by "Adam Stickland" (goldman27)
Published 03/14/2017 at 16:14
by "Adam Stickland" (goldman27)
Published 03/14/2017 at 16:14
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Meant to post this yesterday, but here we go.
So, last week my dad and I bought a Revell Visible V8 Model Engine. It was an idea we had since we’re both car guys but have never had any real opportunities to do any real wrenching (unlike other members of my family). So, we decided what better thing to do than get a model engine?
Upon getting it yesterday, we opened it and discovered a lot of parts were involved. My dad had built models as a kid, I haven’t had any experience in that regard, so to both of us it was eye-opening how many parts were involved.
We also found out we would need to use epoxy and vegetable oil for the build, however, some reviews for the model say to use liquid cement and some lubricant that won’t degrade the plastic instead. A trip to Michael’s later and we found everything except the lubricant, which we’ll have to go over the border for.
After about an hour or two of work, we managed to pre-assemble the crankshaft, with the connecting rods.
That’s all we’ve got so far, but we will be attempting regular work at this. I’ll try to keep updated on this project as often as possible. :)
"vicali" (vicali)
03/14/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 0
Haha, After college I moved back home and in with my brother, we made a few hlj orders..
Usually you end up doing all the steps the first time you open the box.. or get up to painting and have to wait..
"jimz" (jimz)
03/14/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 2
man, that kit has been around forever. came out in the 1960s from Renwal. I don’t know if Revell bought Renwal, or just the tooling for that kit.
my dad and I built one when I was a kid; at that time it had a battery case and electric “starter” motor so you could crank it with the push of a button. and it had a working distributor with little grain-of-wheat light bulbs for the spark plugs.
a bit of trivia, the Visible V8 is a simplified representation of a Studebaker 289 engine.
a lot of people think it’s supposed to be a Cadillac 390 because both had the coolant crossover tube between the cylinder heads.