Lyle Willits Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Scale 4 inch chop. Ardun engine and wheels & caps from newly reissued Revell '50 Ford F-1 pickup. Tires from Modelhaus. Skull grille from The Model Car Garage - actually an afterthought because I didn't have any more "stock" photoetched grilles left. Photoetched flame exhaust tips from The Model Car Garage. Tailights are the cowl lights from the kit with the lenses painted Tamiya clear red. Ardun valve covers were dull-coated to simulate aluminum. Hearders from the AMT Phantom Vickie kit. Oil filter from a Revell '56 Chevy. Scratchbuilt linkages and fuel block. I smoothed and painted a hood,,,,,just for the heck of it.
Raul_Perez Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Very nice, Lyle!! All of the features work well together!! I greatly appreciate that you got rid of that center mounted radiator support. The twin/thin bars look so much better!!
Harry P. Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Now that is one majorly cool model! Nice detail on the engine. The ignition wire looms look great. Heck, everything looks great! Very nice indeed.
Randy Kern Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 That turned out very cool as usual, Lyle. Isn't this the one with a wood grained dash, using the method that you're going to some day instruct the club members with? Love the skull!
Don Banes Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Whoaaa! Too Cool! Everything about it is nicely done!
dub Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Yet another beaut, Lyle! That Ardun looks much better hanging out of a rod's rails than buried in a '50s pickup engine bay!
kasteer Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Awesome! Loks like it will take you for a quick death-ride!
John Goschke Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 That's is really cool! The Tudor looks much better with a chop and this is the definitive example. Great work!
Ariel Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Gray Ghost I was looking for a picture of you . Turned out really nice . Ariel
Lyle Willits Posted February 8, 2008 Author Posted February 8, 2008 Gray Ghost I was looking for a picture of you . Ariel Is it legal to smack your adopted son?
Lyle Willits Posted February 8, 2008 Author Posted February 8, 2008 That rocks, Lyle! Great color combo, and those exhaust tips are majorly cool! Quick question ... did you use the entire engine from the '50 pickup, or did you use the Ardun heads and the intake from the '50 on the sedan kit's block/tranny? Used the entire engine from the '50 Ford pickup, except the headers. I slightly modified the chassis as shown. I slid the flathead motor mount crossmember back slightly and added a tranny crossmember. Then I made a longer drive shaft.
Greg Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Is it legal to smack your adopted son? Adopted son??? Isn't that like bringing Cujo home from the pound??
Andy Wyatt Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 On a scale of 1 to 10 that scores an 11 for the "Cool Factor"!!
Gregg Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Is it legal to smack your adopted son? Nah, let Brenda do it! She's had years of practice....
Ariel Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Nah, let Brenda do it! She's had years of practice.... Thats why I love this family of mine. Ariel (aka cujo)
Fernando Roman Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Nah, let Brenda do it! She's had years of practice.... He's being spanked a lot lately...
Lyle Willits Posted February 11, 2008 Author Posted February 11, 2008 Thank you all for the very nice comments. And thank you Brenda, for saving me the trip of driving to New Jersey to smack the ###### out of Ariel.
RatRod Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 Down right awesome Lyle!!! Did you let Norm cast the body before you painted it?
Starliner Kustoms Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Wow! Cool build. I never seem to have luck building hot rods. Someday maybe. Anyhow, awesome work. Bernie
Nick F40 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Lyle, that thing is SICK! The Gray Ghost with a cheerful demeanor.............thats you!
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