American Graffiti Ford Coupe

[Twokidsnosleep]

Look out. Chrome is gonna be flying, Brother

 

 

Edited August 23 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Stl file is getting better and better

some rough hand test paint early sat am while wife still asleep. White Stylenrez primer, CAT yellow Tamiya, both brushed and sharpie for the black chrome pen edging

 

then airbrushed the rest of the prints

tamiya fine white primer, CAT yellow

Edited August 24 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

One tried on the car. I think the paint colour nailed it.

super hard to get that script right

[slusher]

Tag looks really nice"

[Twokidsnosleep]

22 minutes ago, slusher said:

Tag looks really nice"

Thanks man

Hope you are doing well 😎

[Mattilacken]

Nice work on that sign. How if you use a super thin aluminium, from a whine bottle or such and put it on top of that one and then use a toothpick or something to shape it.

[Twokidsnosleep]

2 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

Nice work on that sign. How if you use a super thin aluminium, from a whine bottle or such and put it on top of that one and then use a toothpick or something to shape it.

Great idea 

Will  cut the plate off the block and try that aluminum wrap for the frame…I have some thin pop can or shim stock to try

👍🏻😎

 

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Bit of an engine tear down to fit a brass alternator support

Was having a hard time stabilizing it until saw this reference.

The resin printed supports were too weak, the brass one screws into the block 

Tore it all back off and got some Revell chrome paint done, will be a couple days to dry solid.

Now I hope to get back on track.

Edited August 30 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

I am waiting on chrome spray to dry on exhaust and engine parts

Can’t  touch that Revell for a good couple days or fingerprints.

 

UPdate:  yep it is about three days and then things seem set enough to handle without leaving fingerprints and smudges

Everything I have read and seen says not to clear coat or you lose the chrome shine.

Edited September 5 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Dashboard done and in

Then some glass. I sprayed the kit glass Tamiya smoke which looks dark and cool….but the pieces fought me going in

I remembered a birdie saying the glass was green tint and I have some acrylic sprayed different clears so green it is. A good complementary colour with yelliw

 

I am still quite a ways off from finishing and  there are lots of bits and boogers to tidy up  

Edited September 6 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Wasn’t digging the green. Switched it out for a tinted acrylic 

 

 

and I popped the hinged door off out of its support and broke the a pillar and one of the chop sections on the window frame 

Edited September 7 by Twokidsnosleep

[WorldOfCarModelsCraft]

On 8/22/2025 at 5:27 PM, Twokidsnosleep said:

Starting on the license plate print 

This is version 2.0…there will be more

 

wow just have idea, you can print it and then try to press it on thin metal sheet. This is how it works?

[Twokidsnosleep]

10 hours ago, WorldOfCarModelsCraft said:

wow just have idea, you can print it and then try to press it on thin metal sheet. This is how it works?

Yes
this is my process in pictures. Haven’t quite got the frame right yet

[Twokidsnosleep]

Tickets anyone?

 

Edited September 8 by Twokidsnosleep

[Mattilacken]

Looking good! nice touch with al the small details!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Getting back on track with the engine and  adding firewall details

 

[Dan Hay]

Nice build! I’ll be starting a General Lee build soon from a 69 Camaro, they’re pretty much the same too.

[Twokidsnosleep]

This is a ‘30

Edited Saturday at 04:03 PM by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Made new shocks for the front end to match the lowering 

Telescoping brass and soldered rounds

saved the headlight mounts in styrene
 

 

These will get Revell chromed some time today

Edited Saturday at 04:04 PM by Twokidsnosleep

[Mattilacken]

Looking nice!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Tubes tinted with clear yellow Tamiya

Wiring harness getting organized

 

Soldered throttle linkages up

 

 

 

Third cement attempt of engine block into frame, this time with contact cement. Headers glued in and spark plug wiring done

 

Edited yesterday at 09:55 PM by Twokidsnosleep

[FoMoCo66]

Okay, the yellow tint on the fuel lines look way better.

[Twokidsnosleep]

11 minutes ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Okay, the yellow tint on the fuel lines look way better.

I showed that way back before as well

It is just fragile so needed to be done nearing the last steps so not wiped away or chipped 

I changed the fuzzy black around the windscreen too as it looked weird 

[TopherMcGinnis]

This is looking WONDERFUL!

I use E 6000 to do some final assemblies with. It's thick, so it holds stuff pretty quick and you have a little time to position. It works on paint as well.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Getting close but still miles away from the finish line