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Nemesis
#41 Posted : 26 May 2016 15:38:03

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Looks amazing! Do you need the men in white coats yet?! lol
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#42 Posted : 26 May 2016 15:41:19

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Nemesis wrote:
Looks amazing! Do you need the men in white coats yet?! lol



Yes they have already been for a visit!!!

I have the full kit of this car now.Talk about a major project.It even has brake lines as detail parts.Amazing kit.

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#43 Posted : 30 May 2016 05:46:17

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More progress on the gto engine.The cylinder heads are now fitted onto the engine block.Some more detail parts have been added.The rocker arm cover and some other parts are being painted.

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#44 Posted : 30 May 2016 08:40:23

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This is such an fantastic build, great job Carl!
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#45 Posted : 30 May 2016 11:20:46

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very impressive! This is going to be a cracking build!
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#46 Posted : 30 May 2016 15:36:31

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Wow, that's a lovely-looking engine, well done!
Is it all still moving?
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#47 Posted : 30 May 2016 16:08:37

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Starting to come together very nicely, great work.
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#48 Posted : 06 June 2016 19:19:08

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Thanks everyone for your comments.Michu it is not moving anymore.I think there is too much slop in the gears and The flywheel now covers the only place you can access the crankshaft to move it.

The next step after adding the cylinder head is to put the bolts on the head.Yuo have to drill 0.6mm holes for the bolts and then place the individual bolts into the holes.

I think Mr Hiro must have a sadistic streak because adding the bolts to the cylinder head is like doing microsurgery.Even with a magnifying loupe and very fine tweezers it was REALLY challenging to get these bolts seated.A lost quite a few as they pinged out of the tweezers.You get quite a few spares. Anyway here is a pic showing the size of the bolts that you have to put in the cylinder head cover.I am leaving the other cover off so you can see the rocker arms.


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#49 Posted : 06 June 2016 21:00:09

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Yup tiny as can be, bet it looks the dogs when there on though.
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#50 Posted : 07 June 2016 15:29:15

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SO here is the latest update.I am now adding all the detail parts to the engine.Next step is add the wiring and then on to the carbs.It is getting quite heavy now and a bit tricky to hold.

I am waiting for the paint to dry on the oil filter and then that will be added too.

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#51 Posted : 13 June 2016 16:34:45

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SOme more detail added to the GTO engine.The oil filter is in place now and the timing belt.

I also built the stand, but it looks like it will need a bit of modification because the engine is not level.

next job is the wiring loom from the distributor to the spark plugs.The kit provides coated wire, but it is too thick and hard to shape so I am using suture material

Carl

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#52 Posted : 13 June 2016 18:17:16

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Very nice
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#53 Posted : 13 June 2016 18:23:20

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That looks so cool, love it!
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#54 Posted : 08 January 2018 17:54:42

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Finally got around to finishing this build.it was definitely a learning experience.The MFH kits are just amazing with the level of detail, but they are quite challenging to build.They need meticulous planning and test fitting and the soft white metal is not easy to work with at all.

Carl

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#55 Posted : 08 January 2018 18:13:05

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BigGrin Nice to see this one finished and nice workCool
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#56 Posted : 08 January 2018 21:27:01

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Nice work on that Carl Cool some great detail.

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#57 Posted : 09 January 2018 00:20:35

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Looks good Carl, really nice work.....Cool Cool

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#58 Posted : 09 January 2018 08:27:43

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Great looking finished build. You've made a super job of this MFH kit. BigGrin
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#59 Posted : 02 March 2018 22:22:18

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Omg that is awesome. Amazing work my friend.
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#60 Posted : 02 March 2018 23:30:23

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Thanks everyone

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