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  1. absmiami
    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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    And here are the resin castings … before the hobby is over-taken by 3D design and printing - and thats not necessarily a bad thing …. Its nice to be able to resin cast parts here and there - and Norman - another member of the resin caster’s “hall of fame” - cast these up for me - i’ll now shape the bottom of the casting to the rounded profile of the monocoque - and get back to work completing the Gurney Lotus 29 in 24th scale
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    Norman Veber / Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland agreed to cast the chassis master along with footbox - here’s the pink rubber two part mold …
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    Back on pg 7 i posted these pix of the nearly completed chassis for the Lotus Indy 29 …. In case you were wondering what ever happened to this …
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    This is a good kit choice - the die cast metal is a pain - but the kit features an unusually well detailed chassis - and the engine - as i recall - im 100 miles away fr my w/shop - is not half bad …
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    The 21 car - in minty green - was auctioned or for sale this yr - post me if you cant find the pix … maybe Dutton’s UK on line sales listings - or ?? Head scratching …
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    Yup
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    wanted to contact you about a couple of things - 

    North American webseller

    also your DOHC engines

    "ring" me up !

     

    abs / Miami

     

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    Poly Styrene ..
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    With some added bolts and a hose junction …
  12. absmiami
    So i’ve sanded and filed some Evergreen tube on a Foredom handpeice - this is the body of the scroll shaped water pump …
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    Oh dear …
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    yup
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    Great seat fix - like the finish on the pumps and filters - are they painted - they appear to be annodized -
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    Flanges for the oil and water lines
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    T shirts ! What a great idea ! I need more T’s !! this is the collar that holds the alternator and behind it - the water pump - there’s a good shot of this at the top of this page …
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    Shaped and attached the timing chain cover - more Evergreen …
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    March 17 - don’t worry - we all crashed on turn 1 …
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    just found this - you were hiding it fr me - right ?? Bravo Bra - vo ....
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    Evan - I also managed to get some 1/25th sc 3D DOHC engines - with Randy Ditton's help ... would you please re-post this in the aptly [not] named Other Racing: road Racing Section i think the thread will "pick up speed" there and I've got some following thoughts ... and/or feel free to contact me off thread if you prefer thanks / the Lotus nut ...
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    Great
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    and here's a good vid comparing the Bordinat Cobra to the Couger II - one of the differences that I found most interesting is that the Couger II is badged Ford - but the Bordinat Cobra is badged Cobra - this project is so cool ...
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    Just one Mr O - in fact - Ford built your car before they did the Couger II - i confused your car with something else that i saw at Amelia yrs ago - and i was too lazy to do any internet sleuthing before i posted -
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