Looks great closed up but your chassis and engine are awesome

Very nicely done. Split windows are a favorite of mine as I once had a 65

All right!! I really dig this!!

Great to see this very nicely built coupe. Back in the day I preferred the fastback but over the years the shape of the Coupe has really grown on me.

Mega job on the engine!!

WOW Did not expect this but really cool.

Very nicely done

Cool 60s vibe to your build. One of my favorite kits of all times. Bought my first one at the AMT booth at the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair.

This is going to one righteous hot-rod when completed. Great job on the Olds engine.

Slice n dice - my favorite model building activity. Nice conversion to something unique.

Welcome back. After this cool 48 I bet you keep building.

Here are some details on the parts I have modified Front axle - here you can see the fitting of the '32 spring on the '29 axle front which I removed the steering link bracket. I initially used too small a drill to drill the beam axle. As you can see I had trouble keeping it centered. I would recommend using a bit that just fits the recess. Steering - I attached the '32 steering linkage to the '29 tie rod Shock/headlight Mount - Because of the additional lowering the geometry of the front shocks to the mounts changes. To compensate for this I cut away the shock and drilled into the housing so I can achieve the correct positioning once I decide on the final location and configuration of the mount. I am using the '29 shocks, mounts and headlights. Front wheels and brakes - I made up inner wheel rims and came up with a mounting arrangement to give the correct exposure to the finned brake housings. I recessed in new finned backing plates made from Evergreen styrene. Engine/transmission - I replaced the automatic transmission on the '32 kit small block Ford with the standard transmission from the Hemi in the "32 5-W Rear axle - Something I have done on a number of Revell 1/25 '32 models is to remove the airbags and replace them with Evergreen rod the small size as the mounting holes in the floor. This allows easy establishment of the desired stance and upon final assembly are hardly noticible. Dash - I cut out the panel on the kit dash to be replaced with a panel with an oval opening for the engine turned 5-gauge panel decal I Photoshopped.

Thanks Craig - I already chopped it an addition 2mm from my first attempt and it still might need another mm or so. I also think I will make the windshield opening more parallel.

I'm looking forward to the movie - Hot Rods in Space !! Very cool Deuce.

I have started a new project for a display at Deuce Days in Scale which is the model car show component of Northwest Deuce Days next July in Victoria BC that will be maybe is the largest gathering of ’32 Ford hot rods ever. The plan is to have models of the cars on the event t-shirt displayed at the model show on t-shirts. This particular project involves building a model of the purple H-Boy, which is owned by Marty Stills from Colorado. When this one is done I plan to build a replica of the Tom Gloy owned – Brizio built Lo-Boy Deuce. At first I thought it would be a pretty straightforward build but the car has a number a distinctive features that needed to be fabricated. To replicate the combination of the beam front axle and the finned front brake housings, I adapted parts from the recent Revell ’29 Ford kit. I was surprised to find the ’29 axle to be wider than the ’32. The track became even wider to get the necessary exposure of the finned brake housings. That in turn meant that I also had to widen the rear track. The finned brake backing plates were fabricated from Evergreen styrene siding. To get the front low, the ’29 spring was replaced with a cut down ’32 spring. Another distinctive feature is the windshield frame. I fabricated this using the sides from the Phantom Vickie, top from a ’32 5-W and a scratch built bottom. The cowl of course had to be filled and smoothed. I have also made up a 5-gauge oval dash and have converted the Ford small block to a standard transmission. I probably will not get much more done before October as I am going to be away most of September.

Very well built early generation ZR-1. It would be great to see models of all generations of ZR-1 in a dedicated thread.