Clay Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) Here is a 34 Ford. I sanded down the sun roof and shot some Sublime Green on it, the panels and will soon have it on the frame. Edited May 30, 2008 by jones_clayton
Joe Handley Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 Lookin' Good so far! I have a question, what in the world is that little bit of plastic in the back side of the door window openings for? I've never seen that on any real '33 or '34 Fords
CB Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 Huh , that boxtop looks familiar.......oh yeah! I gots one of dem too !!Love the color Clay! but don't tease !! What other colors?? Can't wait to see ! Just NO PINK !!! (sorry Gramps--couldn't resist ) Later, ######'n
Clay Posted May 25, 2008 Author Posted May 25, 2008 Lookin' Good so far! I have a question, what in the world is that little bit of plastic in the back side of the door window openings for? I've never seen that on any real '33 or '34 Fords Now that you mention it, is not on the box art, I will have to check that out tomorrow morning Huh , that boxtop looks familiar.......oh yeah! I gots one of dem too !!Love the color Clay! but don't tease !! What other colors?? Can't wait to see ! Just NO PINK !!! (sorry Gramps--couldn't resist ) Later, ######'n I am gonna go with the street version of the kit, with the edelbrock accesories on the V8. Probably Blue, and a tan interior.
Joe Handley Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 Now that you mention it, is not on the box art, I will have to check that out tomorrow morning That's one of those things that has always annoyed the ###### outta me with that kit, and have always wondered why it was made like that.
george 53 Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 Well Clay, So your gonna try a Street rod eh, cool. Looks like you got it goin on Bro. I'm gonna stick with this one to see how you make out. Looks good so far.Semper Fi!!
Raul_Perez Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 I have a question, what in the world is that little bit of plastic in the back side of the door window openings for? I've never seen that on any real '33 or '34 Fords On the original '34 5 window coupes, the little pices of sheetmetal in rear of the window opening is there because of the way the window opened. It would first slide back about an inch, almost like an early version of a vent window, before it would begin to roll down. Some guys who have put power windows in their Coupes have removed the feature and the piece of steel in the opening when they change them over to a different system, partially explaining why the box art photo doesn't have it in the picture. Either that or the builder thought it was wrong or maybe just didn't like it and took it out. Who knows??? The 3 window coupes also had this feature, but it's more visible on the 5 window coupe, being a bit more pronounced. Check www.carnut.com for photo references. Regards,
Clay Posted May 25, 2008 Author Posted May 25, 2008 What other colors?? Can't wait to see ! Just NO PINK !!! (sorry Gramps--couldn't resist ) Later, ######'n You havent seen the Grave Digger Monster Truck that my wife painted. Pink and Purple.
CB Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 You havent seen the Grave Digger Monster Truck that my wife painted. Pink and Purple. Pink and Purple??? What's this world coming to?? That's weird, Clay......part of me wants to see that .....and part of me don't . Hope she had fun with it. Oh yeah, may you and all your fellow Marines have a good Memorial Weekend. Thanx for serving, keeping us free. Later, ######'n
Clay Posted May 25, 2008 Author Posted May 25, 2008 Pink and Purple??? What's this world coming to?? That's weird, Clay......part of me wants to see that .....and part of me don't . Hope she had fun with it. Oh yeah, may you and all your fellow Marines have a good Memorial Weekend. Thanx for serving, keeping us free. Later, ######'n She said she wanted to paint one, so I told her to pick one out and she picked that one. She sat in the garage at my desk and just started painting, I put everything together. Also got a purple jeep some where.
Clay Posted May 25, 2008 Author Posted May 25, 2008 Oh and its going fenderless, so if anyone needs them let me know and maybe we can work something out. And I will get them out when I get paid again.
Joe Handley Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 On the original '34 5 window coupes, the little pices of sheetmetal in rear of the window opening is there because of the way the window opened. It would first slide back about an inch, almost like an early version of a vent window, before it would begin to roll down. Some guys who have put power windows in their Coupes have removed the feature and the piece of steel in the opening when they change them over to a different system, partially explaining why the box art photo doesn't have it in the picture. Either that or the builder thought it was wrong or maybe just didn't like it and took it out. Who knows??? The 3 window coupes also had this feature, but it's more visible on the 5 window coupe, being a bit more pronounced. Check www.carnut.com for photo references. Regards, Gottcha, that's for the response! I noticed it on a door that was being modded in the current Rod & Custom that I was assuming might have been a real car that was being cut up.
Clay Posted May 30, 2008 Author Posted May 30, 2008 Ok I have been tinkering with this off and on and I got a little work done. Got the rear suspension on Got the Front suspension on What do you get when you take these and add these? You get a rolling chassis (wont be rolling for long.) Almost got the engine done: Small Block Chevy 383 cu. in. ( I know Chevy in a Ford, but this one has more shiney parts) Using a prewired distributor from Raul who got it from Morgan Detail. Can anyone tell me why there is a ninth wire coming from the distributor though? More updates at a later date. Thanks for Looking.
Clay Posted May 30, 2008 Author Posted May 30, 2008 Coil wire. You're not gonna leave the plug wires that long are you? Where does it go? I was planning on leaving them that long....... or not. I was just testing them because the exhaust covers up a few of the holes I drilled for them.
george 53 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Clay The 9th wire goes from the CENTER terminal on the distributor to a coil, that can be anywhere you want to put it.It's usually on the firewall and it's a canister looking thing about 7or8 inches long and about 2or3 inches thick.You can make one from some sprue just take an equivalent size(to scale)an drill ahole in the center of it (it'll look like a firecracker) and attach it somewhere near the engine.Paint it black.Viola! a coil.(unless you wanna go with a HEI type ignitions,in which case, you won't need one) Semper Fi!!!
Clay Posted May 30, 2008 Author Posted May 30, 2008 Hey! You stole Raul's avatar! Actually I put it on mine when he still had a work in progress pic for his so Clay The 9th wire goes from the CENTER terminal on the distributor to a coil, that can be anywhere you want to put it.It's usually on the firewall and it's a canister looking thing about 7or8 inches long and about 2or3 inches thick.You can make one from some sprue just take an equivalent size(to scale)an drill ahole in the center of it (it'll look like a firecracker) and attach it somewhere near the engine.Paint it black.Viola! a coil.(unless you wanna go with a HEI type ignitions,in which case, you won't need one) Semper Fi!!! Got a picture of what it is supposed to look like cause I know nothing about cars.
george 53 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 OK Guys, A fellow modeler in distress!Can someone who knows how to post pics Help a Brother out?He needs a basic pic of an ignition coil set up.Someone out theres got one.Help our Marine out wouldjas?Sorry Clay, But I don't know how or I would.(THATS why I can't post any pics of MY stuff )
MikeMc Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 The extra wire is for the 9th cyl.......just look real close to find it
Clay Posted May 30, 2008 Author Posted May 30, 2008 The extra wire is for the 9th cyl.......just look real close to find it Oh so we got jokes?
Raul_Perez Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Hey! You stole Raul's avatar! Actually, I stole Clay's avatar!! Kind of... He made his avatar from a copy of a picture I took and sent him of the model I built for him before I posted the pictures on the forum. I then copied his avatar because the one I was using was of the Avanti before it was finished, and I liked the picture of the finished car better. Did anyone follow that?
kustom Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 the car looks good and i have wanted to do a fenderless 34 for a while know but my question is since the floor pan and chassis are together do you thinnk it would look right without fenders. also its 2 in 1 so does the stock car have diffrent running gear motor axel ect. any help would be nice thankyou
kustom Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 and if you dont mind if i do build one i will most likley use the same color as you. its a goog color real good color
Clay Posted May 30, 2008 Author Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) Yes it comes with stock parts, different axles, and a flat head engine. Also comes with 2 interior tubs, seats and grilles. Also I have noticed that without the fenders there is a gap under the trunk with nothing to cover it up. Will probably try to get a gas tank or something to put there. Edited May 30, 2008 by jones_clayton
Robert81 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) I have a suggestion for the gap. When I built the street rod kit in the 90's I cut the tank off the frame, and the tank cover from the fenders and placed the tank cover in place of the tank, filed, cut and putted to fit. Or just cut the tank cover from the fenders and glue in place. If I still had the build-up I would take pictures, but I don't. Edited May 30, 2008 by Robert81
Raul_Perez Posted May 31, 2008 Posted May 31, 2008 Here's how I did mine...kind of how Robert described... Check the Fotki site for a few more pics of the build... Later,
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