Roush powered Deuce 5-Window

[OldNYJim]

I’ve been wanting to build a Revell Deuce kit for EVER (I know, it’s been out for 20+ years, I’ve had chance...) so I picked one up at Michael’s a few weeks back when I had a bunch of coupons and vouchers and stuff and managed to get it pretty cheap.  Then, nice nice lady behind the register told me I could PROBABLY use those coupons again if I wanted another one, long as I did it quickly before their system updated so I picked up one of the Foose F100s whilst I was at it.  
 

I really liked the wheels on the F100 and wondered if they’d work well on the Deuce...and whilst I liked the look they’re too big and the chassis would need a bunch of work to make it sit nice and before you know it I’d be into a full-blown project with scratchbuilding and a bunch of fitment issues and end up NOT with a Revell Deuce which was kinda what I wanted to build in the first place.

So, back in the realms of sensibleness:

I messed with about every wheel and tire in my parts stash and still kept coming back to those kit parts, even if there’s probably 100,000 builds with these already.  I like ‘em tho!  

Something I DO want to kitbash in, to at least make this project a LITTLE interesting is that cool Roush engine from the Foose truck - I haven’t seen that done yet and whilst it doesn’t drop RIGHT into the frame it almost does:

The mounts line right up, and all I needed to do to get it to sit level was take a tiny notch out of the front of the floor like so (notched on the top, not notched yet on the bottom, in this pic):

I need to thin a fraction out of the electric fan to get pulley clearance, or likely replace it with something better, but it basically drops right in!

The crossmember under the frame is another matter, but it’s an encouraging start!

So, the plan will be just a nice clean modern hot rod - steering away from a street rod look and more into bare-bones hot rod but with nice modern parts kind of territory. 

More soon!

[Sam I Am]

That is a great plan. Mockup looks like it will work well together. 

[Modlbldr]

That's a great idea and going to look good, for sure. I'll be watching this.

Later-

[OldNYJim]

Thanks fellas!  I really like how this engine looks in the frame!

 

Meanwhile, today’s project is the exhaust.  I was pretty pleased to discover that the Deuce kit’s exhaust ALMOST attaches right to the F100 kit’s headers without modification.  The driver’s side fits perfect right out of the box, and the passenger side needed a little 4mm extension to counter the pipes being offset a little on the new block - but it’s really painless to make it work!

Going to mess with this some more seeing as it was so easy so far - I had an idea for the mufflers that I’m going to experiment with a little but it’s working ok so far!  Need to make new mounts for the suspension linkages and do something to replace the crossbrace that doesn’t fit around the bigger engine but it’s pretty painless and fun so far!  More soon!

[Phildaupho]

Excellent and interesting engine choice. I definitely prefer the old school wheels.

[OldNYJim]

On 4/17/2020 at 12:36 PM, Phildaupho said:

Excellent and interesting engine choice. I definitely prefer the old school wheels.

Thanks buddy!

A little more on this one - got the body mostly ready for paint...removed those external door hinges and scribed all the panel lines to give them some more depth:

Made some Supertrapp style tunable mufflers, just because I saw them and wanted to add a little something I’d never seen done before:

They still need a little clean-up but I like how they look as an interesting little detail anyway.  
 

Then, finally for this morning picked out some taillights - I’m going with the ones from a 50 Ford, but I wanted the surrounds body-colored so I got those glued in place now before I start doing the paint:

More soon!

[PappyD340]

I like where this one is going, keep it up!

[OldNYJim]

5 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

I like where this one is going, keep it up!

Thanks buddy!  Keeping going!!

I wanted a nice pearl orange color for this but all the stores are closed...so I mixed one up:

 

Managed to get pretty close to what I had in mind - and it REALLY pops on the body...more soon!

[Codi]

That is a truly outstanding color Jim that you've come up with.  AND, it does really pop as you say.  cheers, tim

[Sam I Am]

You should have warned us we needed sunglasses before viewing.  Saying it "pops" is an understatement. 

[OldNYJim]

Thanks fellas!  I saw a two-tone custom Harley in a pearl orange and black and really liked it, so I’m going with that for this one...ran out of my wide Tamiya tape so thank God my wife has a lot of Washi tape ?

I’m going to add a little signwriting to it too once the black dries, but that’ll be tomorrow’s adventure and then I can clear it!  Someone said on Instagram that it looks Halloween-y, and that made me think of the cop cars they have in Sleepy Hollow, which is only about an hour from us:

 

Whilst I’m waiting to do more on the body, I made a little piece to attach to the Roush air filter that comes in the F100 Foose kit - I noticed from photos that it was missing the little lip under the filter so I cut one real quick on the cutter:

I’ll paint that separately and attach it further down the line...and this afternoon’s project is seeing if I can make some new interior panels for this thing to better match what I had in my head:

More soon, soon as I’ve done more!

[stavanzer]

This is looking great!  I've even thought of using the Roush V-8 in the Deuce, but it looks and seems to fit great. Tim Boyd will like it too, as it puts a Ford in Ford.

That Orange is awesome too. I'll be watching for updates.

[OldNYJim]

17 hours ago, alexis said:

This is looking great!  I've even thought of using the Roush V-8 in the Deuce, but it looks and seems to fit great. Tim Boyd will like it too, as it puts a Ford in Ford.

That Orange is awesome too. I'll be watching for updates.

Thanks buddy!  I love Tim’s work so if he likes it that’s a cool bonus!  ?. Aside from some of the changes I’ve made because I wanted to (rather than needed to), this Roush engine does fit really well!  I’m pleased with how simple it’s been to kitbash it in there.

Small update from this morning (literally...)  - making these tiny Ford graphics.  I had the idea that I wanted it to say Ford on there somewhere, but not a straight Ford logo and figured something that looks like it was signwritten would be cool.  
 

That ended up being easier said than done...original plan was to cut a mask and just paint it, but to get it the size I wanted was nearly impossible with the vinyl mask I use because it’s so thin and tears so easily.  I tried five or six ways of using the mask but didn’t get anywhere with that, so I got the thinnest vinyl sheet I had and cut them with that instead.  Came out ok, eventually ?. I’ll clear over these to protect them (they’re REALLY delicate and I don’t want to spent another two hours making and applying them again) and then I can apply the matching pinstriping I want on there ???

More soon!

Edited April 21, 2020 by CabDriver

[stavanzer]

Those FORD Logos are a great accent.

[AmericanMuscleFan]

WOW Jim!!!  That's a fantastic color (orange is my favorite color...) and I do love the direction you have envisioned for this build.  The Roush engine is a perfect choice for this project!

I'll be back to check your progress on this very cool build!   Take care, Francis

[OldNYJim]

Thank you both!!!  

A little more progress on this one - I didn’t like the tuck and roll interior that the kit came with...at least not for this build.  It’s really cool and looks good, but I wanted a real smooth simple design for the fabric pieces and the interior as a whole.  I cut some new interior side panels first up:

Then added some simple flat ‘fabric’ panels, nice and clean, nothing show-y:

I added a mounting peg for a photoetch door handle, and then whilst those were drying I did some googling for cool street rod steering wheels.  You think Revell was inspired by this Boyd wheel when they designed this kit?

I cut a little ‘Boyd’ logo horn button for the kit wheel - I know it’s “Boyd’s” on the example above but that sounds dumb to me so now it’s a “Boyd” wheel ?‍♂️?

It’s kinda hard to see in that pic, and I had to use a Macro lens on my phone to pick it out, but hopefully a black-wash when it’s done will make it easier to see.

Finally, I made a little plate to mount on the floor for the power window switches (which are engraved onto that plate and REALLY hard to photograph ??) and the shifter then  made a shift boot - just need to figure out a shiftknob and paint and assemble it all now!

More soon, soon as I’ve done more!

Edited April 21, 2020 by CabDriver

[OldNYJim]

A little more progress today - added the pinstripe to separate the colors...it looked a little unfinished without it I thought:

...and got the whole lot in clear!  Just gotta wait until I can polish it out now ?:

Meanwhile I’ve got plenty more to do on this, so more on the interior and mechanical bits as soon as I’ve done it ?

[gman]

Looking good. What are you using for color and clear coats?

[OldNYJim]

46 minutes ago, gman said:

Looking good. What are you using for color and clear coats?

Thanks buddy!  The orange is a custom mix of Createx pearl yellow and red, the black is Createx flat black (their gloss black is their only color I DON’T like, it never seems to dry here with the humidity) and the clear is Testors clear enamel thinned with lacquer thinner ??

[gman]

Thanks- I suspected that may be Createx based on some of your other projects. Good to know it glosses up under Testors clear.

I'll be watching your project come together, nice clean work (as always).

[Koellefornia Kid]

2 hours ago, CabDriver said:

added the pinstripe to separate the colors...it looked a little unfinished without it I thought

I agree, the pin stripe is definitively an improvement!

[mrm]

Very cool. 
I started a very similar project before I had to sell my house and move. Even the color is pretty close.

 

 

More about it here.

 

 

Edited April 23, 2020 by mrm

[OldNYJim]

Thanks everyone! 
 

MRM: I swear I hadn’t seen yours when I started this - I LOVE it though!  WAY cool!!!!!  Nice color you chose ????
 

A little work on the engine next, now that the body’s in clear and drying ready for polishing.  I was out of Tamiya Flat Aluminum which I thought would work well to match the finish of the 1:1 aluminum block, but I did have this:

Didn’t turn out too bad for a $1 pot of craft paint from the Target clearance section ?:

Just starting some assembly on the engine now - first fix was adding an alternator bracket:

What IS that little square tank under the alternator anyway? Power steering pump maybe?

[OldNYJim]

A little more on this one...laid a BUNCH of decals on the engine - Revell really stepped up with the Foose kit!

I’ve since cleared all the black parts and they’re nice and smooth and will be ready to install once the paint has dried enough that I won’t put a fingerprint in them ?

Meanwhile, a little work on the interior...added some photoetch door handles, seatbelts and so on...nothing too fancy since it’s hard to see in a Coupe anyway, at least when it’s on my shelf ?

And finally, a little work on the dash - used some Gopher racing gauges and made some chrome trim rings for the instrument panel...I haven’t mastered making a ring without a visible seam yet but if you put the split part at the top they’re near impossible to see with the dash in the car anyway so no biggie...

Oh, and I chromed a bunch of little parts - they’re in the “can’t touch ‘em yet’ stage for a week or so too...

More soon, soon as I’ve done more!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Very nice and well detailed engine Jim, this is one of the best engine kit Ive seen!  Nice touch on the interior and the dash too... these trim rings look spotless to me!  Well done sir!!!