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Well - i was faced w a decision - hang out with mom-in-law, sister-in-law, and wife watching the Hallmark channel and old family videos - or sneak downstairs and build a model - actually - i was sent downstairs - banished - the basement has everything i needed - except a fridge - mite fix that on my next trip North …
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The engine bay on the 10 Cunningham car was actually more D Type than E Type - Cunningham ran the D type engines in his earlier LeMans entries - so he was familiar with them - you can see here the D type exhausts and oil tank - and the fuel injection is the same set up that he had in his long nose D Type in ‘57 and ‘58 -
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The remainder of the engine is a little better - a little - the part combining the pulleys and the generator is poor - at best - and the bolt detail on the cyl head is disappointing - the exhaust manifold is ok - the chrome carb / manifold is - ok - the engine is really not an improvement on the forty year old Heller XKE engine - the 25 year old Jag engine in the Tamiya Mark II kit is also much better - and yes - the starter is molded as part of the block - because - everybody else does it ??
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Said relation has an unfinished basement - one end of the basement sits unused and uncluttered - i really really miss basements - having grown up in Pa - where everyone had ‘em - then choosing to live in Florida - where sadly - basements have been outlawed - so i made myself a holiday workshop - and dont worry - i found some additional light -
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Marvel's Hydra coupe 1/12 scale full scratch build
absmiami replied to François's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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’72 Dodge Demon Drag Racer 1/25 scale
absmiami replied to AmericanMuscleFan's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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