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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:14:59 GMT -5
Test fitting rear suspension with aluminum tubing replacements.. Parts being painted Alclad Base-Coat Black then either Chrome or Polished Aluminum Parts laid out..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:20:17 GMT -5
Now my attention turned to the radiator and the nasty sink marks in the middle of radiator core. (The side that will show of course) To fix I needed anther radiator from a 2nd kit and a saw... Sink mark cores are sanded away in the 1st radiator and the core from the 2nd radiator cut and sanded.. Core from 2nd radiator lays in the 1st radiator perfectly! No more sink marks! I also drill a hole for the starter tube and add upper and lower radiator hose inlets..
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:34:33 GMT -5
Now I start detailing the dashboard (one of my favorite parts of any build). For this I'm going to use some Scale Hardware Stainless Steel 0.7 mm simulated Phillips head screws and some silver florist wire to simulate rivets for the gauges. The micro Phillips head screws are installed.. Then I used some decals for the gauges and then covered them with 5 min epoxy to simulate lenses..I also created a magneto toggle switch with some florist wire a little glue and some paint.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:41:43 GMT -5
Next I modified the firewall by removing the ugly molded in details and added a master cylinder brake arm, an oil filter to accept some oil line fittings and a throttle return spring I made out of some wire. Also added some Pro Tech photo-etched bolts. Modified firewall compared to original kit firewall
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:46:55 GMT -5
Offenhouser engine is permanently installed in the chassis. I added some oil lines and fittings from the oil filter to the engine block
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 17:54:56 GMT -5
Time to detail the water hoses with some hose clamps. To do this I used some lead foil from a wine bottle some aluminum micro tubing and some of those micro screw heads as well. Created a lower radiator hose (Since the original kit had no lower radiator hose) from some silver solder and vinyl tubing. Plus I added a photo-etched radiator cap to the radiator. Close up of the completed radiator clamps Water hoses and radiator are installed. Another look at the hoses
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 18:36:17 GMT -5
If you look carefully at the back of the injectors I bent a throttle linkage bracket and connected it to the throttle return spring bracket on the firewall. Main fuel line is connected from fuel distribution block in the center of the injectors to the firewall Decided to create a temperature sending unit.. So with a little aluminum tubing and some 0.2 mm lead wire.. Ran the lead wire from the temp unit on the firewall to the brass painted micro tube on the back of the head.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 18:44:52 GMT -5
Assembled the front suspension assembly with the chrome / polished aluminum parts I painted a couple of weeks ago. Also added a starter tube (created with aluminum tubing) to the front left of the radiator. Another view Test fitting the nose cone with suspension in place.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 18:54:05 GMT -5
More test fitting with rear axle, resin tires and the ram air scoop. Ram air scoop is mocked in place. Another View of the air scoop. Installed the interior panels which I detailed the snaps with photo-etched bolt heads. also installed the dashboard, steering wheel and the aluminum drive-shaft. Also pedals are installed.
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Post by illeagle10 on Jun 28, 2015 19:01:33 GMT -5
This is turning out as a really sweet build Andy! Seems like your heading towards the finish!
Jim
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2015 19:03:10 GMT -5
Nose cone is installed with air scoop. Figured out the scoop will need a little massaging to get it to fit the way I want it to. Overall view.. It's coming together! Checking scoop with nosecone opening. With interior in place Time to start working on rear suspension, exhaust , tires and the body in prep for the pearl white and mica blue paint.
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Post by kip on Jun 29, 2015 12:55:58 GMT -5
Great detail on this. Beautiful work. How did you make the ram air scoop?
kip
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2015 15:17:26 GMT -5
The air scoop was made by sandwiching 3 pieces of sheet plastic together with super glue. Then cutting/sanding it to a basic shape to fit the air intake opening in the nosecone. The end that connects to the intake was made from a ring cut from aluminum tubing the same size as the intake. Then I glued the ring to the other end of the scoop. I used gap filling super glue and accelerant around the ring as filler and sanded until it looked right.. The intake was made from 1 large aluminum tube and 4 smaller aluminum tubes. I sealed the end toward the firewall with sheet aluminum from a coke can. The rubber hose attaching the intake to the 4 injector port were made from shrunken electrical heat shrink tubing.
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Post by Art Laski on Jun 29, 2015 16:26:47 GMT -5
Nice work, Andy. Looking good!
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Post by bobbyc on Jun 29, 2015 19:01:01 GMT -5
Wow! That's impressive!
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