1932 Ford 5 window Highboy

[Haubenschild]

This is my first hot rod build....... yeah

I started out by spraying the block Tamiya TS-21 Gold straight from the can.

The carbs were painted a mix of XF-56 and XF-16.

I wanted this engine to be wired so I used a Pro Tech vertex magneto I had laying around.

I wasnt sure about the firing order of the engine , so I used the firing order from a Chrysler 426 Hemi.

The wiring dosent look very good , but Its good enough for me at this point.

[Jantrix]

Looking good. Hot rods get in your blood so I'm betting this won't be your last one.

[Haubenschild]

Looking good. Hot rods get in your blood so I'm betting this won't be your last one.

I knew it wouldnt be my last , I am already thinking about buying another one

Edited July 18, 2012 by Haubenschild

[IronMunkie]

wooooooo...

That's a clean Donk.

If only it were 1:1 huh?

[Haubenschild]

The engine is finished.

[cobraman]

Engine looks good. Nice work .

[Haubenschild]

Thanks ray!

I got TS-52 Candy lime green sprayed on the body today , pics will be up in a few hours

[crazyjim]

Cool so far.

[sjordan2]

Beautiful work (but don't let Harry see the floating alternator).

[Haubenschild]

Beautiful work (but don't let Harry see the floating alternator).

Darn it! I better put this engine into the bracketless alternator protection program

Here are the painted body pieces that were sprayed in Tamiya TS-52 Candy lime green from the can

[Casey]

Nice color. Now don't forget to spray the backsides of some of those parts.

[Del Austin]

Looks great so far. Love the color choice.

[Haubenschild]

The body has been shot with Model Master Ultra gloss enamel clear

[IronMunkie]

wow.

The engine looks superb, clean and simple.

The colour of the body is really "in your face" but at the same time mellow.

I love it mate.

This a Revell kit?

[Haubenschild]

Thanks! Yes it is a revell kit

I was originally going to use silver steelies and whitewalls , but the whitewall decals gave me so many problems. The decals seemed to small to fit the tires and they wouldnt lay flat on the sidewall , even with setting solution. So I ditched those and used wheels and tires from the Revell Rebel Racer vette kit. The wheels look nice IMO and it looks like they have molded in valve stems. The black sidewalls dont look as good as whitewalls but this is all I have

[heatride]

Nice and I really like that green !

[IronMunkie]

Classic Muscle rims on a Hotrod.

With a Gold Donk.

And a Green paintjob?

Wanna sell it when you're done?

[Jantrix]

I think this is going to look fantastic. Can't wait for a mock up.

[Wagoneer81]

Sweet! looking good!

[Haubenschild]

Thanks guys!

The wheels are now on

[Haubenschild]

The chassis is almost done ( just have to add the rear shocks )

The steering linkage was a pain in the arse to install , but other than that the chassis went together easily.

I will be making exhaust tips cut out of alumnum tube ( thats why the exhaust is cut )

I will also be painting the interior today. I am just going to do a simple black with black carpet and a white seat , nothing special

[blunc]

nice work on the chassis.

FYI: in my limited experience ( having worked in a tune-up shop for six years and having my hands on over 10,000 cars/engines ) the most likely firing order for V8 Mopars is 18436572, I don't recall Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler getting adventurous with their firing orders like Ford and GM did.

[Olskoolrodder]

Very nice!

[Haubenschild]

A quick mockup

[PARTSMARTY]

LOOKS COOL AND AFTER SEEING YOUR COLOR CHOICES -ROB IS RIGHT ..-IT WON'T BE YOUR LAST-YOU DEFINITELY HAVE GOT THAT GROOVE GOING ALREADY-LOL.

Edited July 24, 2012 by PARTSMARTY