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Old 04-17-2007, 08:26 PM   #95
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Re: Making of Le Mans Thoroughbred - '64 Ferrari 250 GTO

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Originally Posted by agamo
A question: with the change in the frame position, will the engine go a little upwards? This may become a concern because the car has a very low profile at the front, which almost doesn’t give room for the carb-funnels, which is the reason of the bump/scoop in the hood.
I like the way modelers think Ramon. I have thought EXACTLY the same thing while modifying the frame. Thankfully, its just HIRO screw up, and original Climax kit was designed to accept frame bent at an angle (correct way) Engine fits just fine. But great remark, thanks!
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Originally Posted by jaykay640
But why did you make threads in the wheel centers? Aren't they fixed ( not moving anymore ) like that? If i'm not missing something here there should only be the thread in the knock-offs to hold the wheels on the axles?!
Well, I wanted them to be fixed! I hate rolling wheels on models, and threading wheels centers was one of the ways to make the wheels fixed but removable at the same time. Moreover, if I made a hole instead of thread, the wheels would be a little bit wobbly on a threaded axle, and I wanted to avoid that.

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