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Dreams Are Free Official Group Build Thread
AussieReg
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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2020 - 10:13 AM UTC
Looking great Joel, the attention to detail is spot on as always, right down to the gloss level on the various black parts!

It's funny the things that stand out, after building so many of the big muscle cars, the length of the tailshaft looks all wrong to me on this one!

Cheers, D
Joel_W
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Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 03:17 AM UTC
D,
Thanks so much for your huge Aussie thumbs up As always, it's greatly appreciated. Believe me, I really struggled with the 3 Black colors. I needed two Tensor lights and a Ott light directly overhead to create enough shadows to actually see what the heck I was trying to paint.

The Shelby Cobra started off life as the little British AC Ace with a inline 6 cylinder engine, which they then stuffed in a Ford V8. The 427 Cobras had their frames built with 4 inch tubing instead of 3 inch tubing as well as beefing it up some. The suspension was also changed from leaf springs to coil over shock at all four corners, and the brakes were massive Shelby designs that could stop a tank at full speed. Throw in the standard Ford racing 4 speed transmission and there just wasn't that much room left for the drive shaft. But shorter is better then longer as there's less flex and twisting due to the massive amount of torque.

Joel

I'm not sure what you mean by Tail Shaft other then the drive shaft from the end of the transmission housing to the Rear End housing.
AussieReg
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Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 01:02 PM UTC

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I'm not sure what you mean by Tail Shaft other then the drive shaft from the end of the transmission housing to the Rear End housing.



Yep, that's the one. On this car it looks about 18 inches long!

Cheers, D
Joel_W
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Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - 01:15 AM UTC
D,
In the world of sport cars and sport racers, that's about right. But just to be on the safe side that Monogram got it right, here's a few pictures of kit car chassis.

Joel




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