absmiami
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The white metal Miller 91 fr Dr kit In question …. Note the rubber Tires tried their best to eat right through the bottom Of the foam packaging - yup I’ve had it a while - but the foam peels off the tires with no damage …
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We’ll done
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The Miller you are referring to is the 24th scale miller 91 fr Dr produced [still] by sefinecast.co.um. curbside - but they were / are the only craft kit makers I can think of that made Indy kits in 24th scale - on this side of the pond - we’ve always had 25th scale Indy resin kits …. You might not be familiar with the late Chris Etzell’s excellent 25th scale Indy kits - produced 25 - 30 years ago …. And some others by Bill Jorgenson and later - Gary Doucette …. not to mention current EBay offerings by Pennsylvania resin castor Silvercitymodels … [also very good]. Which is why I apologized at the top of this thread for persisting in creating a 24th sc Indy Miller … hope this adequately confuses things …
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Using Scale Hardware bolts too - but I’m running low on my favorites and restocks nowhere on the Horizon - but ill reach out to the guy who created the business - but then sold it - to get his thoughts …
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Alrighty then - more pichers - Evergreen strip for some flanges - the bolts on the chassis are sourced from RB Motion, Master Club, AnyZ, whatever seems to look right - that I’ve got in my stash … the cross brace w the flanges serves as a top mount for the friction shocks …
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Well I do have a front drive T ….
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OPTIVISOR !
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Keep a close eye on that shirt, Charlie !
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The Indy Millers used friction shocks front and back - I’m figuring out how to fabricate the angled casting used by Miller to link the bottom two shock leaves to the leaf spring - bits and pieces of Evergreen …
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The mount for the fr leaf spring is made fr Evergreen angle stock and bar - and a short section of plastic shrink tube - once everything was carved up and glued to the chassis leg - the bolts were added - AnyZ - and Master Club …
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Very nice
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A concession to scale - the front shocks are glued to the front of the chassis legs - so I’ve added small tabs to grasp the ends …
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Over the years I’ve photographed a number of 91s and 122s. The first shot shows how the front of the shock attaches to the frame - the second photo shows the shock mount that holds the trailing end of the front leaf spring …. Going here next
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All these additions are made with Evergreen strip .20 and .15 - and Tamiya liquid glue ..
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The forward section of the chassis is exposed and I’ve got to add some parts to correct scale width and for strength - I think the chassis longerons (think that’s they’re called) are a bit too wide on the Etzel chassis - but mine are too narrow …
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This shot compares the Etzel 25th scale Miller 91 chassis casting to my 24th 122 chassis master - the main difference is the chassis length - the difference in width is minimal …
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The front engine mount is a cradle that was used for the next 40 years by Miller and then by Fred Offenhauser - I’m attaching it with some bolts which is spec - and will be secure … the Miller race cars site has a wealth of photos - found one of the crank case cover - showing the fins and bolt pattern …
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The engine bulkhead was a complex part to make. The shape is dictated by the shape of the supercharger, which was attached to the back of the cylinder head …
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Gracias the body casting has some thin film to remove in some openings - the film is from thin plastic - this helps the caster get a clean casting and allows the mold to be opened without tearing the rubber…
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A few more of the master parts and a test shot / casting of the body and chassis …
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So the parts were finished some years ago - and then given to Harold Bradford - “Brad” - to cast - when I learned that The Revs Museum had a “sister” 122 - the 1924 “Boyle Special” - well of course I couldn’t make just one …. Brad immediately set about casting the parts - just kidding- he actually stays pretty busy filling orders for stuff he has sold for years - so the parts sort of languished in his basement until I showed up again and convinced him to let me cast the body - the pix aren’t so good but the casting turned out well - and Brad agreed to dive in and cast the rest …
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I made all of the basic parts - including a nearly complete engine and drive train - Gordon White gets an assist here - I exchanged some emails w him and he explained to me That the Miller 122 cylinder heads - 2 x 4 - were very nearly the same physical dimensions as the 91 cyl heads .,, but that the crank case was larger - this info gave me confidence to make the engine in 24th scale … this is a shot of some of the master parts with tabs added for casting - this is where Harold Bradford enters the story …
