mrmike

That will be great Charlie! The next meeting is Saturday May 4th at 1:00 PM. Hope you can make it!

Richard, I had thought about doing that but opted for the Ford Engine Blue instead. Last night I got the wheels and tires mounted to the chassis. I decided to use the exhaust system from the Revell '68 Dodge Dart GTS. I started by separating the head pipes from the mufflers. I'll paint the exhaust tips with gloss black enamel paint and paint them in the morning with Alclad II Chrome paint. The mufflers and pipes will be paint with Aluminium Metalizer paint. I needed to widen some of the openings in the frame for the exhaust to fit through. I'll touch up the scraped areas with Tamiya X-18 Semi Gloss Black paint. More to come...

Thanks guys! Bernard, I want a little rake, not a lot as you suggest. I am using the stock front axle which does limit the amount of drop in the front suspension, but as I said, I want a little rake. Some progress this afternoon. I got the interior in, front grille and headlight buckets in, and the hood in place. I still need to put in the headlight lenses and windshield wipers and to add more detailing to the grille. I installed the taillights and I'm debating whether to add more chrome pieces to the lid or not. More to come...

Thanks Bill! I did a mockup of the Ford and I didn't like it. The nose sits too high. I took apart the front suspension and cut off the spindles and mounted them higher on the front axle. This should help lower the nose a bit. More to come...

This Revell kit does have two transmissions, a 4-speed and a Turbo-Hydramatic along with two consoles for each trans. I like the choice offered to me as a builder since I can build one like I am here and another later using the 4-speed. I have found a resin front 442 grille online should I want to build 442 instead of a Cutlass convertible. After the last coat of paint went south on me, I put this one back in the box for a little bit until recently. I have been thinking about repainting the Olds by stripping the paint and starting over again. I can only blame myself for the mishap with the paint and I know I can fix it by starting over.

I have finished the dash. And, installed it into the now completed interior. I installed the engine and radiator into the chassis. The exhaust I have chosen will dump in front of the rear tires and will require some bending of the pipes to fit the chassis. More to come...

Thanks Carl, Ray, and Shane!

I had originally painted the dash with Tamiya XF-28 Dark Copper and when I mocked up the interior, I didn't like it. I researched dashes for the '48 Fords and found that there were painted body color. I thought that the interior did need a splash of body color inside, but how do I strip the paint now that Purple Power is no longer as strong as it use to be? I bought myself some Easy-Off Fume Free Oven Cleaner and placed the dash into a small container and sprayed it with the oven cleaner covering the dash completely yesterday. This morning I rinsed off the dash...paint and all! I painted the dash when it was dried. The suspension has been completed, front and rear. I'll install the engine and radiator next. More to come...

Thanks Derick, Charlie, and Ron! The color reminds me of a Granny Smith Apple and I may just call it that...or some variation of that. The chassis is coming along. I have painted the front and rear axles the same color as the body, except with a silver undercoat. The rear suspension is complete. Since the front suspension has been lowered, the shocks needed to be modified. More to come...

I have fine-tuned my lowered suspension for the 48 Ford. I filed off the top spring and filed away at the spring mount on the front cross member. This lowered the front spring a bit. On the rear suspension, I filed down the rear cross member a bit and filed off the top spring. This will lower the rear a little bit, but also give the car a bit off a rake. More to come...

I have been picking away at this thing off and on for a few minutes at a time. I got the interior partially assembled with the side panels, bench seat, pedals, and a floor shifter. The dash is in progress. More to come...

And, that is with NO clearcoat or polishing! I haven't added the wet coats yet...

Thanks Carl! I have finished the engine this morning. I painted the valve covers and exhaust manifolds with some semi-gloss clear to knock down the chrome plated shine. I painted the spokes of the wheels to resemble American Racing Torque Thrust wheels. I've been working on lowering the stock suspension and I'm pretty happy with how it looks. I'll paint it up and assemble the chassis and suspension and post pictures later. More to come...

Thanks guys! I sanded and washed the body yesterday and painted it this morning. I did not prime or use a base coat of paint in another color. I know that some paint had puddled on the chassis, but believe it or not...most of that paint has dissipated from the corners. The paint on the roof has some trash in it so I'll be sanding that out soon when the paint has had some time to cure. I think that once I have sanded, painted again, and then cleared the paint, it will pop enough for me. I've decided on the interior colors...Dark Copper with white trim. I'll clean up the edges and smooth out the irregularities later. The engine is painted and is awaiting additional pieces and detailing. More to come...

I assembled the big block Ford motor this morning and found that it wouldn't fit the chassis unless I did a lot of hacking on the frame. Instead, I am going to use the kit Flathead which fits this chassis anyway. I can't justify doing major surgery on the frame. I painted the '48 Ford this morning with several mist coats of Testors Colors By Boyd Lime Pearl. I'll let this paint sit for a while and add a wet coat later. I thinking of a Dark Copper interior with white trim. More to come...

After seeing pictures of a '48 Ford Street Rod in a magazine, I had to build one myself. Since I haven't used enamel paint in a while, body work will come first so I can paint the body and let it dry while I work on the rest of the kit. I would like to thank Classic Plastic Model Club member John for selling me this kit. Here is what I'm going to attempt...since I am using the lowered suspension on my '48 Woody, I will use the stock suspension on the Coupe and figure a way to lower it without having to alter the suspension too much. I scrounged a big block Ford from my parts box and will see if I can fit it into the engine bay of the '48 Coupe. If not, I'll get a small block Ford from an old model sitting on the shelf. I also have a dual exhaust system from the Revell '64 Fairlane. Here is the kit I am using... My paint is Testors Colors By Boyd Lime Pearl #52907. I haven't been revved up like this for a build in quite a while! More to come...

Looks great Felix! Great job!

Thank you Ray! Been working on the chassis this afternoon. Nearly done save for the air cleaner assembly and the wheels and tires. Many little decals to apply to the air cleaner assembly. More to come...

Thank you Andre, Brian, and Felix!

Thanks guys! Time. I did nothing to the rims, so I surmise that time has faded the chrome a bit. Then again, they could have been that way when I first built the kit back in the mid '80s. I don't remember...time has a funny way of doing that...

The engine has been installed into the chassis. Chassis construction has begun with the exhaust and front suspension components. More to come...

Thanks Cliffo! I started on the engine this evening. The basic engine has been assembled and painted. More to come...

Thank you guys for the nice comments!

Thanks guys! I have completed my ZZ Top Eliminator and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who took the time to view and to comment on my build.

This is my ZZ Top Eliminator '33 Ford painted with Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red.