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(HRM) Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
absmiami replied to Venom's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Looks cool with the paint jars in the backdrop …. -
(HRM) Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
absmiami replied to Venom's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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Alfa 158 Mistercraft
absmiami replied to Michael jones's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Alfa Romeo P2 - MFH 1/12
absmiami replied to primabaleron's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Alfa Romeo P2 - MFH 1/12
absmiami replied to primabaleron's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Alfa Romeo P2 - MFH 1/12
absmiami replied to primabaleron's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Heroin. Spellings not so good after m /nite … -
Alfa Romeo P2 - MFH 1/12
absmiami replied to primabaleron's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Well its way better than heroine -
Cooper barn find
absmiami replied to absmiami's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Thought you’d like that - it’s a spare parts special sporting two M.A.G. Motorcycle engines - I think these are over 90 years old - and the bits and pieces are lashed to what’s left of an Austin Seven chassis - with a very brave builder / driver … the Brits have ALL the fun … -
Cooper barn find
absmiami replied to absmiami's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
well - if one vintage motorcycle engine in your trials car isnt enough - how about two ?? I've been smitten by The Maggot these wonderful pix were taken by Stefan Marjoram, a very talented English photographer and sketch artist ... his work can be found on Flickr, Instagram, or his very own website ... -
Timing is everything …. Sotheby’s is auctioning a 1 of 6 250 GT Berlinetta - these pix were grabbed from the excellent Silodrome site …. This car has the early Colombo engine that I’m making - differences are the ribbed valve covers and the up front magneto location - nice car !!
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Yup. I can even see it on my I phone …. !!
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So after a while I’m staring at the Weber - and the Weber is staring back at me …. so I took a break and made a plug wire loom from a strip on .060 Evergreen channel. It’s close to scale - maybe just a little large - scraped the shape that I needed w an Xacto blade and drilled the plug wire holes and liquid glued the sucker to the valve cover - there is just enough space at the end for 6 .011 plug wires - opening might not be large enough for .013 wires - not sure …
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Removed as much of the excess resin as I could - and replacing some of the master’s features - as much detail as I can stand - those small bolt heads are .015 RB Motion alu - that’s about as small as I will mess with - actually Mr Bentley makes some stuff that is smaller - which goes to dark places …