Phildaupho Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 I am planning on building a "replica" of Dan Gurney's Lola T-70 using the Tamiya 1/24 slot-car body. The real car raced in the Can-Am Series with early Gurney-Weslake heads. The car has been restored with later version of the heads. Although I have three scale Gurney head engine kits in my collection, none are completely right for this project. I thought it would be interesting to compare the dimensions of all the small block Ford V-8s and Gurney head engines I have access to. 1mm equals almost an inch in either 1/24 or 1/25 REVELL 1/24 65 Mustang 289 Head length 20mm Valve Cover length 20mm Block length 21.5mm Block height 10mm Block width 15mm REVELL 1/24 70 Mustang 302 Head length 21.5mm Valve Cover length 19mm Block length 21.5mm Block height 10.5mm Block width 15.5mm TRUMPETER 1/24 64 Falcon 289 Head length 22mm Valve Cover length 21.5mm Block length 21.75mm Block height 10.75mm Block width 17.5mm Thunder Valley Gurney Eagle 1/24 Resin & white metal Head length 19.5mm Valve Cover length 19mm Block length 20.5mm Block height 10mm Block width 14mm NOTE – Later version of Gurney Eagle engine. Heads cast with block. Does not have skirted heads and valve covers are of conventional height Historic racing Miniatures – Harold Bradford 1/24 Gurney Eagle 1/24 Resin Head length 20.75mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 20.25mm Block height 12mm Block width 18.75mm NOTE – Later version of Gurney Eagle engine. Heads cast with block. Does not have skirted heads and valve covers are of conventional height REVELL 1/25 32 Ford 5-Liter Head length 19.5mm Valve Cover length 19mm Block length 20mm Block height 8.5mm Block width 14.75mm REVELL 1/25 Buttera 27 T-sedan 289 Head length 18mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 19.5mm Block height 9mm Block width 16mm AMT 1/25 67 Mustang 289 Head length 19mm Valve Cover length 18.5mm Block length 21mm Block height 8mm Block width 15mm AMT 1/25 Cobra 289 Head length 19.5mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 20mm Block height 11mm Block width 13mm AMT 1/25 66 Mustang 289 Head length 20mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 20mm Block height 9.5mm Block width 14.75mm AMT 1/25 69 Cougar 302 Head length 19mm Valve Cover length Block length 20mm Block height 9mm Block width 14.5mm MPC Olsonite Eagle 1/25 Gurney Eagle Head length 20mm Valve Cover length 20mm Block length 21mm Block height 8mm Block width 17.5mm NOTE – heads do not have intake port detail. Valve covers too high Mini-Exotic Gurney Weslake White-metal Head length 17mm Valve Cover length 17mm Block length 19.75mm Block height 7.5mm Block width 14mm NOTE – Has most accurate heads and valve covers of scale Gurney Weslake engines. Has accurate skirted heads with shallow valve covers with both Gurney Weslake and Gurney Eagle scripting. Comes with both Weber carbs and fuel injection. IMC 1/2? Lola T-70 289 Head length 18mm Valve Cover length 18mm Block length 18mm Block height 11mm Block width 12mm FORD Scale V8 comparo.doc Quote
Crazy Ed Posted April 17, 2014 Posted April 17, 2014 Hi Phil What you're looking for are ones like this: And if you EVER find a pair (or a Photoetch set) let me know because I want'em also for the same reason! Quote
Phildaupho Posted April 18, 2014 Author Posted April 18, 2014 This what heads and valve covers in the Mini Exotic Gurney Weslake kit look like Hosted on Fotki Quote
Phildaupho Posted April 20, 2014 Author Posted April 20, 2014 I saw my neighbor working on his 66 Shelby GT350H so I asked him if I could take some rough measurements of the engine to compare to the scale small Ford engines I had previously measured head length 500mm [=20.8 1/24] [=20 1/25] block width 410mm [=21.6 1/24] [=20.8mm 1/25] block height 220 [=9.16 1/24] [=8.8mm 1/25] Quote
kentak Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 Another source for Gurney Weslake heads is the MPC Gurney Olsonite Eagle Indy car. Ken Quote
Phildaupho Posted May 4, 2014 Author Posted May 4, 2014 Hi Ken - I do have and measured the Gurney Weslake in the MPC Eagle. It does not have intake port detail on the heads and the valve covers are too high. Quote
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