1932 Datsun Roadster, By Chuck Most

With my Datsun 510 on the waiting table for pics of the finished product, I thought that I would share this Datsun Roadster built by Chuck Most.

Datsun has an extensive automotive history. Dates far, far back. This 1932 Roadster was built by Chuck Most. A very talented and creative builder. His builds can be seen in both the "Models Car Magazine" and forum as well. I had no idea that this Roadster can look so good when tossed up with some Hot Rod inspiration. I think the name J-Rod fits this fenderless beauty. It's channeled on a 32' Ford frame model A frame that has been Z'ed up front by the engine with plastistruct. The weathering on the body, inline 6 S20 engine and the TC Mitsuya Cider give this J-Rod a Nostalgic feel. The S20 got some spark plug wires and the header got a nice used look. It's a simple looking build that has a huge wow impact.

Some info from Chuck.

"Body is a Revell Germany BMW 3/15 PS (which was built under licence to Austin- it was basically an Austin 7 copy, AND illegally copied in Japan as a Datsun, thus opening the door for this project), engine is a Fujimi Nissan S20 DOHC inline six, and the rest was coughed up by the spares box."

Now some pics, Enjoy.

Its extremely hard to find a picture of what the 32' roadster would look like stock, but i did find this 35' roadster. Its really close to these body lines of Chucks build.

There you have it, some Datsun history, sort of.

Thanks for stopping by, happy modeling.

OS GIKEN 510 Progress...

Well it's getting closer to being done. just some minor details are needed to get there. I need some oil cooler lines, make some seat belts, steering wheel, some wires and add an extra detail that revell forgot to add. more on that later on.

Here are a few pics of what I have managed to do. first up I made a headliner using bandage tape. then I brushed some citadel "mud" wash for the brown color. the MSD box is on the dash as well. second thing I did was put an underhood liner. I know, the 510's didn't come with them. but hey, its better than seeing those pesky injector marks. the last thing I added was BMF for the window trims. both front and back.

Once I make the seat belts, I'll be able to "marry" the body to the chassis and start on the final details on the outside of the body.

Thanks for stopping by.

RODDIN' 32' FORD

Im not all about J-Tin. I am and all around car guy. so this is why I decided to start building one of these.
Its a 1932 Ford "Vicky" made by AMT/ERTL. fairly old and low count on parts by todays standards. other than the sink marks everywhere and flash on about all the gray parts, it's an ok kit. after some cleanging it can be nice.

I have taken this one and turned it into what i would like to call a muscle rod. it's not a traditional hot rod and not a complete rat rod. its not going to have a "show" paint job, but it's not going to have fully rotted panels. its low to the ground, chopped top and some balls as well.

I used a Ford Flattie V8 with a Weiand blower with dual stromberg carbs. the rear of the frame has been Z'ed and extended along with pushing the front suspension in front of the frame it gives it a longer wheel base. putting it this low, I also had to cut out the floorboard to raise the driveline up. this of course will be covered by some panels and a tunnel. for the wheels, I used some deep cragar style on the rear with some pie crust slicks and for the front I used shallow cragar style with pie crust treaded tires. it's currently been shot with primer to find the flaws, has putty and some sanding. still a bit to go. I plan to put drum brakes on all 4 corners, bomber style seats and a custome gas tank. that's about it for now.

Enjoy the pics