34 Ford 5 Window Coupe *WIP*

[RodBurNeR]

this is looking super cool! love the fenders you added, that is a real old school touch!

[theflame]

What a great looking build! Love it!

[Bernard Kron]

This build is just about completed. There’s some final clean up, alignment and detail work yet to do, but I thought I would post some final detail shots before I buttoned everything up.

The interior is made from the kit interior with Plastruct sheet tuck and rolls. MCG p/e gauges and a steering wheel from the ’49 Merc kit. The armrests, door handles and window cranks are from the detail set from Replicas & Miniatures Co. of Maryland.

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The Caddy motor is from the Revell ’49 Merc kit, virtually OTB except for the headers which are from the Revell Parts Pack Caddy motor.

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The chassis had to be completely rebuilt to accommodate the big V8 and automatic transmission. The front suspension is made from the kit but the axle ends were heated and dropped, the spring cut and de-arched and the spring eyes reversed in order to achieve the proper stance. The rear suspension is stock except for the addition of tubular shocks. The exhaust system is scratch built.

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My avatar is a teaser of the front end with a p/e grill from Model Car Garage. The next post will be in the “Under Glass†section later this week...

[Raul_Perez]

Bernard,

The exhaust system looks GREAT!! I really like the way you formed the pipes to perfectly fit around the tranny, frame and suspension!! Very nice!!

You're right, that tranny is big, but you got it to fit in there pretty well!

Later,

[Bernard Kron]

this is looking super cool! love the fenders you added, that is a real old school touch!

What a great looking build! Love it!

Thanks Bob and Jim! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your respective websites and your blog, Jim. As I mentioned on another thread, I think the instruction sheet resource on you site, Bob, is an invaluable tool that has made my transition back into car modeling a lot faster and more enjoyable..

[Bernard Kron]

Bernard,

The exhaust system looks GREAT!! I really like the way you formed the pipes to perfectly fit around the tranny, frame and suspension!! Very nice!!

You're right, that tranny is big, but you got it to fit in there pretty well!

Thanx Raul. I doubt that Revell ever anticipated that their big old Caddy Hydramatic (?) would find its way shoehorned into a funky old AMT ’34 Ford 5-winodw!

[dub]

Excellent! Now you are going to have me biting my nails, anticipating the "Under Glass" thread... This has kept my attention the whole way and I still can't wait for the final product.

[theflame]

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your respective websites and your blog, Jim.

Haha, I didn't think anyone read it!