AMT's 1929 Ford Woody/Pickup Kit: WIP

[Kenmojr]

Nice work....

[David G.]

On 10/7/2025 at 7:27 PM, slusher said:

Coming along nicely David!

Thank you Carl.

On 10/7/2025 at 7:50 PM, FoMoCo66 said:

Love the yellow! This things gonna be cool. Are you planning on lowering it? I just think it would look great all around if it was lowered so that the wheels had just a tiny gap inbetween the fenders. One way I would do that is a drop front axle (and maybe even a quick change out back to handle the power 😉). Also, have you considered getting some surf boards to stick out the back?

Thank you Elliot. I've already lowered the back a little and I think the front will come down a little too once the front axle is properly in place. And I am currently considering a rear axle swap; mainly so I can have the option of a shorter driveshaft. Actually, I swiped the boards from the Surf Shark. You're three for three so yeah, I guess you can see where this build is going.  

On 10/7/2025 at 8:31 PM, Kenmojr said:

Nice work....

Thank you Ken.

=D-

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

The quest for a suitable engine for the Woody continues.

This time I'll try the Chrysler Max Wedge from AMT's '49 Mercury. Removal of the automatic transmission is the first step.

 

It looks like a good match between the Woody's transmission and the Mercury's engine.

 

Since I plan on displaying this model without a hood I want to add a little extra detail to it. Here I'm fabricating a bracket to support the alternator.

 

With the alternator bracket in place, it's time to move on to other things.

 

When fitting the transmission I discovered that cutting off the old one left a gap near the top of the engine block. I cut and glued in some scrap styrene to fill it. 

 

Unfortunately, once the fan belts and fan are added, there's not enough room between the firewall and radiator for this engine. In its proper position, the engine barely clears the thinner custom fire wall, and the fan is clearly intruding into the radiator space. Fortunately, I do have other options.

 

I'm looking at the T-Bird engine from AMT's '60 Starliner. Which is the one I originally wanted for this build. So since I'll be coming full circle on this, maybe it'll be the one.  😕 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to share any comments or questions you may have.

David G.