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Gracias - lets see that birdcage crankcase!

my next problem is making the bracket that serves as the pickup for the second friction shock for The rear susp ….    It runs past the axle without interfering with the path of the axle - its a real head scratcher … cant assemble the rear susp til ive figured this one out ….  Of you happen to go to the Amelia concourse this weekend and the Brumos Junior Eight is there …. You mite see a some fool lying on his back under the tail of the car - be sure to say hello …

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So i crawled put fr under the Boyle Special and drove home with some knowledge - and LOTS of pictures - the Boyle Special and the Junior Special are both “wide chassis” 122’s with supercharged 122 engines - although the suspension fittings differ slightly - i am satisfied that some assumptions that i made about the suspension on the Junior Special were correct - for one - the bracket that secures the friction shock to the leaf spring makes a “dogleg” away fr the path of the axle …. 

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The shackle pins have grease fittings - so i got some .06 bolts and nuts fr Model Motorcars - they still sell much of the Scale Hardware line - i filed the threads from the ends of the 6 mm bolts - so the ends will poke out and sort of look like the grease fittings …

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Exhaust pipe 

hand brake 

radiator cap

oil lines

fuel lines

brake lines

throttle line / housing 

hood straps and stays

paint hood hinge and assemble hood

clear coat and apply decals

finish / correct appearance of seat leather

radiator  grill

tie rod and steering arm and fasteners

starter crank

cyl head details

carb intake horn

route coolant lines

correct paint flaws

finish steering wheel

finish \ attach windscreen

finish wheels and spats

lots of stuff …

dont see the finish line yet but i’m on the last lap …

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16 hours ago, absmiami said:

Exhaust pipe 

hand brake 

radiator cap

oil lines

fuel lines

brake lines

throttle line / housing 

hood straps and stays

paint hood hinge and assemble hood

clear coat and apply decals

finish / correct appearance of seat leather

radiator  grill

tie rod and steering arm and fasteners

starter crank

cyl head details

carb intake horn

route coolant lines

correct paint flaws

finish steering wheel

finish \ attach windscreen

finish wheels and spats

lots of stuff …

dont see the finish line yet but i’m on the last lap …

But, it's getting there. It's gorgeous, my friend!

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