51 Ford promod PU

[geezerman]

I've always prided myself that I would finish a model before I really got into another.

Well, My birthday, xmas, thanksgiving, the easter bunny and everything short of the Rapture came to me today. What a shallow bastid I am !!! The dio will go back in the closet for a while.
How could I not start on this??

[tomcd62]

Yea,Geez , I know how that goes, I have my in and out of the closet project on the table now, a tug boat, as I gear up to take the rad rod plunge. I like the old rusty tug but I like my rat rod idea better. WOW! nice resin parts, go for it Geez, tom

[geezerman]

Thanks, Tom.
The dio will be back, Lord willin.
But this was a gift that I would never have/or spend, the cash for.
And I'm pretty stoked over it!!!

[zbuckster]

Man I can't wait to see your take on this one.

[geezerman]

Not a lot of reportable progress. I fit the 55 Chev doner floor pan and tubbs to the truck. Want to get the frame fitted, but I think I'd better get the Gibson engine pretty well on the way so I can figure out motor mounts.

[zbuckster]

Getting a floor pan to fit that nice is always more work than it looks like. Good job.

[geezerman]

I am claiming a small victory after an epic all day battle to mount this engine to the '55 doner frame.
I shudder to think what I will be running ino as I try to wrap all that stuff around the mountain.

[zbuckster]

Looks way cool, Clay.

[geezerman]

Y'know how you pick something up to mess with while you're waiting on some other part to dry or set.
Well, I picked up the Gibson headers. Left a lot to be desired, so I thought I would clean up the backside of them.
I soon realized this could be a job! And then realized near the end, that the time I had invested in carving the rear of the pipes, I could have built several sets, easier and probably better with styrene and solder. By then it had got to be a matter of principal. It had taken all of the afternoon and into the evening !!!
And.... I have to do the other one ! (sigh)

[zbuckster]

That header looks great. I found the resin hard to work with very brittle. It does take a long time to carve a decent piece out of them.

[geezerman]

I'm going to plain shocks (telescoping alum tubing) over coil overs. Replacing the molded kit coil over shocks, they' didn't look real great.
Reached another,"Oh boy, what'd I get into now", moment just before I came in for lunch

[bob29579]

That header looks really good and yes, I do that all the time too. I end up making a model in itself of one part that might never even be seen again. Greg.

[geezerman]

Got the tranny on the engine and mounts for rear of it on the frame.
So now I know for sure that I have to modify the firewall. The rear of the engine was right up against it, So I gave it some room.





Modifying the tunnel. This is a mock up. I'll have to fill some of it in. I think I have it under control

[zbuckster]

Looking good Clay. I like that engine in blue.

[geezerman]

Whew !!!!!
This hasn't been as easy as it appears. The 55's upper front frame work wasn't gonna work with my truck, so I've been scratching my own.
I have to make it so I can get it painted seperate from the firewall and engine and it'll go back together.



I hope it works when I try to get everything together. I sure hope that honkin big thingy on the front of the engine ain't going to be a problem !!