dodgefever Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I'm building this for the TRaK Autorama. Base kit is the AMT '33 Willys, but I'm only using the frame and front suspension. The unchopped body, hood, and front wheels came from Ed Fluck at Drag City Casting. Rear wheels and tyres are from the new tool Revell '41 Willys and the rear axle is a resin copy I made from an AMT '62 Pontiac. The original plan was to use the blown small block from the old tool Revell '57 Chevy, shown here. That plan didn't last long... I switched to an Olds engine from the old tool SWC Willys. The rear wheels and tyres were also changed to M&H piecrust slicks with 4 hole wheels from the Ivo Showboat. Headers are made from 2mm Plastruct rod with collectors formed from .010" sheet. I was scratch building ladder bars, but that was too much like hard work, so now I'm using the old tool SWC ladder bars, which have since been shortened about 3/8". So, that's where I'm up to. Comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Very cool! Nice to see an unchopped one, with untrimmed front fenders, for a change. Drive on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Nice Headers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Mock up looks good Stu. Nice job on the headers, 1st time I've seen them done in scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Thanks for the comments. Planning to get some paint on this at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Looking good! Drive on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 It is coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Great looking project Stu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I wish I'd gotten a couple of those bodies. Drag City seems to be out of business now. Is anyone else making an unchopped '33 Willys body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Snake.....I tried to send you Ed's contact info but I got a message you can't receive messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris chabre Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 drag city castings is Eds business. Lowcab36@epix.net is his email here is the page to see his parts/bodies etc https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, chris chabre said: drag city castings is Eds business. Lowcab36@epix.net is his email here is the page to see his parts/bodies etc https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/member_dealer_directory/drag-city-casting-/ It says: None of the '33 Willys bodies are currently available at this time. The only bodies currently available are the Hugh Tucker '28 Chevy roadster, '41 Willys pickup cab, and the chopped '34 Ford 5 window coupe body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Ask Ed about it. He may not keep the website updated. Nothing loss checking to see if he has some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris chabre Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 22 hours ago, Snake45 said: It says: None of the '33 Willys bodies are currently available at this time. The only bodies currently available are the Hugh Tucker '28 Chevy roadster, '41 Willys pickup cab, and the chopped '34 Ford 5 window coupe body. Id drop Ed an email, hes very good about replying. We speak a few times a week actually. Really nice guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 That's going to be mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Drag City Casting is still in business! Ed makes awesome resin...but the menu shifts with time, as molds wear out and demand for old products wanes. Every so often he'll bring a retired product back, like the '34 Ford body etc, so definitely keep an eye out as he brings new parts online. There is also a Drag City Casting Facebook page now, and it will have more up-to-date information on that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) Yes, Ed is very much in business and if he has something listed as available, it'll ship quickly. More progress, almost done. Edited January 1, 2019 by dodgefever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Done. I'll get some better pics up when I have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Looks great in the natural light Stu. Nice color choice. cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 A couple of better photos. The tilt front gave me a headache, but that's no reflection on Ed's castings; I've always had that problem with the kit parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Well done. Love the bright and SHINY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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