coming out of the modelling slump - slowly

[Barney]

Change of plans for my backwoods generator due to my heavy handed Rusting of the German Ford body now replaced with a GMC body and nearly ready for the paint shop
Barney
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complete with modified cooling system
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[Barney]

lost the plot
forgot the original plan
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Barney

[chester]

Without a doubt, coming out of the slump. Can't wait to see further assembly.

[marc_reusser]

Sweet! 
Aren't you worried about not using the ol Humbrol OD?

Marc

[shropshire lad]

Sweet! 
Aren't you worried about not using the ol Humbrol OD?

Marc

  It'a alright , his therapist says he will be over the worst of his panic attacks by Christmas and then a couple of months of visits to a paint factory where OD is not produced and he will be ready to return to normal society . Maybe ,

     Nick

[Gordon Ferguson]

Much to my surprise,  2 intelligent people  like yourselves have missed the obvious!

Why do you think he scrapped the German Ford, even Barney would struggle to justify OD on that  ................ but now that he has switched to a GMC body think you will find the OD is making a rapid come-back !

Anyway its nice work Barney , do like the cooling system modification.
( ...... is not more normal for the header tank to be mounted slightly higher than the radiator , some nice brackets to raise it higher than the top of the scuttle  .................... but what do I know)   

[Barney]

and just for Gordon - on the rough drawing it is shown as a header tank should read water tank - basically just some were to join the plumbing and just a few photos of the Header Tank (old oil drum) all parts just just placed on to get a feel of it
"HUMBROL Rules"
Barney
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[lab-dad]

Love the project!
I always wanted to do a similar idea as power for
a sawmill.
Im very confused by the water tank.
The engine would have had a recirculating cooling system.
Not sure how what you have would keep the powerplant at operating temp.

Marty

[Barney]

Marty the last thing we want when coming out of a modelling slump is confusion or a headache our innovative farmer had a large Caterpillar radiator and a 10 gallon oil drum and plumbed it in using old heating pipes and elbows a few bits of rubber pipe of the old milking machine and as we say over here "bobs yer uncle" a few leaks but with 40gal of water floating round an old Ford flathead V8 it should do the trick ---- Ford V8 in a GMC !! whats all that about !!!
Barney

[Gordon Ferguson]

 

[Malachi Constant]

... plumbed it in using old heating pipes and elbows a few bits of rubber pipe of the old milking machine and as we say over here "bobs yer uncle" a few leaks but with 40gal of water floating round an old Ford flathead V8 it should do the trick ---- Ford V8 in a GMC !! whats all that about !!!

And, in order to get that 40gal floating thru the flathead, you'll need to finish the plumbing as Marty suggested ... a tube from the radiator to the engine block ... then a return from the engine block to the drum ...

Keep up the good work!  No slouching! 
Dallas

[Gordon Ferguson]

Dallas,

You are dealing with an Automitve Engineer in Barney , so I am sure ..... After he has sprayed everything OD he will add the top and bottom water lines from the block to the radiator

Now my Engineering will come out ...... Header tanks are just that , just a means of topping up the radiator so no direct connection between it and the engine

[Malachi Constant]

Hmm ... wonder how many Lego blocks it takes to design a 1:1 car ... very interesting!  (And pardon the useless input from the peanut gallery!)          -- Dallas

[marc_reusser]

380,000.

....at least that's what it took to build a Ford Explorer out of Legos.


M

[finescalerr]

I like what I've seen of this build so far. Methinks it shall be grand. -- Russ