Ferrari Barchetta UMI Quarterman tribute

[Rattlecan Dan]

Some beautiful precision work going on there. Any update?

[absmiami]

update for Mr Can ...

Carroll won't let me leave the shop - he's got me race prepping 2287 for Sebring - 18 hr days for slaves wages - but at least its glamorous work !!

[absmiami]

Ok. Back fr a long slumber - the body is still Barbie pink - but not for long - trying the Tamiya flexible tape to mask the white half border over the nose - stuff bends really well - using Tamiya white and Italian red - 0010 is painted medium bright red - when Monterey featured the Barchettas years ago there was - naturally - some group shots - and you can tell that this car has a lighter shade of red paint than its more famous Lemans sister …

[Pico]

What's the big hurry?

 

[Gramps46]

Really glad to see this build alive again.

[absmiami]

9 hours ago, Pico said:

What's the big hurry?

 

Ouch

 

[absmiami]

[MarkJ]

Great job on the paint. I need to remember that tip about pink primer. I have a red build in my future.

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

This was the first time that i had used pink for primer - but Tamiya has offered it for years - so they got the memo - from kit builders that built their F1 kits - and some builders on this forum have used it - makes the red pop … still need a little more paint on the fenders - and got to paint the door … by the way - the primer was rattle can and the color was air brushed …

[Pierre Rivard]

Yup, pink primer really helps bring out the red. I tried it on my last red car and it makes painting red easier.

Nice to see this build on the bench again.

[absmiami]

and nice fender louver job on that Batmobile ...

[Straightliner59]

Beautiful! "Well worn leather, hot metal and noise..."

[Bugatti Fan]

This model is really taking shape well Andrew.r

That old Barchetta is a lovely looking classic with lots of character.

[absmiami]

The hard fuel line needs to be installed before the engine goes in - its made of .050 nikel silver tube in sleeves that are soldered up fr nick silver rod and tube - 

[absmiami]

The line is assembled loosely and placed into the carb fittings - I’ll glue it once its got adequate alignment …

[absmiami]

It will just poke out next to the base of the air box …. 

[Pierre Rivard]

Looks very good. How did you make the reinforced flexible fuel hose?

[absmiami]

PR  -  the fuel line was made by winding steel wire .009? around a random length of .015 brass rod and then slipping the wire over some yellow plug wire - think I’m using.011 craft wire here …

[absmiami]

But the fuel line does interfere with brace that runs across the front of the eng bay …. So i had to bend the line down and under - and no - this is net spec - 

[absmiami]

Once the fuel line is finished i dry fit the radiator and began to install the oil lines …

[absmiami]

And before further gluing I’m pondering the exhaust pipes - these are white metal kit parts  - they are correct for the early Colombo engine - but i can’t attach them once the engine is glued into the eng bay - if i epoxy them to the heads before i install the engine this is what happens …. So …

[absmiami]

I needed a little inspiration here …. this was the final play of the Miami - Va Tech football game fri nite - a pile of four players in the end zone trying to grab the football - thats what the Barchetta eng bay has turned into …

[absmiami]

I sawed off the final length of the exhausts on left and right - applied some epoxy to the eng mounts - and jammed the darn thing into the engine compartment once and for all …

[absmiami]

Kids - don’t try this at home …