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Post by Taffy on Jul 10, 2012 2:24:13 GMT -5
New on my building board: the 1966 Ferrari 246, my car for the GPdG. In the beginning of 1966, Ferrari combined the 6-cylinder enginer of the 1958 car, the 246 Dino, with the modified body of the Ferrari 158/1512. An unsuccessful combination, I hope, my car will run better in the GPdG.... I took a PP-bodykit of the Ferrari 1512 for conversion, opened and closed some gaps, added two brass mounting posts. Most work has to be done at the rear section because of the different shape of the rear engine cover. The chassis is a PP-Sm1S, today I will complete the wiring
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Post by alfetta on Jul 10, 2012 3:30:21 GMT -5
Taffy you are a braver man than I. Whenever I do a similar alteration, I take a Resin copy and chop that up. Hopefully achieving the desired result. I watch with interest. Peter
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 10, 2012 12:41:16 GMT -5
New on my building board: the 1966 Ferrari 246, my car for the GPdG. In the beginning of 1966, Ferrari combined the 6-cylinder enginer of the 1958 car, the 246 Dino, with the modified body of the Ferrari 158/1512. An unsuccessful combination, I hope, my car will run better in the GPdG.... That's a nice start Taffy. Actually, the 1966 Ferrari 246 performed quite well considering it was giving up more than half a liter in the new Formula. In just 4 starts during the season, the car had a second place finish at Monaco and a third place finish at Spa.
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Post by Taffy on Jul 10, 2012 14:40:18 GMT -5
Good progress today. I have made a resin copy of the Strombecker Ferrari 158 gear box and adapted it to my car. Wheel inserts are prepared, too, and the most difficult work for me is done: the exhaust system is ready, made of soldering wire. I also started to build the rear shock absorbers. The chassis is completed and running. Tomorrow I will continue with the suspension details and start to paint the minor parts...
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Post by Taffy on Jul 10, 2012 14:51:23 GMT -5
Oh, excuse me, Peter Seager-Thomas: yes, I have thought about making a copy first, but I hadn´t time enough to do that. So Steve Ward has the opportunity to sell me another kit, when I want to build the Ferrari 158.... mark: thank you for that information, I didn´t know the Spa-result. But with its lack of capacity the car only could be a interim solution... Kind regards, Taffy
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Post by Chris Wright on Jul 10, 2012 15:03:51 GMT -5
Taffy as they say that is looking EXCELLENT! a great job on the exhausts.
Chris
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 10, 2012 17:06:39 GMT -5
Taffy,
To follow on Peter's comment. You are far braver and far more talented than I. I cut up a Penelope Pitlane Ferrari 1512 with rather disastrous results. I'd publish pictures, but it would most certainly get me banned from this forum.
Great job on the exhausts and shock/coil units!
Ausgezeichnet!
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Post by Taffy on Jul 11, 2012 6:43:52 GMT -5
Thank you for your kind comments! The exhausts nearly have driven me crazy. I only can do things like this during the holidays (and having my wife at work!), so I have full concentration on this. That is the reason, too, why I could finish the rear section of the car today. This is the result and "state of the art": Now I have to stop for a while, because my eyes need to recover and the soldering iron has to cool down......
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Post by alfetta on Jul 11, 2012 7:11:31 GMT -5
Very nice rear suspension detail Taffy. Have you used piano wire? i find it fairly difficult to bend and solder neatly. Nearly drives e deented. Peter
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2012 7:34:31 GMT -5
Nice work on the car Taffy but may I make one comment? That should be a battery setting on end at the rear of the car instead of that weird looking overflow can.
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Post by Taffy on Jul 11, 2012 10:28:31 GMT -5
Thank you again for your comments. Peter Seager-Thomas: I use o,8mm copper wire. Its advantage: easy to handle, easy to solder. its disadvantage: it is soft, so you better use it only for small distances. @moose: weird? hm.... . But you are right! Better now?
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Post by alfetta on Jul 11, 2012 10:42:33 GMT -5
Thanks Taffy. I had discounted copper for just that reason. I shall try it out. Peter
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Post by gascarnut on Jul 11, 2012 12:04:20 GMT -5
Nice wheel inserts!
Did you make them, or are they available commercially?
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Post by Taffy on Jul 11, 2012 13:58:12 GMT -5
Dennis, the PP kit comes with white metal wheel inserts. To have an easier adaptation to the rims and to get lighter wheels, I have made a resin-copy. And I added the central lockings, that I had in stock. I don´t know, whether you can get the inserts individually or only with the Ferrari 1512-kit, but you might ask Steve Ward from Penelope PitlaneKind regards, Taffy
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 11, 2012 14:21:06 GMT -5
New on my building board: the 1966 Ferrari 246, my car for the GPdG. In the beginning of 1966, Ferrari combined the 6-cylinder engine of the 1958 car, the 246 Dino, with the modified body of the Ferrari 158/1512. An unsuccessful combination, I hope, my car will run better in the GPdG.... That's a nice start Taffy. Actually, the 1966 Ferrari 246 performed quite well considering it was giving up more than half a liter in the new Formula. In just 4 starts during the season, the car had a second place finish at Monaco and a third place finish at Spa. Of course to put that into some perspective, there were only 4 cars running at the end of the Monaco GP and that year at Spa, 8 cars crashed (one of those infamous rain storms!). Still the Ferrari did finish both races. History aside, this is a very fine looking build. I'm impressed how quickly you replaced the 'overflow can' with a realistic battery. That would have taken me at least a week to accomplish.. 6 days to think about it, and another day to fashion one approximately the correct size. Excellent work Taffy.
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