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Old 01-31-2010, 05:58 AM
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Re: 1/12 Datsun 240ZG

Thanks guys..

MPWR and Viccario,
I gave the hood a bit of a tweak, it didn't require a lot....but it was enough to annoy me.
But it appears to run a little deeper than that.
The hood now rests with all 4 corners touching my bench top, so I must have glued the front end not square or true...
I will carefully unpick it a re-do the front parts....

Also spent the weekend re-doing other parts...
I had something bugging me with the rocker cover.....
Last week I contacted a person in Japan (Mechanic shop owner) who has worked on a car equipped with an OS Giken head.
He very kindly emailed back with lots of excellent detailed photos to help me.
Fresh with new reference, I shaved another 1.5 - 2mm off the top of the cam cover, the bulky part which covers the gears.
This allowed me to finally add the OS logo which has been missing, plus some extra hood clearance...


After a re-paint...also the stabilising bar added to the inlets.


Carb linkages added as well...


Dipstick....


Aside from a few other little tweaks, that's about it this week....
With some luck, once I reset the front end sheetmetal, my hood clearance issues will disappear....

More soon guys...
cheers
Greg
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