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I got organized and started last weekend so here is where I am so far. Lost... 8)

This is what I call FrankenFrame before the "experiment" That's the stock 56 T-Bird frame on the left and a 41 Wullys on the right. I chose the 41 for light weight and strength and needed to keep part of the Tbird for the body hangers and such.
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The frames after the experiment comped together with water based glue in the chassis of the 56.
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This is my first test fit of FrankenFrame in the Tbird body. I need to move the front axel crossmember back to center the front wheels better and move the rear leaf springs in. The wheels for the drag slicks are a lot wider than the stock Mustang wheels I used for the mock-up. I'm going to have to cut the rear wheel wells open and I'm not looking foreword to that. I had to order this kit from the East Coast.
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I decided to add a contemporary touch with a front air dam and started to scratch build it from sheet styrene. I used the thin stuff in layers to bend around the corners of the front end smoothly and I'll finish it off with Bondo. Looks nasty.
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This little radius rod on the top cost be a ton of grief on Saturday. It shot across my bench with a Ping! when I clipped it off the sprue and vanished into a black hole. I spent an hour or so looking for it before giving up and fabricating a pair of new ones. So this morning I'm going through the Mustang box (which was covered-one of Scott's shoeboxes, at that) and what do I spy??? You go figure that out. PM me the answer and I'll email you two scratch built radius rods. j/k
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Enjoy.

Dale

G/T Engineering

<blockquote data-quote="scaledale" data-source="post: 136393" data-attributes="member: 12609">I got organized and started last weekend so here is where I am so far. Lost... 8)This is what I call FrankenFrame before the &quot;experiment&quot; That&#039;s the stock 56 T-Bird frame on the left and a 41 Wullys on the right. I chose the 41 for light weight and strength and needed to keep part of the Tbird for the body hangers and such.[ATTACH=full]42379[/ATTACH]The frames after the experiment comped together with water based glue in the chassis of the 56. [ATTACH=full]42380[/ATTACH]This is my first test fit of FrankenFrame in the Tbird body. I need to move the front axel crossmember back to center the front wheels better and move the rear leaf springs in. The wheels for the drag slicks are a lot wider than the stock Mustang wheels I used for the mock-up. I&#039;m going to have to cut the rear wheel wells open and I&#039;m not looking foreword to that. I had to order this kit from the East Coast.[ATTACH=full]42381[/ATTACH] I decided to add a contemporary touch with a front air dam and started to scratch build it from sheet styrene. I used the thin stuff in layers to bend around the corners of the front end smoothly and I&#039;ll finish it off with Bondo. Looks nasty.[ATTACH=full]42382[/ATTACH]This little radius rod on the top cost be a ton of grief on Saturday. It shot across my bench with a Ping! when I clipped it off the sprue and vanished into a black hole. I spent an hour or so looking for it before giving up and fabricating a pair of new ones. So this morning I&#039;m going through the Mustang box (which was covered-one of Scott&#039;s shoeboxes, at that) and what do I spy??? You go figure that out. PM me the answer and I&#039;ll email you two scratch built radius rods. j/k[ATTACH=full]42383[/ATTACH]Enjoy.DaleG/T Engineering</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scaledale, post: 136393, member: 12609"] I got organized and started last weekend so here is where I am so far. Lost... 8) This is what I call FrankenFrame before the "experiment" That's the stock 56 T-Bird frame on the left and a 41 Wullys on the right. I chose the 41 for light weight and strength and needed to keep part of the Tbird for the body hangers and such. [ATTACH=full]42379[/ATTACH] The frames after the experiment comped together with water based glue in the chassis of the 56. [ATTACH=full]42380[/ATTACH] This is my first test fit of FrankenFrame in the Tbird body. I need to move the front axel crossmember back to center the front wheels better and move the rear leaf springs in. The wheels for the drag slicks are a lot wider than the stock Mustang wheels I used for the mock-up. I'm going to have to cut the rear wheel wells open and I'm not looking foreword to that. I had to order this kit from the East Coast. [ATTACH=full]42381[/ATTACH] I decided to add a contemporary touch with a front air dam and started to scratch build it from sheet styrene. I used the thin stuff in layers to bend around the corners of the front end smoothly and I'll finish it off with Bondo. Looks nasty. [ATTACH=full]42382[/ATTACH] This little radius rod on the top cost be a ton of grief on Saturday. It shot across my bench with a Ping! when I clipped it off the sprue and vanished into a black hole. I spent an hour or so looking for it before giving up and fabricating a pair of new ones. So this morning I'm going through the Mustang box (which was covered-one of Scott's shoeboxes, at that) and what do I spy??? You go figure that out. PM me the answer and I'll email you two scratch built radius rods. j/k [ATTACH=full]42383[/ATTACH] Enjoy. Dale G/T Engineering [/QUOTE]

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