29 Ford Model A Roadster Lowboy

Thank you lurch!  This Lowboy should look great when it is done!

I went and added the headers to the engine and realized that the ignition wiring was going to interfer with the headers.  I removed the wiring from the engine block, added the headers and then reinstalled the ignition wiring.  I did have to redrill some of the spark plug holes and the rewiring with a pair of tweezers and a magnifier was a lot of fun...NOT!

Looks great to me.

Thanks lurch!

I think that the wiring looks great. Nice color.

Thanks JohnnyK!

Another two coats of paint and soon the '29 Lowboy will be ready for final assembly!  It appears that my flash highlighted the door lines of the model.

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Another two coats of Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue.  The flash seems to have highlighted the door lines.

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Apparently, I didn't sand the old paint enough and my glossy wet paint dried into a semigloss finish.  The more I look at this, the more I like it!  It seems to fit the theme I have for this rod.  I added two radiator support rods made from some wire I had in the drawer.  The tough part was getting the bends out of the wire.

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Damn Mike! Your stuff gets better and better!

Thanks John!  The more I think about this model, the more I am finding things that seems to be off.  The engine doesn't sit straight and I may take this model partially apart to correct some things.

I took the Model A apart this morning and rebuilt it, but I am still not 100% happy with it.  The engine was removed and reinstalled straighter, but it is still off to the left side slightly.  I added an engine fan to take up the space in front of the engine and behind the radiator. Even though there is an electric fan, the engine fan looks like it should be there.  I drilled out the holes in the radiator for the support rods and the radiator was tipped back to give it some rack.

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I used the extra dashboard from the AMT '32 Ford Phaeton for this build.  I detailed the center of the dash, installed it after cutting it down and then I added the steering wheel.  I added the taillights and the license plate holder.  This mess is the windshield which was slightly warped.  I hope this helps or I will have to figure another way to add the windshield.

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So, I was staring at the box art and I noticed something is wrong.  I verified what I saw by looking at my '29 Ford Lowboy Roadster...there is no spreader bar on the front of the frame!  But, I do remember putting one on my previous '29 Ford Highboy Roadster with a piece of sprue that I had on the bench.  I checked the instructions and there is no spreader bar mentioned anywhere.  It shows up on step 4 and disappears on step 5 and shows up again on step 6.  I guess I'm making one, but this time it will be chromed!

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This is my '29 Ford Model A Roadster Lowboy.  It is painted with Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue.  The model features a wired small block Chevy with three deuces with an automatic transmission, chrome mag wheels with spinners.  It also has a '32 front grille and scratch-built radiator supports.

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Turned out great Mike.  Looks good in that blue.

Outstanding job Mike!!! 

You keep making them better and better. 

Jim 

Stay Safe.

That looks fantastic. I can hear the engine running now.

Thank you lurch, Jim and John!  

Very nice build Mr. Mike-great looking hot rod.  I have this kit in the stash and I like what you've don with yours.

Thank you Bob! 

philo426, no comment, just a picture.  I don't understand?

I really like the dropped axle and 32 grill in that front view,Mike ! Always have liked that look.

Thank you oldermodelguy!  I was going to use the '29 grille and radiator, but I wanted this '29 Model A to be different from the first one that I built.

Turned out nice.  I like the color.

Thank you Olezippi!