absmiami Posted March 27, 2020 Author Posted March 27, 2020 the front susp leaf spring will be made - soldered - from 3 strips of nickel silver bar - 2 scale inches wide - about .080 and .010 thick the mounting points are not quite perpendicular - but the suspension arms in white metal can be bent a little - just enough to give me left and right mounts that are reasonably correct should look good when painted and reinstalled still have to make the hub carriers and the tie rod - hope to have posable steering ….
absmiami Posted March 27, 2020 Author Posted March 27, 2020 time for a beer run not much open here - but the local breweries are still - as is my business - which I appreciate [both...]
Straightliner59 Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 That suspension is looking excellent! Enjoying your work, Andy.
absmiami Posted March 28, 2020 Author Posted March 28, 2020 Unseen creatures is a new craft brewery in south miami very good might as well support the local brewers while things are .... as they are ..... the next few parts are in nickel silver measuring cutting filing sanding and then soldering
absmiami Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 Soldering on the flammable balsa board again don’t try this at home once the spring is pinned to the uprights I realized that I had to enlarge the openings in the nose but that’s easier than reducing the size of the cut out - right?
absmiami Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 Once the spring leafs - 3 - were soldered and the opening in the nose was corrected it was time to add some hardware to the lead spring ...
absmiami Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 All of the cooper suspensions- til 1960 - used a sway bar or anti roll bar that perched on top of the leaf spring ... that’s the black curly Q thing above the spring the center locating bracket is made from evergreen bar - .020 by .040 - and RB motion aluminum .025 bolts n nuts ... and there is a shackle bent from some nickel bar on either side of the spring ...
absmiami Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 Next some work on the wheels and the backing plates and the steering kingpins ... that beer was good ...
Earl Marischal Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 That’s tremendous work you’re doing there. Beer looks good too! steve
absmiami Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 Thanks The bottle has a removable vinyl (?) adhesive label maybe I can is it for masking material ?? you never know ... or I could make a scale Unseen Creatures beer truck .... Hmmmm ....
absmiami Posted March 30, 2020 Author Posted March 30, 2020 Evergreen sheet, bar, tube files, sanding sticks and some real small holes for bolts the steering arm is filed from.080 L shape evergreen with a second piece of .015 by .060 bar to reinforce the steering arm the arm is then glued w Tamiya liquid glue to the backing plate this glue was used for the whole assembly I like the way that this glue fuses the parts for a strong bond
absmiami Posted March 30, 2020 Author Posted March 30, 2020 So far so good ... the hub carrier is held to the upright and can pivot on the pin - which at this point is simply a section of .025 evergreen rod next I’ll make the assembly for the right wheel and see if everything points in the right direction
absmiami Posted March 30, 2020 Author Posted March 30, 2020 I haven’t gotten this much done in one weekend in years ... my workshop is sick of seeing me ... ... and my bench is a disaster again ...
Straightliner59 Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 It's awesome to get in that zone! This thing is looking great.
absmiami Posted April 3, 2020 Author Posted April 3, 2020 so the right wheel backing plate/hub assembly now has a friend for the left wheel ... they are attached to the spindle to check fit and operation …. the fourth picture has a brass rod in place to check the run of the tie rod and its relationship with the steering arms next is a beer run then tie rod assembly - then some work on the wheels and then some work on the pedals ….
Rich Chernosky Posted April 3, 2020 Posted April 3, 2020 Andy...outstanding scratch build work. I can really relate to this as I just went through this with a recent build. Thanks for posting this and the Indy car WIP. BTW I found an Etzel engine for my kit. Replicars and Minatures had it. You were my inspiration.
Gramps46 Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 Pretty amazing work for an old timer and inspirational too. Really appreciate your sharing the progress shots.
absmiami Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 RC. Thanks I always conspire to be a perspiration to the forum Tie rod components nickel tube about .034 With a stray rb motion nut nickel rod .020 the rod end is bent w pliers to form then filled with solder and then drilled per the link to the shifter will add a couple more nuts when assembling
absmiami Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 And thanks gramps ... previous photo run through the BeCasso app ...
absmiami Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 Department of Corrections the frame cross member in the foot well is in the wrong place - too close to the location of the pedals - sure to break some ankles if the cooper hit something... so I removed it with a small cutting burr and liquid glued its replacement about a quarter inch farther back now I can make and locate the pedals ...
absmiami Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 In the engine bay. The right side brace interferes with the linkage to the fear box i noticed that at least some of these cars were made without the brace - so out it comes ....
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