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Post by 41chevy on Nov 12, 2021 14:21:29 GMT -5
My dads. Built and ran from 1964 to 1969. Blown 413.
Just loosely together. The inner wheel wells need to be removed and reformed to get the opening correct.
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Post by lo51merc on Nov 12, 2021 18:17:23 GMT -5
I knew where you were headed with this one Paul. It's a wicked looking gasser your father built, and a nice tribute when it's done. Following 👍
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Post by 41chevy on Nov 16, 2021 22:15:42 GMT -5
Got a bit more done. The under hood is pretty much finalized except for the small arm on the throttle linkage, a return spring and a few tiny wires to the coil. Hood is cut pretty much like pop did it. soon I'll pop off the body and do the interior mods. Stuck the wheels and tires on it to see if I got the stance right. Now the question about the blower hat being painted in ANA Red. Pop said the sun at certain time at the East Hampton drag strip reflected in to his eyes. . .soooo paint it to stop the glare. I also found it kind of hard to do the gas lines and such as it was allowed in 1962. SCCA had way different ideas of what was or wasn't safe.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2021 22:19:20 GMT -5
Great looking work so far! This is gonna be a wonderful tribute to your dad.
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Nov 17, 2021 7:20:37 GMT -5
Man, that is tough looking. I can imagine the look on the Jag purists faces at the shows if this car still existed today. They would melt off.
What kit is this based on? Is it the new Revell, Heller, or old Monogram?
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Post by skip on Nov 17, 2021 9:36:16 GMT -5
Man, that is tough looking. I can imagine the look on the Jag purists faces at the shows if this car still existed today. They would melt off. You got that right! The "All British Field Meet" is a rather "stodgy" affair in and of itself. These are people who believe they invented proper rivet counting, fastener usage, colour use and choice,,, Seems only a Red Cooper S is fit to wear Wimbledon White on its roof. (A nod to the BMC works Cooper S competing on the Rally and Road Racing circuits. Don't even think of any shade of white on a German BMW MINI roof, it's not really a Mini after all...) The one and only All British Field Meet (ABFM), that I took my '71 Mini Cooper S "+". (+ as in thoroughly modified with "Hot Rodded" fuel injected engine out of a '96 John Cooper Works Cooper.) The majority of the comments involved my painting the front brake calipers and rear finned drums red to match the body, plainly seen through the 13" Mini Lite wheels. Versus, WoW!, that's a John Cooper Works fuel injected engine in an early Cooper, how did you do all the wiring and set up the fuel system...? Other Mini club members were met by similar silly comments by judging staff to public alike. Yet they still return to the ABFM's obviously gluttons for the wicked cutting remarks they receive. Not me, if you have to nit pick someone's car that much then don't include me! Mind you that said '71 Cooper has won some pretty hefty trophies from Mini related and run of the mill car shows, so its no slouch in the looks, fit & finish department! But,,, "Oh, my those brake calipers are red", all the while failing to notice the cross drilled brake rotors, safety wiring blah, blah, blah...
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Post by 41chevy on Nov 17, 2021 12:57:49 GMT -5
Man, that is tough looking. I can imagine the look on the Jag purists faces at the shows if this car still existed today. They would melt off. What kit is this based on? Is it the new Revell, Heller, or old Monogram? The kit is the new Revell. I may get an other to do a Bonneville XKE.
There was / is discussion on the Jaguar site about it. Rather interesting views on it, especially since the car was a year or so old when it was built.
My cousins Triumph TR4 is even more heart stopping. It ran C/Modified Sports Production in 1966 powered by a 1964 Olds 330c.i. That is still owned by my cousin but sitting since 1975 in his garage.
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Nov 17, 2021 17:59:46 GMT -5
Paul, excellent subject and work. Your Dad's car appears to have knock-offs on the rear so my assumption is that it ran with the stock Jag IRS. Did that hook-up well on the track? Can't wait for you to build your cousin's TR-4. :-)
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Post by chepp on Nov 17, 2021 18:53:49 GMT -5
Looking good! I'm looking forward to seeing it, especially if you'll be doing the paint and window markings "as raced" the way they are in the photos.
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Post by sharp on Nov 17, 2021 21:10:41 GMT -5
This is really cool looking Paul! Looking forward to seeing the finished build!
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Post by 41chevy on Nov 17, 2021 22:59:40 GMT -5
Paul, excellent subject and work. Your Dad's car appears to have knock-offs on the rear so my assumption is that it ran with the stock Jag IRS. Did that hook-up well on the track? Can't wait for you to build your cousin's TR-4. :-) Dave, my dad beefed up the Jag case and made heavier axles and strut rods. I believe he found the early IRS ham was based on a Bedford heavy truck. He modified the coil over Jag shocks to limit travel to 3 inches total and replaced all the bushings with aluminum copies. The rear mags had the Jag factory splines wheel hub machined and hot riveted to the mags to run the knock off. The hubs ,machine work and riveting was all done at Grumman Aircraft in Bethpage, N.Y. after hours. It launched very well with the travel limited to 3 inches and with the circle track set up to preload each side of the rear suspension. The car did literally start to pull the uni body apart as the tire technology improved
The TR4 is pending on getting the model kit. Air-Trax in Finland Makes one in 1/24 with the Gunzi TR3 or TR2 for the donor kit. I can buy the kit but with shipping issues it may not get here forever. Paul
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Post by 41chevy on Nov 17, 2021 23:04:36 GMT -5
Looking good! I'm looking forward to seeing it, especially if you'll be doing the paint and window markings "as raced" the way they are in the photos. Paint scrapes and scratches, dust and farm field dirt, but do not have white walls for the front and need to reduce and print the Playboy Bunnies from the Tamiya 1/48 F 14A "Black Bunny"
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Post by Mr409 on Nov 19, 2021 3:54:20 GMT -5
This is a really cool project! I've seen that picture of the real car somewhere in the internet a few times before, and I always thought it's a very cool car... In my opinion that is the best thing one can do to a sports car like this. Great to see a replica built in smaller scale too, and you're doing a very good job with it. I have a Revell Austin Healey, which will be kind of similar build when I get to it some day. This is a great inspiration.
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Post by 41chevy on Nov 20, 2021 12:53:41 GMT -5
Got the interior pretty much done. . .cept the fire extinguisher and the Moebius Hudson aircraft style lap belt. They are the closest to the 50's jet fighter ones pop used out of a F9 Panther. The batteries are four 4volt truck batteries from an M35 Mack 6 x 6. Weigh in at 125 lbs. Yes they met the rules of the day, solidly mounted and vented...acid burns in a crash be damned.
Have the car painted in 1963 Jaguar Ivy Green I mixed from the Dupont color system with a metallic added. The sides will be scraped up and the upper body stays fairly free from any damage. I am going to need to make a reserve type chute as pop used a surplus paratrooper reserve unit.
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Post by Dave from Pleasanton on Nov 22, 2021 12:19:56 GMT -5
Love it. Beautiful work.
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