32 Ford Salt Flat Racer

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I started with this kit




The interior. I used solder to make the roll bars. 




I hand painted the # on the windows. 







I added some ghost flames and airbrushed the salt residue on. i used a set of flat discs that were made by a friend.










I used aluminum tube to make the venturi tubes

[john2308]

Looks great !! Like that small block Ford engine, good paint job and you can just see the flames in a couple of pictures. Great job all the way around !!

Question: How hard was it to use solder for the roll cage ??

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Thank you.

The hardest part with the solder is getting it smoothed out and straight. I smooth them out by hand as much as possible and then you can roll them on a flat surface to get the small kinks out. I use super glue to glue them together, but i am thinking a small tube of gorilla glue might hold them together better. 
I use laquer primer and paint or use an automotive medium laquer to reduce my enamels. It seems to stick very well to the solder.  Enamel rattle cans flake off easily. If you have any more questions feel free to ask on here or in a PM. Thank you.