1929 Ford Pickup 80's Contemporary Street Rod - A Tim Boyd Tribute!

[Speedpro]

Still chipping away at @Kit Karson's 29. I have been working on the exhaust. Have to say it's been somewhat of a challenge. First thing I did was cut the head pipe off the mufflers. The mufflers were then drilled for a 1/6" rod as that is what the new head pipe will attach to. Initial test fit looks good. Before making the head pipes, I needed to have the mufflers in a more permanent location. The mufflers were drilled and fit with a 1/6" locating pin. Holes were drilled in the support on the bottom of the fender assembly. Now the mufflers will always be in this location.  Started making what turned out to be a few sets of head pipes trying to get it them to fit just right.

 

Then it was on to the tail pipe and the gas tank to all work together. Still not sure what is going to happen with the tail pipe yet. But this is what i'v got so far.

 

Another item I took care of is the head lights. I had already painted the part so it just needed the details. The inside of the head light buckets were first covered in BMF. Then taking a very small piece of pop can, a very small bulb was fashioned and glued in place. A small dab of amber paint was applied to represent a turn signal bulb. Put the lenses in place and found it to look very convincing.

 

 

On to the tail lights and finish getting this exhaust figured out.............................

Speedpro

[Zippi]

I love all the attention to detail.  Very nice work.  Just Great looking.

[NOBLNG]

Beautiful work. The headlights look very real.?

[James2]

Impressive, cleanly built and engineered model.  Wait, it is a scale model right!

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Always a pleasure to see updates on this project. 

[Mr. Metallic]

On 12/10/2022 at 4:51 PM, Speedpro said:

Still chipping away at @Kit Karson's 29.

On to the tail lights and finish getting this exhaust figured out.............................

Speedpro

Man, watching you cut/drill/modify all these beautifully painted parts is nerve wracking. Thanks for taking us along on the journey though.

[Dennis Lacy]

@Speedpro

More excellent work on @Kit Karson truck! The turn signal bulbs are a nice touch. 

[Kit Karson]

Merry Christmas to All!

When @Dennis Lacystarted this Tribute thread he imagined having started something that would grow over time.  From his start it has blossomed into a mass accumulation of international builders each working from the same base and further boxed into a very narrow time zone... well 657 replies & 49.4k views later the thread has passed the point of no return.  Thanks to:

@Dennis Lacy

@Rocking Rodney Rat

@Kit Karson

@Speedpro

@tim boyd

@alan barton

@BullysCustomModelParts

@bill-e-boy

@foghorn62

 The above have started tribute builds... some have been completed and have their place Under Glass:

@Dennis Lacy

@Rocking Rodney Rat

@foghorn62

If there are others that have finished their tribute build, please let us know as there's talk of having a collective Under Glass posting including all of these '29 PUs! -KK

[OldNYJim]

The last couple of years, particularly in the summer, I kept seeing this truck driving around near where I work:

Every time I saw it, it caught my eye and I eventually got to see it parked up at a little show one evening.  It’s probably not QUITE in the spirit of this thread, but it WAS, according to the owner, built in the 80s and hasn’t changed much since.  Fluffy dice on the mirror, an old beer tap shifter, those awkward little spot lights…I’d drive the heck out of that thing!  

Whenever I see that truck around town I think of this thread ?

[alan barton]

20 hours ago, Kit Karson said:

Merry Christmas to All!

When @Dennis Lacystarted this Tribute thread he imagined having started something that would grow over time.  From his start it has blossomed into a mass accumulation of international builders each working from the same base and further boxed into a very narrow time zone... well 657 replies & 49.4k views later the thread has passed the point of no return.  Thanks to:

@Dennis Lacy

@Rocking Rodney Rat

@Kit Karson

@Speedpro

@tim boyd

@alan barton

@BullysCustomModelParts

@bill-e-boy

@foghorn62

 The above have started tribute builds... some have been completed and have their place Under Glass:

@Dennis Lacy

@Rocking Rodney Rat

@foghorn62

If there are others that have finished their tribute build, please let us know as there's talk of having a collective Under Glass posting including all of these '29 PUs! -KK

I've finished the truck and finished the trailer and the kiddy car BUT still need to build a towbar to link them up!

Cheers

Alan

[foghorn62]

3 hours ago, alan barton said:

I've finished the truck and finished the trailer and the kiddy car BUT still need to build a towbar to link them up!

Cheers

Alan

Well, get after it Alan!  We’re all anxious to see it!

TS

[Kit Karson]

Been talking to @Speedprorecently about the twiddly bits... when the Trib Build changed hands taillights from the old Monogram Deuce were wrapped and packed with the pickup & trailer...

Here's where it gets really interesting!  Waldo has been pining over these little jewels for days on end.  So far everything that has been done has had his touch added!  During yesterday's morning snow fall, my phone lights up!  We're just coming above freezing here and he's knee deep in the white stuff.  After the pleasantries, tails of broken and mended brackets brought the warm fuzzies of "Hey! I've got an idea!" -KK

[alan barton]

On 12/23/2022 at 12:30 AM, foghorn62 said:

Well, get after it Alan!  We’re all anxious to see it!

TS

Ya shamed me into it!  I finished it last night and the model is now posted in Light Commercial Under Glass.

Cheers

Alan

[Dennis Lacy]

I want to take a moment and point out that this thread has hit 50,000 views! That just seems unbelievable to me and I never would have imagined. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to check out and keep up with all of the projects found throughout. And, thank you, to everyone who has contributed a project or comment to keep this thing going. 
 

Speaking of keeping things going, I FINALLY got a little bench time today and have some progress to report on the companion Roadster Pickup. This one has been moved to a front burner and will see completion in the near future. 

One of the last remaining jobs on the frame was to make some tabs for the rear shocks to mount to and I’ve crossed that off the list. 

Another long overdue job was to install mounting sleeves in the backsides of the wheels so that they can finally attach to the axles. 

Continuing the firewall modifications, I flattened out both sides and cut an arch in the bottom for engine and bell housing clearance. This is the same as what I did with the Closed Cab.

With that this is the first official time the truck has stood on its Boyd wheels and tires. 

I had been stuck on what to do for an interior since the same parts I used in the Closes Cab won’t work for the Roadster. After much thought and digging I realized that the side panels and seats from Revell’s 1941 Willys Pro Street can be trimmed and tweaked to work nicely. The front floor section is cut from the floor in Revell’s 1932 Dan Fink Speedwagon. The Boyd steering wheel is also from the Willys Pro Street.

Not an astonishing amount of work done today but all steps forward. More soon!

[Kit Karson]

Just think what else is out there that fits the intent of this thread!  The interior panels are just the ticket! There may by other roadster pickups out there waiting to be added here! -KK

[Speedpro]

I think I got the exhaust squared away. Having it go over the gas tank wasn't working, So I worked it around the gas tank instead. To get the pipes that are coming out over the rear end going in the right direction was pretty easy, but did take some time working very slowly using only my fingers. Using the left over exhaust from a '29 roadster kit I was able to get it to clear the tank and exit where I thought it would look good. The pipes were joined together with pins and super glue. Having to massage the corners of the gas tank that was recently alcladed was not something I wanted to do but was necessary to fit the tail pipes. So I get to redo that again. Thinking the exhaust will be alclad stainless steel. I'm glad this is done. Big shout out to MCW paints as there was alot of test fitting going on and the paint held up very well. 

 

 

 

 

As for the tail lights, I'v been playing with the idea of '59 caddy lenses in the '29 housing. Will have to wait and see where this goes..

 

I'll check back in when I get some more done........

 

Speedpro

[Modelbuilder Mark]

8 hours ago, Speedpro said:

I think I got the exhaust squared away. Having it go over the gas tank wasn't working, So I worked it around the gas tank instead. To get the pipes that are coming out over the rear end going in the right direction was pretty easy, but did take some time working very slowly using only my fingers. Using the left over exhaust from a '29 roadster kit I was able to get it to clear the tank and exit where I thought it would look good. The pipes were joined together with pins and super glue. Having to massage the corners of the gas tank that was recently alcladed was not something I wanted to do but was necessary to fit the tail pipes. So I get to redo that again. Thinking the exhaust will be alclad stainless steel. I'm glad this is done. Big shout out to MCW paints as there was alot of test fitting going on and the paint held up very well. 

As for the tail lights, I'v been playing with the idea of '59 caddy lenses in the '29 housing. Will have to wait and see where this goes..

 

I'll check back in when I get some more done........

 

Speedpro

Ohh, very creative. I just never think like this, too cool

[Dennis Lacy]

UPDATE!

Had a productive afternoon at my bench today. Happy to report that I have the interior completely fabricated and am very happy with the results. I wish now that I had a set of these interior parts on-hand when I was building the Closed Cab as they look properly modern. 

For a refresher, here’s a group shot of the Revell ‘41 Willys Pro Street interior pieces and a piece of the floor from a Revell ‘32 Dan Fink Woody. 

After some careful trimming and door panel lines added the side pieces fit awesome. 

The seats were glued together then the headrests cut off and tops of the seats smoothed and sculpted. 

To fit the small Model A truck cab better the seat backs were tweaked more upright. This was done by simply pressing them forward and and inserting some wedge shaped pieces at the bottoms. 

Thankfully the portion of floor I found was just big enough to trim to fit using the kit floor board as a pattern. Like I did with the closed cab (same floor section used) I added a false firewall sticking up from the top edge. This way when viewing the interior it looks nice and smooth. I also added a set of pedals. 

 

The steering column is made up of the tilt style head from a ZZ Top Eliminator Coupe with the mast made from Evergreen rod. 

A new, deeper column drop was made and mounted to the dashboard.

The end result!

And finally a look at the whole truck with the interior in place. Again, I couldn’t be happier with how the interior came together!

More to come!

[NOBLNG]

Really nice work on that interior Dennis. Very crafty getting those door cards to mate up nicely.?

[Kit Karson]

There's a lesson in just how kool picking the right parts from a deep array of kits can result in a period perfect era reflecting late '80s early '90s kustom hotrod! -KK

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Simple, yet creative (like the seat wedge) solutions you have going on here. I need more of that in my life. 

Edited January 9, 2023 by Modelbuilder Mark

[Dennis Lacy]

UPDATE!

Had a great afternoon at the bench today catching up on podcasts and getting some more solid work done on the companion RPU. 

One more small task on the cab was filling in the hood ledge at the top/center of the firewall like I did on the Closed Cab. 

 

Up front I grabbed a pair of the small headlights from Revell’s ‘29 Roadster / ‘30 Coupe, mounted them directly to the fenders and filled the mounting holes for the old headlight bar just like the Closed Cab.

Next I turned my attention to the bed and back end. Here is where things deviate considerably from the Closed Cab as I decided to make a solid, smooth tailgate and bed cover from .040” Evergreen sheet.

On the inner edges of the bed mounting rails made from strips of .040” square rod were installed to support the cover.

A 3/16” wide strip was added to the bottom front edge of the cover to fill the gap at the front of the bed when installed.

Continuing with the smooth theme I made a rear filler panel to span between the bed support rails and flush mounted a pair of taillight lenses found in most of Revell’s ‘32 Ford series. Underneath, a rectangular filler panel was fit. Both were made from .040” Evergreen sheet.

 

Here’s the truck mocked up again with today’s additions. I couldn’t be happier with the look which is extremely appropriate for a late 80’s / early 90’s billet / smooth street rod. Like I said last week about the interior, I wish I could go back and do the Closed Cab like this!

Until next Sunday…

 

 

Edited January 16, 2023 by Dennis Lacy

[OldNYJim]

Love your Sunday updates @Dennis Lacy!  

It’s looking great - reminds me of the little red RPU that Boyd did on American Hot Rod

EDIT: Actually, it looks nothing like the White Cap RPU on AHR, now that I googled it - ha!  Time for another rewatch…

Edited January 16, 2023 by CabDriver

[alan barton]

Nice truck for sure, but those lowered headlights - wow - they are Ubercool!  So here I am with a million projects on the bench going Hmmm, I gotta a bunch of Revell roadster pickup parts, maybe I could just do a quickie - NO NO NO Noooooooo.....

Here we go again!

Cheers

Alan

[bobthehobbyguy]

Impressive work. Those interior panels look great. Great scratchbuilding also.