Sixties Sam Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I don't usually post to the on the workbench section, but I'm doing some surgery on this one, so I thought it might be interesting. I recently got the re-released 25 T double kit, and wanted to make something different with the chopped coupe body. I cut off the turtledeck, and shortened the body. I'll use the hot rod chassis from the kit, and maybe the engine too. Here's what I did so far. Cuts were made with a Dremel with an abrasive wheel. The last photo is a mock up of sort of what it will look like. My original thought was to make it a rat rod with rust, but I'm not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I like this idea! It's so great to see stuff that people's imagination come up with that's a fresh idea. This looks cool to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 OOOH, I like that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I believe you're headed in the right direction with this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Very very nice Sam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdan delivery Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Short and sweet! Cool idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Sam, you realize such a ride is very H A M B friendly don't you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Helferich Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I did something similar with the Revell '26 T sedan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Dan, that's really similar. I like the visor on yours. I might use that idea on my model. Do you have a photo of your finished model? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Nice work so far Sam. I think it would look nice as a old school hot rod. But even a rat rod would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I cut one similar to yours in this photo. Same idea, to do a chopped pickup. Only I left the quarter windows and just added plastic to fill where I tore off the turtle deck! And that's as far as I got on that build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Helferich Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Sam, what's a finished model? I'm putting it on a slightly stretched AMT '25 T frame with the Desoto Hemi from the AMT '53 Ford pickup. The engine is done, the rest, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Yet another great idea for this classic AMT kit.I have built more models based on this kit than any other(2 finished and five under construction in the past 3 years).Yours is going to be very neat when finished.I really like the cab conversion concept,very clever and nicely done.Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 lookin cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuellerFace Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Wow, awesome idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 very cool, I would not have thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxdude Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 very nice start, can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 You might want to keep that turtle deck piece you cut off the back of the coupe body.I used mine several decades ago for an accessory trunk on the back of a chopped '34 Ford tudor sedan street rod.I used the open part at the front as the base and opened the new top as a lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Update: I decided to make this truck a mild rat rod (if there is such a thing). Painted flat black with a surface rust patina. Orange wheels with whitewalls. Lincoln engine from the kit with injector stacks from the hemi in the Little Red Wagon kit. I cut the top open in rat rod style, and made a wood plank bed from coffee stirrers with some mahogany stain on them. It's coming along! BTW, thanks for all the nice compliments on the idea of making a pickup cab from the coupe body. Given that this coupe body goes back to about 1961, I'm sure someone must have done this before - many times! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 cool !! looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Don't you love it when a plan comes togeather!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3100 chevy Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Kool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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