ssroczyn Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Very sharp car! Some of my favorite cars on this forum are the ones where the builder had a clear vision of what they wanted to do and then executed superbly! You have clearly done that here. Everything came together very well! This car is very sleek and nicely done! Great Job!
Jantrix Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I really like your "fat fendered" rods done fenderless because you don't see it often. You did an excellent job on this one. I'd really like to hear more about what parts/kits were used for this. Tell us what you did man.
Brudda Posted February 28, 2015 Author Posted February 28, 2015 Thank you for the wonderful comments. Well pretty much everything was modified. Only things that was not was the engine and trans. I took a few degrees out of the body to give it a rake. Added evergreen on the lower body to hide the frame. My object was to make a 37 ford look good without fenders. I did alot of drawings to get this look. Since I took a couple of degrees out of the body everything had to be cut also.I had to take a couple of degrees out of the interior,then the cowl area. The radiator support had to also be modified.Since the radiator support was modified the radiator was also,and I had to change the hoses. I widened the front and rear suspension almost 1/8 of an inch,since it was designed for a fendered car it looked too skinny. Had to lengthen the frame 1/8 of an inch to put the rear suspension in the right place. It was too far forward. The wheels and tires are from pegasus. Oh, the windshield was kind of a mistake. The stock one was too thick so I cut some clear plastic and made it open from the bottom like the stock 37. That was not planned in the drawings. I bought this kit at the nnl west several years ago for 10 bucks. The tires and wheels cost 10 bucks. I figured if I messed it up I was not out alot of money. There it is guys in a nutshell. Pretty fun build. Its my first build that I really modified this much. Thanks to all of you out there, for the inspiration.
beeRS Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 An amazing job there Bruce. It could not have been easy to carry out a Roadster conversion on a '37, but you've done a fine job on it. The proportions look just right with the added rake and the big Pegasus wheels. Well done!
matthijsgrit Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Awesome! Did you use the Testors Smoothster kit?
Brudda Posted February 28, 2015 Author Posted February 28, 2015 Thanks for the great comments. Yes this is the testors smoothster kit
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 Very nice rework of that Testors kit. Been meanin' to snag one of these, and your work here has really inspired me to look harder for one.
RAMBENNA Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 WOW,really cool looking. the interior is fabulous.
Lunajammer Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 What else can I add? A beautiful, progressive, modern hot rod. Details are spot on, and that finish... wow.
Nacho Z Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 This is a great example of outstanding execution of a very cool concept. I for one would love to see more pictures. Maybe in some natural lighting. The paint looks interesting.
misterNNL Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Nice job.In that color it reminds me of a Prowler.
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