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  1. absmiami
    Here’s a shot of the GT 40 ZF box - confused yet ? - Randy D can straighten us all out …
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    The gearbox on the right is the box that is included in the printed Mad Mike Ford DOHC kit - its a Hewland - teams like Lola - in the T90 - did use the Hewland in ‘67 and ‘68 at Indy - BUT - team Lotus - in ‘64 and 65 - used ZF gearboxes - the same ones found in the GT40s - the box on the left is correct for the Lotus 38 - its a ZF - and was included in the Mad Mike Ford GT40 engine kits -
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    I’ve had gearbox-brain this past week - this is the block / gearbox casting in the old IMC 25th sc Lotus Indy kit - not so much - - -
  4. absmiami
    This is really gonna turn out great - and the Decalcas parts set is nice - i’ve been getting a bunch of their stuff - Revell of Germany has always done 24th scale - which is nice - and their boxes have always sucked - for years …
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    Damngood
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    grrreat …
  7. absmiami
    Gracias MJ - but i am in a hurry to finish - i just keep forgetting which Lotus im building …. Anyway - as this kit is a curbside I had to scrounge around for a rear supension bulkhead - i had made one years ago for a Gurney Eagle - im modifying the casting to make the Lotus 38 bullhead …
  8. absmiami
    can we make the brakes work ?? just askin ...
  9. absmiami
    Cool !!
  10. absmiami
    The Mad Mike 25th scale Ford DOHC was an early 3D print kit engine made and sold about five years ago - it just fits into the 24th sc engine bay - this is a scale compromise - the 24th scale version of this engine won’t fit - you wont get the engine cover over it … measuring the mock up lets me know that I’ll have an issue w the wheelbase - which is 96 sc inches … the engine and gearbox w/out modification produces a slightly longer wheelbase - ill have to make some changes so that i can attach the gearbox to the suspension bulkhead … with the added bonus of an accurate or nearly accurate wheelbase
  11. absmiami
    Now i can add the engine mounts …
  12. absmiami
    I can now make the chassis extensions in the engine bay - the kit leaves these out because its a curbside …. Made from H shaped Evergreen strip, L shaped strip, and .015 and .020 strip - i’ll need to paint this dark gray …
  13. absmiami
    The dash was then soldered to the monocoque and installed - had to do this before painting because …
  14. absmiami
    Here’s where they go …
  15. absmiami
    The driving compartment side panels on the kit are abbreviated - stopping at the dash - so i made 2 panels from Evergreen strip to complete the monocoque forward to the pedal box …
  16. absmiami
    I looked thru the parts bags in the kit three times - couldnt find the attenueter ….
  17. absmiami
    Its a compromise - the .05 solder balls would have yielded a more sc accurate pattern - but would have been harder to handle and apply … think these .06 balls are set in securely - think they will stay put while the body is finished - more rivets needed for the back half of the body - think ill use the Archer rivet decals for those - they are black on the sheet - but i wont need exposed rivets in those sections …
  18. absmiami
    Under a coat of Tamiya primer…
  19. absmiami
    Knsr - you’re concern - and mine - is the size of the “rivets” ….
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    Goodstuff !! gotta ch out ESS …
  23. absmiami
    Wellwelldone …
  24. absmiami
    Getting bettter at this as i go - the right hand - in the picture - row of rivets is better than the left hand row - which was done first …
  25. absmiami
    Ths hardest part is drilling a shallow hole and making a shallow “divet” that the rivet is glued into - i want the top half of the solder ball above the surface of the body -
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