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absmiami

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  1. Photo 2 above - phone swallowed the text [dog ate the homework ]. Comparing my Miller 122 body to the Etzell / Bradford 91 front dr …
  2. Photo 1 - the white metal Miller kit has a nice 2 Piece frame …. The resin kit behind is Harold’s 91 fr Dr Miller - if my recollection is correct - it was mastered years ago by Etzell but never kitted - Harold may have mastered the detail parts - anyway - it’s first rate …. photo 2. - the Miller 91 fr dr body compared to my 122 body / frame … photo 3. - comparison of Etzell’s great Miller 91 engine Casting with my 122 crankcase and Cyl heads - Etzell’s eng was 25th scale vs my 24th sc eng castings - not much difference … I’ve split and made two separate cyl head castings - so you can see the gap /opening - which is about 3/4 inch scale …
  3. 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 …
  4. 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 …
  5. 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 …
  6. 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 …
  7. Keep a close eye on that shirt, Charlie !
  8. 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 …
  9. 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 …
  10. 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 …
  11. 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
  12. All these additions are made with Evergreen strip .20 and .15 - and Tamiya liquid glue ..
  13. 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 …
  14. 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 …
  15. 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 …
  16. Castings for the undertray and the engine mount
  17. 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 …
  18. 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…
  19. A few more of the master parts and a test shot / casting of the body and chassis …
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