Belugawrx Posted May 17 Posted May 17 I've been looking at this one on my stash shelf for several years, knowing it couldn't be built stock and look decent. The moulds are slushy and the trim detail and opening doors were wonky. Glued the doors shut, trimmed off the vent windows, ground off all the badges and trim, radiused the wheel openings Found some suitable shoes Going for something like this Will be using some of Bill Elliot's 9 decals Throw back to all the cars I watched race up at Merrittville Speedway back in the day Cheers 6
TECHMAN Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Good subject matter!!!! Will be watching..... Whatcha gonna use for engine/trans???? DJ 1
Volzfan59 Posted May 21 Posted May 21 3 hours ago, TECHMAN said: Good subject matter!!!! Will be watching..... Whatcha gonna use for engine/trans???? DJ I’m in for this one too! 1
bobss396 Posted May 21 Posted May 21 I'd like to do one, really drop it into the weeds. Those old Ford "cow belly" chassis (through 1964) were used under many stock cars. The front cross member gave them great strength. 1
Belugawrx Posted May 21 Author Posted May 21 (edited) 14 hours ago, TECHMAN said: Good subject matter!!!! Will be watching..... Whatcha gonna use for engine/trans???? DJ Kit comes with a blobby looking 312 auto..going to need to swap that out with something more competitive for sure..going thru my parts to see if I kept a 351 4 speed ,,,maybe. And steal the 9" rear out of the '56 pick up Edited May 21 by Belugawrx 1
Sledsel Posted May 21 Posted May 21 Cool build! I will be watching. I do not understand the "cannot be build stock" comment though. This kit is far more accurate than the Revell 57's 1
Belugawrx Posted May 21 Author Posted May 21 21 minutes ago, Sledsel said: Cool build! I will be watching. I do not understand the "cannot be build stock" comment though. It's not the kit cannot, it's more, I cannot build any kit box stock...lol Besides, the kit itself is loaded with flash, bad fitment and warped, short shot parts...so...Stock car ! 1 1
TECHMAN Posted May 21 Posted May 21 6 hours ago, Belugawrx said: Kit comes with a blobby looking 312 auto..going to need to swap that out with something more competitive for sure..going thru my parts to see if I kept a 351 4 speed ,,,maybe. And steal the 9" rear out of the '56 pick up 351 and 4-spd would be cool, you have room for most anything you want to run, even a 427/4spd..... Any choice will be great!!!! (Watching the progress) DJ 1
bobss396 Posted May 22 Posted May 22 12 hours ago, TECHMAN said: 351 and 4-spd would be cool, you have room for most anything you want to run, even a 427/4spd..... Any choice will be great!!!! (Watching the progress) DJ The old NASCAR kits had decent engines in them. Another I like is the 427 in the 1965 Ford kit. 2
Belugawrx Posted May 22 Author Posted May 22 1 hour ago, bobss396 said: The old NASCAR kits had decent engines in them. Another I like is the 427 in the 1965 Ford kit. Yep, got a decent one out of an older Tbird, also the Foose pickup has a Roush 427 I'm looking at stealing, will need to swap out the AOD trans on it. More to think about 1
Belugawrx Posted May 23 Author Posted May 23 (edited) Started grinding out the exhaust, and ended up taking out the whole pan..things got outta hand Hid the 'carpet' moulding on the interior floor with some .025 mm extended out 5mm (3/16") to meet the body shell. ...gratuitous mock up... Might have found a doner engine More later.. Edited June 2 by Belugawrx
Belugawrx Posted June 8 Author Posted June 8 Back from the sign painters...heading to the spray booth tonight for a shot of Alclad Aqua Gloss Clear 2 1
Belugawrx Posted June 8 Author Posted June 8 (edited) Thanks Steve..found the decals in my stash..some that were too old, didn't make it. On to the interior Edited June 9 by Belugawrx 1
MarkJ Posted June 9 Posted June 9 Looks awesome, Bruce. Really like the molding holes in the front fenders. Adds a lot of authenticity to the build. 57 Fords are one of my favorite all time cars. They really looked cool when they came out in 57. Long and low compared to the 56 version. 1 1
Belugawrx Posted Friday at 09:48 PM Author Posted Friday at 09:48 PM On 6/9/2025 at 9:02 AM, MarkJ said: Long and low compared to the 56 version. I see what you mean Mark Here she is mocked up for stance adustments Looks like I'll need to take some off the front of the dash , but otherwise... 2
MarkJ Posted Friday at 10:35 PM Posted Friday at 10:35 PM 44 minutes ago, Belugawrx said: I see what you mean Mark Here she is mocked up for stance adustments Looks like I'll need to take some off the front of the dash , but otherwise... Looks pretty close to me, Bruce. Nice tight fit of the cage to the roof. Time to finish this one up and send her to the showroom. 1
Belugawrx Posted Friday at 11:27 PM Author Posted Friday at 11:27 PM 49 minutes ago, MarkJ said: Nice tight fit of the cage to the roof. Thanks Mark, no where near as complete as yours, but, I'm working slow on it...all those birdmouths are killing me...lol Cheers
meechum68 Posted Saturday at 01:19 AM Posted Saturday at 01:19 AM That is awesome! Now I have to find another Fairlane kit! The one I have is being built for my wife 1
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