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Are you thinking of the Triple D?
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Steering box added and hooked up. I'll replace the drag link with brass rod; thought I'd get away with the printed part but it's a bit flexible. It kind of works anyway.
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11 minutes ago, Farmer matt said:
The second unknown's reg comes back as a 1936 Austin, with 4.3 litres. Can't make out the last three on the Q plate one.
Good variety there.
@Six97s posted whilst I was typing.
Matt
It has an Oldsmobile engine, so 4.3l makes it a 260ci... complete dog of an engine from the low compression, smog controlled malaise era. I guess it fits with the rest of the vibe.
The black T sedan is presumably a fibreglass replica, given the Q plate. The four stud IFS suggests a budget '70s or '80s build.
The pale blue sports car is a Fisher Fury; there's a recent thread about one on Retro Rides.
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Thanks. At the moment I draw everything in FreeCAD, but I use Blender to merge subassemblies and preview STL files. I should get to grips with Blender properly, because it's probably better for manipulating compound curved surfaces. FreeCAD is good for "engineered" parts, but complex curves are a pain.
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1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said:
Not sure what this was either. But i am sure it's illegal without mudguards.
Fugly is what that is. 🤢 I don't see the big deal about missing mudguards, but adding some might actually improve that one.. as would a Viking funeral. It's an Austin, according to DVLA.
Humber Sceptre and TR4A for me. 😍
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I think these will do. 😶
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Made some progress with this one - engine about ready for paint, but still have to sort the bellhousing and gearbox. Not to mention, find the water pump. 🤔
Printed the hood scoop and a jack for the trunk.
Front suspension in. I'm hoping to have the steering posable, if I manage not to break something.
It fits, after a fashion.
Mock up - the front end needs more fettling; it's based on the old AMT '55 Nomad from 1965 and it's a little "off". If I were doing this again, I'd start with the new tool Revell '55 and kitbash it with their '56 sedan. I might even treat this as a dry run and aim to build a better one with the Revell kits.
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5 hours ago, stevehnz said:
That is a bit lovely, a resto from a banger racer, the full story for Jag World subscribers here. What sort of speciman uses a car like this for banger racing? 😠
Steve
Quite. There's a bloke a few streets away who always has at least one XJ40 in the process of being stripped and converted into a banger. I know they're not that desirable, but still...
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1 hour ago, Spiny said:
That definitely looks like a Ford grille on it - given the age and 4WDness of it I'd say Windy was spot on with his County assessment.
Must admit I'd forgotten all about one of Dad's tractors having the air filter sitting proud of the bonnet like that - being really young I always though it was a light and was disappointed never to see it lit up. I'd guess it was probably a 6600 but was too young to remember it that clearly.
Probably a 7600 then. The 6600 just had a cap over the air intake.
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36 minutes ago, malpaso said:
Wheels like that were available on Pontiac Fiero, and there were replicas built on that platform.
Beat me to it. 🙂
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A hangover from a past group build, this one sat because I wasn't happy with the wheels and tyres. I thought I'd started another thread in here since, but I can't find it, so here we are...
Original thread:
I was planning to use a set of Halibrand kidney bean wheels from an original issue kit, but they looked a bit undersize and I didn't have any tyres that looked right. Since I bought a 3D printer, I've spent many more hours drawing things than building, but it has produced some tangible results. I drew the early lip/bead laced 5.5x15 wheels and 6.40-15 front and 6.70-15 rear tyres, as fitted to the earliest cobras and still on CSX2000.
I've printed the rest today and they fit the arches much better than the kit tyres, so I should be able to resume assembly over the weekend.
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Looks eastern European to me, but I drew a blank too.
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59 minutes ago, Toftdale said:
I overtook this on the A11 thus morning, I pulled into a lay-by up the road and just managed to get this very poor shot - Andy
Coventry reg too. 🙂
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1 hour ago, Vesa Jussila said:
Maybe one way is 3D printing.
Agreed - then you can also produce a more accurate tyre. The main problem then is getting it to print... I drew this one last week, but it needs some tweaking. I know it can be done because I've seen aftermarket wires that are 3D printed.
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Yes, given the vagueness and inaccuracies in the rest of the description, I wouldn't put too much faith in it. Looking again, I think someone's confused the crossmember supporting the rear spring hanger with a de Dion tube. It does appear to be a Lancia Lambda live axle though.
"Australian Maybach"
https://primotipo.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/img_2473-1.jpg?w=1024
Lancia Lambda axle
https://images.prewarcar.com/pimg/396239/1569937/1200-800-r2w/axles-rear-lancia-lancia.jpeg
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3 hours ago, Sabrejet said:
Another Goodwood test today and thankfully better weather for it. It was a real Mustang day (there's a one-make race at the Members Meeting), with most using Mathwall V8s. For some reason No.7 (blue) sounded very different, possibly because it was being driven by Steve Soper.
I found a photo of the exhaust here: https://racecarsdirect.com/content/UserImages/138969/802546.jpg?v=4
It has an X-pipe, which has a similar effect to 180 degree headers (think GT40 bundle of snakes) in that it equalises the exhaust pulses vs. separate dual exhausts. Seems odd it would be the only one with that setup, but if the others all had true dual exhausts, it would certainly sound different.
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30 minutes ago, Spiny said:
Is it wrong that I find myself drawn to that Toyota Carina?
Yes.
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2 hours ago, keefr22 said:
the 10 inch or so wide rear tyres had absolutely no mudguards or whatever covering them....!!
As it should be. 🙂
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Quite a turnout. There are a few there that I wouldn't mind taking home. Not the Montego, obviously.
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14 minutes ago, Sabrejet said:
A few from today's Goodwood testing.
Great stuff 🤠
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According to this it was built with a de Dion axle from a Lancia Lambda Series VIl. The diff was swapped later for a "power lock" unit from a 1922 (?) American truck, but still using the Lancia housing, so it seems you just have to find reference pics of that, without worrying about the origins of the internals.
The 1922 date seems questionable. I'm not aware of any limited slip designs that early... the Dana Powr Lok (probably what's being referred to) didn't appear until the mid '50s.
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Something I discovered only yesterday - you can search the FIA database and download a PDF of the original homologation documents. Lots of useful information and reference photos. 🙂
For example: https://historicdb.fia.com/car/porsche-917
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"I'd like some horrible wheels please"
"I have just the thing Madam"
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16 minutes ago, keefr22 said:
Did you flat it back with micromesh or similar before polishing? I find this removes most orange peel - but then I'm weird as wet sanding and polishing the paint is one of my favourite parts of building car models!
Whatever, that is still a really fine finish that you've got and it looks really good with the foiling!
Keith
Good grief, you are weird. 🙃 My favourite parts are having the initial idea, working out which parts to use and and doing mock ups... the closer it gets to completion, the more my enthusiasm wanes.
Looking good, Spiny. I hate foiling.
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Spot of the day - Part 7
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That's a '68. 😉 Too many doors, but still, shame about the rust.