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Post by Big D on Oct 20, 2014 1:49:59 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 2:07:32 GMT -7
Dennis,
NICE! I have a few of the large scale model engines, ALL are Hemi's to date, including the pricey "Visible" one.....AND it runs!
BUT, the others I have are a whole other story, the first one i got became a lamp.... Second awaits is to be built yet, and the 3rd on was a 1/6th of the same one thats a lamp, only the lamp is a 1/4th size.....
NICE work! What was the pistons and rods like as well as the crank?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 2:10:17 GMT -7
That looks very real Dennis, great job mate.
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Post by Big D on Oct 20, 2014 2:16:49 GMT -7
John, Everything inside pistons, crank, rods, lifters, valve guides, push rods were separate pieces and very well made but all separate pieces. The crank was one piece, rods and pistons 2 piece. It even had a pin through the piston to connectt the rod like a real one that clicked into place.
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Post by Big D on Oct 20, 2014 2:18:41 GMT -7
Thanks DeeCee, I spent a lot of time getting the lines and hoses right and the detailing. Took me a week to build it working on it everyday.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 2:36:53 GMT -7
you got an unfinished kit Dennis? I'd LOVE to see the crank and the pistons if so! Also, who made this kit?
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Post by Big D on Oct 20, 2014 5:38:34 GMT -7
It's an AMT Pro Shop engine John. I'll get the other one out and get some pics for you.
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Oct 20, 2014 14:27:42 GMT -7
Very nice work Big D excellent detail !  |
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Post by Big D on Oct 20, 2014 15:18:22 GMT -7
Thanks Gardner. It was a complicated engine. I enjoyed it just the same and learned from it which is the most important thing. Everybody has something on their models that is their specialty or favorite thing to do, interiors or body work etc. Mine is engines. I've got a lot to learn but I really enjoy it.
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Post by sharp on Oct 23, 2014 18:36:32 GMT -7
Very cool its like building a real engine!
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Post by Big D on Nov 11, 2014 20:32:52 GMT -7
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Dec 7, 2014 12:29:22 GMT -7
Very nice build on your '57 Corvette fuelie engine. Love the detail.
I've worked on a few real ones. They are a major pain in the butt to keep running right. Very temperamental.
Restored what is currently believed to be the first fuel injected Corvette to come off the assembly line, when fuel injection was introduced in 1957, at the Vette shop where I work. Car number 10 VIN number with number 3 fuel injection unit.
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Post by Big D on Dec 7, 2014 12:46:00 GMT -7
Very nice build on your '57 Corvette fuelie engine. Love the detail. I've worked on a few real ones. They are a major pain in the butt to keep running right. Very temperamental. Restored what is currently believed to be the first fuel injected Corvette to come off the assembly line, when fuel injection was introduced in 1957, at the Vette shop where I work. Car number 10 VIN number with number 3 fuel injection unit. I think that is amazing, to be able to restore an early one like that. I've always had a thing for the early 'vettes up to '63. A '62 being my favorite. I have a model of everyone up to '64. I had always thought that the early fuel injections were temperamental but I didn't know for sure until now. Just seemed like they had to be. Back in the late '80's or early '90's at an auction here Arthur Godfrey's '62 Corvette went on the block. Had 18,000 actual miles on it, just immaculate condition. I thought it would go for an astronomical price. It sold for $25,000. I was surprised. Of course today it would sell for a lot more. I watch the Barrett auctions and that other one, and I can't believe what some of those cars go for now. |
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I was so glad when I finally finished it. And it is 1/6 scale!
