Big 'N' Grumpy Posted January 11, 2010 Posted January 11, 2010 The kit is the Revell Street Rod kit. The Cragars are from the Rat Packer. Yes use my inner door panel panel idea . They are taken from a photo of a 1:1 Willys so are pretty correct. The slots came from one of the Willys Gasser kits I believe. To dull the tires I dipped them in alcohol for a while but got better results when I got the bright idea of rubbing them with toothpaste. Toms of Maine to be exact but I'm sure it doesn't matter. I'm thinking it's the baking soda. or, what i do is i take some of the fine steel wool and rub em for a couple seconds real good, thats what i do with ny tires
noname Posted January 11, 2010 Author Posted January 11, 2010 Dave, I actually went at the axle last night. I got it just a smidge more narrow than the modern front suspension that comes with the kit so it should be good ( I hope ). All I did was cut the spindles off, trimmed each end and glued the spindles back on. Hope it works and hope the CA glue holds. I hate to hack things up like this but I didn't have any decent spare drop axles. Thanks for your interest guys.
Janne Herajärvi Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 And now it needs some salt and little more paint Those wheels look great BTW
Blake Rogers Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 The kit is the Revell Street Rod kit. The Cragars are from the Rat Packer. Yes use my inner door panel panel idea . They are taken from a photo of a 1:1 Willys so are pretty correct. The slots came from one of the Willys Gasser kits I believe. To dull the tires I dipped them in alcohol for a while but got better results when I got the bright idea of rubbing them with toothpaste. Toms of Maine to be exact but I'm sure it doesn't matter. I'm thinking it's the baking soda. can u give me a link to that 1:1 willys were abouts in Canada do u live?
Blake Rogers Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Ya,...I think I'm liking this better. wow
noname Posted January 12, 2010 Author Posted January 12, 2010 I'm in N.S.. The 1:1 car is in the last issue of Rod and Kulture (#19 Fall 2009 ).
Custom Hearse Posted January 12, 2010 Posted January 12, 2010 Here is the Willys. Ever seen one before? Yup... Seen one before... I've also had the Willys before. I saw this lot lizard at a truck stop one time...:lol: I think the wheels are done. Tried to take the sheen off the tires and dull the aluminum Alclad on the rims. Added valve stems. Let me know what you think. Love the Build!!! But I gotta ask... Where did you get the wheels from? I've been trying to find a set for several years now, and I've had no luck. Please tell me!!! Other than the question, it's looking great!!!
noname Posted January 12, 2010 Author Posted January 12, 2010 You can get these wheels from the John Mazmanian or Stone, Woods and Cook Willys kits ( Revell ). Far as I know these kits are the only p[lace you can get these tires and rims. I may have seen similar rims in resin somewhere but not sure where. Some purdy ain't thay.
Smart-Resins Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 I believe Ed Fluck at drag city casting has those rims? I also think I recall seeing that Bob Dudeck or maybe it was Manny Clubs website? I cant remember. For the right price, I have a set. Jody
noname Posted January 13, 2010 Author Posted January 13, 2010 My paint had dried up I usually use for engines and I don't have a spray can close enough. So...out came the artist acrylics. A little rough texture but I'll try sanding it. I'll wait till I weather it before I be too critical. A little black wash here and paint chip there may bring it around. Sometimes you have to use what you have and I don't live near a hobby shop.
Blake Rogers Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 I'm in N.S.. The 1:1 car is in the last issue of Rod and Kulture (#19 Fall 2009 ). i heard its up there thanks
noname Posted January 17, 2010 Author Posted January 17, 2010 Well I had the engine looking pretty good and then I went a little too far with it. So I stripped the paint off of it. I will try to get some decent engine paint in the next week or two. I had fit issues with the engine hitting the frame and the alternater hitting the inside of the fender. Well lets just say I took care of it. Part of this is that the engine will have a fan and belt but no alternater, just a belt with two pulleys. I think this is believable. The vehicle would be push started but would still have a cooling system. What do you think? I added coil springs to the rear and weathered the underneath. The interior will also be weathered. Things happen to vehicles when they sit around right. Everything looks a bit red in this lighting.
Casey Posted January 18, 2010 Posted January 18, 2010 *snip*the engine will have a fan and belt but no alternater, just a belt with two pulleys. I think this is believable. The vehicle would be push started but would still have a cooling system. What do you think? Many race cars run with a battery only, and no alternator to re-charge it...but you do need (well, should have) a water pump if the car is running a full cooling system with upper and lower hoses and a radiator. If it's a full-race car, you could get away with no radiator and eliminate the water pump entirely.
noname Posted January 18, 2010 Author Posted January 18, 2010 Thanks for your input Casey. I was planning on running the water pump of course and radiator. I thought it would look neat for some reason to have two pulleys and a short belt.
noname Posted January 18, 2010 Author Posted January 18, 2010 (edited) I'm adding another cool detail from the Willys in the magazine. Can anybody guess what it is? Here is your hint. Do you know what the tranny on the top is? Edited January 18, 2010 by noname
Casey Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 Do you know what the tranny on the top is? Guessing by the Chrysler Hemi engine in front of it and the shape of the case, I'm going to say it's a 727 TorqueFlite. It's a rare sight to see both a water pump and supercharger belt on the same engine, since the water pump almost always interferes with the blower belt's usual path. Add an idler pulley and a longer blower belt, and problem solved.
noname Posted January 19, 2010 Author Posted January 19, 2010 Thats right Casey, a 727. I wanted to use one of those push button shifters. Now I see there is going to be a fit problem as the tranny is wider. Hopefully a little grinding of the firewall will take care of that. The transverse leaf spring set up has been a problem all along with the engine fitting. Maybe thats why you don't often see one on a Willys. Oh well, I wanted to do something different. It's my nature.
rustybill1960 Posted January 19, 2010 Posted January 19, 2010 willys looking wicked dude! i have several in my stash really like your work, the front axle work is gonna be a great inspiration on my next wills build, been looking for some good reference thanks for sharing man looks great got any more engine work? later dude
noname Posted January 19, 2010 Author Posted January 19, 2010 I'll get at the engine as soon as I get some paint for it. Dave,that sounds like a cool idea. I don't think I have as big a parts box as you though.
noname Posted January 22, 2010 Author Posted January 22, 2010 Well I never got anywhere to get engine paint so I used that Duplicolour again. I have to get moving on this engine. In the meantime I've been picking at the interior. Made one of those push button shifters ( don't know if there is a proper name for them ). I tried to make it look like some paint chipped off of it. I hope it worked.
noname Posted January 25, 2010 Author Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) Got the interior finished. Engine is coming along. Edited January 25, 2010 by noname
Junkman Posted January 25, 2010 Posted January 25, 2010 Don't forget to paint that windscreen surround black, or Harry will spank your bottom.
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