Mr. Metallic Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) I haven't posted a WIP on this forum in quite some time, so here goes Just finished a build last weekend and was cleaning up my bench, ready to go back to the Revell 29 A I started awhile back. But, with a clear bench my mind started to wander and I started fitting other T and A bodies I had around onto the frames from the new 29 A. I struck upon 2 that I was really digging, and now one of them... well I just can't keep my hands off of it. It's a JF track t body on the revel 29 A deuce rails. I chopped the nose off and substituted the nose off a revel Midget (how nice of them to give us two in the box) Spent some time modifying the front end to lower it, next is the rear. Decided to make my own wheels. These are based on some washers we have at work, and I'm modifying other kit parts to flesh them out a bit. Tires are the fronts from the Orange Crate, and rears are Rep+Min of Md track tires. Edited November 18, 2015 by Mr. Metallic update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geemoney Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Nice, I like the wheels. What kind of washer is that anyway? Oh, btw, I was thinking of something else when I first read your topic title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Nice, I like the wheels. What kind of washer is that anyway? It's a washer used in the factory I work in. The notches in it allow it to flex when inserted into a tube and then can't be pulled back out Oh, btw, I was thinking of something else when I first read your topic title I know, that's the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Experimented with brass a bit to see if I could make a stronger assembly. It's not soldered, but just glued it really helps. It also helps me keep straighter lines when I'm sanding. So, the suspension is dialed in, and I've created the engine mounting points. I was surprised that even though I was using a V8-60 the engine was still to big to fit under the hood. Now I just need to figure out what to do for the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProStreetOnTheStrip Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Do you know what kind of washers those are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurva Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 We need those washers asap. Very nice looking wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Got some more work done on this over the weekend. Got the removable flat tow bar put in place. Also got the radius arms and friction shocks mounted (shocks not pictured) Also got the rear suspension finalized. Homemade radius rods and friction shocks from the Roth Outlaw And here is the homemade windshield. It wont be sitting at quite such a radical rake as pictured, but will be raked. Also made a bunch of "fiddly bits" like the steering column, hand brake and such. Just a few items left on a short punch list and then it's time to start painting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Tuttle Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Very promising build this far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Everything is painted, and final assembly has begun For those of you that may not have noticed, I'm using the V8-60 engine from the Revell midget kit, with the rare Ardun heads I made from scratch. There really was an ardun conversion made for the V8-60(recently seen in the AMBR winning t roadster from a couple years ago.) Compare the 60 to the full size flathead block in the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 man thats cool !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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