wreckless666 Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 after looking through multiple forums i havnt found anything. i have the revell 32 ford sedan street rod kit that i want to make a rat rod out of. my question is can i use the original frame and "z" it or would it be easier to scratch build a frame? any tips would be awesome since i have never done anything like this before
SuperStockAndy Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Although I'm not sure what it means to "Z" a frame, I'd just scratchbuild my own. That way you can make it to your exact likings.
MikeMc Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 after looking through multiple forums i havnt found anything. i have the revell 32 ford sedan street rod kit that i want to make a rat rod out of. my question is can i use the original frame and "z" it or would it be easier to scratch build a frame? any tips would be awesome since i have never done anything like this before You can Z that one easily, I did a major Z up front on this one.... On the '29 it got Zd front and rear....
wreckless666 Posted January 1, 2011 Author Posted January 1, 2011 You can Z that one easily, I did a major Z up front on this one.... On the '29 it got Zd front and rear.... do i have to remove the floor pan or doesnt it matter? i opened the kit and looked through it but havnt really messed around with it. im not sure if im gonna do the front only or the front and rear
MikeMc Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) figgure out what look you want then cut and fit...remember...its just plastic and you can always glue it back together!!! My photobucket link will show you my 29, 31, and 32 builds, all with Zd frames. The 48 Aerosedan is old school body drop and frame slammed west coast style no Z on this one. the 50 ford is reversed springs etc... the 65 step is new school...IFS...raised on the frame and lowered rear with a mild C notch frame Edited January 1, 2011 by Stasch
wreckless666 Posted January 2, 2011 Author Posted January 2, 2011 figgure out what look you want then cut and fit...remember...its just plastic and you can always glue it back together!!! yeah man i hear ya. im always too afraid i wont be able to fix it lol. i havnt done too much custom building to many of my models. nothing like this anyway. after looking at some of your pictures i have a good idea of what im doing
MikeMc Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 figgure out what look you want then cut and fit...remember...its just plastic and you can always glue it back together!!! yeah man i hear ya. im always too afraid i wont be able to fix it lol. i havnt done too much custom building to many of my models. nothing like this anyway. after looking at some of your pictures i have a good idea of what im doing I learned here years back..that what you cut..you can always glue it back..I use a lot of Tenax and Pro Weld....almost like welding thing back together...The trick is to let things dry..Tenax lets me do this
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