Bernard Kron Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) This is a Jimmy Flintstone chopped 36 Ford "rat rod" sedan on AMT fenders, frame, etc. Inspiration is this very cool drawing which I have used as my avatar at times: The grille has been smoothed and sectioned slightly to align the hood with the section in the JF body. The motor will be the injected Olds from the various AMT '40 Fords. Wheels will be the kit wide 5's with Firestone pie crust slicks on the rear and Modelhaus T-110's on the front. No lights, bumpers or radiator and a healthy setback on the motor. So, before committing myself to decals, I've had to ask myself what class would this run in circa 1959? I'm thinking the early stages of the Mooneyham Sharp 554 coupe which gradually evolved from a streetable car, gaining a chop and a setback and losing lights and a cooling system, and eventually its fenders, on its journey to pure Altered bliss. So, since it's probably a bit on the porky side, maybe C or D Altered... Thanx for lookin', B. Edited July 11, 2011 by Bernard Kron
Space Cowboy Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 This is going to be a great build. Keep us posted...................
Raul_Perez Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 Looking good, Bernard!! I like the photo you're working from. Later,
LAone Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 looks good to me. is the ride height going to be like the one in the pic?
Bernard Kron Posted July 2, 2011 Author Posted July 2, 2011 Thanx guys! The ride height is basicaly stock like in the old pic. I’m jumping around a lot on this build, tackling parts of various subassemblies but, as yet, not finishing any. I’ve got the Hilborn injected Olds motor from an AMT ’40 Ford Tudor largely completed, with just the wiring and plumbing and a set of custom headers left to do. The motor was set back in the chassis about 6.5 scale inches by fabricating new motor mounts and shortening the driveshaft. This also required cutting away the firewall so that now the last cylinder in each bank sits under the cowl. A new firewall was fabricated and attached to the interior bucket. An interior was fabricated using an AMT ’40 Ford Tudor bucket which was shortened and pinched at the rear. The inside surfaces were skinned using .010 styrene sheet to simulated a gutted bare metal interior. A plain, flat dashboard was made using sheet styrene. The entire interior has been painted in Duplicolor Crème. The aircraft style aluminum seat is from ThePartsBox.com. The body and fenders have been painted in Duplicolor Super Red. The rear fender openings have been relieved a bit to allow clearance for a set of Modelhaus Pie Crust Firestone slicks. I’ve begun applying decals. Additional graphics will be applied to the door area and perhaps underneath the rear quarter windows. Window glass will be yellow transparent plastic. The wheels are finished in Duplicolor Crème. The chassis is finished out in Testors Metalizer Gunmetal and Metalizer Exhaust. It’s largely stock with a stock height front axle. Just about everything mentioned above needs additional work but I’m really not that far from completing this project, with the lions share of fabrication and problem solving already completed. Thanx for lookin’, B.
Bernard Kron Posted July 8, 2011 Author Posted July 8, 2011 Just a small update as I finish this one up. This has a been a relaxed, fun project – more about the overall look than about the details. In fact, I had planned on making this a curbside but landed up constructing an interior after all. The interior is now completed. The motor is also done, plumbed and wired with a set of block hugger headers made from solder wire. And lastly, a push-bar has been fabricated from styrene. It will be finished out in chassis color. I hope to post the completed build in the next day or so. Thanx for lookin’, B.
Bernard Kron Posted July 11, 2011 Author Posted July 11, 2011 OK, it's done! But not before some heavy duity last minute thrashing including trimming the upper edge of the interior and some detail trimming of the JF nody to make it sit properly on the fenders. This body wasn't designed to be mounted on fenders. Here's why: Not only is the body rough, thick, and assymetric, but its more the .10" wider on the inside than the AMT shell. I'm sure it's meant be be a fenderless jalopy sort of deal. Anyway, the "beauty shots" are over on Under Glass here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46066 Thanx to all for the kind words and interest, B.
Raul_Perez Posted July 12, 2011 Posted July 12, 2011 Looking good, Bernard!! Yes, that is one seriously chopped roof!! JF really cut that one down low!! Later,
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