Tiger Cobra Duo

[Pierre Rivard]

1 hour ago, MarkJ said:

With the primer on you can really see the improvements you have made to the body. Are those Halibrand wheels, and did they come in the kit? 

The kit came with something that looked 25% the part so I have gone aftermarket with Harold Bradford's cast wheels & tires. Purchased through Randy Ditton's site. Link below

https://www.modelbuilderswh.com/collections/all

[MarkJ]

Thanks for the link. It looks like the Halibrands are sold out. I wonder if that means they won't get any more. They also have minilites that I need to do some trans am cars. I had to make my own minilites and halibrands that were a pain to make and didn't turn out that good, so seeing some good ones from this site will help a lot for future builds. 

[Rich Chernosky]

Great progress Pierre.  Can't wait to see the finished results. Really liking what you did to theTiger...

[Pierre Rivard]

7 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Thanks for the link. It looks like the Halibrands are sold out. I wonder if that means they won't get any more. They also have minilites that I need to do some trans am cars. I had to make my own minilites and halibrands that were a pain to make and didn't turn out that good, so seeing some good ones from this site will help a lot for future builds. 

Use the contact tab to request your needs. Randy Ditton will respond and restock per your request.

[Pierre Rivard]

4 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

Great progress Pierre.  Can't wait to see the finished results. Really liking what you did to theTiger...

Thanks Rich. Slow progress as my build time is just a few hours per week in summer time but I like how the two look together so far.

[MarkJ]

28 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Use the contact tab to request your needs. Randy Ditton will respond and restock per your request.

Okay, thanks. It will probably be a while before I get to those trans am cars.

[absmiami]

https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Sebring-1963-03-23.html

dark red  ...

nice choice  ...

 

 

[absmiami]

ever been to Sebring ??  ???

[Pierre Rivard]

15 hours ago, absmiami said:

ever been to Sebring ??  ???

Unfortunately not, must have been epic. I've been mostly at F1 and CART races here in Montreal or Toronto. 

[MarkJ]

24 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Unfortunately not, must have been epic. I've been mostly at F1 and CART races here in Montreal or Toronto. 

We went to the Indy Car race in downtown Houston when it was still run there. It was awesome. When they switched it to the astrodome we stopped going. They never could really get up to speed there. They had a long straight away when they ran it downtown. We walked all over the course and had many different vantage points. I had a small cooler I could stand on to see over people in front of me.

[Dann Tier]

Fantastic job so far!!

[absmiami]

Go to the Tremblant vintage race next July  -  you’ll like !

[Pierre Rivard]

14 minutes ago, absmiami said:

Go to the Tremblant vintage race next July  -  you’ll like !

I used to go a lot, it's only 40 minutes north of here. I remember in the mid sixties a privateer fellow running a yellow Cobra faster than anyone else. Turns out it was god old csx 2002!

[Pierre Rivard]

Just found a pic of it, I thought it was deep yellow but...oh well that was almost 60 years ago.

 

[Pierre Rivard]

Next is the 2 engines starting with the Cobra. I'm starting with the kit engine but plan to dress it up a bit. Oil pan is from Harold Bradford (HRM). Ron Olsen designed Webber carbs made by Shapeways. Distributor from Connkur, a bit large but beautifully made. I plan to add Protect oil breathers. I also plan to add some fuel lines but a simpler routing than the oft seen 4 branch distribution (there's only so much my old eyes and fat fingers can handle). I also plan to add a coolant overflow reservoir and associated plumbing.

Here's what I got so far, it's a start

 

[Pierre Rivard]

Engines are always a struggle for me and I am happy they are finally done.

I am disappointed is with the Shapeways 3D printed Webbers. I purchased the "high detail" option but they are coarse and poorly shaped.

Check out pic 3 if you ever wondered why Cobras handled better than Tigers...

 

[absmiami]

Yup

[Kenmojr]

On 9/15/2022 at 9:56 AM, Pierre Rivard said:

Engines are always a struggle for me and I am happy they are finally done.

I am disappointed is with the Shapeways 3D printed Webbers. I purchased the "high detail" option but they are coarse and poorly shaped.

Check out pic 3 if you ever wondered why Cobras handled better than Tigers...

 

Nice work from the province that gave Canada two of it's finest icons : Gilles Villeneuve and Guy LaFleur!!!

[MarkJ]

Excellent work on the engines, Pierre. If you had trouble with them, it sure doesn't show it on the final build shots. especially the Cobra mill. It looks so awesome.

[Pierre Rivard]

5 hours ago, Kenmojr said:

Nice work from the province that gave Canada two of it's finest icons : Gilles Villeneuve and Guy LaFleur!!!

Thank you Ken. I met Lafleur (briefly) years ago, the nicest and most unassuming superstar ever. I was there at Notre Dame when Gilles won for the first time in 78. A lucky win but it made up for all the previous bad luck. F1 was amazing back then, with all these cars looking different from each other and all various engine's sound signatures. Every year 5 or 6 different drivers would win races.

[Pierre Rivard]

2 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Excellent work on the engines, Pierre. If you had trouble with them, it sure doesn't show it on the final build shots. especially the Cobra mill. It looks so awesome.

Thanks Mark. Now moving faster on chassis work, interior next and keeping my favorite (body paint & decals)  for last.

[MarkJ]

1 minute ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Thanks Mark. Now moving faster on chassis work, interior next and keeping my favorite (body paint & decals)  for last.

I agree. The body paint and decals are the most important aspect of model building.

[cobraman]

Both your engines look great .

[Pierre Rivard]

Feeling a little stuck on this duo build, so I did these go give me hope that there is a finish line somewhere out there.

 

[MarkJ]

Fine job on those tires. Putting the fine line on those firestones is no fun.