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I've just finished this on 'On the Workbench'.............

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I used the Meyers Manx rear window as the front window on this. But as I wasn't totally happy with it, I found a plastic case and as the thickness of the plastic is scale correct, I used the damaged one from the kit as a template to cut another flat screen, with a bit of black sharpie around the edge................

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Thanks all!

Yes problems firstly with the yellow enamel paint not setting properly, and then when trial fitting the shell to the chassis the front tyres touched the bodywork so after a bit of filing I moved the body forward, bringing the tyres nearer to the centre of the wheel arches. Then a few sliced Manx decals and finish.

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Thanks guys, yes midnightprowler one engine pic...........

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Exhaust extended with alloy tubing.

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Thanks guys, the only thing I forgot that I normally do is wire the spark plugs!

Like this previous one where I made the airfilters as well out of sponge.........

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Or this one that I scratchbuilt a turbo installation...................

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And another......................

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But whilst I built my Flintstone resin bodied 4X4 (Mitsubishi Dakar 4X4 system) I used a Corvair motor over the back axle...........

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And then had to scratchbuild an exhaust silencer after running the candle shaped pipes over the cylinder heads to keep the exhaust away from rocks, deep water crossings etc........................

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Being that my favourite vehicles are Beetles (we had 5 in the family), buggies and air-cooled Porsches yes I like air-cooled engines!

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