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Originally Posted by tony126c2
If you are going to make a one off I would consider to make the cylinder heads from another material. I have seen a lot of casting now: WM is most of the time poor, resin is much better. But you can also use simply plastic sheet, rods etc to make a very detailed part...just some food for thoughts 
Ton |
Yes Ton, I know that there are better options, but, the heads are not too detailed and I want the white metal for the weight and proper finish and the ability to tap threads for the headers that will hold up to repeated use. I know the headers will be a tough part of the build and will require lots of trial and error fitting and re-fitting, and anything other than metal will not hold up to that. Plus the natural finish of the metal will look more like the aluminum the actual heads are made from without having to paint them, not that your Ferrari doesn't look outstanding with the multi-media parts you have made to replace the missing pieces! I will probably sand cast them, but that will depend on the results...
Garey