Dave B Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 There's also an excellent DVD "Long Weekend at Longford". Well worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Did Max forget to release the parking brake ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Back to the Maser: I stared and stared and stared at the chass plate and figured that i had to replace it - because the resin plate is too thick … the new chass plate is abbreviated so i can install the drive train and the tanks etc - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 The kit frame members are valuable as a guide for my drawings - but not much more … the chassis tubes are .125 Evergreen tubing with a flat scraped w an Xacto … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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absmiami Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 The engine bay chassis tubes are slightly smaller than the main chass tubes- used .100 Evergreen rod - and thin Evergreen sheet to box the forward floor boards … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 The forward section of the chassis has a cross-brace that evolved fr the first to the third series A6GCS chassis - this is a drawing of the frame on the Series I - which is what i think was raced at Sebring in 54 - would have been a 53 car - which i think was Series I … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 As i add parts with Tamiya liquid glue I’m removing sections of the chassis plate - the liqud glue gives me a strong bond - frame will be plenty strong when I’m done … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 The main forward chassis tubes are glued into the cross brace - they are bent in multiple places - the left hand tube has to be bent inward to clear the exhaust pipes - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Not much left of the chassis plate - but the chassis tubes were glued to it - so it was both a jig for the chassis - and it kept everything straight and strong … yet to make the right hand forward chassis tube … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Not much left of the chassis plate - but the chassis tubes were glued to it - so it was both a jig for the chassis - and it kept everything straight and strong … yet to make the right hand forward chassis tube … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Very interesting stuff, Andrew. Glad to see you back at this one. The chassis is coming along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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absmiami Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Making the front suspension - without scale drawings of the chassis - which is a fool’s errand - the yellow/brown resin assembly is found in the Profil24 Maserati 450 kit - im referring to it to give me a rough idea of what the length and width of the susp arms mite/should be … the detailed drawings of the suspension - these were published when the car was first produced - tell me exactly what the components look like - but this is basically spit-ballin’. … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 The susp arms are narrower on top and wider on the bottom - my first crack at the uppers was a fail - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 The second wasnt much better - the arms were forged - this is not the correct shape - so … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Got the shape right right on the third try - so now ill fashion pick up posts for the lowers … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pico Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 The front spindles are lovely forgings that should be made out of brass - so ive made mine out of plastic … bits and peices of Evergreen - rod - tube - H shape - drilled for pins top and bottom - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Once i had acceptable spindles i pinned up one side and started on the lowere susp arms - these are wider than the uppers … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy D Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Okay, you had me at Maserati !!! Really outstanding scratch building on display here my friend!! Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Randy - would you send me two reject brass spindles ?? - i’ll gladly pay you in hamburgers… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Working suspension, that's scratch building extraordinaire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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