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  1. absmiami
    Yup
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    Just got out of jail …
  3. absmiami
    Making The last two shackles - 4 for the rear and two more for the front and glueing the posts to the frame - the springs will grasp Nickel silver posts …
  4. absmiami
    So this is what the bracket looks like glued to the spring …
  5. absmiami
    So i crawled put fr under the Boyle Special and drove home with some knowledge - and LOTS of pictures - the Boyle Special and the Junior Special are both “wide chassis” 122’s with supercharged 122 engines - although the suspension fittings differ slightly - i am satisfied that some assumptions that i made about the suspension on the Junior Special were correct - for one - the bracket that secures the friction shock to the leaf spring makes a “dogleg” away fr the path of the axle ….
  6. absmiami
    Well. Well. Well. Done …..
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    Notice that the cyl head uses regular fastener bolts and not acorns - Charles - think you’d mostly find acorn nuts on the trailer queens …
  9. absmiami
    The air box - used often but not always by the factory …. If Charles makes an air box he gets to show off his fabri skills - but then loses some of the detail features on his Webers - to ponder over a beverage …
  10. absmiami
    The C type was the first jag race car w the XK engine - and always used the triple Weber set up that Charles is making …
  11. absmiami
    The Lemans winning Jag C type was at the Amelia concourse Sunday - engine bay shots to follow …
  12. absmiami
    Me too …
  13. absmiami
    I wasnt joking - the Boyle Special is the sister to the Junior Special … questions answered …
  14. absmiami
    So - you’re goin to brush paint - white ? - gulp …
  15. absmiami
    Rich C may have missed your mention that this was in 20th scale - dont think that Jorgenson ever kitted anything in 20th scale - he was pretty committed to 25th - think your caster remains a mystery … he included catalogs of a sort in his kit boxes - gonna find one tomorrow …
  16. absmiami
    Charlie - you just got the Weber stamp of approval fr Mr Ditton …
  17. absmiami
    Gracias - lets see that birdcage crankcase! my next problem is making the bracket that serves as the pickup for the second friction shock for The rear susp …. It runs past the axle without interfering with the path of the axle - its a real head scratcher … cant assemble the rear susp til ive figured this one out …. Of you happen to go to the Amelia concourse this weekend and the Brumos Junior Eight is there …. You mite see a some fool lying on his back under the tail of the car - be sure to say hello …
  18. absmiami
    Nach - your Matra is coming together nicely - Here’s a mockup of the trans case in the frame - Miller was an early adopter of designing parts to do multiple tasks - so the casing serves as the base for the steering links and posts …. The pedals were brushed with Molotow - might dull The finish down - the pedals on the Jr Special appear to be steel but not really polished ..
  19. absmiami
    And after a year i finally know the length of the drive shaft …
  20. absmiami
    Relieved To see that the shaft fr the steering box will poke out of the body where its supposed to - that was a concern …
  21. absmiami
    V is right - good show - and if you need another excuse to go to the Simeone - here it is …
  22. absmiami
    The brackets on the springs are the pickups for the friction shocks …
  23. absmiami
    Engine in frame mockup and family picture of the front susp parts …
  24. absmiami
    “Patience” - where can i buy that ?? - Is there a starter kit on amazon ??
  25. absmiami
    Gracias Straight and Pierre …
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