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Alrighty then - did Calvin cast the offset on his Thompson Harvey Aluminum kit ??

And in fact, this car is a survivor [against all odds] here it is at the Amelia Island concourse two years ago i think the livery is fr its last year of competition - which i think was '64 the offset is still in place .... - cool ....

HERE'S A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE OFFEST - I had forgotten about this feature - but - here it is ...

This is a still shot from the video of the ‘62 Gurney car - notice the engine offset - this sent me back into research I had collected on this car …

damn - that was great - and I scarfed up the great body off chassis photo of Gurney's '62 entry - which was casted yrs ago in resin - thank you Calvin ...

Alu soldering - a black art …

The part on the Auto-Kits Indianapolis Lotus is a good example of the limits of white metal casting - the part can not be cast with precision - even MFH struggled with precision in their wh metal castings on their small sc kits

Pg - this is the sherline indexer that i’ve used for these milling ops - the chuck screws right onto the tool - they also sell a more expensive indexer for radial milling - its a better tool - but not needed for what I’m making …. The fuel filler collar on the Indy Lotus 38 is up next - while i’ve got the mill machine on the w bench …

Lotus placed two Bendix fuel pumps under the legs of the druver …. It mite be possible to do this car with a removable driving seat - so i’m making the pumps

Oh Charlie ... Do you have a fractal mini bench vise ? didn't know what it was til 30 minutes ago there's one for sale on Amazon for 100 bucks - called a white rhino mini vise or your could spring for the $2,997 model - and I could borrow it ...

Thanks for posting - i’m finishing a dormant 24sc MFH Ferrari 3 litre GP - the French GP winner - wish they hadn’t abandoned the 24 sc race car kits for greener pastures —- (12th sc) - oh well -

Mite have to join the FES - is there a secret hand shake ? ?

Oh dear …