Cooper Climax T-51....'59 British GP

Eagle50 · Post by **Eagle50** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 8:02 am

The carburetor is fantastic. Very nicely proportioned/ will look great cast in resin. But.., you must be ruining your eye-sight..!

Cheers, Chris

CK · Post by CK » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:00 am

Hi Harvey,

I'm amazed how much details you put onto the carburetor. It may not be an easy task to cast it.

Schumi · Post by **Schumi** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:30 am

Finally an update on one of my all time favorite projects on this forum.!!

As always (it's getting boring to say this

) perfect work, very much respect for this stunning job Sir!!!

Cheers Martijn

RE60B · Post by **RE60B** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 9:49 am

ok.. i return to play with my scrap deturn

hat on ground sir

cédric

gp-models · Post by **gp-models** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:06 am

These Weber`s are looking fantastic Harvey!! What an amazing step and result!

harveyb258 · Post by **harveyb258** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 7:10 am

Many, many thanks for your kind words chaps. Your continued support has motivated me throughout this [sometimes troubled] project and I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel

The carb is a definitive step in this build...it has haunted me for months

The decision to cast in metal came about because I sincerely doubt I could re-produce an exact copy without completely losing my eyesight and sanity. At least if I don't get a perfect casting, I can melt and try again without losing too much time, so that's a bonus!

I get a delivery tomorrow containing some high-temp moulding silicone, so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck-in! Wish me luck guys!

Cheers, H

gp-models · Post by **gp-models** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:23 am

sounds good Harvey, looking forward to the next update about casting. Did a lot of metal castings in the past years, so if you are in trouble, maybe i can help a bit, but i`m sure you will fix that too on your own.

The best is to powder the casting molds with talcum, so the metal runs into the molding easy. Maybe you need a few attemps, best result is when the casting mold has temperature, hope this helps for the first start.

harveyb258 · Post by **harveyb258** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:01 pm

Great advice GP, thank you!

Cheers, H

mvc · Post by **mvc** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 3:06 pm

That carb looks fantastic! Really looking forward to your casting process, and I hope all those great details will be just as crisp as in the original. Good luck

Cheers, Marcus

Post by **CBartholomew4677** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:35 pm

Truly fantastic indeed!! Always love your updates and looking forward to more.

Cheers,
Chris

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