1951 Henry J Drag Gasser

Kit: Revell
Wheels: front AMT 56 Ford, Rear AMT Malco Willys
Tires: AMT separate slicks set and parts box
Engine: JoHan prostock 427 OHC Ford with parts box blower and Revell top fuel dragster blower scoop. Wire fuel lines, wrapping wire plug wires, Revell Ferrari 250 GTO exhaust tips
Chassis: Scratch brake calipers with lines, parts box master cylinder, scratch made steering gear and idler arm and drag link linkage. scratch made drive shaft loop. MPC 73 Mustang wheelie bars. Except for the wheels ALL CHROME was stripped off and airbrushed Molotow was used, ie the blower, scoop, front and rear axles, steering linkage, master cylinder and valve covers.
Interior: Flocked seats with ribbon seat belts and PE buckles and hardware, scratch made extra roll cage bars.
Body: Tamiya paint, Duplicolor clear, Slixx, kit and custom decals, AMT 50 Ford headlights and taillights. PE hood pins and Dezus fasteners, ribbon shoot harness with BMF fire protection sleeve.

That's miles better than the Merc Mitch.

Those old Gasser kits are a pain in the backside to build up well, I have a few of them, so I know.

Excellent result and kit bashing, that Johan 427 OHC is so much better than the one in the amt 33 Willys.

If you have build pics I'd love to see them.

The doors and flip front seem to work well on this kit, or was it a nightmare? I've never had this one, but I'm interested now.

I remember this one Mitch. Wot Shay said. Love the Henry J

Some footage


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6XP8C2-Qv4

Cool YouTube Shay. That's why mine has wheelie bars.

Lol, I'm not sure what you remember Al. This one (along with the Dart, Mustang GTP, and Merc SLR) is brand new. I did all four while recovering from knee replacement surgery last month.

The nose hinges needed a little reworking because the engine I used is a fuzz taller than the kit one. Doors and steering fit and worked well.

I haven't been taking any pictures while I'm building. So no wip photos I'm afraid.

I assume it's Model King repop of an older kit?

Pity there's no WIP Mitch.

Knee replacement isn't exactly a walk in the park, how are you getting on?

Great job on a difficult kit. From brittle plastic to door/hood/body alignment nightmares you really pulled this off! Great kit-bashing on a stunning build.

Great build!!

Great build of a very tricky kit. Nicely done and very believable.