Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Hi guys. Some of you may remember the stock '49 Ford I posted a little more than a week ago. It was a restoration of a 1992 build I did with a incomplete kit I got online. I used almost all the stock chrome with the exception of the grille, and the stock hood. What was left was just the body, the interior tub, the dash, and the custom parts. I thought I was never gonna do anything with that, as I didn't even had the chassis/floor pan, along with all mechanical parts, that were missing from the kit. Well, This Saturday morning I went to my hobby shop, owned by a friend, and on Saturday mornings there is always a little "gang" of builders there showing their builds. This time there were a guy with a box full of parts he wanted to trade. Most of the parts were pretty easy finds, but among all that, I found a '49 Ford frame with the front suspension glued on!!! Offered the guy 5 Reais, and he sold it to me. Came home with the evil plan boiling on my head... I had already played with the body, done some body work just for practice installing the custom parts, and having the joints smooth, so I would go Custom with the Ford. Saturday I painted the body with Tamiya TS-7 Racing White. Also painted the interior Tamiya Italian Red. Along with the interior, I painted a set of steel wheels from my parts box. I think they came from a '62 Bel Air. On the interior I used a set of custom seats I don't remember from what kit came from. Also used a chrome steering wheel from a T-Bird kit. Scratchbuilt a stick shift, and made a little piston on the Dremel to be the handle. On the frame, I adapted the rear end of a '49 Mercury to fit the Ford (is narrower) and painted the entire thing Tamiya semi gloss black. Like I had no Flatheads or Y-Blocks on my parts box, I used the next best thing, a 427 FE from a 1966 Fairlane 500 kit from ages gone by. Had to foil all the crome on the engine as it was in the parts box for a loooong time... But it was all painted and wired. Unfortunately, the Fairlane the engine came from was pushed out of a shelf by my cat Mitch, and I only remembered to salvage the engine. The Fairlane rear end would have being more adequate. On Sunday morning, I polished the body, foiled it, and did the detail painting. Wonders of Tamiya paint. It dries really fast, and here is hot right now. Even better. Gave a shot of semi gloss clear on the interior before assembling it, and the body itself was ready. What gave me more work was the exhaust that I built with mufflers from the parts box and soldering wire painted with Tamiya gunmetal. The tires are AMT parts pack. Headlights are the custom option that comes with the AMT 1957 Ford. The rear part of the wheels are from a '49 mercury kit, both front and rear. Finished the build today about two hours ago... I can't say I took two and a half days to build it, as I was messing with the body for at least a week, but I painted the body on Saturday just before lunch, and finished the car on Monday just after lunch. Some pictures of the salad... 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 A few more: 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
wayne swayze Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Very nice build! You build such clean model cars.
Codi Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Tuilo, from the paint choices to the subtle bodywork, your car is a testament to the adage, that "less is more". Really nice build. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Tim
Intmd8r Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Wow - for a parts box special, that turned out real nice! Be proud of this one
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 Thank you gentlemen!!! The body work involved was little, but by far I spent more time on the front end. As I wanted the stock grille, that for me is a hallmark of the car, making it fit with the custom front pan in place was not a simple task. I had to get the whole grille up by some good two scale inches, what included cutting the custom hood shorter, and also a round role to accept the grille's contour. On this picture comparing the stock and custom it will be more clear: 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Very nice, subtle custom. Fine craftsmanship, perfect period vibe.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 22, 2014 Author Posted December 22, 2014 Comparing Stock (my preferred) and Custom: Some may notice I added more detail to the stock '49. I added valves to the wheels, darkened the wheel windows, added a rear view mirror (take a look Harry) foiled the FORD lettering on the hood, added a chrome tail pipe tip, and a hood latch. 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr 1949 Ford 1960s Custom by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
espo Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 They both look great. I think the seats were from the '50 Ford Convertible kit.
JTalmage Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Wow... just... WOW!! Sleepers.. the both of them. Beautiful!!!
1 bad55 stan Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Always a pleasure to see your builds!very nice.
Belugawrx Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Hey Tulio I love that Hot Rodn Ford,.. and especially that firewall detail How you do that? Beauty Cheers
bpletcher55 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 WINNER !WINNER ! , CHICKEN DINNER !. I like both but the yellow one is sweet . you do very nice work ,
bbowser Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 That is sweet, both of them are great models. I especially like the trick firewall. Great photography as well.
peekay Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Wow, fabulous - beautiful and subtle mods and details. I love them both.
62rebel Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Tulio! again with an excellent build of my all-time favorite kit! you do better with scraps than i do with fresh parts. beautimous.
tooltas Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 with that big 427 fe siting in bay is more of a moonshine runner
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