Revell '43 Willys Gasser

[Dave42]

2 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Looks cool. Trim that left header flange to... LOL

 

Thank you much and will do.

[iBorg]

A few thoughts.

Paint looks killer. I've seen the kit but never expected the decals to look as good. The filling the hole really helps this kit. 

You've done a really nice job so far. Do what Revell should of done and dump the engine. That motor is an artistic license motor. I challenge anyone to tell me what kind it's supposed to be. The valve covers look like a Chevy 409 but the same basic block was used by Revell for a Ford SOHC. 

The chassis has always given me fits in this series, the Willys PU, Austin and Henry J all use a lot of the same part for the chassis and engine. NHRA rules dictated a production chassis or a rectangular reproduction. The front suspension is very well molded and the rear suspension is pretty good but it hangs on an illegal chassis. Yours looks nice but is not technically legal.

[Sledsel]

1 hour ago, iBorg said:

A few thoughts.

Paint looks killer. I've seen the kit but never expected the decals to look as good. The filling the hole really helps this kit. 

You've done a really nice job so far. Do what Revell should of done and dump the engine. That motor is an artistic license motor. I challenge anyone to tell me what kind it's supposed to be. The valve covers look like a Chevy 409 but the same basic block was used by Revell for a Ford SOHC. 

The chassis has always given me fits in this series, the Willys PU, Austin and Henry J all use a lot of the same part for the chassis and engine. NHRA rules dictated a production chassis or a rectangular reproduction. The front suspension is very well molded and the rear suspension is pretty good but it hangs on an illegal chassis. Yours looks nice but is not technically legal.

That chassis has given me fits also. As for the engine it is supposed to be a ford 427 SOHC but the timing cover, intake and valve covers are wrong. Kind of a caricature of an SOHC to avoid licencing.  The only thing wrong up-top of the valve covers is the plug locations are in the wrong locations, the bottom of them are just  bit of a mess.

That being said, Dave is doing a really nice job of getting this thing looking good and my comments do not reflect on anything he has done.

Edited February 26, 2024 by Sledsel

[FoMoCo66]

Exactly when I first saw this in the parts bin I said "What engine is this thing supposed to be?". I was so confused but after doing some research I found out it's a sohc. HOW, WHAT?

[Dave42]

10 hours ago, iBorg said:

A few thoughts.

Paint looks killer. I've seen the kit but never expected the decals to look as good. The filling the hole really helps this kit. 

You've done a really nice job so far. Do what Revell should of done and dump the engine. That motor is an artistic license motor. I challenge anyone to tell me what kind it's supposed to be. The valve covers look like a Chevy 409 but the same basic block was used by Revell for a Ford SOHC. 

The chassis has always given me fits in this series, the Willys PU, Austin and Henry J all use a lot of the same part for the chassis and engine. NHRA rules dictated a production chassis or a rectangular reproduction. The front suspension is very well molded and the rear suspension is pretty good but it hangs on an illegal chassis. Yours looks nice but is not technically legal.

Thank you sir.

[Dave42]

9 hours ago, Sledsel said:

That chassis has given me fits also. As for the engine it is supposed to be a ford 427 SOHC but the timing cover, intake and valve covers are wrong. Kind of a caricature of an SOHC to avoid licencing.  The only thing wrong up-top of the valve covers is the plug locations are in the wrong locations, the bottom of them are just  bit of a mess.

That being said, Dave is doing a really nice job of getting this thing looking good and my comments do not reflect on anything he has done.

Thank you much sir.

[Sledsel]

3 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Exactly when I first saw this in the parts bin I said "What engine is this thing supposed to be?". I was so confused but after doing some research I found out it's a sohc. HOW, WHAT?

The blue can looking thing on front is supposed to be a distributor. Common placement on a supercharged Cammer.

[Dave42]

I think I have this one wrapped up. I had fun with it. Some things seemed ill fitting toward the end but may have been me. I muddled through. Anyway, thanks for looking. 

[Dave42]

I think I have this one wrapped up. I had fun with it. Some things seemed ill fitting toward the end but may have been me. I muddled through. Anyway, thanks for looking. 

[Rattlecan Dan]

Sweet. Nice looking build.

[Dave42]

2 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

Sweet. Nice looking build.

Thank you much sir.

[Moparman18064]

That turned out great?

[Sledsel]

Great job on it!

 

[Zippi]

Man...I'm really diggin this Gasser build.  Great color choice.  Nicely done.

[Dave42]

4 hours ago, Moparman18064 said:

That turned out great?

Thank you much sir.

[Dave42]

4 hours ago, Moparman18064 said:

That turned out great?

Thank you much sir.

[Dave42]

2 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Great job on it!

 

Thank you much sir.

[Dave42]

2 hours ago, Zippi said:

Man...I'm really diggin this Gasser build.  Great color choice.  Nicely done.

Thank you much sir. I like the color even more than I thought now that it's finished. I don't do many in Purple.