Brutalform

I drilled the inner headlights out of the grill, and fitted some T Bolt screens in their place. Also replicated an aluminum bumper. Just need to apply a wash and detail it a bit.

This is a picture of a Galaxie I built with too much sanding and notching the headers, I would like to avoid.

I took the cast iron headers out of another AMT Starliner "CUSTOM" kit I have. I always spent a lot of time making headers for the 64 Galaxies I built fit decent.. So this time, I am going to give it a try to build "solder" headers using these as a template, so it will fit the chassis correctly like these will. The solder headers will have a longer tube collector though.

Started to smooth the unnecessary items from the firewall, that are not needed on a drag car. Also used the Starliner short block and trans, to be built up to resemble the 427.

I already got a jump on the body work, by removing the hood. Plan on using a resin "teardrop" in place of it. Had to remove mold lines near both roof sail panels, and the two low spots on the trunk. Also deepened the panel lines as well.

Decided to build a Big Ford. I wanted to build a drag car, that represents this one in the pic. Since there are decals for it, I decided to do it. I cant find any other pics of it besides the one here. I have to head down to the hobby shop, and decide if its going to be Tamiya TS32 Haze Gray, AS10 Aircraft Ocean Gray, or AS26 Light Ghost Gray. Of the available colors for the 1964 Ford Galaxie seem to be either ford Silver Smoke Gray, or Ford Silver Blue. Was the car repainted by the dealer another color? That I don't know. Or what the interior color was for that matter. If I cant find out, it will most likely be close to the exterior, or black. I'm using the AMT Pro Shop body, with the hood removed, and using the AMT 60 Starliner, for the floor, frame and suspension. Any input from anyone on the color would be greatly appreciated. Maybe someone has seen the car at a drag strip?

Finished the red T Bolt. Here are a few pics.

I will definitely use all the parts for builds. Any of the parts, like the rear number and front grill, valve covers, etc, I can strip, and spray alclad chrome. I bought the kit because I needed the windshield, as I cracked mine. Also I only paid 12.50 for the sealed kit. You can never have enough Ford 427s lying around.

Ahhh.. thanks for the info. Like I said, I only bought it for parts. And I can use several of them just the way they are.

Looks so real. Your attention to detail is outstanding. I'm blown away.

I just got myself a Thunderbolt SS kit, in the generic looking white box pretty cheap. It was a sealed kit. The chrome trees in this kit has a very dull, plating on them. It kind of looks like an aluminum color. Is this typical with these particular kits? Or is it a fluke? I think it looks pretty good. It tones the shininess down, and I wouldn't see the need to strip the chrome off of many of the parts.

I like the way the treads look after sanding, even with a bit of shine. It gives the treads some definition, I think. Just my two cents.

Thanks for the replies. I know about the Lindburg kit. I have built them before. I was just wondering if this kit had better detail than the Lindburg kit. I probably should have phrased that differently. I think I might just pic one up anyway.

Found a fairly inexpensive kit I can rob the windshield from. I can always use the extra T Bolt parts for other Ford Builds.

Never realized the throttle linkages are on that side. Excuse my error.

Strike that!!! I AM WRONG! After looking at some pics, they are suppose to be that way. Does anybody know why they are set up this way on the Ford engines???

Looking nice. Love the old Fords!!! One thing though, and I just had this same problem with my 66 Fairlane. The carbs are backwards. The primaries are on the rear of the carbs, and the diaphragm that actuates the secondaries should've on the passenger side of the carbs. On the Fairlane, they attach with the tabs. I just sanded the tabs off and switched them.

Noticed an AMT 61 Impala in my searches. Does anyone know if this AMT is new tooling? Wondering if its one of those old screw bottoms. If not, is the Lindburg have better detail?

These are going to have to wait. I was polishing the wind shield and cracked it in half. Then the other one I had was beat up bad. So until I get glass for it, I'll work on my 66 Fairlane.

Finished the foiling on both cars. Also finished wiring the engine for the white car.

The wire came today, but it wont work for what I'm trying to achieve. The wire is the same gauge as the MAD ignition wire, NOT the boots. At least I got some cool colored wire for other uses on a model.

Tyrone, one question. Did you ever think, or actually not use as many bolt heads on rear wheels, since half of the wheel is tucked up under the wheel well? Unless of course, your wheels will turn freely. That's just me trying to save on waste of parts, and supplies. This build is amazing to say the least!

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Here are a few pics of the mistakes I made during this build.