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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 -
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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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The axles are turned from aluminum - the sherline lathe has a removal bar that allows the headstock to pivot - which enables the taper …
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The gear casing for the rear axle …. I found some drawings and big ups to the Milleroffy site - which has 3 very helpful photos …
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Slow going - turning 4 outsides and 4 insides would really be time consuming - oh Harold …
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The covers have to clear the wheel wires - so i have to shape both the outside and inside profiles - which requires turning a sleeve on the outside that is used to hold the part in the chuck to turn the profile on the inside of the part …
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Broke out the Sherline and some 3/4’inch alu stock - the outside covers are different than the insides - turningnthe outsides first …
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Mid twenties open wheelers often used wheels covers - on the board tracks and sometimes at Indianapolis. The Junior 8 Special was restored with it’s wheel covers - not certain that they were worn at Indy - but they look cool … these pix were taken at the Brumos Collection in Jacksonville …. Go. Just go….
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So many sports cars had sm bl chevy engines - in retrospect - shouldn’t GM have green lighted a rear engine Chevrolet sports car 25 years ago ???? Just sayin’. oh by the way - we’ve all been waiting - patiently (?) - for this to come together …
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1935 'BLUE BIRD' 1:18 scale
absmiami replied to FURBALL's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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GREAT exploded view illustration - the second style damper pictured above is also used on the Rev’s Miller 122 - the Boyle special - Pico knows how to make my head explode ….
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This is the friction shock/damper on the Rev’s Miller …. Maybe I’ll reshape the leaves just a little …
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Millers all used friction dampers - front and back - if you are modeling unpainted dampers - the individual leafs look best in Nickel - but Im using a short cut here - i ‘ve modified and cut apart Brad’s casting from his Miller kit - the dampers on the Miller 122 had three leaves - ill find a picture to post to ill this …
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Modification of the wheel nut casting that Brad offers on his Miller 91 fr dr kit - rehaped the ears and made a more accurate profile …
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This is a nickel silver steering arm - it will be casted for use with the pittman arm and the tie rod …
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The tread on the 122 measures 52 inches - again this is from the Dees book on all things Miller …. So I rushed my front axle into surgery …. Razor saws and hand drill at the ready - sterile workbench [well maybe not] - and some bone - I mean resin - epoxy …. Removed 3 scale inches from one end of the axle - did not use any anesthesia- patient tolerated the procedure well …
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Gracias - now that my spindles are assembled i can check the width of the front axle - lo and behold - its 3 scale inches too long …. When i mocked it up - i had no drawings for the axle - there are none in the Dees Miller bible - so i was just guessin’ - and I guessed wrong …
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Nice nice nice nice ….
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Modified with Becassa I phone app …
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Really well done - are you feeling lucky ? care to tackle the Accurate Miniatures Mclaren M2b ?? ??
