junkyardjeff Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) It started out with a deluxe coupe body and the sedan fenders with the 39 grille and hood,motor is a Y block from a AMT 56 kit hooked to the original 40 trans like what was done back in the 50s. Its going to look like someone pulled the flathead back in 56 and installed a new 56 motor,no chrome on the motor and will be a stock 56 motor. I found a Revell 40 standard glue bomb to get the correct standard hubcaps. Edited January 16, 2016 by junkyardjeff added more words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Looks GREAT so far! What colour you going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Dark green,its going to be a twin to a deluxe coupe I built a couple months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxRob Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Nice cannot wait to see it progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsa Manufaktur Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Interesting mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) It looks like I will have to grind a slot in the oil pan to clear the metal axle to get the motor to sit low enough that the original 56 air cleaner will not hit the hood. One would think that the parts would interchange easily from the coupe,sedan and sedan delivery but there were a few little modifications that were needed. Edited January 17, 2016 by junkyardjeff added more words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Looks like an interesting project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Got the Y block in and need to find a fan belt that will work,it figures that after I done some deals for some stock valve covers I would find a pair. Edited January 18, 2016 by junkyardjeff added more words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looks really good, Y-block looks like it was made for it. Funny even before the release of the Revell 40, not many modelers kit bashed the Deluxe into the Standard, the work to do it right was always worth it. Well now you have the makings of a Deluxe Tudor to keep you busy after this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Good to see some kit bashing of like models to get the one your looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis T Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I did that same 39 front conversion to a street rod 40 I built years ago, looks good. Are you going to use 39 or 40 headlights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 I am going to use 40 headlights and this one was built with parts I got off ebay and a local hobby shop plus parts in stock,I did not buy any complete kits to build this one and a couple years ago bought the sedan kit and built it as a 40 standard,I have another 39 hood and grille so I see a standard sedan delivery in the future. The Y block is a tight fit and only needs a slot ground in the front of the oil pan,if I did not want to use the 56 aircleaner and tall teapot carb I could have made it fit without the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxRob Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 The 39 hood I am using came from the original 62 kit and finally got some paint on it tonight after sitting around for 54 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Its in primer and will be in paint tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Ayala Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Great Job so far Jeff!!!Thanks for sharing !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I like what I'm seeing here. It will be interesting. Very subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Forgot to take it to work with me this morning,I can not paint in the basement due to the humidity and probably not been able to at work with all the snow falling off the cars we worked on so it might be a few days before I can paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 It has paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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