ZK's ZF-1 research thread

Re: ZK's ZF-1 reasearch/build thread

Well the smaller tail bit looks a match....so i think they've trimmed the other end off or its actually hidden in the shadow on the ZF-1.

The voyager part also has the front trimmed off.
 
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Having another look at it and messing with the contrast in photoshop, i dont believe the piece is trimmed.

Here you can see the longer edge, hidden in the shadow:

 
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GOTCHA! That shadow was fooling me!
I just went over to Evil-Bay and purchased a Kazon Kit for pretty cheap....SWEET!
Great eye man. Thanks!
 
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Been following this thread with great interest as this is a project I would like to do. Looking through the parts list I could'nt help thinking parts 1 and 2 on the list- air cylinder and clevis look like adapted car hood lifters with a bit of dressing on the ends of the cylinders ?

Hoodlifters.jpg
 
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Looks spot on to me! Are those called the same thing here in the States I wonder? I thought there in the UK a hood is referred to as a Bonnet...
 
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LDR has it right, that is the piece. On my tv you can see the piece better.


On another note. The way LDR has mounted his Estes rocket is correct also. After looking at more screencaps it looks like some of the guns have the rocket end cut and it's slipped over the aluminum tube and on some guns it is slid into the aluminum tube. I guess either way is correct but both will require different sized tubes. At some point , probably when i start making the rocket, i will try to determine which guns had which setup.

Has anyone started to assemble their pod yet? By that i mean glue the halves together. Any insight as to how you did it? I have plans but would like to see some other routes.
 
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Pappagello said:
Been following this thread with great interest as this is a project I would like to do. Looking through the parts list I could'nt help thinking parts 1 and 2 on the list- air cylinder and clevis look like adapted car hood lifters with a bit of dressing on the ends of the cylinders ?
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I thought this and have been looking around, but i couldnt find anything that was small enough.

what length are these?

I did look here:

http://www.dceltech.co.uk/products/damping-deceleration-speed-control.html

The de-celeration cylinders seem to go quite small....but they arent cheap!


Yes here in the UK, the hood is called the bonnet.


Ive not got my pod yet, so havent been able to start cutting or making it.
 
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LDR said:
I thought this and have been looking around, but i couldnt find anything that was small enough.

what length are these?
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The different ones I have looked at seem to avereage out around 50cm long. Not been able to look at any for real only on the net. I guess they could be cut down as they would'nt have to be functional.
 
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I also bought these light balls from Maplins which had the same type hose:








But since comparing to the model, its a little small. Shame as it has a wire inside to keep the shape.

Back to the drawing board!
 
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Pappagello said:
The different ones I have looked at seem to avereage out around 50cm long. Not been able to look at any for real only on the net. I guess they could be cut down as they would'nt have to be functional.
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I think when i looked into these, measuring other known stuff on stills, im sure they were around 16-20cm long extended.

I was actually thinking of making a working one with servos so the doors opened.
 
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These are from my 911 days. They are for the throttle linkage. Not sure if they are the right size though and they are not chrome. There are chrome ones around for sale somewhere but i can't seem to find the link now. I thought it was McMaster-Carr but i can't find them on their website.

DSC01699.jpg

DSC01700.jpg
 
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Those shock dampers look perfect mutant enemy. ldr, the light ball hoses were so close ! I'm sure I have seen the centre of the gold aluminum horn button thing, maybe the back of a desk lamp or a speaker grill/vent ?
 
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The metal ring is around 10cm.

I looked at metal tax disk holders, which are close, but none have the right amout of holes.

I was refering to the rear pistons when i said 16-20cm.....just to confirm.
 
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I saw some tax disc holders too but as you say most dont have 8 holes.

I did see one from ripspeed (halfords) that had 8 holes but seems to be discontinued.

ripspeedtaxdisc.jpg


Looked at a few steering wheel bosses, some had 8 holes but not the correct profile- chamfered edge.

I forgot about the rear pistons !
 
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Zombie Killer said:
Whats a tax disc holder?
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Here in the UK we have to pay road tax to the government to drive our cars on the road.
The money is supposed to go towards road maintenance etc. We have to display the paper tax disk in the front windscreen hence the tax disk holder.

Is there a similar thing in the states ?
 
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