Model A "Boat Tail"

[RyanSilva]

Inspired by member of the "H.A.M.B"(www.jalopyjournal.com),member "Dreadman" built his own boat tail speedster from a nash body.

I started with a AMT Model A RPU body, added 32 ford hood and fender from another AMT kit..it was all one piece, finally a horrible detailed item has a use.

I'm gonna make a frame from brass and use a independent rear end from the ''T' touring kit. Or if i can find a crisp detailed quick change il use that.

Wheels and tires... probably what you see. Steelies and skinnies is the best combo.. Id love to use wire wheels but there expensive for good ones.

I'm going for the lakes roadster modified look, might run the flathead in the back.

Transmission is a "In and Out" i made myself. Intake you see is a resin 3 deuce i casted that didn't go well, so i used it as a mock intake for a blower version i want to run.

Bellhousing is a rim backing i sanded in a dremel chuck, still needs some work.

It will be ARDUN powered.. just need to make a goodies list of items from RMMD..

The driver will probably sit in the cowl. I have a Track T style nose also.

Oil Pan is from a hemi from a revell funny car. Fits perfect.

That said, im probably gonna update slow.. since im making parts for it with what i have.

[Paul Payne]

That's looking very, very interesting- Check out Don Montgomery's hot rod books for reference photos- they had some wild builds back in the 1940's!

[Jairus]

Wow, I like it so far!!

[Don Banes]

HELLO! That's gonna be NICE! And different!

[j_nigrelli]

what parts are making up the boat tail?

[RyanSilva]

In the pics, just a AMT 32 ford phaeton hoodside and hood. its molded together, so i spliced it down the middle. Il sand down the hood sides and make my own cooling louvers. i ambrol prowelded it to the back of the RPU body, not sure on the tail though, might point it or stub it, not sure

[RyanSilva]

Well i got another mock up, sanded down the hood sides in the rear, formed the body a wee bit also. Sprayed a quick white prime coat to see what im sanding.

Ive got some tubing so il make a front end sometime this week, added some tubing to a jaguar center section. poor mans quick change!

Ardun head is strictly for mock up... its from the revell 50 ford custom kit, its so incorrect i cant stand it. Il be using resin versions from replicas and miniatures

Ardun heads did not use flathead exhaust ports and intakes. The heads had 4 ports for exhaust and came with block off plates for the exhaust openings in the flathead block.

They used there own intake, with equal spaces between each port, similar to a 426 hemi.

[Jairus]

Driver is going to lay down under the hood and peek through the grill shell?

[RyanSilva]

Radiator sits infront of the flathead, then there will be a styrene plate. Right infront of that the cowl will be opened up enough for the drivers tiny dome to pop through,

[JAFFA]

Ouch!, imagine catchin those nasty roadside bushes!, anyway cool build,

Looks interesting!