customline Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 17 hours ago, LennyB said: One step forward and two steps back, doesn’t that all ways seem to be the case🤯 Not always, Len, but often 😓 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 15 hours ago, NOBLNG said: Too bad about the T-Bird paint job Jim, but the roadster is looking really nice.😎 Thanks, Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 15 hours ago, stavanzer said: I like the Roadster too. The Black looks good. As far as the Windscreen Frame, that Roadster started life as half of the Ala-Kart Kit. The Frame is on a tree that is sometimes plated in the older kits, and plain in the Newer Ones. This tooling was last run as the Mod Rod by Round2 in 2016. The Windscreen is back on the chrome tree again. You little Rod, is perfect for the Back Story you've created. Fresh Paint, and Re-caps are all staples of Backyard Rodding, back in the day. Thanks, Alan. I'm OK with the painted windshield frame. The chrome, I believe, is not original but a custom modification. Maybe our young rodder will save up and have it chopped and chrome plated at some point in the future. But I doubt it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Here is the Restored Original Chrome Tree from the 2016 Mod Rod version of this kit. You can see the windscreen in the upper right corner. This Tree has not been plated in many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 (edited) 21 hours ago, stavanzer said: Here is the Restored Original Chrome Tree from the 2016 Mod Rod version of this kit. You can see the windscreen in the upper right corner. This Tree has not been plated in many years. The chrome firewall is kinda cool. No drop in the front axle- that stinks 🫢. The chrome rocker covers are nice. I foiled mine, then painted them. Edited August 5 by customline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 It is looking really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 On 8/9/2024 at 10:04 PM, stavanzer said: It is looking really nice. Thanks, Alan. I've been trying to wrap this one up all weekend. Almost there.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenmojr Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Nice work on the 29 Model A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Here's a few shots just so you don't think I'm getting lazy ( I am, but I don't want anyone to know that...) there's not much of a channel for the glass to sit in. I spread a thin layer of epoxy then thought I should clean the "glass" with ipa. By the time I was ready to lay the glass in place, the epoxy was almost (I hope) too far along to stick. The up-top is almost done, it just needs a bit more detail. The exhaust was easy, the mufflers are parts box items and the tail pipes are aluminum, mounted to the underside of the running boards with hangers made from molotow painted evergreen angle. Gotta find some '39 tail lights now. Thanks for looking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Very Nice! I like the Pipes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 4 hours ago, stavanzer said: Very Nice! I like the Pipes! I don't know if the running boards are a very proper place to anchor the pipes but it seemed like maybe one could get away with it. The hangers would necessarily have to be welded to the bottom of the boards. Right?....it could work 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, customline said: I don't know if the running boards are a very proper place to anchor the pipes but it seemed like maybe one could get away with it. The hangers would necessarily have to be welded to the bottom of the boards. Right?....it could work 🙃 I've seen brackets bolted to the Running Boards, and then U-Bolts run through the brackets. I think what you have done is just fine. Don't sweat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, stavanzer said: I've seen brackets bolted to the Running Boards, and then U-Bolts run through the brackets. I think what you have done is just fine. Don't sweat it! Bolted through the boards? Oh the horror....🫣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Better to drill holes than weld, I suppose. Remember, back then Running boards were surplus trash, discarded by every body building a Fenderless Rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 8 minutes ago, stavanzer said: Better to drill holes than weld, I suppose. Remember, back then Running boards were surplus trash, discarded by every body building a Fenderless Rod. ....but the ends of the u-bolts and nuts and washers would be staring you in the face. 🫢. The brackets could easily be mig welded without any serious damage on the top side except for some burnt paint. It's just that it seems a bit gaffey 🥴. I think our imaginary teen builder wouldn't see it that way though. He got tired of hearing the pipes slapping the boards driving on the bumpy pot-holed roads in New England back in '55 (gotta keep up the narrative 🙂) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 I think our teen builder would have gone down the street to Pepboys and picked up a couple of these. He would have to skip lunch for the day as he blew his budget. Bolt them between the body and the running board👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 The pipes and chrome trim around the rear window all look good Jim! Don't be too concerned about the pipe hangers, I did much worse than that as a teenaged driver/mechanic! When you have to make it work, you do what you can because you have to! ...or do what you have to because you can. Either way, it works! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 3 hours ago, David G. said: The pipes and chrome trim around the rear window all look good Jim! Don't be too concerned about the pipe hangers, I did much worse than that as a teenaged driver/mechanic! When you have to make it work, you do what you can because you have to! ...or do what you have to because you can. Either way, it works! David G. Thanks, Dave. Its a home-built hot rod and it's street driven so it's got to be legal. I covered that issue okay but I can't recall ever seeing a tail pipe anchored to a running board either in photos or at shows. The exit location would cover safety standards in most cases. Maybe I over-think this stuff too much. 🤔. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 13 Author Share Posted August 13 8 hours ago, LennyB said: I think our teen builder would have gone down the street to Pepboys and picked up a couple of these. He would have to skip lunch for the day as he blew his budget. Bolt them between the body and the running board👍 Yes, of course! Why didn't I think of that? Well, in my defense, this is my first Model A with fenders, but next time....well, next time the fenders stay in the box, dammmitt!! 🤨 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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