NOBLNG Posted February 9 Posted February 9 Nice progress on this so far Jim! I can’t wait to see what kind of problems you can dream up for it.😜
espo Posted February 9 Posted February 9 12 hours ago, customline said: Thanks, David, your help is appreciated. Have you ever seen the fuel pump turned 90 degrees ? It's driven off the cam, right? With a pushrod. Why not turn the mounting flange of the filler pipe a quarter-turn to the east? Hi Jim. No, I don't recall ever seeing a real car with the fuel pump turned, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened or if it would even work. In theory it might in that as you motioned it is driven off of the cam by way of a pushrod and the up and down movement would be the same and the only difference, I can think of is the direct of the intake and output ports of the pump itself. Since we're working on 1/25th scale plastic here it can be whatever you want it to be. I sometimes get a little hung up in how it is on most 1:1 engines. Noticing the different shape of the cross members of your two fender and running board kit parts. I'm sure you already know that AMT offered the '39 and '40 Ford bodies as a coupe, sedan and sedan delivery. The fender parts should interchange with very little minor modifications to make this part work any of the three body styles.
customline Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 1 hour ago, NOBLNG said: Nice progress on this so far Jim! I can’t wait to see what kind of problems you can dream up for it.😜 Well here's one for ya, Greg. 😉. I don't know exactly why but the steering link didn't meet up with the steering box. The placement was a bit vague but I'm pretty sure I got it right. I cut the link off and drilled the components for .020 brass wire and made a longer link. 3
customline Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 3 hours ago, espo said: Hi Jim. No, I don't recall ever seeing a real car with the fuel pump turned, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened or if it would even work. In theory it might in that as you motioned it is driven off of the cam by way of a pushrod and the up and down movement would be the same and the only difference, I can think of is the direct of the intake and output ports of the pump itself. Since we're working on 1/25th scale plastic here it can be whatever you want it to be. I sometimes get a little hung up in how it is on most 1:1 engines. Noticing the different shape of the cross members of your two fender and running board kit parts. I'm sure you already know that AMT offered the '39 and '40 Ford bodies as a coupe, sedan and sedan delivery. The fender parts should interchange with very little minor modifications to make this part work any of the three body styles. Well, as far as the fuel pump goes, were electric pumps available in 1952? I'll need to google that. (I'll bet Ace knows 🙂) The fender section from the Coke Coupe kit would not allow the tudor interior tub to sit down due to the bottom of the back seat hitting the rear inner fenders, which are cut away on the tudor fender section. The photo shows it, Dave. It was an easy fix with a Dremel. I was kinda scratching my head over why didn't they just make one for all three. The tudor goes way back, after all. Anyway, I gotta run down to the 1:25 Auto-Zone and get a cheap electric pump 😂 1
customline Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 (edited) Got the engine a bit further along with MCG heads and a modified manifold, some wires too. The interior tub was missing the mounting tabs that locate in slots in the firewall. I glued some pieces of .060x .156 into the slots for a way to secure the tub later. If you build the Revell '40 Standard kit, you must add your own drain plug (black circle) to the gas tank (if you want one, that is 😅) The red circle is just areas that had to be filled and ignore the red arrows. Then we have the Coke fenders after opening up the inner fenders to give the tub room. At this point the floor has been attached to the fender module. At the bottom is the newly minted manifold. The original fuel pump has been replaced by an electric unit hidden in the trunk 🙂. Edited February 10 by customline 3
customline Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 Back at it today, I massaged the AMT hood until it fit. I made use of the firewall slots with some aluminum tube and brass rod HUNGRY HIPPO ☝😄 4
customline Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 Before I hinged the hood, I noticed how washed out the trim looked. I figgered I'd better add some right on top. All of it. Right? How worn out is that? 😪 Evergreen to the rescue 🤑 5
customline Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 9 hours ago, slusher said: Real nice fit on your body and fenders Bob! Oooo...Bob didn't show up today, Carl, but I'll pass it on when that bum finally decides to come do some work. 😂....thank you, though. 😉 2
LennyB Posted February 11 Posted February 11 13 hours ago, customline said: Back at it today, I massaged the AMT hood until it fit. I made use of the firewall slots with some aluminum tube and brass rod HUNGRY HIPPO ☝😄 Looks like you mounted some divining rods there are you trying to lead a hippo to water? 2
customline Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 33 minutes ago, James2 said: I sure do like what you're doing here.... I had a bad time with the AMT hood fitting between the fenders from the same kit! With the tudor in place on the fender unit, the hood was about 2mms. too long and had to be fitted. It still needs to be fiddled with. The AMT coupe kit is pretty worn out. I assume you're OK with your hood now?
customline Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 1 hour ago, LennyB said: Looks like you mounted some divining rods there are you trying to lead a hippo to water? Len, .......oh, never mind. 😔
LennyB Posted February 11 Posted February 11 10 minutes ago, customline said: Len, .......oh, never mind. 😔 You want to try and save this poor guy, he has divining rods too. Look how much trim he has though.
espo Posted February 11 Posted February 11 1 hour ago, customline said: Morning mock-up. Your build looks like it's coming along fine, and I like the looks of your flathead. The era 1952 electric fuel pump question would best be answered from someone even older than myself. At that time, I was sitting on the floor with some metal tooled toy cars making my own engine sounds. Around 1960 was when I first became knowledgeable of such accessories, especially when trying to work around vapor lock issues with hot running flatheads and that's a whole different story. The hood trim issue seems to of showed up around the time the sedan delivery hit the market. AMT may have tried to use the tooling from the original '40 Ford and the tool may have been well worn by then and for whatever reason they may have chosen to use it as is anyway.
customline Posted February 12 Author Posted February 12 7 hours ago, LennyB said: You want to try and save this poor guy, he has divining rods too. Look how much trim he has though. That's a nice looking hood, Len.
customline Posted February 12 Author Posted February 12 Because the chassis is Revell and the body is AMT, the bumper brackets needed to be attached to the frame and the body needed to be tweaked a bit. The front just needed a little enlarging of the slots. The rear was off a few mms. The bottom corners of the body had to be patched up with CA and some small styrene bits. The radiator is the Revell part as well as all four hoses. I added .020 brass to the hoses and drilled the outlets to help with subsequent assembly. The hood hinges are quite free to move so I figgered a pair of magnets might be a good idea. I put the mounting in place in the hood and closed the hole behind the grille. 5
LennyB Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Three cheers for the little magnets📣📣📣 Looking good Jim, glad Revell and AMT are getting along.
LennyB Posted February 13 Posted February 13 23 hours ago, customline said: That's a nice looking hood, Len. You want one, I have a few of these early ones.
customline Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 3 hours ago, LennyB said: Three cheers for the little magnets📣📣📣 Looking good Jim, glad Revell and AMT are getting along. When my tudor goes over a speed bump the hood will fly open and slam shut. The magnets are a necessity 😌. They're getting along now but I had to promise the remains of the the Revell kit a serious top chop. Then I have to turn what's left of the AMT kit into some stupid diorama. I'm not doing that! 😠
customline Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 19 minutes ago, LennyB said: You want one, I have a few of these early ones. Nah, I'm good 👌 but thanks anyway.
customline Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Dave isn't here either, Bil. He's still trying to finish up the Cord. I'll let him know. He'll appreciate your comment but he needs to do a little more work on it. 2
bill-e-boy Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Coming along nicely. The AMT fender sets have huge tubs in the rear so you can fit a big tyre in there. Maybe too big for a flat motor. And yup the belt line moulding is very vague on the AMT 40 series with little fading to none on the hood. Makes it a challenge to foil - or just sand it off and go de-chromed
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