Ferrari Barchetta UMI Quarterman tribute

[absmiami]

Pico - gracias - is my Bizzarini Manta done yet ?

[Gramps46]

7 hours ago, absmiami said:

Dave V - don’t surrender to the Tullias IMSA Jag !  I’ve got The UMI kit also - im certain that it’s buildable -  maybe - lets do a build thread together on this sucker next yr !!

Long ago and far away.

 

[absmiami]

Ya see - it can be built …

or was this the Lemans Miniatures kit ?

[Gramps46]

8 hours ago, absmiami said:

Ya see - it can be built …

or was this the Lemans Miniatures kit ?

UMI

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

You see dave V - we can do this !

[absmiami]

The starter was cribbed fr the Veber/Bradford GTO kit w few changes … the exhaust is one of the UMI kit parts that was quite good …

[Hoffman]

2 hours ago, absmiami said:

Cool- Thanks!

[kitbash1]

On 10/8/2021 at 6:30 PM, Straightliner59 said:

"My uncle has a country place

That no one knows about"...Neil Ellwood Peart, The Red Barchetta.

He said it use to be a farm before the Motor Law. On Sunday's I elude the eye's and hop the turbine fright to fall outside the wire, where my white haired uncle waits...

[absmiami]

The Weber carbs - three instead of six on the GTO engine - are painted with Tamiya metallic gray w a splash of mica silver - reminds me of the Testors Metalizer anadonic gray - nice finish for Webers - 

[Straightliner59]

That color is excellent! I'll need to remember that.

[absmiami]

This is the Weber 36 DCF - which was the go-to carb for most 125 series Ferrari V12s.  From a great old book on early Ferraris by Merritt …

[absmiami]

The UMI kit actually had very good carb castings - i just cleaned one up and added some of the adjustment screws and bolts - and had brad cast them …

[absmiami]

The carb castings slide in and out of the V  -  allowing me to check the fit and install the plug wires - 

[Straightliner59]

I really like the work you're doing with the engine. Not sure how much that's saying, as I think all your work is impressive!

[absmiami]

Thanks straight  - doing the carb and plug wire install - back to front - 2 wires - carb - then 4 wires - 2nd carb - its crowded in the V - wanted very much to do the carb linkage - but the cranks and levers would be fighting for space - so not on the Barchetta - 

[absmiami]

I will be able to add the fuel line - the nickel fittings just fit in between the tops of the carbs - they are soldered up from .015 nickel rod and .07 nickel tube - 

[absmiami]

Once the carbs are attached i can finish and glue on the timing chain cover and the cam covers …

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

Cam covers on

plug wires into looms

alternator on - fuel filter added

Oil filler pipe glued to base of sump - plus oil dip-stick …

[absmiami]

Got one distibutor on - with plug wires - a tight fit - 

now for an eng bay fitting - and naturally - engine doesnt quite fit - the distr interferes with the bulkhead - and the base of the timing chain cover interferes w the bottom cross brace - but the misses are small - bout a scale inch - 

[absmiami]

Relief city - some careful sanding and grinding corrects the fit and the engine is down on its four mounts - so now ill glue on the right  hand distr …

[Rattlecan Dan]

Looking very nice.

[absmiami]

Its air box Saturday - the kit casting needs some trimming - but its quite good …

[absmiami]

I added some pegs to the base and a tapered air scoop -