Johnt671 Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) Starting this one. I found and old box of junk parts in my attic when I moved in here, and I've been looking to use this old beat up body on something. I didn't have enough pieces to do a junkyard build so I just set the body aside until I started this kit. I got it in a trade a while ago and found the body fit this kit perfectly. So here we go. Edited May 30, 2018 by Johnt671 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Testing the fit on the frame and the motor, which is a blown 427 Ford Revell Parts Pack motor. Next I painted the frame and started on the suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Playing around and trying a different camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 More test fitting. The body sat in brake fluid for two days and looks like it needs two more. I ordered the altered wheels from Competition Resin last week and they got here today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) Stat of the motor test fitting. Edited April 8, 2018 by Johnt671 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Final test fit of the motor, and the rear wheels are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Motor is done. I finally got most of the old paint off. What a pain, I had to scrape a lot of it off with a razor knife even after 4 days in brake fluid. Then primed with scratch filler primer and wet sanded. The wheels are all done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Body primed and the front end pretty much done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Hope you plan to wire that bad boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Test. It works Now I can use my I-phone camera to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 19 hours ago, John Pol said: Hope you plan to wire that bad boy You talked me into doing the spark plug wires. I'm not very good at it but I'm going to give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Good after a well to get use to wiring you will love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 On 4/14/2018 at 11:20 AM, John Pol said: Good after a well to get use to wiring you will love it I've wired a couple of hemis which are fairly easy to do. but I failed on an old Chevy six that I did for an old Ford rod. I've started on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 Interior done, Wiring done, and I found a resin Accel coil from R&M I forgot I had, and decals started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 wiring looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 The magneto is on the front of a Ford engine, not the back. Google is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willieman Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Yes google is awesome,but early ford 427's had dizzy or magneto in the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 It's done, but I haven't had the time to take finished pictures. We decided last week we were tired of the crappy weather in PA, and to go to FL for a few weeks. At least there's a Hobby Lobby not too far from the house. Maybe by the time we get back the weather will be above freezing at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 11:36 AM, willieman said: Yes google is awesome,but early ford 427's had dizzy or magneto in the rear Oh, I see. You are one of the very very few who know that i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck parts Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Cool looking build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryR Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Looks good. Nice to see altereds being done, some of the coolest drag cars ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 2:36 PM, willieman said: Yes google is awesome,but early ford 427's had dizzy or magneto in the rear No they didn't.... Just Y-Block Fords were in the rear, never any FE Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 To be fair to him, the Revell parts pack instructs the builder to mount the distributor (a Flamethrower, IIRC) at the rear on the blown option. They tooled up a separate timing cover for the blown version and they could easily have made it with an angled mag drive, as was usually used in the real world. Instead, they put a hole in the back of the blower manifold... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 For next time: the front wheels have twelve spokes - you're supposed to clock the wheel halves so the spacing is equal, not have them directly in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 I'm back from vacation and will post finished pictures so. As said above I don't know Ford motors very well, and trusted the instructions. It's too late to change it now but I will file it away. I have another one waiting for a kit to use it on and may buy a few more in the future. The same same goes for the front wheels. Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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