32 5W Chop

[bill-e-boy]

I have completed the rear end installation. The scratch built shocks were assembled and glued in place. Looks a whole lot better than the kit shocks

The front axle is glued in so work now on getting that end complete then we can get her up on all feet

 

 

 

[bill-e-boy]

A quickie mock up while I decide how to sort out front shocks as the front end has been lowered a fair amount. the body id still loose while i do the chassis work

[bill-e-boy]

Been working on the chassis. I made up a front and rear spreader bars as I was not happy with the kit chrome ones.  I used 1.6mm (1/16") stainless steel welding filler rod that I polished up in the lathe. I made slightly longer and filed back to size to fit snugly between the frame rails

 The motor is looking like a porcupine at the moment. These will find a place when I mount the body to the chassis - soon

[bill-e-boy]

The body has finally met the chassis. Glued up with 5min Araldite epoxy

 

 

[James2]

Fit and finish is spot on. Is all the glass installed?

[customline]

It looks like they're already married, Bill. 🤵👰‍♂️

[turbolag]

The color is gorgeous 

[BERT100]

Great job of problem solving and "model-modeling". (oh. good grief🤪)

Good call on the colors.

[bill-e-boy]

Thanks guys

On 9/11/2025 at 11:26 AM, James2 said:

Is all the glass installed?

Well the windshield, rear and quarter windows are - just hard to see in the pix

 

 

[bill-e-boy]

I made up some radiator hoses from 1.7mm solder painted Tamiya rubber and I needed something to bling up the ends - well the top hoses anyway. I have made hose clamps before with foil and that is a real pain of a job. So methinks I can make up some hex clamp covers. I have some ally tube the right i.d. size of 1.7mm so over to the mill we go. Here I have the tube set up on an indexing head that has 12 index points so I can machine 6 sides easily. The chuck was remoted back into the lathe and I polished the newly machined hex and cut off some pieces about 1mm long

The result with tube at the front and the hexes fitted to the radiator hoses.

Most probably small detail that will go unnoticed by most but I know it is there.

Thanks for looking

[turbolag]

4 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:

I made up some radiator hoses from 1.7mm solder painted Tamiya rubber and I needed something to bling up the ends - well the top hoses anyway. I have made hose clamps before with foil and that is a real pain of a job. So methinks I can make up some hex clamp covers. I have some ally tube the right i.d. size of 1.7mm so over to the mill we go. Here I have the tube set up on an indexing head that has 12 index points so I can machine 6 sides easily. The chuck was remoted back into the lathe and I polished the newly machined hex and cut off some pieces about 1mm long

The result with tube at the front and the hexes fitted to the radiator hoses.

Most probably small detail that will go unnoticed by most but I know it is there.

Thanks for looking

Very cool 

[customline]

And now we know, Bill. I might do the OEM type with wire but a hot rodder would use the "parts store" band type. Good thinking 🤓

I hope I understood this. The photo is a bit cloudy. 

Edited September 14 by customline

[bill-e-boy]

2 hours ago, customline said:

And now we know, Bill. I might do the OEM type with wire but a hot rodder would use the "parts store" band type. Good thinking 🤓

I hope I understood this. The photo is a bit cloudy. 

Thanks Jim. The pix quality from my phone is a bit suss when using heavy zoom. May take one with the big camera. I think you have right end of the stick. There is a blingy aftermarket hex cover that fits over the hose clamp and is a hex style mimicking the fittings used on braided lines. Just adding bling to the rather bland looking radiator hoses and clamps. The other way is to use chrome pipes in the centre with short hoses but that would have needed even more clamps.

17 hours ago, turbolag said:

Very cool 

Thanks Steve

[customline]

1 hour ago, bill-e-boy said:

Thanks Jim. The pix quality from my phone is a bit suss when using heavy zoom. May take one with the big camera. I think you have right end of the stick. There is a blingy aftermarket hex cover that fits over the hose clamp and is a hex style mimicking the fittings used on braided lines. Just adding bling to the rather bland looking radiator hoses and clamps. The other way is to use chrome pipes in the centre with short hoses but that would have needed even more clamps.

Thanks Steve

Oh. 💩

[bill-e-boy]

Had some issues getting the grill and radiator assembly to fit properly. Had to monkey around with the lower hoses and radiator stubs where it meets the chassis. An adjustment here, a tweak there and a little time with the lower hoses and it now fits

Nextup wheel fitment. Rears sat nicely but had to chock up the fronts to get camber and a little toe in. The Tamiya square bottles are perfect for this. 

I have a little side project on the go - a display base that nicely shows off the kit - although not quite finished yet

 Thanks for looking

[customline]

Looks like you're down to those little PITA details now, Bill. Great detail work on the engine and surrounding mechanicals. Cool display, too. Nice show rod!

[bill-e-boy]

On 9/21/2025 at 3:30 AM, customline said:

Looks like you're down to those little PITA details now, Bill.

Indeed. Got those pesky little details done over the weekend.

Headlights, tail lights, plate, radiator cap, door handles and gas cap all done. I could not get the radiator brace in as it clashed with the frog mouths - oh darn!

It is now in the cabinet and I will get around to posting in Under Glass -sometime

Thanks for bearing with me through this build but I must say I have enjoyed it and I did it in record time - for me anyway 

[customline]

4 hours ago, bill-e-boy said:

Indeed. Got those pesky little details done over the weekend.

Headlights, tail lights, plate, radiator cap, door handles and gas cap all done. I could not get the radiator brace in as it clashed with the frog mouths - oh darn!

hey

It is now in the cabinet and I will get around to posting in Under Glass -sometime

Thanks for bearing with me through this build but I must say I have enjoyed it and I did it in record time - for me anyway 

Congrats!  Hey, you might be able, at this point, to drill holes on each side of the firewall at the top and also on the grille shell. Drill the firewall through so you can insert pins or stiff wire that are longer than they need to be and then pull them back to the holes in the shell. 

Maybe make some realistic looking brackets for the firewall end. 

 

[bill-e-boy]

Thanks Jim - I thought about it but not sure yet. I might make a sling shot style one where it uses the centre hole on the radiator and two new holes at the firewall. And make a filler for the original hole at the fire wall. It can stay in the cabinet for now as I need to get some movement on another (group build) project. 

And I do like your gungy old hot rod