Revell '41 Willys "Demon II"-Under Glass-09/07

[mustang1989]

Thanks Bruce. I haven't had much of a chance to check that site out today but you can bet I'll be doing just that later.

[speedgraflex]

Thanks Bruce. I haven't had much of a chance to check that site out today but you can bet I'll be doing just that later.

Please be careful, though. I lock away my credit cards and online payment forms before visiting...

[mustang1989]

LOL!!! I know all to well that which you speak of.

Just to let everybody know.............I am still working on this one. I've got the chassis mostly finished up except for the brake rotors up front and the exhaust system. I've also gotta tweak the toe in setting on the front end to keep the excessive toe in look from happening on the front wheels when fully assembled.
I narrowed the rear axle to get the wider tires underneath the rear fenders and lowered the front suspension a good 1/8" to make it an even drop all the way around.



I did acquire the only PE piece made for this kit which will help the front end out ALOT. Sorry Revell..................that's good for OOB but it aint gonna cut it on this build.



I'm currently working on the engine which will take me a bit because of the detail I want to throw at this beast. I'll be robbing a lot of the parts except for the base engine block and transmission (which I'll leave OOB) from the Revell Hemi Dart kit. I was going to post some engine progress pics as well but the Spaz Stix clear doesn't work well with Model Master acrylic paint. Turned it white in the crevices so I'll be shooting another thin coat of orange on the block and re-coating the clear with Tamiya clear like I usually do the next time around. Learning curve complete.

[Stikpusher]

I like that grill!

As for all the rest of the improving and customizing that you are doing here... simply amazing!

[speedgraflex]

Joe—that grill is incredible!!!! TGIF!!!!

[Stuart]

Superb looking grill that!

[mustang1989]

Thanks guys!!! Sorry for the absence. Terribly busy week!

Well guys I've been working on this one on and off this week. Engine build is under way. I've decided to NOT go the blower route and go with a dual quad super stock motor. I'll be using the heads, rocker covers, intake and timing cover out of the 68 Hemi Dart kit (which I'll have to replace because I do want to build a Hemi Dart) and retaining the block and transmission from the Willys Street rod kit so as to keep the mods to fit the engine into the frame to a minimum. I had to modify the timing cover and intake slightly to get them to fit together on this engine block. I've been doing a lot of studying on this particular powerplant because I want to replicate the fuel delivery system and throttle linkage.

Here's the base build up as of earlier in the week:



and here we are with it as of now:



another thing that has caught my interest are the two piece aluminum wheels that are available these days. I actually acquired these wheels some time back but the rear wheels were so wide that I didn't have a tire wide enough to mount them in. So I took both of the wheel sleeves into a machine shop and had them cut the sleeve to the depth I wanted and "Walla!" , I've got myself a set of usable Pro Street wheels now. I'll have the wheel studs and lug nuts coming by next Thursday.

Here's where we're gonna go with the tire and wheel set up:

[speedgraflex]

Beautiful! Shazam! My interest piqued by the ‘68 Hemi Dart! Oh, man, what a ride that is gonna be. I was derailed on a GT40 purchase on eBay by 1 dollar. That knocked me down. It was such a beast model in 1/16 scale.

What’s next here?

[KSaarni]

Thanks guys!!! Sorry for the absence. Terribly busy week!

I am the last one saying anything about being absent....

- Kari

[Stuart]

Awesome looking engine Joe, and those wheels are sweet!!!