A-Bone Banger

[bill-e-boy]

A local FB group is having a motor sport build off. Whilst most have opted for a more roundy-pounder themed builds I am having a go at a straight line build as it fits into my way of thinking.

Looking for an early 60's style, nose high and banger powered

I had a subject in mind but first I went looking and found these in the junk yard. I would have preferred slightly narrower slicks but this is all I could find 

Then I got this out of the stash. It is a recent arrival but I have at least one more

Toying with motor choice - I have either this Banger Cragar OHV conversion or I may go a different route with something more exotic but it will definitely be an OHV conversion. 

I did the Cragar conversion a while back where I milled the valve cover from solid ally and the head is hand shaped and milled plastic

 

Thanks for looking

 

[bill-e-boy]

Much as I would like to use the Cragar engine I was thinking of something with a bit more power.

I looked in the resin flatty stuff that was bequeathed me from my late mate Mike and I discovered I have three of these heads - perfect. Fits the esoteric theme I mentioned above perfectly. 

The discovery - an Ardun head on its lonesome just crying out to be fitted to a banger. Alo in the box was a S.C.O.T blower (or two)

I mocked this up on the Monogram motor for the pix but I will not be using it as it is a bit blobby

I have a donor Revel A kit with a motor I can use. This is an oldish kit that someone has chopped in the past and it has a few bits missing. I have made a start on gluing it together

Oh - the mph is a reference is the FB group I am on - mph = miniature petrol heads

Thanks for looking

 

  

[Quiet Eric]

Now we're talking! Even an overhead banger would be losing a lot of its power trying to make those slicks spin. An Ardun and a ScOT change things!

[sidcharles]

that's kinda cool. please keep this thread in motion.

not understanding all the mechanics which would make this work, but following along 'til the bitter end.

[bill-e-boy]

6 hours ago, sidcharles said:

not understanding all the mechanics which would make this work, but following along 'til the bitter end.

Not sure I do either. Logic tells me if you can put OHV heads on a flatty V8 you should be able to put a single head on a banger. In the real world not sure how things like water galleries and lifters would line up but with a flat head motor the valves take up quite a bit of real estate in the block so should be able to do it. The biggie of course is the cylinder spacing and how that mates up with the head

But we are working with 1/25th scale models and have wild imaginations so we can do anything😁 Sounds a bit like Bob the Builder - we can do it

[stavanzer]

Well, the Ardun Head, was designed to fit a Flattie, so Your Strategery looks good to me.

I like the Little S.c.O.T blower as well.

Nice , Outside-the-Box thinking!