Miller 122 Rear Dr Junior Eight Special

[absmiami]

The decals require a clear coat -

i used Tamiya clear -

and guess which panel I did first …

[Pierre Rivard]

Aahhh, decal day, my favorite. Always takes more time than expected but so rewarding. 

Looking good Andy!

[absmiami]

You’ll be pleased to know that the border was corrected with a brush touch up …

[absmiami]

Twos on the tail …

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

Model Car Garage hinge is epoxied to the back side of the left bonnet panels….

[absmiami]

The bonnet has three straps - not four- the fourth would be ruined by exhaust heat …. The springs on the straps are unique to early open wheelers - Tom’s Model works - which has an early aviation and miltary focus - has these in its catalog - thank you Tom ….  The buckles are made from .012  nickel rod and a short length of .022 tube …

[absmiami]

The second part that is sourced fr Etzell’s 91 kit is the exhaust mamifold -

Chris had his casted in white metal - he had planned to do a fr dr 91 kit - which is what Bradford has casted - All of Brad’s parts are resin - so my manifold is resin - with some slight mods to the location of the cyl head pegs…

[absmiami]

The rear brake drums require some added detail - and i used a drill bit to carve out a section of the drum that will slip over the lip of the spindle - so now i’ve got the spats located properly …

[absmiami]

The manifold was painted black, then Molotow chrome, and then hi-lites with steel and the Tamiya powders - blue and red - the red is not really red - its a gold tint …

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by absmiami

[absmiami]

[Straightliner59]

She's a beauty!

[Belugawrx]

Nice score on the buckles, they look great !

Engine looks good too?

[absmiami]

Mechanical brake lines -  the lines left the drums - were fed thru the axle - met under / by the sump- and then headed back to the brake pedal - the line is .022 wire …

[Scott8950]

Wow.. Absolutely impressive 

[Pierre Rivard]

Your brake lines look very much like the 1/1 stuff. Very creative way of achieving that.

[absmiami]

Gracias 

got those plug caps onto the plug wires and glued to the top of the spark plugs - 

[absmiami]

So the assemblies are finally  coming together - with mixed reviews - the body was glued to the frame - i got a good fit - but the gas pedal was knocked loose in the install - and the steering wheel should actually mount higher - but that can’t be fixed on this build - maybe when i make the sister  car- the Boyle Special  … and i decided to add some contrasting brown to the seat for a weathering effect …

[absmiami]

The device in the center of the steering  wheel is found on many vintage Indys - i think that it advanced or retarded the magneto timing - not sure …

[absmiami]

Each of the two cyl heads has a valve of some kind in between the plugs - these were turned fr nickel silver - dia of .075 - with a small Master Club center bolt and a flange base …. 

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by absmiami

[absmiami]

The gas pedal is glued back into the footwell - so now i can glue in the firewall - which must be done before I can glue the engine into the frame …

[absmiami]

Engine’s in - w the cross brace in front - used epoxy to get a reasonably good setting in the frame - the pipe that emerges fr behind the supercharger and then curves below the frame is the intake for the carbureter … and the exhaust manifold is now epoxied to the cyl head - so i can now set the exhaust pipe …

[Gramps46]

Amazing!

 

[absmiami]

Gracias - as soon as this is done i can turn my attn back to a certain Ferrari

engine …. The pipe with the red banding is the feeder for the manifold - and i managed to install the in/out lines for the oil pump that is located at the forward corner of the sump pan…

[Pierre Rivard]

Looks gorgeous Andy. Looks like you are nearing completion. 

Which Ferrari? I thought you were working on the Sebring Daytona coupe?