Post by spex84 on May 11, 2012 1:15:50 GMT -5
Well...time to post a build here! It's been in a "just started" form for a while now, but I hope to push forward soon.
In short--Monogram '30 coupe on Revell deuce rails. Front suspension is to be decided upon (I have a dropped '31, a '37 truck, and '48 axle to choose from). Rear is what I _think_ is an 8" hung off of an A spring with split '37 'bones. Contemplating switching to a quickchange, but we'll see. Trunk is the Revell '32 5w piece, and Desoto mill is borrowed from the '53 F100 with a scratchbuit u-fab style intake.
I will probably scratchbuild some frogmouth scoops, already tried a couple different ways and failed. Trans is a BW T-10(?) from a '57 vette. I couldn't find any good reference for the bellhousing/adapter so I fudged something together. Any ref would be appreciated!
I'm torn between keeping it riding authentically high, or Z'ing the rear and lopping off the frame horns so it can sit low like a more contemporary build. Hmm...firewall has been flattened, cowl holes filled, top chopped. Because the body is 1/24 and the frame 1/25, it's looking like the frame will need to be widened so the body doesn't hang off the edges.
I've been looking for photos of any build where the builder fixed the beltline trim, just as a guide, because I might try to do the same.
I have no idea on the color...but that's a long way away!
In short--Monogram '30 coupe on Revell deuce rails. Front suspension is to be decided upon (I have a dropped '31, a '37 truck, and '48 axle to choose from). Rear is what I _think_ is an 8" hung off of an A spring with split '37 'bones. Contemplating switching to a quickchange, but we'll see. Trunk is the Revell '32 5w piece, and Desoto mill is borrowed from the '53 F100 with a scratchbuit u-fab style intake.
I will probably scratchbuild some frogmouth scoops, already tried a couple different ways and failed. Trans is a BW T-10(?) from a '57 vette. I couldn't find any good reference for the bellhousing/adapter so I fudged something together. Any ref would be appreciated!
I'm torn between keeping it riding authentically high, or Z'ing the rear and lopping off the frame horns so it can sit low like a more contemporary build. Hmm...firewall has been flattened, cowl holes filled, top chopped. Because the body is 1/24 and the frame 1/25, it's looking like the frame will need to be widened so the body doesn't hang off the edges.
I've been looking for photos of any build where the builder fixed the beltline trim, just as a guide, because I might try to do the same.
I have no idea on the color...but that's a long way away!
