Inspired by Bryce.

Thanx for the inspiration Bryce.



Chopped, channelled the width of the rails (traditional), was thinking of OHV Caddy (Revel Parts pack) but now I've got the wheels figured out I'm startin' to lean towards a hot flattie.

Ya super charged flathead would look wicked in this one

Nice looking good

I dread the day I see a thread entitled "inspired by zenrat".
Not likely to happen though is it

What have you done to the roof on this Carps? It looks, well, shagged (in a good way).
I reckon this would look sweet with a hot 4 banger.

Nice one Carps. Maybe Zen is onto something with a big four banger and a few Cragar bits? Would be different, but then it would be "inspired by Zenrat" and not Bryce - tough call.

Fred, I considered a hot banger, since the T kit comes with a twin cam Fronty, but no, it has to have a V8 of some description.

The roof is pasking tape, just to avoid filling the grain with primer surfacer.

Definately a flatty, with triple carbs and maybe Ardun heads?

Considered using an Ardun, but this is a low dollar car so it was sent back to the box.

That top is actually masking tape. I was gunna use pasking tape but found I was out of stock. ;D

YEAH!! Looking good mate

So it's only temporary tape?
It looks like the fabric of the roof is either coming off or has been bodged in order to keep the rain out.
If it has to be a V8 then how about something off the wall like a Studebaker?

Now, i'd promised myself not to start anything else until I finish up a few more. But this has got me itching to start into that '32 sedan i've been robbing parts from...

Looking good so far I would go with the flattie.

Cheers Tony.

Fred, I've got other plans for the Studebaker engines.

Not sure what this has got to do with me...

...but I'm flattered.

Bryce wrote:Not sure what this has got to do with me...

Your just a "Bad Influence" mate..............keep up the good work

I spent this evening trial fitting various engines and finally settled on a flatty.

It's a bitsa with the basics coming from the AMT '41 Woody with a junkbox manifold that will be modified further to fit the blower, which is found in various AMT kits. Te drive belt and scoop are also from the junkbox and I have no clue where they originated, they just happen to fit.



The scars are healing nicely and this is closer to 'actual' ride height.

Driveline will be all early ford, closed prop shaft and banjo diff (no quickchange this time).

I like the '33 standard hubcaps better than the '34 V8 units on the front wheel, so will go with them also, although I did consider running capless.

For those who wanna know, the wheels are stockers from the AMT '33/4 kits, front tyres are also from those kits and the rears are resin from The Partsbox, carefully (very carefully) machined so the wheels fit perfectly.

Bryce wrote:Not sure what this has got to do with me... .

Let me remind you.

Bryce wrote:Nah, seriously...not sure if you are familiar with this kit, but it comes in about a million bits and they are all very flimsy, so there is no way I am gonna start chopping it up as it will definitely end up back in the box in a matter of hours.

You know how I love a challenge.

Lookin' good Carps - nothing wrong about "bitsa's" - that's the way real rodders work. I like what you've done so far.

Looking good, I like the combination.

tezza43 wrote:that's the way real rodders work.

I know, I are one!

love it mate real life rod building in miniture form mate cant wait to see how she turns out
well done

You do some awesome work Carps, and I'm really looking forward to seeing this one finished

The model A is coming along nicely, had to recess the firewall to get some engine set-back in order for the blower drive etc. to clear the radiator. Paint is a Jaguar colour, Sable, metallic.



Chassis is plain old gloss black, with orange and chrome details.

Nice chop Carps - that is a hard one to get right.

Blown flathead running a stock style diff and skinny wire wheels!- that would be quite courageous in a 1:1 rod

I like it

Chris

G,day , ditch the blower put 6 to 8 carbs on her ?

looking good so far.