'25 T Chopped Coupe on '32 Rails

[Dennis Lacy]

After about 3 months of off and on work I’m happy to announce that my ‘25 T Coupe on ‘32 rails is finished. I have to say that I feel that this latest creation is my best work to date when it comes to fit & finish and since it’s the newest it should be, right?

The body is from AMT’s current Double T release. From there I dissected a Revell ‘32 frame for it’s side rails and created the rear frame section and cross members from Evergreen and pieces of a Revell ‘40 Ford center X member. The suspension is a combination of many kit-sourced pieces such as a Revell ‘32 front axle and steering linkage, AMT ‘41 Woody hairpins, Lindberg ‘34 Pickup rear axle and Revell ‘40 Ford brake plates. The front wheels are from a Revell ‘50 Pickup and the rear wheels, tires and all 4 hubcaps from Revell’s ‘40 Standard Coupe. Front tires are piecrust skinnies from an older issue SWC Willys. The ARDUN flathead is from Revell’s latest ‘50 Pickup and has been modified with AMT ‘32 Phantom Vicky headers and a custom vertical magneto drive. The generator is mounted to the rear axle torque tube and gear driven off of the driveshaft. A chopped Revell ‘32 grill, shell and headlights are mounted up front. Inside, a Revell ‘37 Sedan dash was narrowed with a custom steering shaft and AMT ‘40 Ford wheel. The seat is a narrowed Revell ‘32 Roadster part.

The body and frame are finished in Tamiya Olive Drab 2 with the bodies soft top painted flat black. The suspension and wheels are a combination of gloss black and Mica silver. The engine is Antique Ford Engine Green (available from restoration suppliers) with the intake, carbs and valve covers a combination of metalizer shades.

Hope you guys like it!

[Emiliosis Boi Magic]

clean and sweet... Looks great like the color 2 keep up the sick work...

[davyou5]

Now that is one smooth paint job , And a very clean build, Excellent job! .

[hemi]

Now thats a sweet ride.I like it.

[Del Austin]

Excellent! I love the workmanship and the overall look of the car. That would make one heckova fun ride in 1:1

[David G.]

Clean and tight. Excellent work!

[southpier]

very nice build. i have two questions:

is the generator trick something 1:1 cars have, or your own idea? (i'm going to steal it, btw)

when so many different kits' parts are interchanged, how the heck do you keep track of their lineage?

thanks

Edited November 2, 2010 by southpier

[Dennis Lacy]

Thank you for the nice comments about my T, guys!

very nice build. i have two questions:

is the generator trick something 1:1 cars have, or your own idea? (i'm going to steal it, btw)

when so many different kits' parts are interchanged, how the heck do you keep track of their lineage?

thanks

The generator trick is a bit of fantasy I came up with to get it off the engine, yet still keep all the components necessary for a street car. To my knowledge, no one has ever done such a thing. There are modern-day kits available for street rods that mount an alternator on the chassis and drive it by belt either from the tailshaft in the transmission or the pinion shaft in the rear axle. Naturally, the alternator will only charge when the vehicle is in motion.

As far as keeping track of kits, all I can say is that remembering all this junk is sometimes a blessing and others a curse. I honestly don't know how I retain it all but I could tell you the source of a kit-bashed part on a model I built 15 years ago. It's a sickness!!!

[dimaxion]

If I remember right , old time (50's) dirt Stockers where I lived used a driveshaft generator to get more power to the dirt . A Hudson Racer told me and showed me the set up on his consistant winner . Drawback ; keep it moving . Nice collection of parts and pieces . Just right . I appreciate the Audrun Flattie . Thanx ..

Edited November 5, 2010 by dimaxion

[Jairus]

very nice build. i have two questions:

is the generator trick something 1:1 cars have, or your own idea? (i'm going to steal it, btw)

Yeah, it's a trick but it only works if the drive shaft is exposed. With the Ford "Banjo" rear end there is no way to access the shaft at that point. He just stuck the generator there.

Other than that... the car looks GREAT! Stance, choice of parts and overall look are very good.

Edited November 5, 2010 by Jairus

[Dennis Lacy]

Yeah, it's a trick but it only works if the drive shaft is exposed. With the Ford "Banjo" rear end there is no way to access the shaft at that point. He just stuck the generator there.

Other than that... the car looks GREAT! Stance, choice of parts and overall look are very good.

Well, if a guy was to weld a sprocket or gear onto the internal driveshaft, cut a window in the torque tube, make a new sprocket or gear to go in place of the generator pulley and run a chain to drive it, it could work! Not that anyone would ever do such a thing.

Thank you very much for your nice comments, Jauris!

[Danno]

Well, if a guy was to weld a sprocket or gear onto the internal driveshaft, cut a window in the torque tube, make a new sprocket or gear to go in place of the generator pulley and run a chain to drive it, it could work! Not that anyone would ever do such a thing.

Thank you very much for your nice comments, Jauris!

Cutting a window in the torque tube would destroy its structural rigidity and compromise the strength and geometry of the entire drivetrain and chassis. But, hey! It's a model; it won't run without spark plug wires and fuel lines or linkage anyway!

Nice looking curbside overall. Love the suede green.

Edited November 9, 2010 by Danno