'40 Tudor on Revell chassis

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2 hours ago, LennyB said:

Looking good Jim, can’t wait to hear the flathead rumble 🤗

Thanks, Len.  Got no mufflers yet. A neighbor complained and a deputy showed up.

1 hour ago, dino246gt said:

That looks great!

I love doing all kinds of heavy mods like you did to make this work.

The thing to keep in mind all the way is, since you've basically re-engineered the kit, "HOW can I assemble these pieces once they're so modified"!

You've done it, isn't it so rewarding? 

The mods were nothing exceptional, but a heads-up on the front track for anyone thinking about this swap. I missed that one till it was too late. Another case of moving too fast. Welcome to my learning curve. Thanks Dennis, it can be rewarding.

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Looks great, Jim!

Thank you, Carl, I hope it stays that way after paint 🤓

3 hours ago, James2 said:

Liking the mockup, looks very good.

Thanks, Rooster!

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25 minutes ago, espo said:

I agree with you on the sloop back body style. Had a 1:1 '46 Ford sedan with this body style many moons ago. 

So many 46-48 coupes and tudors were shredded on short tracks all over the country.

Back in the early '70s, a buddy and I were driving around in a neighboring town and he spotted that big round profile on the back row of a small used car lot. It was a '42! He bought it for $200. It didn't run, as I recall, and under the hood was a flathead I-6. He had it towed home but never did anything with it and eventually sold it. I was too involved with my own project and waved it. I wish I hadn't - such a rare car. Those were fun days.

[LennyB]

25 minutes ago, customline said:

So many 46-48 coupes and tudors were shredded on short tracks all over the country.

Back in the early '70s, a buddy and I were driving around in a neighboring town and he spotted that big round profile on the back row of a small used car lot. It was a '42! He bought it for $200. It didn't run, as I recall, and under the hood was a flathead I-6. He had it towed home but never did anything with it and eventually sold it. I was too involved with my own project and waved it. I wish I hadn't - such a rare car. Those were fun days.

Just reminded me that up until about two years ago there was a 40 sitting about a mile from my house. Never inquired about it because it was folded in half, I assume the chassis rotted out.

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17 minutes ago, LennyB said:

Just reminded me that up until about two years ago there was a 40 sitting about a mile from my house. Never inquired about it because it was folded in half, I assume the chassis rotted out.

Wouldn't it need to be a lot worse than that?  you can lift a body off a frame and it doesn't do that unless it has no structure left in the body. Maybe it's still there in a flat pile of rust flakes and four tires. 🙂

[LennyB]

1 minute ago, customline said:

Wouldn't it need to be a lot worse than that?  you can lift a body off a frame and it doesn't do that unless it has no structure left in the body. Maybe it's still there in a flat pile of rust flakes and four tires. 🙂

True, and the way it was sitting the doors were spread apart at the bottom and it looked like a "V".🙀

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1 hour ago, LennyB said:

True, and the way it was sitting the doors were spread apart at the bottom and it looked like a "V".🙀

Oh my....and you couldn't work with that? 🤣. I had a '66 Merc ragtop that was in danger of that happening. The body was holding the frame together...rotted away at the rear kick-up on both sides. I was a welder then...you can imagine.

[junkyardjeff]

Those Revell chassis's are a bit more detailed then what AMT provided and looks good under that sedan,I think I have a couple of those Columbia's somewhere and was wanting to put one on a AMT.

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11 hours ago, junkyardjeff said:

Those Revell chassis's are a bit more detailed then what AMT provided and looks good under that sedan,I think I have a couple of those Columbia's somewhere and was wanting to put one on a AMT.

I had no knowledge about the Columbia but I found this: https://fifthaveinternetgarage.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-ford-skyway-columbia-overdrive.html

I highly recommend this article if you are in the dark like I am (was 🥴)

Here's what I did today 👇

These are the images I am using to guide me in my quest to detail the Columbia overdrive axle and I couldn't do that and ignore the hydraulic brake lines which, as you all know, was new on a Ford for the 1939 model. Better late than never.

I started by creating a socket to accept one of the vacuum lines located on the outer end of the vacuum canister. I drilled a piece of square stock and glued it to the canister. At this point I feel compelled to admit this operation would have been easier before assembling the frame and suspension and backing plates, etc.  Anyway, heads up on that....another hole was drilled (per reference photo below) for the other vacuum line.

I then added the black wire that I usually reserve for ignition wires. The hoses had to be fastened to the torque tube with straps so I pulled out my PE stash and found suitable items to use for that. I used some very fine beading wire for the brake lines and installed per reference photos and fiddled with more PE straps to get that in place on the wishbone. At this point I had had enough. I find it odd that Ford chose to send brake lines down both sides rather than splitting the line on the axle but this was still new for them so.... yeah.

The master cylinder glues up to the floor pan so I can't detail any more of this now. I will probably add the brake line to the other side when my neck eases up and maybe add a couple more straps on the torque tube.

Good night and thanks for your undying support. 🥲

Edited March 3 by customline

[Bullybeef]

Now that is a clean and tidy additional detail! Well done Jim. I may have to step Up my game and start doing brake lines🤔

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5 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

Now that is a clean and tidy additional detail! Well done Jim. I may have to step Up my game and start doing brake lines🤔

I didn't want to, Bil, but if I didn't, some (including me 🤓) would think "well, the vacuum lines are there, so where's the brake lines?" Pretty soon, I'm trying to make grease fittings and using my grandson's orthodontic elastics for fan belts. 😓. Once you go down that road....nope, it stops here!

[Bullybeef]

13 minutes ago, customline said:

I didn't want to, Bil, but if I didn't, some (including me 🤓) would think "well, the vacuum lines are there, so where's the brake lines?" Pretty soon, I'm trying to make grease fittings and using my grandson's orthodontic elastics for fan belts. 😓. Once you go down that road....nope, it stops here!

Yeah I get you Jim… where to cross the line? That leads down the path of the unnamed( you know who I’m “talkin bout Willis”)

Edited March 3 by Bullybeef

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18 minutes ago, Bullybeef said:

Yeah I get you Jim… where to cross the line? That leads down the path of the unnamed( you know who I’m “talkin bout Willis”)

Well, I suspect there's a few Ph.D.s here. I can't even get a good paint job, so I'm trying to compensate 😕.  You don't need brake lines, Bil.

[Bullybeef]

30 minutes ago, customline said:

Well, I suspect there's a few Ph.D.s here. I can't even get a good paint job, so I'm trying to compensate 😕.  You don't need brake lines, Bil.

You may be right! I may be crazy! Oh I might just be a lunatic,  or something along those lines that Billy Joel was rambling about! 
I just like having fun and evolving my skills as a modeller. I’m not compensating for anything!😟

[johnyrotten]

Fantastic work. I enjoy all the "problem solving" you've worked out throughout this build. 👍👍

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3 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

You may be right! I may be crazy! Oh I might just be a lunatic,  or something along those lines that Billy Joel was rambling about! 
I just like having fun and evolving my skills as a modeller. I’m not compensating for anything!😟

Well, I figure after one of my horrid paint jobs or a chop that looks like it was done with a chain saw, y'all can point to my brake lines and hit the heart button.

Edit: no one thinks you are crazy, Bil, but now I'm stuck with that gee dee song in my head. Thanks a lot!  😟

Edited March 3 by customline

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2 hours ago, johnyrotten said:

Fantastic work. I enjoy all the "problem solving" you've worked out throughout this build. 👍👍

I enjoyed creating the problems, John. Solving them is kinda hit-or-miss but thanks for the encouragement, I do appreciate it. 

[Bullybeef]

5 hours ago, customline said:

Edit: no one thinks you are crazy, Bil, but now I'm stuck with that gee dee song in my head. Thanks a lot!  😟

You sir, are most welcome! 😊

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1 hour ago, Bullybeef said:

You sir, are most welcome! 😊

Actually, Bil, I ended up with "Uptown Girl" playing for a while. I tried to force some Pink Floyd but eventually I ended up with some annoying tune you get when you're on hold for 45 minutes on some customer service line.

I'm taking the brake line down. I tried installing the other side and that convinced me it was a fools errand. I have done brake lines on other builds but it's just not practical for this one. If I had planned it, maybe;  I can't make it look good now. It draws attention to how bad it looks with straps holding it to the wish-bone.   The vacuum lines are strapped to the torque tube on the 1:1 so that's legit and it looks okay to me so I'll settle for that. 

Edited March 4 by customline
Just because 😅

[Bullybeef]

14 hours ago, customline said:

Actually, Bil, I ended up with "Uptown Girl" playing for a while. I tried to force some Pink Floyd but eventually I ended up with some annoying tune you get when you're on hold for 45 minutes on some customer service line.

I'm taking the brake line down. I tried installing the other side and that convinced me it was a fools errand. I have done brake lines on other builds but it's just not practical for this one. If I had planned it, maybe;  I can't make it look good now. It draws attention to how bad it looks with straps holding it to the wish-bone.   The vacuum lines are strapped to the torque tube on the 1:1 so that's legit and it looks okay to me so I'll settle for that. 

Well that’s a bummer, I’ve come to the realization that I need to do a bit more research on useable bits for a proper brake set up. 

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Today the temperature climbed to 62f with 30% RH. 😃! I grabbed my tudor, taped up the hood hinges( the devining rods, Len), got it all mounted for painting and hobbled out to the garage. I was still undecided on color. My top 3 choices were orange...no....hunter green....mmmm...nah....and khaki 🤔 ...okay!

So where's the right side shot, you say? Well, you certainly figured that out, didn't you? This one will be sitting on the "rack of respite" (not to be confused with the "shelf of shame") for a couple of weeks when hopefully the Krylon enamel will be hard enough to wet-sand. Funny, it looked okay while I was spraying it. I've gotta get more light out there. 😔

[Bullybeef]

I do like that colour on there Jim. 

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3 hours ago, Bullybeef said:

I do like that colour on there Jim. 

Oh thank goodness! There's three coats on it 🥲. Luckily, there's enough left in the can for about twelve more. I might need 'em.

Thanks, Bil. It was a gamble. Do you go to the bench when you can't sleep?

[Bullybeef]

27 minutes ago, customline said:

Oh thank goodness! There's three coats on it 🥲. Luckily, there's enough left in the can for about twelve more. I might need 'em.

Thanks, Bil. It was a gamble. Do you go to the bench when you can't sleep?

You think I sleep? 

[LennyB]

12 hours ago, customline said:

Today the temperature climbed to 62f with 30% RH. 😃! I grabbed my tudor, taped up the hood hinges( the devining rods, Len), got it all mounted for painting and hobbled out to the garage. I was still undecided on color. My top 3 choices were orange...no....hunter green....mmmm...nah....and khaki 🤔 ...okay!

So where's the right side shot, you say? Well, you certainly figured that out, didn't you? This one will be sitting on the "rack of respite" (not to be confused with the "shelf of shame") for a couple of weeks when hopefully the Krylon enamel will be hard enough to wet-sand. Funny, it looked okay while I was spraying it. I've gotta get more light out there. 😔

I'm glad you explained the hood hinges otherwise I wouldn't have understood. 

 

The paint looks good. That looks like the Ford color Navajo Beige

[James2]

That color looks perfect on the slant back. Great choice….