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My inspiration is this...

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I know, it's a '36.

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The paint is olive green with a little black mixed in. The body was then sprayed with Krylon matte clear.

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I managed to detail up the headlight buckets and running boards and install them

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The frame is just about done without the suspension. Engine is painted up and partially assembled. I guess next I'll finish up the engine and set the ride height and work on the suspension 

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Painted up the headers and exhaust

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I brush painted the air filter and taillight assemblies because I was too lazy to shoot 2 smalls. It wasn't worth it to me to spray them and clean the gun. The 2 red dots are the taillights. 

Stay Tuned...

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I wanted to keep the suspension that came with the kit but boy is it flimsy. Keeping it box stock, I could see that the spindles would be popping off of the control arms so I reinforced the situation with some pins. Getting that low life look was pretty easy with this suspension. All I had to do was snip a little off the shocks. 

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The ride height is just about there

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I layed down some carpet

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Now that the foundation just about sorted out, I'll fab up some sort of differential and run in the drive shaft. Moving right along

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17 hours ago, Slotto said:

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The ride height is just about there

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I layed down some carpet

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Now that the foundation just about sorted out, I'll fab up some sort of differential and run in the drive shaft. Moving right along

Nice work Steve! Looks tough.

Cheers

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I scabbed together a great differential much like I did for the '40. The drive shaft that came with the kit will work without any mods.

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I know, it's a little early in the game to mount the taillights but I got anxious and had to see how they would look.

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You know i was never really big on the prewar cars until now.

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got the chassis painted up with everything installed.

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painted up the interior and installed the seats

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Might finish this weekend

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This is a really cool build Steve. Love that down in the weeds stance, and the extra detail on the motor looks nice. Great work! What is your flocking material for the carpet? Looks great.

Cheers, Steve

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Thanks Steve. I bought a big bag of red and black from an ebay vendor. I wasn't sure what a 4 oz.  Bag would look like. I was pleasantly surprised when they arrived. The label on the bags say www.Craftflocking.com I brush on Elmer's white glue to mount it.

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