Drag City Casting Chopped '32 Ford 5-Window Coupe!

[Dennis Lacy]

Today I finally wrapped up my '32 Ford 5-Window build featuring Drag City Casting's chopped top body. The objective here was to build a hot rod tough enough to back up the aggressive 4.5" scale chop. 

 - Drag City Casting resin body

 - Revell '32 5-Window complete chassis modified to sit low

 - Disc brakes replaced all around with Revell '40 Ford drum plates

 - Revell '64 Ford Thunderbolt sourced Radir 5-spoke wheels

 - Rear wheels deepened with inner wheel rings from Revell Beatnik Bandit show rod
 

- Revell Pirelli front tires and fat BFG rears

 - Revell '57 Ford Wagon Gasser Y-block engine and trans

 - Detail Master #1 fuel lines & fittings, Parts By Parks pre-wired distributor

 - Extensions made to connect Y-block headers to 5-Window kit exhaust

 - Revell '32 5-Window interior with optional '40 Ford style dashboard

 - AMT '41 Woody steering wheel on homemade column, parts box Hurst shifter

 - Revell '29 Roadster headlights, ZZ-Top '39 tear drop taillights, 5-Window kit nerf bars

 - Rear fenders bobbed 6 scale inches

 - Testors one-coat lacquer "Bronze" with Tamiya clear

 - Tamiya "Pure White" accents

 - Revell Kurtis Midget "Edelbrock" decals

Hope you guys dig it!

[DonW]

Beautifully done!

[alan barton]

If Doyle Gammel had built a 5 window instead of a three window ............... this would have been it!

Beautiful work Dennis, everything just flows with no one feature overshadowing any other feature. A great rod.

Cheers

Alan

 

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

Nice, nice nice, I like that it has the radiator cap on it (inside joke)....root beer color is sweet, I may try that color one day. The white suspension components was an inspired choice.-RRR

[Limeyglue]

That looks brilliant Dennis  I got a couple of the bodies from Ed and they are gorgeous. 

[Phildaupho]

Tough is definitely the way to describe this awesome Deuce. Very well conceived and built.

[twopaws]

Perfect stance and an excellent choice of parts to make one great looking Deuce.

craig cochran

[Dragonhawk1066]

Outstanding! Very nice low, mean look.

[espo]

Beautiful looking Hot Rod. I think using the Ford Y Block and back dating the brakes puts in solid in the 60's era.  You have the right stance, wheels, color, louvers, got it all. 

[68shortfleet]

Beautiful build. Please tell me that you had Ed mold that louvered hood too.

[Erik Smith]

Great looking model! I really like the color choice. 

[bondo bill]

sweet

[Dennis Lacy]

16 hours ago, alan barton said:

If Doyle Gammel had built a 5 window instead of a three window ............... this would have been it!

Beautiful work Dennis, everything just flows with no one feature overshadowing any other feature. A great rod.

Cheers

Alan

 

Thank you, Alan, and thanks for saying that! That "flow" is always at the top of my goals list for everything I build. I feel when you view a car you should see the whole thing at once, not be drawn to a single overpowering part or detail. 

[Dennis Lacy]

15 hours ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

Nice, nice nice, I like that it has the radiator cap on it (inside joke)....root beer color is sweet, I may try that color one day. The white suspension components was an inspired choice.-RRR

Glad you caught it in the pictures I texted. would have sucked get them posted and catch it then!

[Dennis Lacy]

1 hour ago, 68shortfleet said:

Beautiful build. Please tell me that you had Ed mold that louvered hood too.

Thanks! Ed isn't gonna be making this hood but I have one in the works that will be a master for him to duplicate in the near future...

[Dennis Lacy]

14 hours ago, Limeyglue said:

That looks brilliant Dennis  I got a couple of the bodies from Ed and they are gorgeous. 

Thanks! Awesome to hear that you grabbed a few of these bodies. I was responsible for creating the master then Ed put his magic molding and casting touch on it. 

[grodudulle77]

Very nice work, i like this color, awesome look !!??

[PappyD340]

Great looking hot rod!

[slusher]

Super Sweet 32!

[Kit Karson]

[bill-e-boy]

Great looking rod, got the stance spot on, color combo nice too

I chopped one of these bodies a while ago for a mate - not quite as low as yours though

 

[mrm]

A perfect Deuce.

I need to order me some of these bodies. 

[Matt T.]

Off-the-charts cool! You nailed it. The Dennis Lacy Hot Rods brand is strong. 

[Koellefornia Kid]

That's a great Hot Rod, Dennis!

[Dennis Lacy]

On 5/5/2020 at 9:03 AM, Matt T. said:

Off-the-charts cool! You nailed it. The Dennis Lacy Hot Rods brand is strong. 

Thanks so much! I try...