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[TedsModeling]

Dave - you're in a position that very few of us are. You actually work on race cars and know all about the products and technology and your excellent model detail reflects that.  I will probably never see a Mark Williams 11" rear end in person, but I know from what's available to us, the TDR reproduction is a thing of beauty.

 

This is a photo of a 1/8 scale TDR rear end with the disc brake and hard mount options.

 

 

Their turbo chargers show the turbine veins, bolt holes are provided in heads, header flanges, pulleys and many other parts, their 4bbl Holly is a thing of beauty for 1/16 scale. There are many quality resin products available, but most don't have nearly the detail of TDR items. Are any of these products (especially from the kit manufacturers) true to life? I doubt it. But can I tell the difference? I just want as much detail in the parts I can get to make it look realistic to me. TDR and a few resin guys do it.

[Prostreet]

Jesus Christ you guys...

Really No reason to start the post like that.

[comp1839]

ted, let me ask you a question. that's a mark williams 11 in rear, right? did you know that mark williams makes a 9 inch rear? are they both rears? why, yes. are they both mark williams rears? most certainly. do they look the same? absolutely not. do they perform the same? absolutely not.
but, that's something you happen to know about. so of course they're not the same. the same goes for these heads. while you think the only difference is the valve angle. it is only the thing that is used to i.d. the head. just like an 11inch is not a 9 inch rear.

 

so, are both of these things cyl. head? yes. are they both chevy cyl. heads? yes. again that's where the similarities end. the physical size of the heads are different ( the 18 being much taller). the port locations are different (the 18 intake port location is changed and the 18 exhaust port location is changed). even the intake mounting surface angle is changed (from 10 degrees to 5 degrees on the 18).

 

you say that you just want enough detail to make it look realistic to you. well those heads are as different, to me, as the two rears i just mentioned. just because you haven't learned the differences in the heads that makes it o.k.? how about all of you take a few minutes and do a google search on the heads and learn the differences. all i asked was to have the wording on the part changed to reflect the actual part that is there.

[DaytonaTim]

Guys, we really need to show Brodie a little more respect for his thread.  It is his thread about his build, it really is not about the accuracy of TDR's parts.

 

If someone wants to start a separate thread discussing how TDR does its thing, the guys at TDR would be more than happy to join in.

 

I post this comment not because I think I have some authority on MCM site (heck I don't even think I have any authority in my own house)........ but because I feel bad that a possible error on my part caused this thread to run off on some tangent subject.

 

Let's get the thread back on Brodie's build, OK?

[blunc]

I second this, start a new thread if you want to discuss the merits of TDR parts and let them respond.