Jon Cole Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) I finally have photos to show what I have been working on for the past three weeks (I work slow). Here is the inspiration: Mine will have gloss paint, still not sure of wheels or engine. First whack at z'ing a frame, decided to pin it for strength... Ahhh.... the doner corpse! The blood and gore shot... More later. Edited February 20, 2010 by Spyder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janne Herajärvi Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I already like it. Cool project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart-Resins Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 This certainly will be nice to watch! Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustommerc Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Neat Project, That's gonna be Kool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Spyder.... Nice Start so far.... Very Cool, I will be watching this one for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 PROGRESS! Courtesy Mother Nature. I finally made progress on my 37/57… first real mockup here with Modelhaus skins (#186 out back; #120 up front) on wheels from the Bantam Blast. Still not sure about a mill… the Bantam’s looks good, but no tranny means I would need to scrounge one up. Any source ideas out there for the tranny, or even an entire different powerplant? I really dig FAT TIRES! Nothing else will do for this! Also thinking of gloss black paint; possibly a two tone. I would like to show ’57 Ford influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot949 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I'm really diggin this... What a hell of an idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Blown 392 Hemi..parts pack, 41 willys,last issue 32 coupe...add the blower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Lookin' good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Neato! I was going to mention a '57 two-tone ... make it like the real with chrome(or rust) separator. Looks like you've been leaning that way too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I am loving where this one's headed! More, more, more . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 This looks great! I did something similar using the front of that 57, but I didn't like the look and tossed the idea. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAone Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 i like where this is headed. good to see this one pop up after a leave of absense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 More updates: BUILD EVERYTHING TWICE! That way it takes longer. After all the work in the frame, the end result seems too short in the front. I must have screwed it up when I "Z'd" the frame. So, I will make an all new frame Everytime I draw a pattern, the second one comes out larger than the first. So this time, I will try a 'negative' or reverse pattern. I drew out the width and other guides on paper for the frame. Here is the start for the 'X' frame. More later... unless I pop a head gasket, and pulverize the whole thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Keep this going! Awesome project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Neil Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Cool beans Jon, fun build, I'll be bookmarking this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parki Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 looking very very cool Can't wait to see more pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 More twice-built! In front of my second frame, is the bulkhead to mount my rear suspension, also scratched. Unfortunately, the first set of trailing arms had too much angle, The arm to frame would have been too close to the driveshaft. The second set of trailing arms sits outboard... Rear suspension not glued in place... I still need to come up with some rear coil-overs, and a panard bar. Front axle will be from the Revell '32 Ford... scratch-built trailing links. But the engine? Still not 100% sure. No motor mounts on the frame yet. On the bench, a 390 HP Thunderbird mill from the '34 Ford pickup kit. Kind of so-so on that, would like to stay Ford. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Fist Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Well you can always stick in a 427, but I think a modular motor would be really cool either supercharged 5.4l from the Shelby or the n/a 4.6 from the 99 SVT Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Neil Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I forgot how good a builder you are Jon. I still remember how much your Corvair convertible blew me away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gautreau Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Great looking build.Frame looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Minor FAIL. One of the pivot housings on my scratched trailing arms fell apart. So that means new t-arms will be made, except this time, each one will be one-piece. Also, this stuff doesn't come naturally to me. So, I need to learn as I go. That can lead to errors. If you look at the earlier photos, the rear axle is free to rotate on its axis. Big FAIL. My new rear suspension will now have 4 t-arms. I still need to build my rear coil-over shocks. Plus I will need a rear Panard (Panhard? sp?) bar. So far, everything back there will be functionally free to move. Lets see if I can do likewise with the coils and Panard. At first, I though I would only replace the failing 2 trailing arms: Here, I have fab'd 4 new t-arms, and added a second set of mounts to the crossmember. Odd how I had originally made my rear axle t-arm mounts large enough to use 4 arms. I did that right... by coincidence! Below is the back side of the crossmember, which will be near the front of the truck bed. I don't want any more parts breaking off, so those U-brackets to mount the t-arms are not just epoxied, they were also drilled & pinned. For appearance, I will cut some hex nuts and add to the pins before those also get trimmed down to length. I am really winging it here. If I had better knowledge of suspension design, I could have avoided a few mistakes. I hope I am not boring anyone with all this. My goal is, maybe by writing all this out; it may help me to remember, thus avoiding a repeat. Well, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it! Edited March 28, 2011 by Jon Cole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt francis Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Wow the detail on this is just going to be outstanding . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not boring at all! This is how we all learn. ps....it's panhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Checking in ... still following this. I'm not sure I remember any previous Jon Cole builds, so I'm enjoying this one! Go, Jon, go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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