Maserati A6GCS Spyder

[absmiami]

This is a part that would really be perfect for 3D drawing and printing - note to Andy …. As i am still stuck in the last century - I’m “borrowing” 2 photo-etch scripts from the Profil24 Maserati 450S kit - so what will i do when i get around to building my 450S kit ?  Dunno …

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You’ll notice on the last eng bay pic that the valve covers are tapered at the front and sport staggered securing bolts - PITA - and although the part has two layers - the Tamiya liquid glue effectively welds the strips together - so I’ll end up with a part that looks like it was caste - the bolts need to be really small - will use .020 or .018 if I can source them …

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[Pico]

You reallyreallyreally need to download a cad program like Fusion; learn it - I know, it's not easy - and get a quality 3d printer. You've seen the astounding work that Bill Cunningham has been doing on the ACME Facebook page. You will be amazed at what you can do. 

[absmiami]

I know

i know

i know

manana ….

[absmiami]

So now that i’ve gotten the cam covers mostly done - I’ll circle back to the block and crank case and add all of the ….  Stuff …. Tried a couple of Master Club .05 bolts - they’ll look good -but ill paint them before attaching …

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So ive grown the engine - it’s  shorter than the Western wh metal engine and will fit under the bonnet …

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The right engine side motor mount attaches to the clutch housing because of the location of the starter …

[absmiami]

So i’ve been obsessing over Webers ….   These pix are fr the Orsi Maserati bible ….  The A6GCS sported Weber 40 DC03 side drafts …. 

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The carefully restored 2053 has the correct set up … 

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One more shot - this is the 40 DC03 …

[absmiami]

And fr the BAT site - this is a side draft 45 DC03 - which is the Weber more frequently used on production sports cars like 50’s Alfas ….  

[absmiami]

Scale Production makes a pretty good 45 DC03 Weber - no one yet makes the correct 40 DC03 side draft in 24th scale - although a good 3D printed one will be made sooner or later - William Cunningham has shown us the way here …. But ill use the Scale Production Webers with some mods for the engine on 2053 …  Ill check the size - but they appear to me to be scale accurate …. The posts are 1/16 Evergreen rod turned down to .054 to fit into these Webers …

[absmiami]

Model factory hiro’s Webers on its Aston Martin DBR GT kit are quite good - but once again - they are the 45’s - not the 40 DC03 … so ive removed the detail outlined in black on top of the Scale Production carb …. What could go wrong …

[absmiami]

So after spending a few hours w my trusty Optivizer I’ve got something that looks like a 40 DC03 - some bits and peices of Evergreen plastic, some alu tube - the small dia stuff - and I’ll add some RB MOtion .015 bolts - the ones that don’t seem to want to stay on you zirconium encrusted tweezers …. 

[Big John]

for ref.

[Pierre Rivard]

Man... what a gorgeous engine!

No pressure Andy... but now that we have seen the real thing...?

[absmiami]

Thank you Pierre and John - i think the eng bay shots are 2078 - which has also been auctioned in recent years - you’ll notice some differences between 2053 and 2078 - 2053 uses a different distributor and crosses the plug wire feeds … and dresses up the cam cover a little

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One distr is located at the eng front and the exhaust side distr is tucked into the bulkhead - these were twin plug engines - got a good shot of the distr on 2053 - but not on my phone - ill add it later …

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Come to think about it - think John’s eng shots are from a 300S - which sported a 250F derived engine - the cam covers are the giveaway - don’t apologize John - the 300S is my next Maser project …

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Shaped and attached the timing chain cover - more Evergreen …

[Pierre Rivard]

Really taking shape. This is special stuff. You should get t-shirts made... and on the 8th day...

[absmiami]

 T shirts !  What a great idea ! I need more T’s !!

this is the collar that holds the alternator and behind it - the water pump - there’s a good shot of this at the top of this page …