Mild 37 Ford Street Rod

[Duntov]

Hello:

I started this '37 Ford Pick up (Revell) build recently. I am using several different items. This first picture is the flat head motor from the Revell 40 Ford kit with resin Offenhauser heads and distributor from R&M. I used orange plug wires and boots from Parks to set it off a bit. The headers are scratch built from sprue.

The second view is the frame. I cut out most of the stock components and fitted new front and rear suspension pieces from styrene shapes to get the truck to sit lower.

The frame with the flat motor mounted…..the wheels and tires are from a junked Chrysler promo model I picked up on sale at the hobby shop near my home. They are really nice big and little items. I saved the disc brakes from that model as well.

Here is the mock up of the body, motor, frame and fenders. The top has been chopped very mildly….just to take the tall look off it.

Last is a trick I used to avoid tubbing the rear end. I substituted the fenders from the Revell 32 Ford coupe kit. They are much wider than the 37 fenders and mounted to the fender casting with minimal surgery. This way the bed stays intact and the wide rear wheels tuck neatly into the fenders. The fender itself is just a bit wider in front than the running boards but I will not be messing with that since it looks just fine regardless (see above)......the mounting hole for the spare tire will be converted into a gas filler with a large cap and aluminum tube running through the front of the bed to a tank mounted between the rails.

Hope you enjoy this one…..more as time and travel schedule permit.

Regards Bill (Duntov)

Edited February 12, 2011 by Duntov

[Jon Cole]

Do like! I have the '37 Ford pickup on my bench also! Keep it going!