bryan_m Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 thanks guys, im hopin to hit the bench in a bit. cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 thanks Fred! hittin the bench now. gonna finish up the steering parts, and then the rest of the rear suspension.... oh and make some door panels too! stay tuned bryan
bryan_m Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 finally got the steering linkage finished! i cant attach it until everyhting else is done...... it all works nice n smooth too! im happy with the way it came out, altho this build is getting more complicated that originally intended...... cheers bryan
mrm Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Looking very nice Bryan. All my builds somehow turn more complicated than planned. But that is the fun in building models, right?
bryan_m Posted October 30, 2012 Author Posted October 30, 2012 thanks guys! yea somehow they always get more complicated...... oh, and i know that 32`s never had this type of steering, from 29 to 31 had that external linkage on the outside of the body. i just really like the way it looks, so i though "why not" cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 ok guys, i mocked up the hood n stuff to make sure it was gonna clear everything........... and i made one doorpanel! more to come, stay tuned! cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 a couple more mock up pics. enjoy! more to come, lemme know what ya think guys! cheers bryan
Foxer Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 , altho this build is getting more complicated that originally intended...... bryan Don't they all! The steering and linkage looks good! .. the whole thing does too!
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 thanks Mike! im workin on some headlight mounts now, stay tuned for pics....... cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 heres my new headlight mounts guys, lemme know what you think.............too high? dont look right on the grille? more to come, thanks for lookin bryan
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 thanks Jacen! where you been hidin all night? cheers bryan
mrm Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Very cool. Actually the external steering has been used on many '32 rods in real life, so it is totally in place. Looking at the whole character of the model though, I would go for different hood sides. Either from the three window, which has a the stock vented sides or the ones with the three rows of louvers from the roadster.
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 thanks Mike........ im not even sure if im gonna use the hoodsides yet......of all the 32s i have built ive never put a hood on one of them..... if i do use the sides it will be the vented ones. these smooth ones are from the 5 window kit too. cheers bryan
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 yea jacen that sounds cool! thanx! bryan
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 cool, thanks Jacen! mike i didnt know that........i always thought that the "external" steering was only on older models of the ford.....thanks for the info. cheers bryan
mrm Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Well, from the factory, originally no '32 came with steering like that. What I meant was that it has been used on Deuces over the years by rodders.
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 aah ok..got ya. yea factory is what i meant.....i think 30 was the last year to have it.. not positive tho. bryan
Skip Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Actually, what you are referring to as external steer didn't come from the Ford factory at all. It was a racing modification that made it's way to the street. Not absolutely sure but I believe they made their way to the early Fords by way of the oval tracks, the center steered dirt modifieds and board track cars. From there to the dry lakes in the lakes modifieds both center steer and left hand drive position. The hot rodders seized the idea because it made the steering setups easier when theyswapped out the fourbanger for the flathead V8's. If you can get your hands on the book, "The Birth of Hot Rodding - The story of the dry lakes era" Robert Genat - Motorbooks Classics. This book shows many of the lakes era cars with the cowl mounted steering. A quick flip through the book didn't show any Deuces with that type of steering setup. Though if you check out the early Hot Rod and Rod & Custom magazines you will find that there were more than a few Deuces running cowl steering though it's more common on the narrowed lakes cars. Either way you go about it, it's your car do it the way you like best.
bryan_m Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 cool, thanks for the info Skip! i think that "ollies" has that book, i remember lookin at something similar last time i was there, i was gonna get it, but didnt! duh! cheers bryan
cobraman Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Hey Bryan ! This one is coming along real nice. I think I like the way you mounted the headlights. Not sure about the hood side panels, for me I think I would rather see the engine. I hope I can get back to my 48 Ford soon. Been working more than normal because a couple of people decided to quit. I do have a 3 day weekend this week so I should be able to get something done.
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