Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Not for the faint of heart: 1961 Ford F-100 build

I guess its always a bit sacriligeous when someone cuts into an old, out-of-production kit, but sometimes it just needs to be done. I rationalize this to myself by the fact that the bed on this AMT F-100 unibody was hacked into long before I got it. The wheel wells were completely altered and were beyond my skills to return to stock. also, there were no tailligts with this when I bought it and thr buckets were really mangled. I've had this kit for a few years now in various stages of completion and I finally decided that the only way I was going to end up buildinb it was to separate the cab from the body. So, with that out of the way, I present this WIP of a 1961 F-100 flareside. Smile

My most recent incarnation looked like this:

I chopped off the bed and filleted the cab corners. The frame is from a 96 F-150 and a 56 F-100 donated its bed. Wheels are mock up only for now.

The pieces are currently soaking in the purple bath to strip the paint so I can start smoothing out the body work.

Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/993093.aspx

Henry Banks Fabrizio Barbazza John Barber Skip Barber

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