Greg Pugh Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) I figured I better post this before everyone is sick of seeing this color. It seems like I'm seeing it everywhere these days. I picked this one up not too long ago in a purchase I made of about 40 kits. This one was an old 2n1 AMT kit from the 70's and all of the parts to make it a hot rod were all gone. Only the parts to make the stock version were still present and a lot of them were missing also. I figured I could throw this one in the parts pile or I could take on a major project and build it. I have never scratch-built anything or taken on a project like this so it was a big challenge but here she is. The body and seat are the only pieces used of the original kit. Everything else is either aftermarket, kit bashed, parts box or scratchbuilt. Scratchbuilt items include the complete frame rails and floorboard (styrene sheet and half of a Bic pen for the transmission tunnel). The frame was Z'ed at the rear and the body was heavily channelled over the frame to get the low look. The seat-bottom was split to allow for the transmission tunnel due to the heavy channelling. The dashboard was extended in length to allow for gauges. I had a blast building this car. Feel free to make comments or ask any questions. Thank you. Edited March 21, 2011 by gpugh1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jedimastergary Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Nicd one the color looks great and the details make it look like a great model love how low it sits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodBurNeR Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Nice! Wheels and color choices are key in this build, looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I really like this one Greg. Good combination of parts and colors to achieve a certain style. oldscool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Sweet lookin' classic hot rod! Love it! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vizio93 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 That thang is awesome man, I love the stance !!! Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Thanks for the kind words everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jairus Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Very nice and good photography too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I like it! The windshield frame looks a little out of scale, kind of thick and chunky... but that's just my opinion. Looks cool, I like the color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lombardo Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Greg, that is really nice. Simple and to the point. I really like the color choice....burnt orange with white works all the time. I like the cut down '32 grille surround. I keep meaning to build a t bucket rod and just don't get around to it, but you did and it looks very period correct. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 I like it! The windshield frame looks a little out of scale, kind of thick and chunky... but that's just my opinion. Looks cool, I like the color! I know it It sticks out to me as the one thing that I'd either like to redo or wish I would've done differently. I would like to thin it out and have it plated but I'm afraid that if I go to pull it off at this point that it will pull paint with it. It kinda drives me crazy though 'cuz I'm a bit of a perfectionist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Greg, that is really nice. Simple and to the point. I really like the color choice....burnt orange with white works all the time. I like the cut down '32 grille surround. I keep meaning to build a t bucket rod and just don't get around to it, but you did and it looks very period correct. Nice job. Thank you! You should definately build one. It was probably the most enjoyable one I've built to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul_Perez Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Very cool build!! It looks to me like an upscale ratrod!! Later, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm seconding Peter Lombardo's comments here . You have a good eye for the detail . Ed Shaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g1grim13 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 just wondering how you did the back axle or maybe a pic from the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 That is a well done, beautiful little rod. I love everything about it, especially how you took parts box pieces to build a work of art! Great job. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I like it! Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 just wondering how you did the back axle or maybe a pic from the back I used a chrome-plated transverse leaf spring to mount the rearend to the frame which was Z'd in the rear. I'll see if I can't take a picture for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 I finally got a chance to take some pics. Hope this helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete L. Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Really cool model ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) So I took this car to a show last summer. It was an outdoor show as it was part of a 1:1 car show. No big deal....or so I thought. Well my little sheet of paper they had me fill out with my name and the model info was slipped under my car. When I go to pick the car up, I find out that the wind came through and caught the sheet of paper, flipping my car upside down and snapping the windshield frame off. Mad as you-know-what, I brought my car home and I haven't touched it or looked at it since. Part of that reason being that I was trying to decide what to do about "fixing" the windshield frame cuz I was never really all that happy with it (I actually kinda took this whole thing as a sign to be honest). Well, I finally dug it out and decided it was time to do something with it. I tried several different windshield frames but I decided to stick with the original piece. I just took out the upper horizontal bar and thinned down the rest of the frame. I decided against plating it as I thought it would look a little wacky. So without any further ado, here's the result. Let me know what you think. Improvement or not? And please be honest. Edited March 21, 2011 by gpugh1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRG Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 (edited) Personally I like the second set of photos much better. Edited March 21, 2011 by DRG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron W. Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 That is nice.Taking spare parts to make something nice. Reminds me of this cartoon. It shows this guy's mother comming out to the garage,and sees this big mess,and wants the son to clean out the garage. Well,he sees this part conects to this part,and on,and on. Then his mom comes out into the garage,and sees this nice street rod. She asked "Where did that come from?" To which he replied "Mom, it's a long story"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 man that looks great! i like what you did with the intake trumpets, and the whole thing looks right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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