Lindberg '34 Ford Pickup Street Rod

[Justin Porter]

It Came From the Shelf of Doom!!!

 

This is a project from long, long ago in my tenure as a builder with the bones of the build having been started some time in the early 00's while I was still in high school. As such, it has bounced around from basement to basement, bench to bench, with me finally saying ENOUGH this summer. The ingredients are fairly straightforward. Take one Lindberg '34 Ford truck, a Jimmy Flintstone chopped cab, Radir wheels and cheater slicks from a Revell '64 Thunderbolt, suspension from a Revell Deuce (I believe a Dan Fink Speedwagon release), and a blown Chevy 427 from a Revell '68 Stingray kit (with the side dumps taken from I believe the Owens Corning release of that same kit).

At some point I had started on filling the spare tire well with a styrene sheet plug and Epoxolite putty. I knocked out sanding that and got everything vaguely body related into some Mr Surfacer 1200 to see what I'm really working with on the body. It looks like I will be able to use some Mr Dissolved Putty to clean up the pinholes and the shrinkage and will keep going to get this finally on the shelf. 

[TNT]

Looks sick.

You working at a hobby store?  

[dwc43]

4 minutes ago, TNT said:

Looks sick.

You working at a hobby store?  

I had the same thought as you. lol

[TNT]

5 minutes ago, dwc43 said:

I had the same thought as you. lol

I could not have that job. It would be like when i helped my buddy as his gun store. I spent more than i made. 

[Justin Porter]

19 minutes ago, TNT said:

Looks sick.

You working at a hobby store?  

Owner/Operator of Haven Hobby in Elyria, Ohio.

[TNT]

2 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

Owner/Operator of Haven Hobby in Elyria, Ohio.

That is cool. 

[dwc43]

3 hours ago, TNT said:

I could not have that job. It would be like when i helped my buddy as his gun store. I spent more than i made. 

I already spend to much at both stores. Lord Help Me if I ever get a job at either place, or worse a job at both. lol

[TNT]

1 hour ago, dwc43 said:

I already spend to much at both stores. Lord Help Me if I ever get a job at either place, or worse a job at both. lol

Lol. I hear you on that. I have to wait for the wife to go to work before i bring stuff in.?

[dwc43]

13 minutes ago, TNT said:

Lol. I hear you on that. I have to wait for the wife to go to work before i bring stuff in.?

And I thought I was the only one that sneaks stuff into the house.  lol 

[Zippi]

That's got the making of a really nice 34 Ford pickup.

[stavanzer]

Looking Good, Justin.

Snake is smiling down on you!

[Justin Porter]

A quick update as I got quite a bit done this evening on the '34. After a TON of sanding the initial primer coat, I was able to get the cab into color! It's wearing a coat of Gunze GX215 Ice Silver that I think will really carry the "overgrown Hot Wheels" vibe of the build. I did a little paint detailing on the engine and used some styrene square rod to build some engine mounts so that the big block now sits proud in the frame. I included a chassis pic to show the adapted Revell '32 Ford suspension. Ignore for the moment that I haven't installed a driveshaft. lol The passenger fender still needs one more pass with filler before it's good for paint BUT that's further than this has got in close to two decades. I've bounced around some interior ideas but have to check that the parts are actually somewhere in my basement. Stay tuned!

[slusher]

Nice engine and headers!  Looking forward to more!

[Zippi]

Great looking color.  This build is really taking shape.

[Justin Porter]

Not a ton of progress tonight but important progress nonetheless. A bit of digging in my parts boxes found some seats that I believe are AMT C4 Corvette sourced, the steering wheel and steering column from a Revell Deuce, and the dashboard and interior side panels from the Revell '41 Willys street rod. Granted, the side panels required a bit of cutting and trimming in order to get them sized for the '34 Ford cab, but the end result is looking like it'll be a relatively pleasant interior. 

[Justin Porter]

Very nearly done. I elected to use the scoop from the Revell '41 Willys as I just plain wasn't happy with the way the bug catcher looked and didn't really want to scrounge another kit for a different blower hat. The driver's side pipe hangs WAY too low but it would likely take some heat to get it tweaked up into a more attractive position. The AK Xtreme Metal Chrome worked very well for the grille insert and I'm pretty pleased with the stance as well. I'm going to figure out a headlight and a taillight solution and add a few more details and then the next time you see this ought to be in its "glamour shots" for the Under Glass side. 

[TopherMcGinnis]

I dig the blue. Nice build!

[NOBLNG]

Nice looking rig!??

[Rattlecan Dan]

Looks pretty Glamorous so far.

[milo1303s]

I chopped, channeled and sectioned and shortened the bed on this kit before but never finished it hears a pick of mine for giggles so many possibilities with this kit  I still have it somewhere lol I love it  

 

[milo1303s]

Here's a pic of the body chop, section cut work lol !!

[TopherMcGinnis]

This is a Bad A$$ Lil truck 

[Keef]

Absolutely love this build! 

[stavanzer]

On 6/23/2024 at 4:46 PM, dwc43 said:

And I thought I was the only one that sneaks stuff into the house.  lol 

Oh, you are not the only one, at all!

[Zippi]

On 7/6/2024 at 7:38 AM, TopherMcGinnis said:

This is a Bad A$$ Lil truck 

That's a Looker right there Topher.