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  1. absmiami
    Making a dash bulkhead to replace the Joker casting …
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    The idea is to make better bulkheads - add some detail and install an engine ….
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    The Lotus 18 proj has crawled off the shelf again - the resin body and chassis plate are fr an old rare Joker curbside kit …. Hard to find - curious - do any other forum members have one ?
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    just for the record A4 leaves us all in his dust ... .. ...
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    So back they go into the stash - this is a set of 25th scale Webers - just a little smaller - these will fit …
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    Scale compromise - these are 24th scale Webers - 3D printed - the good stuff - but they won’t quite fit under the bonnet …
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    Gracias - will just squeeze it on the end if my am ex card bal …
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    This engine was run by Lotus, Brabham and Lola in ‘62 with four Weber carbs - the survivors - restored cars - all have fuel injection - the Climax engines were coverted to fuel injection in ‘63 - so i next need to make the manifolds that will support both …
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    Some more Master Club bolts for the cam covers - these are the .020 s - the smallest ones that they made …
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    Gracias BK
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    Ooph the diamond cutter - looks like an alternative to a slitting saw - maybe better - did you source it on Amazon - or what ?
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    Lovely …
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    The domed bolts in the third pic are Decalcas printed bolts .08 mil - they come on a sheet w multiple sizes ….
  17. absmiami
    Using Evergreen strip and sheet i’m making cam covers that will look like the Joker castings - according to my drawings - the Joker cam covers are just a bit short - mine will be about a scale 1 1/2 inch longer …
  18. absmiami
    This is a resin Climax engine fr a rare Joker Lotus 33 kit - long story - forgot to mention this - this obscure Joker kit is the base for my equally obscure WIP thread on the Lotus 32B - anyway …
  19. absmiami
    Here’s what the Climax 1 1/2 litre cam covers look like …
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    Oh by the way - that Tam kit has the best 24th scale Jag XKE engine - - - i cant think of anything Gurney didnt drive in his racing career - except i dont recall any front drive Indy cars …
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    DOGE ..
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    Fake out the monocoque was cast in dark resin - not painted til yesterday ….
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    Great stuff
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    And a coat of Tamiya spray can primer to see where I’m at - the fuel filler pipe is modified from the 20th Tamiya Lotus kit - tried to make one from brass and epically failed …
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    You got me …
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