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Scratch Built N2O


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i researched the bottles, valves, gauges and handles at all of the nitrous / and bottles manufacturing companies web sites. found what it was i wanted to build. drew up my prints and machined all of the parts. these are 100% scratch built.......... even the bottle decals ( also for the gauges).

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i researched the bottles, valves, gauges and handles at all of the nitrous / and bottles manufacturing companies web sites. found what it was i wanted to build. drew up my prints and machined all of the parts. these are 100% scratch built.......... even the bottle decals ( also for the gauges).

Dave, Do you have 1/25 gauge decals?  For the tach and the other small gauges?

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Many years ago I made the bottle on this car out of a pillow from a van kit. I had no styrene at the time. Still, it is just a matter of gluing enough chunks of styrene together, then filing to shape. The label (not visible) was cut out of a magazine. The knob is just filed plastic. 

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For the engine, I went with a hard line system. The lines are the wire from twisty ties that have been polished with fine cloth then polishing compound. 

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I've used the clothes hangershopping with the indentation on the top( for a shirt with straps I presume ). Ithe will already have a rounded end and just cut it to length. Next I drill the end and glue a nail head in (a nail looks like the valve. Paint,use those slixx decals and finished 

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