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[jimrichards]

Thanks malcox477, appreciate that.

Jim

[jimrichards]

Ordinarily you would see carbs on a tunnel ram like this



And Injector on a blower like this


I wanted to use this set up combining injector on tunnel ram. This is a very common used set up here at our local dragstrip.


For sand and dirt they use a filter like this


Then it gets a cover such as this


I'm using a resin part from BNL


The molded on scoop is a little small, and I want it to match the one on my pavement car like this one


These are the matching scoops


I hollowed out the bottom of the red one



Then I trimmed the side of the resin scoop


And slid it over top




Now I have matching scoops


For the mounting plate on the ft. I used a PE visor that I cut down and reshaped



Then added some Grandt Line bolts


Thanks
Jim

[Dave from Pleasanton]

More amazing work Jim. The scoop modification looks so much better. Thanks for showing the process.

[mack2856]

Sanitary very Sanitary.

[jimrichards]

Thank-You mack

Jim

[jimrichards]

Thanks Dave,

At first I was gonna take the easy route, and just cut the filter off and glue it on the new scoop, but then I was concerned with alignment and strength.
So doing it this way was actually the easy route.
Glad you like seeing the process, as you know taking pics as you build, takes as much time as the building, now we know why it takes me so long to get stuff done, LOL.

Jim

[malcox477]

amazing work

[jimrichards]

Thank-You Marcos

Jim

[jimrichards]

Here I'm going to do the plumbing on the intake.
First I make the fuel blocks from Evergreen stock.







Painted the filter cover and dry brushed


I use Detail Master spark plug wire for fuel lines, but I pull the center hard wire out to make it more flexible like a hose.




The inside wire is useful for other things, like making throttle springs.





Scratch built linkages and throttle return spring made from the left over wire from fuel lines.




Little hard to see, but I painted the ends of the fuel lines to simulate fittings.




Well, not perfect, LOL, but close enough for me.

Thanks
Jim

[Dave from Pleasanton]

Yet more beautiful work Jim.

[jimrichards]

Thank-You Dave, For watching my post.
Nice of you to say.

Jim

[jimrichards]

I like using T bolts and wing bolts on my models. In 1:1 they are a pain in the ...
They are good for scraping your arms or tearing your work shirt. On real engines I always use Allen head bolts.

But on my models I always use Detail Master.  I also use them as pull levers and switches.



First I cut off the molded bolts and poke holes







In 1:1 the T bolts are almost impossible to keep all aligned (without leaks) Wing bolts the top comes off so they can be all aligned.
But in models when they are not aligned they don't look very good. So some artistic license is used.






Thanks
Jim

[HotRodTom]

"Dammit Jim!" :-) (as Bones from Star Trek would say.) Man, someone finally as seemingly insane as I am to look at a Bic lighter as something more than to set oneself on fire with.   Diggin' the work! I guess that could be a "pun intended" statement! Haa!!!! Oh the insanity can be contagiously fun..... 

[jimrichards]

Thanks Tom

"Dammit Jim" believe me, not the first time I've heard that, LOL

A long time ago, I saw a BIC lighter crushed in the road, and thought, "wow, look at all those cool parts"
That's the thing about us model builders we see things, not for what they are, but what they could be.
To us the world is just one big parts box, LOL

Jim

[jimrichards]

I used to use a lot of after market AN fittings, as good as they look they can get pretty pricey.
For a cheaper solution, (but a little more work) for many years now, I make my fittings out of Plastruct Hex Rod.



I cut a section off, and sand it flat.



Mount it in a vise and center punch a hole with a pin, then drill it out.



While the bit is still in it I cut off the length I want. This keeps the fitting from collapsing when its cut.




Instead of cutting two fittings for the red and blue ends, I cut one long one, scribe a seam in the middle of them to look like two separate fittings (hard to see in the photo) then paint one side blue then the hose end red.



Here you can see a painted one (still gotta paint the rest of them)
In the back ground is a guitar string I use as a fuel shut off cable.
And on the front of the pump, a Detail Masters wing bolt for a manual shut off valve.



Thanks
Jim