Front suspension covers
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:41 pm
I have been given a photo of Emerson Fittipaldi in an M23.
It has rain tyres, the rear suspension has the rectangular alloy cross bar instead of the black tubular frame, the windscreen is tinted yellow with Goodyear decals, the cowling has the black/white striping around the TEXACO and on the centreline and the intake is one of the tall/curved versions.
The real oddity is that the mechanic is working on the front suspension and there is a round cornered triangular plate on the tub that is clearly intended to fill in the hole in the top of the tub over the front dampers. The hole is as per the Tamiya kit, i.e. before the later rocker arms were introduced.
I have looked through all my references and cannot find any other images with this cover in place...and for the life of me I cannot work out how there would be enough clearance for the suspension to work with it fitted.
Does anyone have any ideas or images?
David M
Sydney, Straya
It has rain tyres, the rear suspension has the rectangular alloy cross bar instead of the black tubular frame, the windscreen is tinted yellow with Goodyear decals, the cowling has the black/white striping around the TEXACO and on the centreline and the intake is one of the tall/curved versions.
The real oddity is that the mechanic is working on the front suspension and there is a round cornered triangular plate on the tub that is clearly intended to fill in the hole in the top of the tub over the front dampers. The hole is as per the Tamiya kit, i.e. before the later rocker arms were introduced.
I have looked through all my references and cannot find any other images with this cover in place...and for the life of me I cannot work out how there would be enough clearance for the suspension to work with it fitted.
Does anyone have any ideas or images?
David M
Sydney, Straya