cool fitty 50 olds mild custom

ok another quickie here

did some initial sanding on the chop


time for a coat of primer so i can sort out problem areas later, off to the paint booth again


now while that dries for a few days, i will play with the engine a bit

out comes the pin vise and i drill out the block for the dizzy


using a FatKid Hobby Products dizzy, really worth the money if you dont want to make them yourself.


also while i was at it, i am gonna hit a few more of the engine parts, now for painting them i use some floral foam and some tooth picks




some of the ak interactive metal paints come into play again

dull aluminum on the pulleys and some pale brass for the intake pieces


some aluminum on the diff cover ( i know it wouldnt be period correct but its my build so shush, lol ) and cast metal for the exhaust manifolds


dizzy installed in the block


now lets wire it up


now taking care to drape them so they look realistic








cya next time

Looking really good, Wayne. Love seeing the engines wired. Hope to do one real soon, maybe even my rat.

makes it real easy with those fat kid dizzys bud, most of the aggravation i used to have was just making it to begin with lol

update time

got some steel on the frame


gonna add brake hoses later when i get some decent calipers and disc brakes for it, so i will do some prep work now

out comes the pin vise


2 holes in the front frame and one in the rear


and since i dont want this whole section to be steel, imma have to do something about that


bit of trusty ole flat black


i could have airbrushed it on but i decided on regular brush for now, this is the first coat, will follow with one more to even things out later


how the chop looks now after initial primer


need to bring back some of the front and rear window mouldings, so out comes a set of sharpened dividers, i think these were about 2 bucks from harbor freight


i set the width to where i want it


then keeping one of the points on the inside edge of the window opening, i use the other point to lightly scribe the moulding line


now its decision time on the running gear

3 options to choose from after i dug around in the hobby room a bit

1


2


3


i am leaning towards number 3 myself because i plan to add brake detail and would like for some of it to be visible... thoughts?

i think i can add the drip moulding back in now as the sanding on the chop is basically done


i grab some tiny ass styrene rod and some liquid cement



starting at the front i tack the moulding into place little by little


debating on opening up the rear windows a bit to match the new drip rail but i kinda like the way it looks now


did the same on the other side


one more thing to think about is gonna be the grill/bumper

do i want to leave it stock


or do a bit o fitting on something to make it stand out a lil


gonna have to think that over for a bit before i decide

cya next update

Looks good.

I would go with option 3 for the wheels, gives you the best for showing off cliper work, I think.

Make the grill/bumper look mean, make it look like it has teeth. These old fat cars look real good like that.