Drivable scaled Ferrari 312pb

[bradwsm]

Fingers crossed!!! I started by getting dimensions off the real car from online images then reduced to build scale and drew it out on sheets of luan. If you zoom in you can see the drawing s.

 

[bradwsm]

Tops of the side pods done. Now onto radiator shrouds. Put two wheels on to see what we are working with!

 

[ridesolo]

This thread causes a big smile every time I open it.

 

[bradwsm]

Trial fitting some more parts while fiberglass cures.

 

[bradwsm]

I have kind of forgotten this thing is just a gokart till I took this pic lol!

 

[ridesolo]

I have kind of forgotten this thing is just a gokart till I took this pic!

Yeah, a gokart on steroids (and maybe some cocaine as well). You are gunna' have to scrunch down a bit for the roll bar to be effective.

 

[bradwsm]

Lol! For the roll bar to be affective I would need to remove 2 ft from my body!

 

[ridesolo]

When you, as the team owner, start searching for drivers for. your "race team" you have to specify "small of stature." Hmmm, maybe you can find a jockey who'd like to pilot something w/ more than one horsepower.

 

[Luugo86]

What is the seat setup made from? You should go overkill and do a snazzy hounds-tooth insert on the seat!! The bang-shift setup is gonna make this thing a lot of fun to take through it's paces

 

[bradwsm]

It is a fiberglass shell I made and had covered with the hounds tooth.i am making a cushion for the back aluminum and the small side aluminum on each side.

 

[bradwsm]

Man o man those radiator pods were a royal pain!!!! 99% mounted. Rear taillight and body mount almost done

 

[ridesolo]

I'd been wondering what happened to ya... it's looking great.

 

[bradwsm]

Those stupid radiator pods is what happened to me! Lol. I aligned the rear end and other small things to vent my frustration!

 

[Luugo86]

It shows that you put the time into those pods to do them by the numbers man, looks great.

 

[bradwsm]

Thanks guys! Finished mounting them today and took some more pics in better light.

 

[bradwsm]

Radiators in!

 

[bradwsm]

Gauges on, coolant hoses started and some other miscellaneous trim done

 

[Hurco550]

It's no secret that the feed and projects have slowed down overall on DTT over the last few years, but this thread reminds me of the feeling of eagerly awaiting build updates from it's hay day! I'm not on here as much as I used to be, but every time I open it up, I hope to see another amazing update on this thread! I appreciate you sharing, and the work is next level. Every layer you add, I keep thinking "I sure hate that he's covering that up", but then every layer looks as great as the one before!

 

[ridesolo]

It's no secret that the feed and projects have slowed down overall on DTT over the last few years, but this thread reminds me of the feeling of eagerly awaiting build updates from it's hay day! I'm not on here as much as I used to be, but every time I open it up, I hope to see another amazing update on this thread! I appreciate you sharing, and the work is next level. Every layer you add, I keep thinking "I sure hate that he's covering that up", but then every layer looks as great as the one before!

^ ^ ^ ^ ^
...what he said!

Deepest admiration, awe, and envy.

 

[bradwsm]

I remember those days back in 2007-10 for me here!!! It's funny I hadn't done any real projects since then and this thing has brought all those feelings back! I guess that's a midlife crisis for you!! Thanks for following along! Keeps the motivation up!