darthmark71 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 (edited) Hi everybody, I am a fan of 1/8 scale, new to this forum and I would like to share with you my restoration project of a badly assembled and even worse restored in the 90's Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza from Pocher As you can see from the pictures of the model before the beginning of restoration the conditions where very bad. disassembling the car The engine is the first part being taken care. Pocher models are fine but they have many imperfections in shape, mould, wrong components and so on. If you have ever built a Pocher you know how painful can be to get the parts to match. All the cast on nuts and bolts have been removed and 1mm holes have been drilled. Brass hex head screws have been used. The engine mounts have been modified to correct shape so the steering can be mounted correctly and the ugly pocher screws recess filled with putty and also the engine halves have been joined and filled with putty then sanded The oil pan with brass hex nuts and copper rivets The exhaust modified as a two piece Edited April 20, 2013 by darthmark71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Great to have you here. Keep posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 Pocher engine, notice the flat support and ugly alternator and starter Prototype, notice it is round shaped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Some parts of the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 What a cool project. I'll be watching this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Some progress on the engine. The back plate for the compressor is too narrow and a 2mm widening has been done with styrene strips. (to be shaped) One the engine mounts the holes are opened for the fuel and oil lines, and for the wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 The frame had those ugly and not prototypically correct damper and spring mounts. So they have been flattened and new ones are under work. The new ones will be machined aluminum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hello everybody, some pics of the real engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Very interesting watching this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 test fitting of the machined chassis supports for dampers and springs. The machined parts are made for testing the dimensions and fitting on the rails, I will post soon the definitive parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 27, 2013 Author Share Posted May 27, 2013 The engine showing correct generator support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthmark71 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Here are the rear axle with correct brake lever supports and the head covers with brass acorn nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Looks great, love the detailing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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