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Post by chepp on Apr 22, 2019 11:58:31 GMT -5
Ditching the rear apron and just leaving the round part like Roger mused about might be really cool. Tim Boyd had an article about '60s style fenderless rods and wrote about doing it but didn't actually do it on his build. Either way, it already looks mean. Yes, but not on this one. Here are some photos showing the apron and rear area without fenders. See the site for more pix of this car. Maybe I'll add a little detail on the inner fender. Maybe I'll fake the pressed in stiffeners with raised ones from half-round styrene.
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Post by chepp on Apr 28, 2019 22:35:32 GMT -5
Now the car will sit level with the front (stock height axle from the '34 Ford pickup kit) and only a little bit of the rear tires will be covered by inner fenders on the body. The axle isn't in the final position. The raising block will be inside the crossmember. I used the kit's hard plastic slicks but I trued them up by mounting them to a motor tool in a Dremel drill press and carefully using sandpaper. Then I cut two little grooves into each to make them cheater slicks.
It's going together and will probably be done by tomorrow night. The engine will get more ignition wires and I'll probably distress the seat to make it look older and worn. The rumble seat will be glued in the closed position. I hope the windshield frame fits — I haven't checked it. Paint is two coats of Tamiya TS-16 Yellow right out of the spray can with no clear coat.
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Post by spex84 on Apr 28, 2019 23:47:00 GMT -5
I like the cheater slick modification! This thing is coming together quickly. For a second I thought the weird yellow grille framework was going to be the final appearance...hmm, eccentric
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Post by afx on Apr 29, 2019 5:11:03 GMT -5
Anxious to see final assembly.
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Post by chepp on Apr 30, 2019 22:02:40 GMT -5
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