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4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 6:40 am
by Joris Koning
I have to start somewhere
This one has just been released. Made by the same company who did the 911 engine model which was discussed here last year. Makes for a perfect Christmas gift
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:30 am
by steven mclean
Joris ,I see it's next to your legos. Steven.
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:13 am
by Eric Lenius
And a book on John Cleese.....
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:42 am
by Joris Koning
Yup, tools of the trade
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:10 pm
by Eric Lenius
Indeed sir!
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:34 pm
by Adam Wright
I was waiting for this one, now Max and I just have to finish the 911 one, it's about half done.
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:13 pm
by Jay Wiener
Joris, is that a roller crank or flat crank? Numbers matching?
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:38 pm
by GregVandenbussche
Hi Joris,
Are you in Europe? Trying to find a retailer in US but all the one for sale I can find are in Europe or Japan..
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:43 pm
by jule block
Pelican has them
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:52 pm
by Adam Wright
jule block wrote:Pelican has them
Yup, they say they have 100 in stock, but I guess it's 98 now, because I just ordered 2!
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:56 pm
by jule block
I did the same hopefully the 100 count was correct.
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:25 pm
by Jon Bunin
Perhaps I'm being picky, but the box illustration shows a Carrera exhaust with Spyder-mounted distributors, an arrangement that isn't correct for either car.
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:15 am
by John Brooks
It's a 547 engine, cam driver distributors
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:11 am
by Jon Bunin
John Brooks wrote:It's a 547 engine, cam driver distributors
Yes John, but they were mounted towards the rear in a Carrera.
Re: 4-cam for beginners
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:50 am
by Joris Koning
Hi Jon,
The model actually has several mistakes/particulars I have not assembled it but some things I noted while going through the parts:
- Gears are straight cut and not gleason spiral bevel
- later style (C2) generator stand
- Exhaust, as pointed out by you. The kit also comes with a pea shooter but one for a street car and not a mid engined car
- Later style heads, in their defense from 62/63 onwards these were the only ones available and were also used on the Elva's and late Spyders
- Early spyder would have had 4-bolts are DCM carbs
I am sure I will find more. At the same time it has many cool features such as actual drag levers, a build up crank with one piece rods just like the Hirths etc. Hope to get started this weekend and will report back