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Boston - A Man I'll Never Be
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Dry mounted. Still need to make a bracket, then time to paint and detail…
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It's not really that small of an end mill. But I used more of the Anchor Lube you gave me today on the brass than ever. Thanks again for that stuff Pete.
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Nah, "Superb" was the last one, this one is "Unique". I decided to take a break from plumbing and wiring and work on the muffler. Still in raw material form, the heat shield was machined from brass and there is an air gap to keep the driver’s leg from getting seared. The muffler was machined from aluminum rod stock.
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The firewall goodies are going in…
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From the inception of this car I had an idea that it should be white and yellow with black and gray accents. And checkerboard graphics were in the mix as well. But I never really planned a design, until the other night. I drew up and fitted art to fit the nose and made a decal. (Still needs to be shot with clear)
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I gotta agree with Snake. I think Brad Paisley could make some (all?) of Tom Petty (& the Heartbreakers) songs even better. And I'm more "Rock & Roll" than "Country".
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How long has this been going on - Ace
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Thanks Steve. I hope you aren't too disappointed when you see how different this one will look from a traditional Lotus or Caterham Seven once I get the nose and tail on it... It looks, well, unique...
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The radiator/oil cooler have been installed; I still need to finish the thermostat housing and upper radiator cap and install the upper radiator hose.
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I saw Dylan live a couple years ago. Good thing he had Charlie Sexton to keep the band paced to Bob's ever changing cadences. And to pick up the rest when Dylan couldn't finish the songs.
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America - Tin Man
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Johnny Preston is that somebody.
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The two notches near the top of the shroud are to allow part of the frame to pass through, so yes, your observation of the fan location in consideration of an obstacle (but not engine) is correct. The radiator leans back at the top and the fan only needs to draw air across it at low speed or idle to do its job. Part of the reason for the holes outside the funnel of the shroud; at speed more air can flow through with less drag and more cooling effect.
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It's just corrugated looking very thin aluminum. It is kind of a bear to cut because it's so soft the waves can get pinched or flattened easily.
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I’ve lost track of the actual amount of wire and hose I’ve used in the engine bay, but it is measured in feet, not just inches.
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Very thin aluminum.
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Walter Egan - Magnet and Steel
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Thank you Terry. I machined a petcock to drain the radiator As well as the radiator cap and fittings for the oil cooler. Both the radiator and oil cooler have actual flow-through cores.
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She commented in a thread (as Ellen Shaver) the other day on something I posted on Facebook.
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The time gap of when some have heard the music compared to when it was originally released is interesting...
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To be fair I only built one Seven (the 1/24th scale V6 Seven) between finishing the blue one and starting this one. But I built a lot of other subjects... The oil tanks have been installed.
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Pete, if I do it right I'll be satisfied when it is done and not miss working on it every day, (well at least for a few years if history repeats...). I can always come up with something else to put my energies into. Like that replica of my Z/28... Or my Kammback...
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Thanks guys. This is a bit of a milestone for me on this project. The engine is permanently installed into the car. Still plenty to add to (and to make for) the engine, but it is starting to come together just several days shy of two full years.
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I started adding the lettering to the hoses, wires and belts…
