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Post by Patrick on Jun 24, 2012 13:11:15 GMT -5
;)For a guy "disabled" you get a lot done! or dose Yolanda do it all for you? maybe Cooper? Oh...he's only allowed to pick winners and eat special parts. ;D
Patrick
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Post by pje on Oct 14, 2014 12:02:43 GMT -5
MORE PROGRESS, I put the body aside this weekend and got going on the Offy, I intended the focal point of this build to be the engine, so I will tell you whats up,    first i cleaned up the Cam covers and drilled for the 10 bolts per cover painted semi gloss black and added the bolts, on to the block again more clean up and 1 coat of Mica Silver followed by 3 coasts of Light Gunmetal drilled and installed the 6 Allen head cap bolts on the front cover added the side cover and installed 4 bolts and washers...I cut the intake and plenum apart drilled for the throttle shaft, fuel injectors, and a hole for the line to the pop off valve. Also 5 Allen cap head bolts on the base of intake to hold it to the block. installed the throttle shaft.. back to the block I added R&D unique Spark plugs and made boots with Heat shrink tubing, find a similar size metal tubing and slowly shrink the tubing over a flame until just right, next up the intake tubing and clamps like I mentioned in Foyt 77 wip thread...  here are the clamps, ( I got a assortment of sizes and colors of shrink tubing at www.allelectronics.com for about $10) shunken tubing and parts more tomorrow.... Chris, I'm looking for some hose clamps and the ones you used in your great build look perfect for my purposes. Most all I've found (Detail Master and Model Car Garage) look more like zip ties. Can you tell me what brand they are? Paul Erlendson |
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Post by Chris on Oct 15, 2014 15:36:40 GMT -5
 I actually ended up buying 8 different sets of Hose Clamps for this project so I am glad you asked.. I ended up using the Crazy Modeler # EP-0106 General Use Intensive Hoop and Clamp set, as pictured, I used the little clamps, roll with a piece of rod to get them round, bend the tabs up and insert screw!!, now I have so many I dont think I will be buying any more soon!!and Yes so many are wire tires (Zip Ties) and they call them Hose clamps... I got em from Stradasports. Chris  |
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Post by pje on Oct 17, 2014 0:15:28 GMT -5
Thanks Chris, I just fired off an email to check with Kevin to see if he has them in stock.
Paul Erlendson
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Post by harveythedog2 on Oct 18, 2014 16:29:31 GMT -5
Paul, Let me check before you purchase any. I may have some I can throw in with the other stuff I am sending you.
Stu
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Post by pje on Oct 18, 2014 18:18:39 GMT -5
Thanks Stu!
Paul Erlendson
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Post by Chris on Jan 22, 2018 9:14:49 GMT -5
Almost 20,000 views on this project! It still sits in a prominent place in my display cabinet.. Chris
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Post by harveythedog2 on Jan 22, 2018 11:09:06 GMT -5
Almost 20,000 views on this project! It still sits in a prominent place in my display cabinet.. Chris My all time favorite from you Chris! |
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Post by Chris on Dec 6, 2020 9:47:59 GMT -5
Wow Guys this Thread recently hit 25,000 views, what an honor! Thanks to everyone who looked and I hope thread helped other builders. Thanks Again. Chris
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Post by lolagt00 on Dec 6, 2020 16:59:20 GMT -5
Afternoon Fellows, This was an outstanding thread on the Lotus 56b/Gephardt(Gerhardt)(?) - Plymouth/Offy. !969 seems the peak of Indy's Greatest Decade of Innovation. I'm going to call my Crown Bookstore friend and reclaim my three 1960'2 era Indy books I gave him to sell when I fled California. I'm sure between the three I will find more info, they were great books. Looks like my Library (as my Collection) is EXPANDING Again! Oh Well, Its only Money. Thanx for listening, I really enjoy in depth research, thank God for photographs, you guys are the Best.
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Post by shunter on Dec 20, 2020 14:36:02 GMT -5
I fpdream of skills like yours...excellent work.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 28, 2020 20:45:37 GMT -5
Well I just stumbled across this thread and what a build! Thanks for sharing. What a great read and it turned out beautifully
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Post by Chris on Jan 7, 2021 10:31:49 GMT -5
Thanks Guys It still occupies a spot of distinction in my Display case, and the Dan Gurney, AAR "Best Indy Car Model" from the 2011 So Cal NNL, I keep above my desk to remind me how much I enjoyed building this and many other models.. Chris
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Post by tatocorvette on Apr 21, 2021 18:20:11 GMT -5
I know this is an older thread, but what a beauty Chris!
Thanks,
Ismael
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Post by Chris on May 3, 2023 13:25:11 GMT -5
A BIG "Thank YOU" to everyone on the forum and all over the Globe for checking out this build! I looked today and it has had 30,041 Yup that's 30,041 Views!!! I had a good time building this car, making the WIP and it was entered in 1 contest where it won the Dan Gurney supplied "AAR Best Indy Car Award" so I figured that was good enough and never entered it competitively again. Thanks Guys for Your kind words and encouragement during and since I built it.... Chris
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