little austin hot rod

[W-409]

Yes, very nice job! The paint looks fantastic and decals are nice too. Engine isn't bad anyways. Dash looks awesome. But there is a one thing, which has been disturbing me all the time... Those rear tires. Ok, they look good and they are the perfect choice to this one, but they would look better outside the body line. Now they are like in normal car, like in '67 Chevelle. Like how they are usually in Hot Rod, would look even more cooler, got it? But they are not too bad like that, so keep the project going, I'm watching all the time, how this comes along. Thank you for sharing it!

[jbwelda]

thanks for the feedback...yeah w409 i agree with you in retrospect i should have not narrowed the rear as much as i did and had the tires stick out another 3/16 inch or so on both sides. but im afraid its pretty much done. i didnt realize how wide the front track was going to be.

you might like my next thing better though, through comments made on this thread i bought a revell of germany bmw the body was sourced from and i think i will make a more trad british rod with it...full fenders but will bob the fronts considerably, add a lotus twin cam motor and trans and some southeast finecast photoetch wire wheels and tires. but more to come on that in a later thread.

right now i want to get this one done as imperfect as it may be.

many thanks again for looking and all comments gracefully accepted and appreciated!

[jbwelda]

just a quick update, dashboard, steering box and column and wheel are looking good! decals have been clearcoated but i still need to drill a couple holes then should be ready to wrap it up! or at least this phase of "it" up because i got another idea for the revell bmw kit that will begin as soon as this one ends!

thanks again for looking!

[Greg Pugh]

Wow! How cool is THAT???

[ajulia]

Hello there brethren! Gotta say I have seen this build up from beginning up to this point and the commitment shows thru and true! Im a bit out of my element when it comes to altering these early iron subjects but your take is way cool! You should be very proud of this build once complete! keep on wit the keepin on Will!!

peace

Tito!

[jbwelda]

well time is tight for the NNL West next saturday so progress happens despite it all.

this is the look for the grille and lamps:

nothings glued in and lenses arent in headlamps yet but you can see my kool

yellow turn signals incorporated into the headlamp buckets. tweedy pie grille and cut

down shell really complement the channeled austin body i think and the fan fits right

inside the shell like its supposed to.

and here we have some shots from the rear showing off the kool as kandy taillights i picked

up at the NNL one year complete with scale blue dots and polished machined surrounds. i bought

these just because they were so kool i just knew i would want to use them somewhere and

here they are!

plus that polished white metal gas cap looks sharp! still have to run a hose up to it fron the tank.

another shot from the rear this time showing the back of the grille and also the dashboard

and finally just another front end shot:

many thanks again for looking and hope to see you at the NNL West feb 26 in Santa Clara!

[jbwelda]

hey come check me in the "under glass" section! i gotta take a nice portrait first though so it might be a few hours!

meanwhile, i am thinking about my next project (after i clear my bench of a couple of long term dust collectors).

another of the same car but with the fenders and running boards intact, and a lotus twin cam motor.

lowered as low as i can of course.

not sure what exactly to do to make the body look a little kooler but i am planning out some surgery. we will see...