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[doomcrew]

thanks guys.


got my parts from teds modelling marketplace yesterday and began working on the top half of the engine. also, here's the light weight seat from dirt modeller.









By metalhead6464 at 2012-09-12

thanks for tuning in.

steve

[Mooneyzs]

Steve... awesome progress man! This build is just killer. That engine is sure coming along great! Keep up the great job you are doing. Looking forward to more.

[stump]

Steve,
Gorgeous work mate, specially on that motor. Having done similar, I know what you went through to build that.
The whole build is really shaping up nicely, and I'm jumping onboard for the ride home.
Look forward to seeing more mate.

[vintagedragfan]

nice work Steve, very nice!!!

[PARTSMARTY]

this will be the bomb!!!.

[doomcrew]

cheers guys.


got some more updates. turned a set of pulleys and trim rings for the blower hat. if i had a turn table, i would have milled them. i also made the butterflies from sheet ally. i have taken a mould of the manifold and blower hat block and cast them, along with the valve covers i made earlier. they do have a couple of air holes, but nothing that can't be put right.






By metalhead6464 at 2012-09-17

thanks for looking.

steve

[doomcrew]

it's been a while since i last put some updates on this, but i have been busy. i now have the doors hung, more work on the chassis with also a guide coat of primer. made the wheelie bar and began on the rear axle. got the blower hat on the go to.









steve

[TedsModeling]

Wow, Steve, this is really nice. I love that injector hat. How did you cut out your butterflies?
Excellent job overall, man.

[frozono]

Wow........ . awesome job........

[doomcrew]

here are some more updates.

started work on the rear end, with the links and turning a pair of coil over shocks. scratchbuilt a belt guard for the engine, a blower bag and harness. detailed the blower with bolts, including the blower pulley. also made a bag for the transmission and turned a pair of nitros bottles.

[doomcrew]

cheers guys.

ted, i cut and shaped the butterflies out of 0.5mm sheet aluminium. i could have turned them like i did on my "british invasion" dragster, but i wanted a different look for them.





steve

[futurattraction]

That's turning out really nice, Steve. What OD were your butterflies? I may be missing something but on your lower coil-over brackets, it looks like they have only a pivot point where they connect to the housing bracket, which makes it seem as though they "float". That doesn't make sense to me. Is there another piece that will be added to tie them solidly into the housing bracket? As I said, I may not be seeing something but am just curious... Your coil-overs look super!

[doomcrew]

thanks scott. the butterflies have a diameter of 8mm. the coil overs will be fixed to the brackets, the pics are to just to get an idea on how it all sizes up. haven't decided how they will be fixed, but there is a need for the extension on the brackets. ideas are very welcome on this.

steve

[Prostreet]

Looking good Steve, Nice work on the machined parts.

[doomcrew]

managed to have some more fun with my lathe, and turned the brackets for the NOS bottles and the oxygen bottle to. also did a pair of fire bottles. the seat padding was made from the packing from one of my airbrushes and the wheel tubs were halves of old paint tin caps. i wasn't happy with the wheelie bar, so i have reworked it and also made various brackets for the hand brake, chute release, fire release controls and side panel mounts.










steve

[Prostreet]

Nice work Steve, Are you using a compound slide to do the radius on the tops of the bottles?

[doomcrew]

thanks joe. i haven't got a compound slide, keep meaning to get one. all i did was to move the tool post round at various points to get a rough radius. i then finished it with a coarse file to get the final radius and then a fine file followed by fine grade wet and dry.

steve

[vintagedragfan]

very nice work Steve! looks awesome!

[doomcrew]

Thanks Bill.


the chassis is now completed and painted, WOOHOO!! Got the fire bottles installed and clamped down, with just the hoses to put in. Made the electrical board from car radio parts mounted to a sheet of 0.5mm ally. Prop guard has also been installed, I used 0.8mm bolts for that and the fire bottle clamps.











stay tuned for the next episode.

steve

[doomcrew]

ok, the trans and clutch, together with the mid-mount plate, are now in place. I temporarily placed the engine in to see how things are looking, oh, and I have corrected the crooked upper fire bottle button.















more to follow.

steve