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Very interesting to see your custom Woody progressing with all the traditional styling features. It is going to be stunning once completed.

Fantastic project. Keep up the great work

I don't often look at the Drag Racing category but 62 Ford caught my eye as my parents bought one new and still had it when I got my licence in 65. It was a beige 4-door which I thought was just about the uncoolist car to drive to the hamburger joint but I always pretended it looked like your model. Well done.

Alan - I have really enjoyed this thread. Thanks for posting.

I really like your choice of components for this traditional hot rod

Thanks Russ - I am going to work on the stance and have some questions for you regarding your use of the Wagon Rod chassis under your 40 Ford Pickup

Extensive modifications were required to the engine compartment to accommodate the LS-1 engine. The firewall was severely recessed meaning service to the back cylinders would need to be done from inside the car. New flat styrene engine compartment sides were installed to provide for the width of the LS-1 and give clearance for the a-arm suspension. The stock radiator was retained but twin electric fans were added. Inside the Woody a new transmission tunnel was installed. Because of the set back of the firewall into the interior and the location of the shifter pedals will be hung from the dash plus a longer steering column and bucket seats will be used. The wood panels are made from cigar box liners. When fully assembled I think it will sit a little lower in front.

Very effective conversion, I believe the engines in the Series 1 were badged as Oldsmobiles. although technically the same as the Cadillac engines.

I always enjoy reading your posts and viewing your models. This is going to be one handsome Deuce.

Thanks David - The Wagon Rod firewall did not offer any real help so I have recessed the stock firewall. I will be using flat styrene for the engine compartment sides however. Photos to come.

I am a Falcon guy so always great to see one under construction

Mega project !!

Update - I knew that my desire to use the Wagon Rod chassis with a LS-1 engine would require modification to the ’48 Woody structure. The only way to find out the extent of these modification was to paint and fully assemble both the chassis and engine. AMT deserves credit for the great job they did tooling up the Wagon Rod. It a long with the Phantom Vickie were completely custom model cars of vehicles that did not exist in full scale. The assembly of the chassis was straight forward but the LS-1 engine with all of its belt driven ancillaries was a tight squeeze between the upper suspension a-arms. I combined LS-1 exhaust manifolds with those from the Wagon Rod engine but they did not join with the exhaust pipes as well as I hoped. In order to establish where everything was going to locate and what needed to be modified, I had to temporally reassemble the body and floors of the Woody. To get the taped together structure to sit down on the rolling chassis quite a bit of cutting was required. I cut off the engine compartment sides which will need to be modified to fit over the a-arm front suspension. The transmission tunnel had to cut away for clearance and a new hump will need to be made. The engine sits a lot further back than the stock flathead so the firewall will need to be severely recessed

Thanks guys - I will be posting an update any minute now.

Nice to see. Maybe my favourite Ferrari supercar. The Tamiya version was a great kit.

If you want to have an articulated opening hood and opening doors you can combine the front portion from a Revell 1/25 1929 Roadster pickup and the back of a Revell or AMT Roadster. In this case I used the AMT version.

Great looking Hot Rod, Russ.

My current project is another one from my previously started list. It is a Revell 1948 Ford Woody which was only ever issued as a stock version. My build is inspired by a Vancouver ’48 Woody that I have been impressed with since I first saw it not yet finished a number of years ago. On the surface that car is perfectly restored and except or its stance looks absolutely stock. Underneath it has a full C-4 running gear including suspension and tuned port fuel injected engine. My build will also have a Corvette engine but a C-5 LS-1. As for a chassis I am using the great Art Morrison chassis from the AMT Wagon Rod which features an independent A-arm front suspension, rack and pinion steering, disc brakes, a Ford 9-inch rear end and air bags all around. I have also grafted the 5-speed manual and oil pan from that kit onto the LS-1. The ignition covers were modified with Evergreen siding to sort of look like finned flatheads. My first modifications to the kit were to separate the “woody” parts from the “metal” parts and the roof. Then I cut out the “wood” panel sections from the “wood” framing to eventually be replaced by real wood panels from cigar box separators. I have always been very impressed with the headliners of classic Woody’s. They remind me of the wood work on classic yachts. The headliners were in many cases an open grid of narrow wooden slats through which you could see the white inner liner of the fabric roof. The headliner in this kit is very well rendered but I have scribed open between the slats so the white under the roof can be seen so I may not permanently attach the roof. Before proceeding any further with the Woody work I decided I better do the modification to get the chassis and engine under the car. Fortunately, the wheel base of the Wagon Rod appears to be the same as the ’48 Woody. So far I have removed the gas tank and some raised surface areas from the Woody floor pan. Next up will be to paint and assemble the rolling chassis and engine to see how it all fits and what else needs to be modified.

Looking fantastic I like everything you have done to it especially the engine and wheels.

Great patina on the Deuce. Two very cool hot rods.

I like this a lot. Very smooth. Great colour.

Outstanding model of an incredibly tough machine

It looks so real. Very impressive model of such a significant car.

Thanks Bob Thanks Carl Thanks Tyler Thanks Ron - It is reassuring to hear I am not the only who has had trouble applying White Lightning. I was hoping it would be my go to paint for a couple of other white pearl projects I would like to do but will use Tamiya instead. Thanks Chris

Mark - Very good looking model of a very appealing car but in reality I still prefer my previous generation MX-5 retractable which may have the best designed retractable roof.