Recycled Rat
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modelsinc1967
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This build is gonna rock, thanks for sharing i know im gonna learn new things now.
Chris S
Its a bit like being handcuffed to a lunatic !
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Hi guys ,nice to have you along 
Scott ,I did have those in the parts box ,but the curve & drop beams both come in Revell's Ford 31 A sedan ,you'll also find them in any early Hotrod kit and I know you have this pickup yourself which also comes with a drop beam axle ...its very easy tho to make up a drop 'Tube ' axle from round stock ,maybe take a look at that later
Chris.
Scott ,I did have those in the parts box ,but the curve & drop beams both come in Revell's Ford 31 A sedan ,you'll also find them in any early Hotrod kit and I know you have this pickup yourself which also comes with a drop beam axle
...its very easy tho to make up a drop 'Tube ' axle from round stock ,maybe take a look at that later Chris.
Chris S
Its a bit like being handcuffed to a lunatic !
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Hi chaps ;D
Looking through some of the great car builds going on here at the minute put me in the notion to move this one on a bit
So ....When I left off I had stepped up the front of the frame ,I now needed to step the back as well .
On this one it was just a question of doing the same as the front ...ie using triangular gussets ,I havent raised the back too much (equal with the front ) because I plan to channel the body down over the frame a bit
It looks a bit rough here ,but still lots of work to do Im just finding the set up I want .
I turned my attention to the pickup bed next ,I thought it was a bit too long for my liking ,So ....out came the Dremel ;D
I took a section out of both the back and front of the bed ,The reason being there is a curve cut out in the middle for the axle which I wanted to keep .I used Tamiya 6mm tape as a guide ,taking a total of 12mm out of the length ,It doesnt sound much but makes a big difference .Obviously try to keep the cuts as neat as possible to minimize the amount of filling .
A quick check of the bed & cab on the chassis ,the bed has lifted up to the swage line on the cab and will go a little higher when I drop the cab more
I went back to the front end next to get the front axle /suspension sorted . I decided after a quick check that i can use the drop axle and leaf springs that came with the kit , it puts the wheels exactly where I want them , so a mock up was done with the front clip in place .
I wont be using the kit wheels shown in these pics ,they will get swapped ,I also need to do some cutting to the arches around the wheel ,but its looking ok ;D
This shot shows just how low the front is now ....Nice ;D ;D
Thanks for looking .
Chris.
Looking through some of the great car builds going on here at the minute put me in the notion to move this one on a bit
So ....When I left off I had stepped up the front of the frame ,I now needed to step the back as well .
On this one it was just a question of doing the same as the front ...ie using triangular gussets ,I havent raised the back too much (equal with the front ) because I plan to channel the body down over the frame a bit
It looks a bit rough here ,but still lots of work to do Im just finding the set up I want .
I turned my attention to the pickup bed next ,I thought it was a bit too long for my liking ,So ....out came the Dremel ;D
I took a section out of both the back and front of the bed ,The reason being there is a curve cut out in the middle for the axle which I wanted to keep .I used Tamiya 6mm tape as a guide ,taking a total of 12mm out of the length ,It doesnt sound much but makes a big difference .Obviously try to keep the cuts as neat as possible to minimize the amount of filling .
A quick check of the bed & cab on the chassis ,the bed has lifted up to the swage line on the cab and will go a little higher when I drop the cab more
I went back to the front end next to get the front axle /suspension sorted . I decided after a quick check that i can use the drop axle and leaf springs that came with the kit , it puts the wheels exactly where I want them , so a mock up was done with the front clip in place .
I wont be using the kit wheels shown in these pics ,they will get swapped
,I also need to do some cutting to the arches around the wheel ,but its looking ok ;DThis shot shows just how low the front is now ....Nice ;D ;D
Thanks for looking .
Chris.
adampolo13
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Oh man, so glad to see this one back on the bench!
