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conrod

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  1. My foreman told me when I was a young apprentice,,,"measure once, you can always cut twice and anyway its easier the second time around". So when i saw a new Deora on ebay for $20 aus and in a nearby suburb I grabbed it. So I thought you blokes may be interested in a comparison between an original 60's school kid build and a 2018 old fart build. So here it is so far,,,first pic is the old girl from the 60's . Second is the new drive train. Things that I did different were; 1...the dizzy mounts wrong, it stuck out horizontally from block so I repositioned it as it should be more towards vertical. 2...Had some yellow wire so wired it up dizzy as per a photo of original Deora i found on web showing it had yellow plug wires, 3....same photo noted above showed twin carbies not single as per kit, anyway i didn't have twins in spares box but I did have a set if triples of an old GT40 so I used them.
  2. Thought you'd like to see some genuine 1960's models, assembled by me while I was a young petrol head in school. I was even doing some customising, note Predicta engine has plug wires made from cotton! They sort of start and stop in the right places. (well I was a kid)
  3. Thanks for the warm welcome fellas. By the way Helix, what corp were you in,,,,I'm an ex RAEME Armourer medically retired 2013
  4. Draggon, you are a legend mate,,,,seen the second one only. Just what I needed, many thanks, watch for progress pics
  5. I am rebuilding my IMC GT40 series 1 car, want to put the 256 ci engine option in however cant find many photos on the net of cars to copy also need info of the dry sump fitment,,,,can any body help with build info or do I just wing it and do what I think would have been done????
  6. Hi everyone, Was helping my mother move house and found a cupboard filled with my old model cars from when I was a teenager,I'm now 62 So took them back to my garage and will be rebuilding them properly ,airbrushed not brush painted. Started on the worst ones, the J car and Plymoth. Used caustic soda to de paint them, then airbrush and reassemble with a bit more care than when I was younger.
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