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Once again. Please Trailer this to the GSL21....
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Rather nice. -is this a recent build ? ?
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Yup don’t you hate the castings that have 3 or 4 parts cast as one - with each part intended it have a different color or finish how many engine blocks do you own that have a lump cast into it that is supposed to be the starter motor ...?? that’s how scratch building starts - but you probably already knew that ...
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Roll bar. The joker lotus 33 kit comes with an ok white metal roll bar - the 32B used a matt black roll bar that tucked inside the engine cover - the restored 32B has a taller - safer - grey roll bar - since I’m making the car as raced in the ‘65 Tasman Season I modified the white metal part and made left/right attachment bases in the monocoque. Just enough room left for the radiator return pipe on the left and the distributor on the right - I think .... probably time to make the engine accessories - like the swirl pot and return water pipe ... and per the last picture. Works been done on the windscreen and the mirrors ...
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The ZF transmission uses a compact linkage assembly for the gear shift rod - in the Ford GT 40s. It is well represented on the printed trans. But Lotus used a different assembly for it’s ZFs ... It features a steel plate and one or two forks that hold the gear shift shaft out away from the side of the trans casing. So this was made from some evergreen stock this part will be attached with some brass pins. The part will be somewhat fragile. I’ll place it late in assembly.
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MFH Ferrari 488 GTE
absmiami replied to Gt fan's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Clean Clean Clean Cleannnn ....... -
You might be too far along. - but would this be a good kit for some mini-magnets ? Say. For the doors ? ??
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And ANY excuse to build an Aurora kit. ... is a good excuse ...
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That’s okay its a custom ...
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Tamiya McLaren MP4/6 build
absmiami replied to Josie's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
So does this mean that the trumpets are blackened on the real engine ? I think I would have done the same thing - left them unpainted ... Looks great on my phone. - Gonna have to fire up a laptop and really check this engine out ... -
Sorry that I missed the MCM article ... but you answered my next three questions. I would have really enjoyed spending a couple days looking over Wingrove’s shoulder .... the Napier .... the finish sure looks like aluminum. - tell us more ...
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Not a wishbone chassis its a backbone chassis ... So the Mad Mike Indy Ford fits rather nicely into the frame. Although I had to remove the engine oil filter - Team Lotus may have used a more compact filter - not sure now gotta figure out the motor mounts - but I do have good pictures of the chassis mount structures ...
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Hiding under the body shell - which of course began life as a 24th scale slot Body - is the famous wishbone chassis - made from plans provided by a Lotus 30 owner - years ago. Evergreen strip and sheet the project got stuck and has languished in a box for years - but now that Mad Mike has created the perfect engine for this project I’ve decided to shake off the cobwebs.... The other thing that woke this thing up are the great articles on Peter Windsor’s site on Clark’s amazing 1965 season. And the online Chapman Museum articles - they have begun to explore the Lotus 30 and the family of Lotus Ford engines - highly recommended....
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