Post by spex84 on Jul 5, 2021 23:08:32 GMT -5
So last week we hit record temps here in my little hometown (and across most of western Canada). We had over a week ranging from "super hot compared to normal" to "friggin' blast furnace". I'd never experienced 41 degrees in the shade outside of Utah, southern California, and maybe Death Valley. To have that here was absolutely bananas. Thankfully, though I lack AC, I had a basement to hide in.
I mocked up the Ford mill from the '32 5-window kit and considered adding a blower, but...despite the appeal of Ford-in-a-Ford, it just didn't have the impact I was looking for. Meh.
I looked at the Phil Cool roadster again. What a monster. OK...big block Chevy it is!
Still a straightforward project right? Just a wee lil' engine swap. Lol.
Now the heat has broken, but I'm still worrking on solving some of the various problems stuffing a BBC in a Deuce can create. I still haven't conquered the steering column problem, but I think I can snake it through.
Quickly referring back to my reference (Phil Cool roadster), I saw something impossible: a curved steering column! Some brief research on the HAMB led me to some mentions of guys using flexible Pinto steering column sections in their cars in the 70s. Yikes! I think I'll go with something more conventional (and TRAK-appropriate)...
So here's the mess so far:
-Revell '32 Roadster body, frame, interior, hood and grille.
-Revell '30 coupe I-beam front axle with modified disc brakes.
-AMT 63 'vette 2-part vinyl Goodyear slicks and Revell '29 PU Pirelli fronts, both wrapped around Drag City Casting mags. Had to hog out the slicks to fit the wheels.
-AMT '57 'vette Street Machine BBC mill with tweaked Revell '325w hemi headers, mounts added to match '32 Frame.
-AMT '63 'vette supercharger with AMT (ex MPC) '57 flipnose 'vette AFB carbs and hats.
-K-member scratchbuilt to incorporate ladder bar mounts from kit.
-Ladder bars shortened; kink will be mostly invisible when car's sitting on the table.
Once I've made header flanges and securly mounted the headers, I can link up the exhaust.
Then I need to tackle the blower snout/belts/water pump and the front shock mounts (what scrub line?!).
After that...easy street. Lol.