AMT 1953 Ford F100

[Radretireddad]

This is the classic AMT ‘53 F100 sitting on lowered stock suspension, widened steelies and stock center caps. I used two small machine screws to eliminate the exposed metal axle in front. The engine and trans are the 351 Windsor and C6 from the pink Revell pro-street T-bird sitting on scratch made mounts. The intake manifold is from the early 90’s AMT F-150 and the carbs are from the AMT ‘68 roadrunner. I chose these and painted them black to simulate dual Holley sniper EFI TB’s. The exhaust pipes are round stock and the mufflers are from the AMT pro-street ‘69 GTX. I’m fabricating the rest of the exhaust system to exit through the notches below the front of the bed and into vertical stacks mounted to the back of the cab. Color will be gloss Tamiya X-5 green lighted with a little white.

[stinkybritches]

Looks killer

[TarheelRick]

Going to be a nice one, especially Ford in a Ford.

[espo]

Like the look. Nice engine setup and wheels & tires.  

[dino246gt]

Lookin' good!

It's such a great old kit!

 

[Tim W. SoCal]

Sweet kit bash, Brian. your truck is gonna be bitchen when it is finished. Can't wait to see it!...

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice little streetruck. One of my favorite kits and real vehicles. Your mods would make a great daily driver.  

[Iraceitall]

Great build, and awesome tip with the screws, that's going to help me solve a major issue on a build!

[Zippi]

That's a good looking Ford pickup Brian.  I'm really diggin this build.

[slusher]

Your Ford is looking great, looking forward too more!

[DJMar]

I'm digging it. I can't wait to see what she looks like in color. Good choice on the engine/trans combo.

As someone who owned a '53 Effie for years, the AMT kit has a special place in my modeling heart.

[Radretireddad]

23 hours ago, stinkybritches said:

Looks killer

Thanks Rob!

[Radretireddad]

23 hours ago, TarheelRick said:

Going to be a nice one, especially Ford in a Ford.

Thanks Ricky! 

[Radretireddad]

20 hours ago, espo said:

Like the look. Nice engine setup and wheels & tires.  

Thanks David. I always love recycling parts from long ago scrapped builds and this pairing seemed to be a natural.

[Radretireddad]

20 hours ago, dino246gt said:

Lookin' good!

It's such a great old kit!

 

Thanks Dennis! It’s been one of my favorites since I was a teenager.

[Radretireddad]

19 hours ago, Tim W. SoCal said:

Sweet kit bash, Brian. your truck is gonna be bitchen when it is finished. Can't wait to see it!...

Thanks Tim! You motivate me to get her out of paint jail and on the shelf.

[Radretireddad]

18 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Nice little streetruck. One of my favorite kits and real vehicles. Your mods would make a great daily driver.  

Thanks Bill. It’s been my dream F-100 since I was a teenager and the stout daily driver vibe was exactly what I was after.

[Radretireddad]

13 hours ago, Iraceitall said:

Great build, and awesome tip with the screws, that's going to help me solve a major issue on a build!

Great to hear! If you or anyone you know ever scraps an old PC or printer, be sure to hang on to the screws. They’ll come in handy more than once.

[Radretireddad]

6 hours ago, Zippi said:

That's a good looking Ford pickup Brian.  I'm really diggin this build.

Thanks Bob!

[Radretireddad]

3 hours ago, slusher said:

Your Ford is looking great, looking forward too more!

Thanks Carl! I’ll try and finish her up in the next week or so.

[Radretireddad]

1 hour ago, DJMar said:

I'm digging it. I can't wait to see what she looks like in color. Good choice on the engine/trans combo.

As someone who owned a '53 Effie for years, the AMT kit has a special place in my modeling heart.

Thanks DJ. This is actually a second chance redo of a kit I built when I was a teenager in the 70’s.

[espo]

3 hours ago, Radretireddad said:

Thanks David. I always love recycling parts from long ago scrapped builds and this pairing seemed to be a natural.

I have used some small parts that I stashed away over 20 years ago, just have to find the right project and remember that you have the part somewhere. 

[bobss396]

Nice... I haven't built one since around 1970 or so...

[MeatMan]

Nice & clean!