Bugatti Type 35 Revival of Italy...small steps to a Pocher

[Cato]

Good choice; K & S makes quality stuff.

Very valuable for your Pochers too -----hint, hint.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanks bud, I have been oogling these for a while in the hobby shop

My pop had a great tap and die set that I fooled around with as a kid. I showed my son this stuff and let him do a few threads as well.

This opens up making connections for brass and aluminum rather than using just telescoping tubes and solder

See, I really am trying to skill build before I kill a classic Pocher

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Up on her wheels for the first time, hubs are screwed on and functioning

Edited February 10, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

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Been making more parts. The starter crank now in brass and aluminum

And painted up

 

Edited February 9, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

[Belugawrx]

Scotty ,... divin' right in...

Looking great so far,...don't forget your meds..

Cheers bro

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

Thanks Bruce,

I will be sure to stay continuously sedated while working on this project

[Twokidsnosleep]

Bad pic of body try on with front grill, long crank handle and seat placement

[sjordan2]

What does the front wheel camber look like?

[Twokidsnosleep]

Ohh, good point, you are waaayyy ahead of me

We are testing with them on pretty loosey goosey here as if I tighten them up fully it is a bugger to get off the hubs

These cars  had a weird camber on the front wheels, have that research somewhere. Not straight up and down for sure, look at the photo a couple posts above of those old cars in a row...looks "toe in" I think it is called

I am just happy the darn wheels stay on at this point

Edited February 11, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

[Cato]

 

These cars  had a weird camber on the front wheels, have that research somewhere. Not straight up and down for sure, look at the photo a couple posts above of those old cars in a row...looks "toe in" I think it is called

This Bug has 'positive camber'; the tops of the wheels tip outward when viewed from the front. Largely because of such narrow tread width. All race cars and many street cars today have 'negative camber' where the wheels tip inboard at the top. This plants wide tires more upright under hard cornering, increasing the contact patch. All are measured in degrees. Street cars are all less than 1 degree neg and racecars can be as much as 4 -4 1/2. They don't care about tire wear, only maximum cornering traction.

'Toe in' is when viewed from above, the front edge of the wheels point towards each other. This is measured usually in fractions of an inch. Neutral or 'Toe out' is used on race cars to help turn-in ability.

And take better pictures so we can throw stones at your work !!!!

[sjordan2]

For those who aren't into these kinds of cars, race cars of most marques of the era had positive camber that looks like this...

But the box art tells me this part is taken care of.

Edited February 11, 2016 by sjordan2

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Ya, see there you go I knew you guys would chime in

But chill out a little, she is still pretty wobbly on her new feet and I don't have the camber dialled in yet nor anything tightened up

Gheeze, rough room in here

[Cato]

Ya, see there you go I knew you guys would chime in

But chill out a little, she is still pretty wobbly on her new feet and I don't have the camber dialled in yet nor anything tightened up

Gheeze, rough room in here

Heh, heh, heh...all just preparation for the Pocher Beatings....

[Twokidsnosleep]

The Pocher Beatings...sounds like a horror movie

   So the kit beats you up and then you guys pile on top???

[Twokidsnosleep]

Making parts...copper firewall refined, spark plug wiring and apparently a new tube wiring harness from aluminum and copper as the kit harness is as solid as a wet noodle in a wind storm

i am settling on black wires as I don't want to get into fabric ones at this scale...1/8 absolutely.

A reference engine picture. I am making the up shaped fuel lines now...bit of soldering to do

 

Edited February 23, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

[LaughingIndian]

Great project Scott ... I now clearly understand your idea of using this as a warm-up to your Pocher projects. 

Are they next, or do have another "warm-up" before you pull the trigger? 

Im not anticipating that as much as I can't wait to see your work on this nice little Bugatti ... 

 

[Deathgoblin]

Curious...  Wonder why they moved this to Big Boyz.  The kit is only 1/20.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Great project Scott ... I now clearly understand your idea of using this as a warm-up to your Pocher projects. 

Are they next, or do have another "warm-up" before you pull the trigger? 

Im not anticipating that as much as I can't wait to see your work on this nice little Bugatti ... 

 

No, I am a ways away from the Pochers yet

But in a new workspace maybe a Pocher to christen it properly??

This kit has been a real bugger. I have had to alter, modify or outright make a new piece for EVERY part I have touched so far. I coined the adjective "Pocherous" to describe such a kit

Edited February 23, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

[Twokidsnosleep]

Curious...  Wonder why they moved this to Big Boyz.  The kit is only 1/20.

Is it a big deal??

Anyways, found some great reference pics of a 1/8 scale handmade model

will use these to get some more engine details..like the brass "U" shaped fuel lines I am currently working on

Very uniform engine block colour...mine will be a bit more 'used' looking and I will do BMF on the cylinder head to make it shiny, but not machined.

and another one..this image looks like it has been reversed to me 

Edited February 23, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

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Wiring harness and plugs, radiator upper tube and block attatchment, back of radiator screen(was missing from the kit)....everything left a little long so a can adjust it on final assembly 

Edited March 21, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

[Zoom]

Looking good!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looking good!

Thank you Bo, I appreciate the encouragement.

It is a bit of a mess still and I am all over the place in sequence, but it is moving forward.

I think I have gone far enough into test assembly and that it is time to focus back on the engine block and get it detailed and completed. So, I am going to take things apart!

[Cato]

I think I have gone far enough into test assembly and that it is time to focus back on the engine block and get it detailed and completed. So, I am going to take things apart!

Perfect Pocher training. You will do this hundreds of times then...

It is looking better than a stock Revival kit has a right to - great job Scott and don't be concerned about going back / forth between different assemblies. Again, it's good training for any used to the 'step by step' instruction sheet method.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Perfect Pocher training. You will do this hundreds of times then...

It is looking better than a stock Revival kit has a right to - great job Scott and don't be concerned about going back / forth between different assemblies. Again, it's good training for any used to the 'step by step' instruction sheet method.

Thaks Cato, those are well timed words as I have never built like this...entire assembly before detail; very much a step by step builder before this challenge 

Chomping at the bit to detail up the engine

Edited February 24, 2016 by Twokidsnosleep

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Soldering the brass 'T' for the fuel line loop

Set up for solder of tube 0.3 mm I think it was

Rough fitted and ready to be trimmed and placed.