doomcrew Posted October 13, 2012 Author Posted October 13, 2012 cheers guys. ted, i cut and shaped the butterflies out of 0.5mm sheet aluminium. i could have turned them like i did on my "british invasion" dragster, but i wanted a different look for them. steve
futurattraction Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 That's turning out really nice, Steve. What OD were your butterflies? I may be missing something but on your lower coil-over brackets, it looks like they have only a pivot point where they connect to the housing bracket, which makes it seem as though they "float". That doesn't make sense to me. Is there another piece that will be added to tie them solidly into the housing bracket? As I said, I may not be seeing something but am just curious... Your coil-overs look super!
doomcrew Posted October 19, 2012 Author Posted October 19, 2012 thanks scott. the butterflies have a diameter of 8mm. the coil overs will be fixed to the brackets, the pics are to just to get an idea on how it all sizes up. haven't decided how they will be fixed, but there is a need for the extension on the brackets. ideas are very welcome on this. steve
Prostreet Posted October 19, 2012 Posted October 19, 2012 Looking good Steve, Nice work on the machined parts.
doomcrew Posted October 25, 2012 Author Posted October 25, 2012 managed to have some more fun with my lathe, and turned the brackets for the NOS bottles and the oxygen bottle to. also did a pair of fire bottles. the seat padding was made from the packing from one of my airbrushes and the wheel tubs were halves of old paint tin caps. i wasn't happy with the wheelie bar, so i have reworked it and also made various brackets for the hand brake, chute release, fire release controls and side panel mounts. steve
Prostreet Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Nice work Steve, Are you using a compound slide to do the radius on the tops of the bottles?
doomcrew Posted October 25, 2012 Author Posted October 25, 2012 thanks joe. i haven't got a compound slide, keep meaning to get one. all i did was to move the tool post round at various points to get a rough radius. i then finished it with a coarse file to get the final radius and then a fine file followed by fine grade wet and dry. steve
doomcrew Posted November 5, 2012 Author Posted November 5, 2012 Thanks Bill. the chassis is now completed and painted, WOOHOO!! Got the fire bottles installed and clamped down, with just the hoses to put in. Made the electrical board from car radio parts mounted to a sheet of 0.5mm ally. Prop guard has also been installed, I used 0.8mm bolts for that and the fire bottle clamps. stay tuned for the next episode. steve
doomcrew Posted November 7, 2012 Author Posted November 7, 2012 ok, the trans and clutch, together with the mid-mount plate, are now in place. I temporarily placed the engine in to see how things are looking, oh, and I have corrected the crooked upper fire bottle button. more to follow. steve
doomcrew Posted November 9, 2012 Author Posted November 9, 2012 The NOS and CO2 bottles are now in place, wired and plumbed. Started working on the batteries, with a scratchbuilt unit and I in the middle of making a mould of it. When that is set, I can cast two in resin. thanks for looking. steve
futurattraction Posted November 12, 2012 Posted November 12, 2012 Super looking job, Steve. Your machine work looks outstanding! She's coming along great...
doomcrew Posted November 19, 2012 Author Posted November 19, 2012 I now have the seat installed together with the seat harness. I scratchbuilt an electrical box and brake resevoir and have the batteries installed and wired. I also made the hand brake lever and chute release lever, both are bolted in using 0.8mm nuts and bolts. pedals are now in place and I am just working on the linkages. just got these in the post today. carbon dics brakes and hubs from Jim at Micro Nitro, and they are superb. Will be great to get these installed, but need to get the wheels and tires next. thanks for checking in. steve
vintagedragfan Posted November 20, 2012 Posted November 20, 2012 very nice progress Steve, looks like you are getting close!!
TedsModeling Posted November 22, 2012 Posted November 22, 2012 Steve - looks as busy and crowded in that interior as the real thing. Fantastic job!
Dyno Davo Posted November 23, 2012 Posted November 23, 2012 Man, this model is packed with detail, it will be sort of a shame to cover it up with body panels.
stump Posted November 24, 2012 Posted November 24, 2012 Steve, this is coming along in leaps and bounds.. Fantastic progress mate.
doomcrew Posted December 2, 2012 Author Posted December 2, 2012 Ok, got lots done on this beast. detailed the rear end and made a couple of changes to. Added detail to the rear hubs, (brake calipers are next). started detailing the oil and gas tanks. Turned the oil pump and pulley. Added some fuel lines to the engine and installed the front struts. I have mocked up the front discs/hubs as I haven't decided whether to use five stud or spindle mount wheels, I also adjusted the ride height at the front so that the new headers have ground clearance.
TedsModeling Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 Really awesome, Steve. It's interesting that you put the 90 degree AN fittings in before the hose. Do you find it easier to make the connections this way instead of having both ends of the hose fitted with AN fittings to start with?
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