Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B Don Lee Special Indy

[absmiami]

The rear facing caps are drilled for tach line hardware … gotta re-visit the dash - there should be two tachs …

[Pierre Rivard]

This keeps getting better!

Are you making two of these...one for you...one for me?

[Rattlecan Dan]

More pics for my Don Lee Spl. folder. You're doing incredible work sir. To quote a line from Field of Dreams movie "You're seeing a whole team of Psychiatrists aren't you."

[absmiami]

2 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said:

You're seeing a whole team of Psychiatrists aren't you."

I was  -  they just quit - 

[Rattlecan Dan]

LOL. 

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

This is also fr the Jim Stokes F book page - reiminding me that i need to make a ring of bolt holes on the back of the block where the trans is attached - 

[absmiami]

And the trans casing is finished differently - appears to be fl black - so i decided to hack it off with a fine razor saw ….

[absmiami]

Made an .015 plastic disc to replace the resin removed in surgery - and threw on a fly wheel - discarded spare watch gear - for laughs - this will have to go when the trans is glued to the block - 

[absmiami]

And the bolt holes in both parts - probably will use .06 Master Club bolts …

[Rattlecan Dan]

You've gone way out there. Starting to get worried about ya' now.

[absmiami]

Should i add the clutch and the

trans gears ??

[Rattlecan Dan]

No! Stop it! Get back to what we will be seeing. Lol.

[Pierre Rivard]

Yes, yes, hollow that bell housing, go for it. A functioning clutch mechanism would be nice. Give Francois a bit of competition.

[absmiami]

Framcois seems to have much too much spare time - do you think he would draw and print the gear set for me?  Ill hollow out the case if he’ll make my gears !  In my scale, of course - by the way - who’s gonna take his massage amount of research and tear apart a 24th scale Bentley Blower ?

[Pierre Rivard]

9 hours ago, absmiami said:

Framcois seems to have much too much spare time - do you think he would draw and print the gear set for me?  Ill hollow out the case if he’ll make my gears !  In my scale, of course - by the way - who’s gonna take his massage amount of research and tear apart a 24th scale Bentley Blower ?

Well it just so happens that...

 

[absmiami]

Maybe its not crazy after-all …

thinking

yes it is …

[absmiami]

Just read Dutch builder Pouln’s 1/4 scale alfa 8c engine build on the Britmodeler forum - I am ….   ..   …   sad ….  

[Pierre Rivard]

Don't be sad Andy. Pouln's work is a wonderful display of CAD design and 3D printing expertise. Very much an engineering approach to model building. I think it is extraordinary, if a bit clinical.

The work you are doing at the comparably tiny 1/24 scale is a more artistic display of multi-material fabrication. In other words scratch building extraordinaire. Keep doing it your way so that us mere mortals can enjoy watching your creativity.

This first consultation is free of charge.

Dr Pierre

[absmiami]

and the second ??

[Rattlecan Dan]

Don't go down that rabbit hole. He's trying to get you to buy the book " Rivard's Regards ". 

[absmiami]

Ya know ….  I swear that i had a spare $ 700.00 in my pocket …

Lego ….   Check out the scale …

[absmiami]

The cam cover end plates each got two RB Motion bolts fr his Cosworth Cam Cover bolt set - they are stupid small - .012 - and then i did some work on the cyl head …

[absmiami]

Made flanges for the cyl head water pipes and the oil lines off of the bottom of the block …. These were sanded to shape, drilled, then cut from a strip of Evergreen …

[absmiami]

The  correct color for an engine that was made over eighty years ago and raced or used almost every year since is always hard to figure - mixing about two parts light gun metal to one part mica silver - this is what i came up with ….