Love the kid in the background. Reminds me of when my Dad was building model planes and I would watch him, although I might have been a little older than your child there.

As I have said it has been about 30 yrs. since I've built a model but it is truly a passion of mine. I ordered a 64 cutlass through Amazon. I'm almost done. It is basically a test build and I truly appreciate your tips. TY very much. Next is the 65 Foose I have purchased that I intend to paint Aqua to go with the red decals. When I was young I had built 100s of lowrider models. It is truly a passion of mine. I need a good hobby so I am back at it. I aim to please not just myself but the viewing pleasure of others. TY very very much 4 your tips

With the leftovers, You can glue together some great skinnies for your next strip car!

Teaching old dogs new tricks thanks luca

I've seen a lot of these ideas posted in the magazines but you are the only one that demonstrates them for us. I love it.. keep it up please.

Luka Cee Scale Auto Enthusiast did 1 article on Grafting Tires 86/87 I think it was. I hadn't Desired to Try it until about 2 years ago. I was doing Nostalgic old school Hot Rod 41 Plymouth. And Decided I need 2 wider Wide White walls than what came in the kit. Since I knew Grafting tires could be done successfully by Careful Work I tried it on first attempt failed but on second attempt Success came on Third repeated Success. RC (Radio Controlled) Car Guys Graft their all the time. So a Special Black Rubberized Super Glue/ CA Glue is Made Specifically for Grafting tires it hides the seam and is strong

@bobyoung1698

5 ай бұрын

I believe I read that article.👍

That is an awesome idea, even better that it worked.

Looks good. Felix provided some sound advice . Merry Christmas

I done reverse on a set of dub city wheels cut back side to narrow them and used the backs to make rears wider

Wow! What a great idea! We all have lots of tires that are too skinny and now the world of wide tire opportunity has just opened up! Thanks for risking some perfectly good tires to try this experiment!

Looks good.

There's a black CA glue made for RC car tires glued to their rims. It should work well for applications such as this.

Wow I almost could not tell the difference between BG's intro and yours Vary cool Idea never though about doing this but now I know how if I would like too thanks looking forward to the next update thanks Merry Christmas

very cool what you did there Matt . thank Felix for the great tunes and you all have a happy holidays .

Looks really good Luka... nice work brother

Now thats a handy how too. Thank you for sharing that... awesome 👌

I do this with the hard plastic 2 piece Drag Slicks, sand and spray with the rubber paint stuff, plastic dip.

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Now THAT'S K😎😎😎😎 LLLL !!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year To You and All Yours LC, Felix Was an Awesome Advisor Too !! God Bless All 👍👍👍

Cool!

That work out well great idea

Nice trick. Us modelers are always finding ways to use our creativity. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Wow turned out really cool. Thanks for sharing

Not bad, Luka. BFG Radial T/A big & littles... Imagine if AMT/Ertl had made those back in the day instead of all those crummy Goodyear Rally GT big & littles (which I have boxes of)...

I did that years ago with Tamiya 1/12 scale Formula 1 car models. I was trying to scratch build a Indy car from one of their McLaren kits and actually had to narrow the kits tires. I used black rubber cement or adhesive that I bought from an auto parts store. There's probably a better selection of adhesives now.

Oh -------- I like those 50 Series tires ---------- Will make great tires for a lot of cars -------- Go Pro Touring ------------ Curious ------- I wonder after cutting in half -------mark the halves that look close for a fit ------- put those soft tire halves in the freezer for a bit ------- see if one can sand down the --- High Sides ---- to make a close fit with say 180 - 220 sand paper ---- will make a good surface for the glue to weep into ----- not too smooth ------ might make a real nice tight fit ----- wait to get to room temp then line up your marks and glue -------- Like the Old late 30's and early 40's for these tires ------- Will look Great ----- even wider ------ on the '70 to '74 Barracuda's going Pro Touring ------- I like your idea ----- could even drill and tap that inner cone on the shoulder for a small set screw to keep a tight fit on the tire --------- Hope You have a Good Week -------- Rodney

I seen old tires made were they are in half's & people use a two-part epoxy glue / Rubber cement , Nice job that's awesome .

Outstanding brother!! Those turned out great!!

That is a cool idea! We all have boxes of leftover tires to try with

Very nice!

I would use a cordless drill, speed is easier to control. Have done the basically the same thing to larger R/C truck tires. They even make a black CA blue for bonding R/C tires that could easily cross over to the styre world

Good work on the wheels!

good stuff sir!

Great video!!! Merry Christmas to you and yours

Would rubber cement not work ?

Great tip...

Great idea..maybe glue a narrow strip of rubber to the inside to reinforce the joint

One thing you might try is stuffing those tires with cotton batting or something that would add some body to them before you cut them. That might make cut easier to cut accurately. BTW, I've seen this before in 1:1 and I'll bet you have, too. The rear slicks on Top Fuel rails - when they spin them to warm them, the C-forces distort them.

That's a great tyre. Have you tried gluing a piece of cotton fabric cut to fit the inside circumference of the tyre. With glue it will provide a supporting lattice much the same as fibre glassing. It may firm up the soft tyres as well.

Use the gig to help lineup & glue up 😎

Awesome diy trick man. Always enjoy seeing your work and tips. Getting harder to find wider tires for custom work.

Looks really cool, now teach me how to make some 10" wide 13" racing slicks, I've searched everywhere I know to look and no luck!!! I got a couple 4 cyl. circle track race cars I want to build, any ideas?

@youknoweverything7643

2 жыл бұрын

Most 4 cylinder fwd or even rwd classes run lile a 8 inch wide slick at the most man 10 inch way to wide even a stock treaded tire that came with kit sanded down to slick would look more scale then a huge ober size slick

That looks awesome! Great tip but I think I’ll cut my fingers off lol

Merry Christmas Luka ,great videos . And great tips ,what you did with the tires I use to do to the rims to get a nice deep dish wheel . 🚗

I like how you take model building to the next level. I made duelies for a '55 Chevy instead of wide tires.

Good idea , wish they made wide BF Goodrich tires. Will have to try that out.

I would think using a drill would work better than the Dremel ... a good drill should have more torque allowing a lower rpm and so the tire won’t expand as much during rotation..

@TheLukaCeeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

As I stated in the video. At a lower RPM. The Dremel would just stop when the knife started cutting into the tire. I think I got the needed results. But thanks for your input.

FWIW, the chassis from the Revell ‘37 Ford kits happen to slip in nicely to the AMT ‘40 coupe kit. Then another wild idea….why not the nailhead Buick from the Revell ‘30 Model A kit? And the Hilborn setup too? With a couple of other changes, the hint of salt starts to come into the air….. Keep plugging like I do.

Never thought of cutting them like that

Try to lock the knife in a vice that way you have more control of the dremel

Thanks for showing proof of concept on the tire by cutting it an then gluing it an making it wider.. just opened another avenue for my builds!

Cool

Nice

Nice tip

Place some 320 grit wet-or-dry sandpaper down on a piece of glass, GENTLY rub your cut edge on it, and you'll get a perfect fit, tire to tire. Ask me how I know ! LOL

What about using a small section of pvc or metal tubing to reinforce the tire when reassembling the tire?

I finally got a chance to watch this episode. Great idea! It turned out good too. Don't throw away those smaller sections of tires. You could make some skinnys like for drag racing. Here's a noob question...what is CA glue?

@TheLukaCeeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

Super glue

@ModelCarHobbyist

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLukaCeeChannel thanks Luka.

In your video about widening tires,( many months ago ), could you freeze the tires to make them stiffer while you work with them, and then let them warm up to room temperature and let them get pliable

I'm curious about that Buick engine color you want to use. I have a model of a 1947 Greyhound Bus (posted pics on the FB page) and that color looks close to what GM painted it's Detroits.

Always admire those who build rather than buy. Cause you coulda easily bought these. But why not make right? Speaking of.. you have any suggestions for site with cool aftermarket wheels? I’m building a 67 GT350 and making it pro touring style with TT 429 and it needs some deep rims for the look.

@TheLukaCeeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

There are some great product coming from the 3D printing companies like Fireball and Shapeways. Also check Pegasus Hobbies and Aoshsma makes some great wheel and tire sets.

@colossalbigfoot256

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLukaCeeChannel haven’t heard of fireball. I’ll check them out. I need to just bite the bullet and get a 4K resin. Could find and print bout anything. I’ve spent enough on prints and you probably know.. not everyone knows how to 3D print in good quality. Thanks for info.

@modelcarswithglen.

2 жыл бұрын

Hi collosal, I been making deep rims for years and I'm glad to help,, first you need some donar rims that have a little bit of depth then place it rim back down on a piece of 180 or220 sand paper and start sanding back and forth turning your grip every so often to keep it squared, pretty soon it will be close to sanding thru the rim face,,, you can then, with a sharp xacto carefully cut out the middle,,, what you have now is just a rim with no backing plate. Now you just have to lightly sand the outer bead of the rim that you want wider and glue the two pieces together,, you don't have to worry about the match up because the now outer rim is smaller where you cut it than the inner rim is on the outside where you matched the two pieces together,,if you did it right you cannot see the joint where the two pieces meet. This is a lot harder to explain than it is to do,, but the results are rims that are as deep as you want them to be,, trust me I have done this literally a hundred times,,it may take a little trial and error but I'm sure you can do it buddy,,,if not maybe I can send you some pictures or something,,let me know I'm glad to help

Have you tried freezing the tires first? It will make them stiffer and easier to cut straight lines.

Maybe put the halves over a deep well socket to keep them lined up for gluing?

My husband was wondering if the fixture you used to cut the tire, would help to line the 2 pieces up when you glue them.

On your tire I would have put a card board backer ( I usually use the box the model came it) and put a loop of it to fasten both sides to too and stiffen up the tire

You should do it with a drill and you can do it slower and it will be easier to handle.

Reminds me of the old Revell "Hot Rod" edition two piece tires. 😂

Maybe if you used a solid tire rather than a hollow one . I once used the monogram Nascar tires to make slightly wider ones it came out pretty good with some sanding

@TheLukaCeeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

I wanted these tires. They turned out great.

That is really cool. Never seen that before. Thinking maybe a razor saw in a mitre box might work too. But then I'm also thinking of a pipe cutter. You know that little thing with the rollers and pizza cutter blade that you keep dialing down with every revolution? I dunno, might work and make a cleaner cut.

That's cool but not everyone has the holder you used so it makes it hard on 99%

Use the tires from the baldwin motion 70 camaro

USE A LARGE WASHER WITH THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT WILL BE HELD BY THE FORCE OF THE TIRE AND PREVENT BOGGING DOWN AT A LOWER SPEED

Should have just bought “ppp” early 1970,s Vintage Hoosier Asphalt style tires.

@TheLukaCeeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

I have two sets of those. Not the look I wanted for this project.

They make rubberized CA for rc car tires... that could work better for this.

LIKEIT!!!!!ALOT

Is that Jim Florentine???

You need a drill brother, thats where the low power or high speed power comes into place

Right on!👍 What a cool trick to widen tires. Once they set up, I guess you could put a nice bead of RTV on the inside to really secure them. Again, cool trick, thanks for sharing ✌️

Around 1970 MPC had a coupon in one of their kits for a tire assortment. I sent away for it, (not free, about $1.50) and you got some wide 1/25 scale, and some larger tires that I assume were 1/16 scale. Those were perfect for the new tubbed Pro Stock look. I did a 68 Nova and by stretching the wheel openings and cutting the chassis, it looked like a set of 14x32 slicks. I had to put another small tire inside them (like a tube) to fit the 1/25 scale wheels, but after it was assembled, they looked great.

Luka Cee I really appreciate your how to videos please keep them coming can't wait to see the progress on this kit

who is Felix.?

koool

I've done something like this before. I used a long socket that fits snuggly inside the wheels I wanted to split and used a power drill to turn it. The drill has more torque and a slower speed (for more control). Depending on the tire composition, I used vinyl cement or "Shoo-Goo" to cement the tires together.

The real trick here is keeping the air in the tire 😂😂😂

@TheLukaCeeChannel

2 жыл бұрын

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Show us making skinnies too.

seems you should emphasize safety when using an Xacto knives with anything that rotates. eye protection please maybe even a full face mask. I love that device your friend made you but if that dremel is spinning the wrong way you might end up with a No. 11 blade sticking out of the tip of your nose or slicing your carotid artery open. What fun

Tip!Dont use a blade,use a saw(like the ones from CMK or similar etched!)And you need flexible glue!

This is pretty much the first or second video of yours I've seen. And they seem to be quite informative. However, during this video I kept hearing little whimpers and whines in the background like you had a lady behind the scenes that was seemingly being pleasured. What's up with that. I wanted to learn something but I kept getting sidetracked by the whimpers and whines. Edit update : upon listening to the video again I feel I owe you an apology. It seems the whimpering and Whining must be comming from a baby. So I figure you must be babysitting while you work at the bench. Good on ya! And forgive my statement earlier.

What is that whining in the background? Its distracting!

Good tutorial