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The delage was designed by someone who has spent too much time on a play station ... [oldguyrant]
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The delage is kinda out there. But I’m really digging the Murray T50. Love that Cosworth V12... since the delage project is bank-rolled by a Miami guy. I’m thinking that the Delage mite be shown at Amelia ... that would be cool ...
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Wonderful feature this morning on the GP 70 Silverstone pre-race show. 3 of Stirling’s GP cars demoed on the circuit - including the Rob Walker Monaco winner - which is creeping up to the top of my project list ... same engine that’s in the 32B ... why hasn’t anyone asked me about the engine yet ?? ...
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White walls really make the look don’t they ? have you seen the new Delage ??
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The casting comes with a great looking shift plate. - but I dont think the 32B has one. The restored car just has an opening in the monocoque. -and most of Clark’s cars [all?] did not have one. So off comes the shift plate. Made some more corrections in the cockpit - re-cited the right side mounting tube for the dash support ...the mounts were not perpendicular with the front bulkhead - now they are ...
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Model factory hiro Porsche 917/30
absmiami replied to Brudda's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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The body casting has a dimple on each side to guide the placement of the suspension arms - the kit parts are White metal - and not too good - so the replacements are placed / pinned to the body with new openings - a little closer angle - there is enough play on the parts to permit good alignment with the rocker arms once it’s time to assemble everything ...
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Yup
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Text from Mr Murray ... thank you so much for your patience [and 750,000 deposit]! we have just finished your T50 - painted British Racing Green - with saddle interior and red driver’s seat - per your spec. As you know - I personally deliver each T50 - and I will be in Florida next Monday for a delivery in Naples [yes - the Collier family]. So could I make your delivery on Tuesday - perhaps a blast across Alligator Alley ? How does that sound to you ?? sincerely GM oh almost forgot - balance is COD .... cheers ...
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Has anyone else been drooling over Gordon Murray’s bonkers space ship - the T50 ?? dont think I can afford one. Wonder if he would sell me just the engine ?? In an era when engines look like ?? ??? - non-descript - things - Cosworth has designed a compact V12 that looks like the illegitimate step-child of the Gurney Weslake V12 and a Hilborn injected Ferrari Indy engine mite just have to make me one ...
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Model factory hiro Porsche 917/30
absmiami replied to Brudda's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
This is the car - and this the engine - that swallowed CanAm whole ... I began to go to race at Watkins Glen in the Fall of ‘73. One of my great regrets is not going to a CanAm race - drat. ... -
Working on the fuel filler pipes. In studying the handful of contemporary photos of the car taken during its one Tasman season - I noticed that Team Lotus used the same sort of assembly that was used on the 33. The restored car uses a different shaped assembly - either way the tubes have to clear the steering wheel column and also not interfere with the bodywork - and their is no opening for the fuel cap on either the original or the restored car .. so I’m using .047 nickel rod - heated to ease the shaping - that cleans up easily with a sanding stick - and i ground away Some resin in the body to clear the tubes as they curve out of the chassis ... it’s a tight fit - just have to add the fuel cap neck ...
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Revell 1/24th scale Jaguar E-Type FHC: Test Shots
absmiami replied to Justin Porter's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
The jag E lightweight is one of my favorites. It occurs to me that if the convertible is issued - assume it will be - that it would be a good base for a lightweight ... -
Did you reprint the wheels with a different material - or did you change the design ? And are you using Mr Bill’s tires - or what ??? Very nice - btw ...
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1970 AVS Shadow (Can-Am)
absmiami replied to Dave B's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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Otaki 1/12 Lamborghini Countach Twin Turbo...Mission Statement
absmiami replied to Dann Tier's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Back to the 32B: the brace that supports the instr panel is opened in the center for the steering column - so it is strengthened with short strips of nickel bar to hold its shape. then some adjustments to the brace and to the opening in the body - then the instr panel face is tacked on with sm amount of epoxy to check its fit .... everything is in its right place [Kid A] so I’m now messing around with the steering wheel the kit casting is pretty good - measuring to 12.5 scale inches - for comparison - the kit st wheel from the Finecast Lotus 33 kit measures to 12 sc inches. Lotus used st wheels measuring to BOTH diameters on it open wheelers - so I’ll stick with the Joker kit casting - but I ground away the thickness of the spikes and I’ll replace the center disc with something aluminum - probably ...