Uncertain C Spec sheet

Motivation came from a few desires: I was complaining about missing a cheap Uncertain T in an E-bay junkyard, when a friend said I should just scratch build one. I realized that was possible. I also wanted to do a C cab project where I could bob the rear to show off one of those excellent chrome IRS from the Buttera kits. Because it takes me an incredible amount of time to finish one model, I decided to blend these ideas into what you see here – The Uncertain C. 

Body
Scratchbuilt from the cowl back using sheet styrene. The cowl is Paddy Wagon and the grill is Monogram Street T. The windshield frame is carved from a single piece of sheet of styrene. The headlights buckets are reshaped Black Widow items with rings from the parts box. These were mounted to the chassis via bent straight pins to replicate the look of the actual car.

Interior
The floor pan was scratch built using sheet styrene. The bench seat was a departure from the buckets used in the original UT. This was a compromise forced by the raised floor which allowed room for the IRS. The seat and other pieces were made from Paddy Wagon diamond tuck. It had to be heated with a candle to get the curved portions. The rest of the padding is shaped styrene, The shifter is from Pie Wagon was chosen for its question mark shape. The parts box steering wheel is mounted on a scratchbuilt aluminum shaft. The dash is two Paddy Wagon items mated together to create a unit long enough to fill the cowl and is a nice replication of the actual T unit. The gauges are in the same layout and feature scratch built beazles on gauge decals. The actual car has a chrome dash insert, but I liked the orange dash so much, I left that out. The inside of the cab, floor, and inside roof are all flocked with Ken’s fuzzy fur.

Chassis
The frame originally came from the Vending Machine. It was stripped to the bare rails and shortened. Suspension mounting point were added and the rear was kicked up make room for the IRS. 

The front suspension is fairly true to the Uncertain T suspension. Friction shocks come from the Tony Nancy rail and the hairpin radius rods come from the Orange Crate. These are pinned to the chassis with hex bolts made from modified straight pins. The front axle is from the Vending Machine, but has been modified to be poseable. The draglink leads back to a scratch-built aluminum steering box. With a bit more planning I could have made it operate the steering wheel. The front rims are Herb Deeks centers with T’Rantula outers all covered in Alclad. The rears are Pegasus centers with Rrumbler outers and flame tires.

The Buttera rear suspension was cut apart and pinned back together using more homemade bolts. The original trailing arms are the weak point of the assembly. These were cut off and new ones were made of stainless tube. Scratchbuilt rod ends were slipped into each link and the whole assembly was pinned to the chassis using more “bolts.”

Engine
For some reason it became absolutely necessary to replicate the Uncertain T nail head Buick as closely as possible. The 401 Nailhead block and valve covers came from the AMT Buick. Trans is a ford unit from the Mysterion. The Stone Woods and Cooks Hydromatic could have been used to match the real T, but it took up too much floor space and had to be replaced. The injection system based on an original UT kit unit given to me by Jeff Miller. It has been highly modified to replicate the 1 to 1 unit. It features scratchbuilt stacks and fuel system and linkage. All was built using pics of the original UT as a reference. The distributor received a lot of attention. The replica is made from over 30 separate pieces if you count plug wires. It features a scratchbuilt injector pump mounted on the distributor shaft. Everything beneath the distributor body is made from aluminum. The correct firing order was found on the internet. While the original UT had no dive shaft, the UC has one made K&S tubing. The headers are hand bent from polished aluminum rod.

Paint
The body, chassis, and dash all received a Grecian gold base covered by candy orange and an acrylic clear coat. The colors came from Extreme Colors. The engine is Tamyia lacquer black with liberal coats of the extreme Colors clear. The roof is flat black. Much of the suspension received Alclad II chrome. All the seats and other upholstery were sprayed flat black with the can held at a distance to raise up bumps. Then the pieces had liberal amounts of Turtle Wax rubbed in to create a vinyl appearance.

This project took two years to finish with the PE front rims recently being added before submitting to the Coffin Corner as more Klown Kandy.