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    Tail profile is close - now i have to figure out how to part the tail from the driver compartment cowling - this will allow me to remove the panels to display of all that good stuff that Chapman came up with - note - this stuff failed to make the 16 competitive - but it served as the final development of front engine space frame technology ….
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    More changes and corrections - getting closer to what i need - but more to be done …
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    The sanding discs come in a range fr course to very fine - got them on - i think - Amazon - Chinese - not expensive- very handy …
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    K. The. Nose nearly snapped in two …
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    And i sanded the undertray surface with these disc sanders to get a smoother finish …
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    That’s done with two .015 Evergreen strips across and a middle guide strip for some putty to acheive the correct profile -
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    More changes are needed to align the bottom lip of the tail with undertray …
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    Its just gonna be fragile - i could test it by dropping it again - Nah …
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    A crack still lurks - some more CA and a quiet prayer to the model Gods -
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    The repair reqired adding a layer of marterial to the underside - I’m using a nylon clothing patch - with a layer of CA brushed abobe and below - sort of like a layer of finerglass …
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    Having another Lotus 16 moment . As a general rule - you shouldn’t drop stuff onto the shop floor- right? Well the nose casting on the Scalekraft body is eggshell thin , so …
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    one more
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    one shot of the magnificent engine there's more if you decide to ... jump the shark ...
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    low light shots taken w film camera [remember those?] 7 years ago at Rev's - I'll add some driver compartment pix too ....
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    Driver compartment chassis susp check - give me a day or two …
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    mr B - i assume you have pix - yell if you don’t …
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    So where did you sit - and i assumed that you lives the race …
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    What time is the heat chasing you out if the shop?
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    What time is the heat chasing you out if the shop?
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    Yup - somewhat outside of your lane - but you know that Chapman studied the Viosin GP car closely …. Just sayin ….
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    Fate smiled upon me at this year’s rainy Amelia Island Concourse - the Indy Museum brought several cars - including Gurney’s 29 - they have just completed a lengthy restoration …
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