devil19751 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 the engine is for a 56 nomad the wheel in the second pic is the one I will be using I plan to do this one stock all comments welcome thanks for looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snacktruck67 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 You did a very good job. Congradts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil19751 Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 thanks snacktruck67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTallDad Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Nice work; your first attempt is far better than mine.You might want to look at this site; plug wires rarely line themselves up on the distributor. The site shows the firing order for a lot of engines.http://modeltech.tripod.com/wiring101.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoncardenas21 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Great job with the Alternator bracket too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) That looks way better than my first attempts too Gord. Good goin'!! Nice work; your first attempt is far better than mine.You might want to look at this site; plug wires rarely line themselves up on the distributor. The site shows the firing order for a lot of engines.http://modeltech.tripod.com/wiring101.htmThanks for that Ray!! I know the ol' standard 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 firing order but I didn't know where the starting point was on the distributor. I'm wiring a 427 Chevrolet up right now and that was a big help. Edited February 16, 2016 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Wow, that is really nice. You definitely hit a home run with that engine. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing this with us. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustanotherKiwi Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Nice, tidy work.What paint did you use for the motor? Testers or Model master?Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 The engine looks great. The spark plugs you might want to makeup a wire loom or something on that order. In real life the plug wires would get burned up quickly on the exhaust manifolds. The factory ran the plug wires thru a metal loom on the back side of the heads and routed the plug wires along the bottom edge of the head under the exhaust manifolds. The problem then is you wouldn't be able to see all your hard work on the plug wires then. Just depends on how stock you want it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 That looks way better than my first attempts too Gord. Good goin'!! Thanks for that Ray!! I know the ol' standard 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 firing order but I didn't know where the starting point was on the distributor. I'm wiring a 427 Chevrolet up right now and that was a big help.I heard recently on "CarFIX" that the Chevy engines tended to have number one spark plug on the dist cap in direct line with cylinder number one, after that it's just a matter of clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation for plug wire insertion. (if it really matters to you...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa mitch Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Nice job, I am new at detailing motors, was this a presided distributor or did you scratch make it. If you did, what did you make it out of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Looks nice to me Gord....much better than my first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Looks nice to me Gord....much better than my first one.Thats what I was thinking. No way would I show my 1st one now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil19751 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Nice, tidy work.What paint did you use for the motor? Testers or Model master?PaulTesters Nice job, I am new at detailing motors, was this a presided distributor or did you scratch make it. If you did, what did you make it out of?scratch made and all from styrene tube and styrene rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil19751 Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 thanks for all the positive comment guys will show more when the wormer weather gets here as it is pot on hold for the season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil19751 Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 got this one finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWT Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Good job. Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 VERY NICE! I love '56 Nomads! Now it we can somehow, someway get a DECENT '57, I'd be all set! That car is crying out for a righteous kit of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Gosh. I can remember using one of Mom's hat pins that I heated up ti make holes in the heads and then used her thread for the wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnt671 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 That came out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super28 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Nice. Fixing to try to wire my first. Hope it comes out as good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slotto Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Really nice build. Nice job on the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil19751 Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 thanks for the comments all who viewed my post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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