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’72 Dodge Demon Drag Racer 1/25 scale
charlie libby replied to AmericanMuscleFan's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
i was always afraid of sliting saws but i have been using them on this car.i always find new ways to do things by following your incredible work.just learned some to night.thanks francis -
T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
got most of the blower and blower drive parts made. still got some filing and sanding to do. i can't believe all these parts fit together and bolt to each other. some details left but i like it so far. take it apart now and make all the side covers and breathers. bellhousing and transmission after the covers. i think i will have to mount the engine at an angle with the blower to the top like they did in the indy cars. if i mount it straight up and down the injector will have to stick out of the side panel with some kind of scoop or cover. this is alot bigger than the last one i did. heres a few pictures . all the parts had a pair of holes drilled and reamed to .250 so i could align all the pieces to each other with 2 pieces of .250 brass tubing. i also used them on my rotary table with a small brass fixture to drill and tap all the holes . i didnt count but there is alot of holes. used the same little fixture to radius all the parts. you may notice the blower is on the opposite side of the engine than the picture of the original. these engines were ambidextrous ,just switch the cams from one side to the other. enjoy the pictures . thank you for looking. -
’72 Dodge Demon Drag Racer 1/25 scale
charlie libby replied to AmericanMuscleFan's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
thats a really ingenious way to do the u joint. i have to agree with moparman how can you be so accurate .can i use your method? -
T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
the supercharger is coming together. i got the manifold 3/4 done and the blower is starting to look like the picture. got a long way to go but it will look good. connecting the blower to the bell housing will be a project in itself. i want to get the so engine and transmission done so i can finish the frame, the floor and the firewall. hope the next update mill have the blower mounted to the engine -
T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
working on the blower today . i wanted to make it with as few pieces as possible. 3 pcs for the main section. next are the end plates. -
’72 Dodge Demon Drag Racer 1/25 scale
charlie libby replied to AmericanMuscleFan's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
super nice francis -
When i worked for jack roush in nascar i was lucky enough to get to his museum in lavonia. Very cool place.
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T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
hi tim probably just my usual aluminum and brass. with some info from andrew , he was here at my shop today ,maybe some german silver. andrew thanks for the visit and the pictures , always great to have visitors. big John, WOW, thank you so much. that is great. where did you get that from? i am going to have it blown up to hang on my wall. -
T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
THEY REALLY DO LOOK ALOT LIKE THE OFFY. sorry about the caps lock. i have a good start on the offy and am excited about the roots type blower. it looks great. sometimes it gets a little messy. -
T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
hi tim, so nice to hear from you . this project has been a major under taking, planing as i go along. i have decided on an engine finally. do to engine compartment size i am doing another offy 270 with a super charger.machining the engine is allways my favorite part. i am still struggling with what to do for front suspension. i am drawing up 2 different front ends trying to decide. thanks again for your comments -
T41 Bugatti sport coupe
charlie libby replied to charlie libby's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
here is a couple of pictures of the offy i did two projects ago. i thought maybe the supercharge engine. the miller 91 scales to 6.25 inches not including the supercharger on the back or the distributer on the front. dont have enough room. since this has never been a real car how abought a six cyl. supercharged offy or miller, same thing? got the 2 front wheels assembled. got to anodize them tomorrow, and install the wires. andrew allan and john,thanks for your inout,greatly appreciated. also working on the front suspension as well