Re: K36 Smokebox Fronts - fabrication?
| July 25, 2018 06:28AM |
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John West Wrote:
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> I called the 490's "old smash face" because they
> look as if somebody bunched them and flattened
> what should be a handsome "nose".
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> JBWX
When applied to the larger standard gauge engines, the homemade flat face really looks harsh. Seems like the Salt Lake shops were big on this look.
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> I called the 490's "old smash face" because they
> look as if somebody bunched them and flattened
> what should be a handsome "nose".
>
> JBWX
When applied to the larger standard gauge engines, the homemade flat face really looks harsh. Seems like the Salt Lake shops were big on this look.
from Google
from Google
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