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  1. absmiami
    Yup
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    This an engine bay shot that was taken at the Brumos Collection last year - its the Junior Special - the collector pipe is visible behind the water pipe - the scale pipe diameter may be a bit less than 1 1/2 - but i’ll surrender some scale accuracy here to make room for the plug wires … what an engine bay !
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    The plug wires on both Millers feed thru a collector pipe that sits along side the left hand valve cover - I’ve made one from nickel silver tube that was held in a vise on the Sherline milling table …. Using .011 plug wire - i can feed 8 plug wires into the end ot the 1/16 thin wall tube with no problem - the holes in the collector pipe were drilled with an .015 bit …. They are spaced 0.120 apart on the pipe - about 3 scale inches …
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    The second photo compares what I’ve made with the 25th scale white metal casting in Etzel’s Miller 91 kit…. The last photo is the assembly on the Miller 122 Junior. Special …
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    The drive shaft was turned on the Sherline from alu - with a seperate housing or collar that covers the transmission end of the shaft
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    The brake drum housings are finned - the Revs’ 122 - the Boyle Special - has exposed wheels - no wheel covers - so I made drum housings for the rear wheels - cut from alu stock with a cutting tool that I made years ago the cuts a .012 slot into the metal….
  7. absmiami
    so this is what you've been up to lately very nice ... ..
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    Yup
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    There is 0 chance that there won’t be a re-make …. Only what will they call it ? can’t call it Back to the Future II - can you ?? 4AM - i may not fall back to sleep …. Anyway - this was truly weird - in a nice way …
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    Apology to Matra ! At 3 Am - Tyrrells turn in to Matras - anyway - we get to see - i think - that the chassis design for - tyrrell - was influenced somewhat by Matra - I’ll teach my brain to think when the sun comes up …
  11. absmiami
    Good start - Matra builds are a welcome addition to this page - you can keep the Matra 12 build company - - one of the few cars that i have’’nt had a chance to study - think the restored cars are all in Europe or Japan …
  12. absmiami
    Yup neat idea … they actually look like hood hinges ….
  13. absmiami
    Well. This is certainly interesting - did you print the parts or have the files printed for you ? ??
  14. absmiami
    The MillerOffy.com site has a great photos page- here’s what these handwheels looked like - unrestored - the holes are drilled with a .015 bit - the chuck is placed in a divider - holes drilled at 60 degree increments -
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    The size of these hand wheels is about 2 sc inches diameter - first they are turned on the Sherline - starting with 3/16 alu stock - so the face of the hand is .80 diameter - next ill see if I can drill the holes …. Gotta set up the Sherline milling machine for this op …
  16. absmiami
    At the bottom of this picture is a hand wheel that Miller used on the 122s and the 91s - these operated valves For fuel and oil - all the cockpits that i have photographed had 2 or 3 of these - the dash usually had Two ..
  17. absmiami
    all credit for those fabulous wire wheels goes to Harold Bradford they are his creations currently included in his Miller 91 front drive kit but will be utilized on my Miller 122 as my Miller is 24th scale - these wheels and tires are about 1 1/2 scale inches too small per the Dees' Miller bible - true scale wheels/tires will have to wait for another day - but you never know ....
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    By the way - RMSothebys is auctioning the Miller 91 fr Drive Perfect Circle indy car - the yellow number 3 car - at Monterey - this is a big deal - great pictures on the Sothebys site - an awesome Indy car - I was lucky enough to see it at Goodwood 15 years ago - yes I took photos …
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    Ok. Now ive got inside and outside wheel cover patterns - i’ll ask Harold to cast these - turning 4 insides and 4 outsides would be really time consuming - although the unfinished alu really looks great … still have to make the pattern for the rear brake drums …
  20. absmiami
    The second part uses a more pronounced taper - if you’re playing along at home - careful setting up the tool post - with the headstock cranked over at - about 45 degrees - you’ve got to make certain the cutting tool clears the chuck - if it stikes the chuck while turning you’ll have a sad face .. the finished part is about 2 1/2 inches wide - that’s about right …
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    As i turned this part - i mis-calculated the needed thickness - 1 sc inch is not wide enough to align with the inside surface of the brake drum - we’ll call this part “slim” …
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    The inside wheel cover has a different profile than the outside - it fits around the brake drums - front and rear - and tapers back to the wheel rim …. These pix show the process of drilling and then using a boring tool to open the part - material is aluminum - this wasn’t a keeper -
  23. absmiami
    Thanks straight - but i actually ended up making a third axle a scale inch longer - so i’ve got junior, shorty, and the correct part - here’s a family picture …
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    This was the second axle - the first was too short - we’ll call him Junior …
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