GT40 Team to Le Mans
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:29 pm
The GT40 team on their way to the Le Mans 24h race:
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Next swap meet in April, I will try to get some striping and race numbers for these and future GT 40 projects, of which two are in the pipeline already.johnboy wrote:They look superb, very nice job. How about some racing numbers?
That will be the icing on the cake.Ecclesley wrote:Next swap meet in April, I will try to get some striping and race numbers for these and future GT 40 projects, of which two are in the pipeline already.johnboy wrote:They look superb, very nice job. How about some racing numbers?
They look great, they inspire me to have a go at customising some old beaters, how do you refix the bases, thanks for showing.Ecclesley wrote:The GT40 team on their way to the Le Mans 24h race:
I (super)glue them.Rob wrote:how do you refix the basesEcclesley wrote:The GT40 team on their way to the Le Mans 24h race:
No I don't. What I do it cut off the dome axle end of another axle and glue it to the wheel. Next I fit the (resized) original axle into the shaft of the wheel, which has the dome head glued on. Now I have a dome head on either side.johnboy wrote:Do you peen (pein) over the axle ends?