48 ford (traditional)

[zaina]

started this one a couple weeks back. engine pulleys, oil fill cap, radiator cap, and beehive filter (not shown yet) were all machined on my mini lathe. the spark plug wire tubes were made by stretching some scrap sprue and then bending and drilling some holes. kinda tired of the bell aircleaners so i used a thickstun unit from RMCOM. nice kit so far except for the heighth of the front end. if you used the lowered rear end (which is the only one to use in my opinion) the lowered front end is too high...so some cutting and enginering was involved to get the right stance. it would be ok if you were to build a tail dragger. so here is what i have so far.

[montelsc]

Nice start great color choice for the interior & wheels

[Duntov]

Andy:

This is looking very good.... I like the engine detail a lot.... very clean and crisp and very accurate / believable!!!! You are dong a great job here so keep it moving along.... Looking forward to your next update....

Regards

Bill (Duntov)

[espo]

I like this a lot. Great detail on the chassis and engine. Have you desided on a color yet?

[zaina]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I have decided on a color but I'm keeping it a secret for now. Sorry;-)

[Olskoolrodder]

I'm LOVING this one!

[MikeMc]

Nice...gotta agree on that front....but it is easy to slam. I'm going a different way though with a set of Ardun Heads.

[zaina]

ok, finally got this one done! color is honda imora orange pearl(tri coat) from dupont followed by dupont clear. went a little different route as most guys and didnt use the fender skirts and also added side pipes from the 62 catalina kit. wired and plumbed engine. i will be moving this one to underglass but here is a pic anyway.

[carchub]

Very nice! I like your decision with the fender skirts. What kit is this?

[zaina]

thanks, its the new revell chopped kit.

[Haubenschild]

great job , did you have any rear ride height issues?

[Ramfins59]

Great job as usual Andy. I love your work.

[MikeMc]

sweet!!!

[zaina]

thanks guys. the only rear ride issues i had were withe the shocks not fitting very good because of the exhaust, but whatever, you cant see the underside when its sitting upright.

[rmvw guy]

Very nice! I would love to learn your technique for making the sparkplug tubes. They look just like the real ones. I'm a big fan of the Ford Flathead. Nice work!

[zaina]

Thanks. The tubes are made by stretching sprue to the right size, then drilling holes in the right places, glue em on and insert the wires...pretty easy.