absmiami Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 Gracias 0010 has a bonnett that opens with the leading edge ducking down below the trailing edge of the nose cowling - This actually is a different arrangement than the bonnett on the more famous chass 0008 - the Lemans winner …
absmiami Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 So 0010’s bonnett uses two door style hinges that are attached to a cross brace in the forward eng compartment - the Shirley family went to great lengths in their restoration of 0010 - so this is probably accurate …
absmiami Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 So i removed two short lengths of the piano style hinge - and glued on a strip of Evergreen and shaped the hinge to slip into the openings in the cross brace that i made two months ago …
absmiami Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 The tabs on the hinges allow me to slip the hinges in and out of the brace as i fiddled around with the fit - and eventually got a reasonable alignment that allows me to CA glue the hinges to the bonnett …
absmiami Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 The arrangement worked well enough for me to open and close the bonnett without drama - but …
absmiami Posted June 18, 2023 Author Posted June 18, 2023 In the closed position the leading edge of the bonnett sits about .030 above the trailing edge of the nose cowl - i think there is a fix for this - would anyone like to hazard a guess ???
absmiami Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 The underside of the bonnett has some support ribs - these w were made fr L shaped Evergreen strip - modified by reducing the dimension of one surface - hard to see on the photo - i temp glued some .015 strip into the “L” - and used that as a guide to scrape material fr one surface - clear as mud? - so one surface is .060 and the facing surface is about .040 …
absmiami Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 The strip should run back to the trailing edge of the bonnett - but the engine bulkhead doesn’t have scale depth - so the shape of my supports are a compromise - a scale casualty …
absmiami Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 Now to the trunk hinges …. Made from .040 x .205 strip …
absmiami Posted June 21, 2023 Author Posted June 21, 2023 The hinges are fastened to the trunk lid in odd shaped brackets - the parts are reasonably large - i don’t think I will need to make these parts fr brass - the plastic should have adequate strength … 1
absmiami Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 This hinge assembly was a fail - had to remove the hinges and move the assembly ….
absmiami Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 By attaching the assembly closer to the leading edge of the trunk - i should be able to open/close said trunk w/out interference …
absmiami Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 Alrighty - now the trunk opens for business ….
Straightliner59 Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, absmiami said: Alrighty - now the trunk opens for business … Got any speakers in there? I could use a new pair for cheap!? The trunk looks great! Nice work with the hinges and bracing. Edited June 24, 2023 by Straightliner59
absmiami Posted June 24, 2023 Author Posted June 24, 2023 Gracias - guess i could put a pair of bass speakers in , right ? ? but then there’s no room for the spare …
Straightliner59 Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 I misread it as "The trunk is open for business." That reminded me of those guys who would approach you in a parking lot, back in the '70s-'80s, "Wanna buy some speakers? We had too many at the warehouse..." Yeah, sure, buddy.
absmiami Posted June 25, 2023 Author Posted June 25, 2023 Before i complete the trunk - its off to the wheels …. This kit had 3 sheets of photo-etch - to make a terrific grill - the photo-etch for the dials and the windscreens - and a large sheet of etched steel spokes - now ive been making model cars for - er - a long time - and i stopped reading the instructions back in the seventies - which I occasionally regret …
absmiami Posted June 25, 2023 Author Posted June 25, 2023 The wheels are made from 5 white metal castings and 3 rings of spokes - its a bear - the instructions state that you can align the spoke rings using the notches on rings A and B - and the hole in ring C - what hole ??
absmiami Posted June 25, 2023 Author Posted June 25, 2023 The first wheel assembly was predictably mediocre - but now that i’ve actually READ the instructions- and figured out how to cut the spoke rings off the sheet without mangling the spokes - i think the second wheel will look better … we’ll see - after vacation…
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