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Mind blowing 1/4 scale 289 V8 build

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Super long thread but, wowsers, serious talent here.

1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po

My shop time this past summer was spent modeling a Ford 289 Hi-Po engine. Its five main castings include the block, a pair of heads, the intake manifold, and a timing cover. Using workshop manuals and online photos for reference, I set out to build a 1/3 scale model of the popular 60's era...
www.homemodelenginemachinist.com www.homemodelenginemachinist.com
 
DavidR8 said:
Super long thread but, wowsers, serious talent here.

1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po

My shop time this past summer was spent modeling a Ford 289 Hi-Po engine. Its five main castings include the block, a pair of heads, the intake manifold, and a timing cover. Using workshop manuals and online photos for reference, I set out to build a 1/3 scale model of the popular 60's era...
www.homemodelenginemachinist.com www.homemodelenginemachinist.com
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David,
Have you seen the "Seal in a Cat" thread yet ? Pretty amazing, guy up in the interior.
 
DavidR8 said:
Super long thread but, wowsers, serious talent here.

1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po

My shop time this past summer was spent modeling a Ford 289 Hi-Po engine. Its five main castings include the block, a pair of heads, the intake manifold, and a timing cover. Using workshop manuals and online photos for reference, I set out to build a 1/3 scale model of the popular 60's era...
www.homemodelenginemachinist.com www.homemodelenginemachinist.com
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OK. Wow! Just scrolled through all the photos. No time to read all the postings. But wow!
 
@DavidR8 just joined HMEM so he is a understandably a kid in a candy store haha. Yes, Terry.M sets a high bar for model engineering. ps - I have binder PDF'd his builds because I refer to his methods often. If you are interested I can upload to a cloud drive. Its all public domain so no issues.

He has a minimalist YouTube channel showing/running some of the builds.


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PeterT said:
@DavidR8 just joined HMEM so he is a understandably a kid in a candy store haha. Yes, Terry.M sets a high bar for model engineering. ps - I have binder PDF'd his builds because I refer to his methods often. If you are interested I can upload to a cloud drive. Its all public domain so no issues.

He has a minimalist YouTube channel showing/running some of the builds.


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The epoxy method to double side on the Tormach is complete genius!
 
Really impressive, the 429 is also really impressive sooo much work.

First engine rebuild for me was a K code 289, tough little engines that love to rev. The most radically built engine I have ever seen was actually a Hi-Po 289 in a Fairlane, (early 80's Winnipeg), it idled at about 2500 -3000 RPM. On the street rolling at about 30MPH, the guy wound it up and dumped the clutch and carried the front wheels a good foot off the ground for all of second gear. I can't imagine it lasted long between rebuilds but it was one scary sounding engine.
 
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