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Post by Chris Wright on Jun 4, 2012 15:01:08 GMT -5
well my favorite car has always been the 33, ever since I saw Jim Clark at the Race Of Champions at Brand Hatch. Well this is how it started. Al Penrose now has this and it may one day go into production as a 25...time will tell. But in the meantime I became impatient so photo's will follow on my Mk 2 version. BUT THIS TIME GRAHAM WILL BE DRIVING
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Post by Andrew Dunan on Jun 5, 2012 6:15:57 GMT -5
Looks very similar to mine Chris, just a little bit further along. Your pictures have helped me, I have been pondering for ages about how to attach the windscreen. The little groove along the side of the cockpit is so simple ........... and effective. The shell looks beautifully crisp ..................... good job buddy ! !
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Post by charlesseattle on Jun 5, 2012 12:29:21 GMT -5
Hi Chris
This is great! Fantastic work!! I hope that Al is able to produce these!!
all my very best, Charles
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Post by Chris Wright on Jun 5, 2012 13:01:29 GMT -5
Hi Russell, I'm assuming that's South Africa, who's in the other Lotus? Mmmmm and a high and low exhaust together, any idea of which year? How ever I'm building Graham Hill's ride for the 1967 Monaco GP, where he came second driving a 2 litre BRM powered Lotus 33, R-14 I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong) it's being built for that super secret Grand Prix di Garagenista Proxy race that specifies Formula One cars that contested the World Championship in 1966 and 1967. (Martin are you listening? )
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Post by Mark Huber on Jun 5, 2012 13:15:15 GMT -5
Rand Grand Prix December 1964 or January 1965? I recall a mention in one of Doug Nye's books that Stewart drove a Lotus in this event, although I don't remember the date.
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Post by Russell Sheldon on Jun 5, 2012 13:47:39 GMT -5
VII Rand Grand Prix, Kyalami, 12 December 1964. Jackie Stewart is in R10 and Mike Spence in R9. The race was run over two heats of 25 laps each and won overall by Graham Hill in a John Willment Brabham-BRM BT11. It was the Formula One debut for future triple world champion Jackie Stewart, who took pole position for the first heat. His car failed on the grid, and Hill won with Mike Spence second. Stewart won the second heat, but Hill came second and thereby won overall on the combined results. Stewart was classified 17th overall. Re the super secret Grand Prix di Garagenista Proxy race, the rules actually state: "Any car that competed in an International Grand Prix Championship race in 1966 and/or 1967", not Formula One cars that contested the World Championship in 1966 and 1967. Kind regards, Russell
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Post by Chris Wright on Jun 5, 2012 16:42:16 GMT -5
OK a couple of in progress shots, with a shot of the chassis.These were taken very quickly, you'll notice all the dust, I was rushing between thunderstorms.The body is a highly modified Monogram, with 1/4"+ taken out of the height so that the tub is a scale 12" deep, the cockpit has been opened up, and the rear end re-profiled. I tried a new trick so that I can sight the changes, all the additional parts, from the rear deck to the re-profiled sides are carved out of green plastic, to match the plastic of the old monogram body. This also keeps everything very light, the inside has been reinforced with fibre-glass. The driver is the new excellent figure from Immense Miniatures. As you can see he really looks like Graham Hill, Marc and his wife did an excellent job, I can't wait to see Jimmy Clark if he does one. Graham's body has the correct Les Leston Suit of 67 and he wears a replica Bell Helmet modified from one of my Beardog Drivers. The chassis is the latest Beardog creation, you may notice that this chassis is even smaller than previous versions, easily meeting all the proxy regs, it also flexes down a center spine, so it should perform on the track. Oh the motor, that's a cobalt magnet Mashima open frame motor with a Wizzard armature, it's very small because a 030 Beardog Mini-motor was too big for this car, and the motor is set up with 1mm negative offset too!
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Post by Mark Huber on Jun 5, 2012 17:09:50 GMT -5
But this one will be the 1967 car with the 2L engine (and a BRM V8 at that). Either that, or Graham Hill was moonlighting a couple of years early. This is going to be one sleek Lotus..don't give it away before you are done... ;D
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Post by Chris Wright on Jun 5, 2012 17:20:17 GMT -5
Mark any more progress on this car and it's going to have to be moved into the 66-70 section.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2012 21:44:17 GMT -5
Are you sure the Ranch Design gear will live with that much offset and that powerful of a motor? I bet it will not make it through a three race proxy before it becomes rough and toothless. .
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Post by Mark Huber on Jun 5, 2012 21:56:44 GMT -5
Ken, Since we're competing against him, let's hope you're right.
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Post by Chris Wright on Jun 6, 2012 8:36:22 GMT -5
Ken, that's an old Hard Aluminium Beardog/Sonic Gear, I also have a Bronze version as well. Unfortunately Mr. Phil Hackett of Sonic no longer makes Spur Gears, so these are the last of the many.
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Post by Russell Sheldon on Jun 6, 2012 9:40:30 GMT -5
Hi Chris,
That looks absolutely magnificent.
I love the chassis. Will this version be available commercially as kits too? If so, where can I purchase one, please?
Re the contrate gear, do you know if is it the same gear that Ostorero supply with their Lotus 79 kit in bronze. I'm sure they are/were made by Sonic.
Just got my Mashima built too:-
With kind regards,
Russell
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Post by Chris Wright on Jun 6, 2012 10:08:44 GMT -5
Hi Russell,
Rats all my secrets out of the box...Yes those chassis are available from Andy at AB Slotsport and, he should be posting info in the next couple of days.
Yes that gear is the same as the Ostorero gear (their Lotus 38 used a lot of my engineering, thanks to Phillipe) and yup they are Sonic.
So, a Mashima with ball bearings, and a custom wind 29 gauge? I hope you know this means war!!!
P.S. the new chassis has a motor mount plate to accept the Mashima.
Chris
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Post by Russell Sheldon on Jun 6, 2012 11:22:38 GMT -5
A bit more mild than that, Chris. It has a BSRT armature, wound with 7' of 35-AWG wire. Ball bearings on both ends.
I actually build it for my GP de Montana entry, which was still-born....
What pitch pinion are you using with the Sonic gear? 64 or 72DP? Have you tried using an angled pinion?
I've just sent my order off to Andy for a couple of those magnificent new Beardog chassis!
With kind regards,
Russell
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