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Sebring 12 Hours 1964 Proposed group build thread


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On 1/20/2024 at 11:57 AM, absmiami said:

Trying to catch Misha - aint easy - oil lines and plugs and throttle assembly done - belt and alternator on - - - engine’s not in yet - need to do a few more things to the chassis first …

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The engine is looking Great

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More dash thoughts - the photo-etch sheet has a great dash face - which I can’t use - and although the great sheet of decals is designed to make one of the ‘65 team coupes - it has great white - really white - printing - and excellent Smith’s dash gauges … and notice who did the artwork for this great decal sheet - the late Michael Quarterman …

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Many pages ago i cut apart the roof to correct some shape issues - i managed to get a reasonable seat for the windshield - this is a clear resin kit casting - and now its time to apply an additional seal - made from two different sizes of black wire -  CA glued around the windshield - then some fl bl trim paint - gives me a decent looking windshield that hides the small gaps that the late Venom battled on his build of this kit …

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The windshield is a bit cloudy and does have a lot of scratches at the moment - I’ll take a swing at  this before the body is attached to the frame….  Much of the cloudy finish is on the inside  - i’ll get some of it out …

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Gracias J

In order  to assemble the Cobra steering wheel - you’ve got to bend the spokes about 20 degrees- the ends have tiny tabs that glue into 3 corresponding slots on the wheel - cool - the rim is wood - with some tape for grip …. 

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Thanks to the new posts, it’s finally getting me back to working on CSX2127 #80 Cobra. Engine mock up about done still need to do throttle linkages and finish fuel lines. I didn’t like the exhaust the came with the kit so added a set of shorty headers and built the tubes to the side pipes. IMG_5075.thumb.jpeg.053c96b4b670da33161fe1235a4f4dfa.jpeg

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Nice!

Not only am I doing the restored version of CSX2259, which ran at Sebring in 1964, I am also working on CSX2301, which also ran at Sebring with Bondurant and Spencer. That car has also been restored, and is wearing its Sebring livery. I will be doing that version as well. Not sure if that counts. 

 

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This is what the instr dash on 2287 looked like during the ‘64 racing season - at some point - maybe in ‘65 ?  It was reconfigured - in its present state it has the same cluster gauge arrangement as the other Daytona Coupes - but this was the layout in ‘64 … the speedo was sent to the middle of the dash - presumably to make space for the air vent …

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