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Post by Mr. Metallic on Jun 7, 2022 7:21:10 GMT -5
Just a few more mods to make before I start polishing and detail painting. The BD comes with an optional covered spare tire and bracket. The LD has nothing like that, but thankfully the AMT 32 Phaeton/Vicky kits come with a nice smooth spare tire cover that closely matches what comes in the BD. The bracket is a little narrow to securely fit into the molded in frame horn covers on the LD tool, but this is a blessing in disguise. I bought some very small (1mm x 1mm) high strength magnets on ebay, and set a couple of them in a small pool of superglue on the underside of the frame horn cover. Then a drilled a hole and inserted a pin into the ends of the spare bracket. Now I have a removable spare. Does anyone know if the AMT 32 phaeton or vicky were ever offered in bright white plastic? The one I have is a milky white which will require painting. The other mod was out of a matter of necessity, and since I'm not painting I had to get creative on how to solve it. When the tooling for this kit was updated in the 80's to delete the Pontiac engine and replace it with a SBC they changed the way the motor is mounted to the chassis. The Pontiac rested on a flange that projected rearward from the front crossmember, which is now gone. Since I'm using the Pontiac I needed to replace it, but it had to be the same yellow plastic. So, I trimmed a piece of the parts tree to fit, sanded it, and glued it in place. You can see I also removed the SBC motor mounts. Left to do are the bumper brackets and a couple other minor items. It's getting there.
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Jun 11, 2022 21:03:14 GMT -5
Clever work Craig. Well done.
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Post by skip on Jun 12, 2022 9:08:07 GMT -5
Way Kool Craig! You just jogged my memory on the Pontiac engine's motor mounts, which is what I am backdating my Blue Box '32 to Poncho Power, looks better than the small block Chevy anyway. (Using one of Ed's resin engines.) The Pontiac just "fills" the engine bay so much better than the Chevy does, plus I'm using the injected option so even makes it look cooler. Its back in the line up from the shelf of doom, I'll share it when it's back on the bench again.
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Jul 8, 2022 5:59:23 GMT -5
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Post by skip on Jul 8, 2022 12:12:54 GMT -5
Craig, I have really enjoyed following your LBD build up, I've even learned a thing or two. Thanks so much for sharing!
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