mrmike

I used Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clear Coat straight from the can. The engine is finished and installed into the chassis. The chassis has been installed into the body. A mockup of the suspension with the wheels and tires shows the ride height could use a little tweak in the rear. I don't have any longer rear springs so I'll make a couple of spacers for the spring holes in the frame. More to come.....

Thanks Gerald! The mod to the exhaust manifold is not 100% accurate, but does allow the part to fit the block better. The 1:1 exhaust manifolds have have the center two runners parallel to each other and the kit part has equal spacing on each port.

Thanks Mike and Mike! I must admit that the foiling did come out quite well on this Chevy. So far, this has been a different type of challenge for me by building an Impala. I haven't built a Chevy in at least two decades and then I was just building out of the box with no regard as to accuracy or quality. Back then, I would pop one out in a weekend! Lately, I do one in a couple of weeks!

I found out that my purple pond was old and in need of rejuvenation. I poured the old stuff out and replaced it with new Purple Power. I had done a little bit of sanding on the scoop and loosened up some of the paint. I threw the scoop back into the pond and more paint came off. A final sanding and the scoop is ready for primer. To me, the exhaust manifolds on the 426 Max Wedge stand out on this engine with their upswept design. I got these from my Polar Lights '65 Coronet Convertible kit, but the spacing between the ports were all equal. The center two exhaust port runners are side-by-side, so I removed the webbing and heated one runner and moved the port closer to the center. Now they match the port spacing on the engine block. More to come.....

This SS 427 wouldn't look right unless it had a set of redline tires. I have no Chevy air cleaners on hand, but I do have this Mopar air cleaner that I have started modifying. I just need to add a couple of snorkles and it's done. I had to remove the heads from the block since I mounted them too far apart for the intake manifold. Fortunately, I didn't use too much glue and they just popped right off. The distributor has been drilled out for plugs wires. The carb and the valve covers are in the purple pond. More to come.....

Thank you guys! Nick, the body will be Tamiya Silver Leaf with a red, not black, interior as I posted before. Bruno, thank you for the offer of the windshield, but I do have the acetate and am perfectly happy with making a windshield with that. Since the hood scoop is pre-painted, I threw it into the purple pond with the hope of trying to remove the red paint that is on it. So far after 36 hours, nothing. Gotta be lacquer paint! I may go old school style and sand it, primer it, and glue the scoop to the hood and then paint it. The engine has been partially assembled. This intake manifold is from the Polar Lights '65 Coronet kit. A little trimming and the intake fits rather well! More to come.....

I have finished foiling. The wheels and intake manifold that CustomMike graciously sent me for this build. Thanks Mike! More to come.....

Gerald, I do not have the Color Me Gone kit to steal parts from. But, I do have the intake manifold, air cleaners and carbs for a Max Wedge engine from my parts box. And, as I said in my first posting, I have the Polar Lights '65 Dodge Coronet kit to steal a Max Wedge engine from if I need to. Thanks for the suggestion though!

Back to a Mopar! I had this Lindberg kit for a while and decided to open it up and build it. My goal is to convert the 383 into a 426 Max Wedge engine. I've been told that the 383 and the 426 were similar in physical size so in scale it wouldn't be noticeable. If I can't convert the 383 to my liking, I'll use the 426 Max Wedge from the Polar Lights '65 Dodge Coronet convertible that I have in my stash. My paint will be Tamiya TS-30 Silver Leaf with a black interior. The hood scoop came from the Polar Lights '65 Dodge Coronet 500 kit. Unfortunately, the windshield is broken in half and is unuseable due to the way it was packaged. I'll cut off the sun visors and the vent windows and replace the windshield with a piece of clear acetate. More to come.....

Thanks guys! Niko, the grille got a really good coating of The Detailer Black Wash. No photoetch here.

My thoughts on doing a street rod? I do have the '32 5-window coupe in my stash, so I will be doing that one at some point. For some reason, this one did not turn out as well as I had hoped for. I had a couple of issues with the Testors One Coat paint. It wasn't glossy enough for my liking and it took longer to dry than I am use to for lacquer paint. I found the front suspension to be a bit fiddily and some suspension componants had no real attachment points. I do like street rods or hot rods as I prefer to call them. I am more of a fan of 60's and early '70's muscle cars though. I built this street rod as a change of pace build...just something different to build.

My '32 Ford Sedan Street Rod is complete and posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who took the time to look at and to comment on this build.

This is my '32 Sedan Street Rod painted with Testors One Coat Lacquer Revvin' Red.

Thanks guys! It seems that everytime I try to work on this '32, something goes awry! I think I have spent equal time under the bench looking for dropped parts and now that the interior is glue into the body and mounted to the chassis, the front windshield is coming off. What?! I'm starting to get some bad vibes here...

Thanks guys! Charlie, I should have the Impala done before the MASSCAR show. You might see it there. Roger, that is the same blue paint on the interior. What a difference adding a gloss clearcoat does to the exterior color! Mark, if the suspension is too low, I can raise it to my liking. One thing I have been trying to do lately is leave the suspension work for last so I can determine the ride height that I want.

I have painted the inner fenders and radiator core support. I masked the rocker panels to paint them black before finishing my foiling. More to come.....

Thanks for the heads-up on the front suspension, Roger! I will watch for it when I get to that point. I have started foiling the body. The interior is done. More to come.....

The engine and fenders are now part of the chassis. The windows have been installed into the body. More to come.....

I have clearcoated the body. 2 mist coats, 2 wet coats and 1 WET coat. I painted the interior with the same color. No gloss here! More to come.....

Well Greg, I have decided on the Torque Thrusts. The wires are nice for a rather sedate looking ride. But the Torque Thrusts give the '32 Sedan a more I have also decided on not painting the steps flat black and will leave them as is in red.

Thanks Greg, Brian, and Terry! I have finished the interior. I did a mockup to see where I am going with this build. I have decide not to install the bumpers, instead I'm using the frame bars for a splash of chrome on the front and rear. I am undecided on painting the steps between the fenders. I kinda like the red steps, but then again... And, I am considering changing the wheels to American Racing Torque Thrusts. More to come.....

No, I haven't felt OK ever since the Doctor dropped me on my head when I was born! I got the body painted this afternoon with the goal of clearcoating it tomorrow. Hey! They both match! More to come.....

Thank you Dr. Cranky and Erik!

Thank you Mike and Brian! I am looking for new or used as it doesn't really matter to me. I also have someone else looking for parts for me so I will let you guys know what I can come up with.

Thank you Dr. Cranky! I am hoping to get the Impala body and hood into paint today. It is unfortunate that you had problems with your Impala, this one looks to be a good kit. I wonder, were you trying for a glossy paint job or not? Mike, I appreciate the offer of the Hemi, but I have two complete unbuilt Hemis in my parts box and destined for future projects somewhere down the road and I need the 427 from this build. What would really make my day is to get a complete set of Chevy Impala Rally wheels, intake manifold, carb, and air cleaner for this build.