Finally, I get to have some fun and do a rod!
We're not sure on the final result yet, but it's inspired by ratrod pickups like this:
He's in the middle of building one himself, so he's looking to the 1/24 scale version for inspiration.
I'm using a Monogram '40 Ford Hot Rod Pickup kit. It sits nearly stock, and the cab is stock, so lots of work is required.
Fenders had to be removed, of course:
Here's how it sits stock. The cab needs to be chopped, and I'm going to bring the front axle up to lower the front end. Then I'll sit it back together and see if I need to channel it or not. The frame rails already sweep upward at the front and back, so I'm not sure if Z'ing the frame will work well here. Any suggestions?
My first chop, successful! I cut a bunch out of the A pillars first, then lowered it down to mark and cut the C pillars. Then I sliced the roof in two so they'd line back up again, leaving the small gap, which I filled with strip styrene.
