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  1. absmiami
    Ok - now the neck of manifold reaches the fitting at the top Of the radiator - which is a big deal … actually the first pipe doesnt quite reach the cyl head - but the judges wont know - ill bridge that gap with the RB Motion fitting - our secret -
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    And added some fittings that RB Motion makes for fuel lines …
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    The pipe is tapered fr .050 to about .040 by chucking it into my Foredom handpiece and running the part between a file and a sanding stick - then i silver soldered pipes 2, 3, and 4 - which were also tapered and shaped - the idea was to duplicate my first part - only taller …
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    Now that the engine is installed and i know exaxtly where everything needs to go - its time to make a taller manifold …. Starting with some .050 copper wire … its flattened by rolling it under this chunk of aluminum …
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    I made a master part a long time ago - but i cant use it because its not tall enough for rhe neck to reach the opening at the top of the radiator - because i was did not correctly judge the location of the engine in the frame - i hadn’t installed one yet …I missed by about a scale 2 inches …
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    The water return manifold is really cool …
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    Finishing the radiator - the shell was painted w air-brushed Molitow chrome - ive had a refill bottle of this stuff in my workshop for a couple of years - i noticed that the “paint” was starting to thicken - but it sprayed nicely after thinning w some Gunze alc thinner - tamiya thinner mite work too - not sure … the finish mite be a little more durable than Alclad - but im going to avoid handling the part as much as possible …
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    The steering arm on the restored car is polished - I finished mine with a chemical dipped gun blued finish - which Mark Dees - author of the Miller Dynasty - believed was more accurate …
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    This is what it looks like on the Jr 8 Special - i think this came to be known as a Pittman arm …
  11. absmiami
    Welcome back X hope you got some snow this year … the steering links have ball and socket joints - hard to do in this scale - i first experimented with this on the Delage …. The joints were turned on a Sherline fr nickel alu -
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    https://newatlas.com/monterey-2018-preview-275p-ferrari-le-mans-winner/55954/#gallery:1 if you do the winner - dont do it as it finished! someone - one of the drivers ? - probably leaned their butt on to the wing and mashed it - not a good look !!
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    Gotta finish my Miller and scratch my Lotus itch ….
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    good tip on the clear coat - gotta check it out always liked the first livery on the 72's ...
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    kit ? If you don't build Hill's car - you'll get - the scowl .....
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    can't tell if you have a sit down or standing w bench ... your back might like a standing level bench a bit more ...
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    breast and thighs
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    nice scale tolerance hell ...
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    and I have made managed to put page 13 behind me - thats good - maybe no more parts will fall off ...
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    thanks Pierre - i'm making masters for a resin casted early Ferrari 12 cyl racing engine - the first Ferrari 12 - which had a broad based sump, 3 Weber carbs, no decorative ribs on the valve covers, and "inside" spark plugs - What Daytona Coupe ?? just kidding .... and yes - I am nearing completion - as I have a deadline ....
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    Gracias - as soon as this is done i can turn my attn back to a certain Ferrari engine …. The pipe with the red banding is the feeder for the manifold - and i managed to install the in/out lines for the oil pump that is located at the forward corner of the sump pan…
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    Engine’s in - w the cross brace in front - used epoxy to get a reasonably good setting in the frame - the pipe that emerges fr behind the supercharger and then curves below the frame is the intake for the carbureter … and the exhaust manifold is now epoxied to the cyl head - so i can now set the exhaust pipe …
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    The gas pedal is glued back into the footwell - so now i can glue in the firewall - which must be done before I can glue the engine into the frame …
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    Each of the two cyl heads has a valve of some kind in between the plugs - these were turned fr nickel silver - dia of .075 - with a small Master Club center bolt and a flange base ….
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    The device in the center of the steering wheel is found on many vintage Indys - i think that it advanced or retarded the magneto timing - not sure …
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