Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

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Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby VTECFOUR » Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:32 pm

Got a well used Fly Porsche 908-3 body with broken fins and missing parts. Have a soft spot for this model, the first Fly I ever purchased many years ago.

Grabbed the chassis from one of my Lotus Europa builds using the Devised Designs super slimline motor pod and long front axle/guide carrier. Modified it with larger brass .064 sidepans and Slot It 15 x 8 Slot It plastic rims/tires and F1 rims/March F1 urethane tires.

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Epoxied in new body posts to the underside.

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Trimmed off the body's broken rear side fins and painted the the sanded areas in black.

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Body's stance is right for me.

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Runs well on the test track but we'll see how it does on Big Targa at tomorrow's racing.

Just gotta fabricate an interior tray/engine detail tray and we're done.

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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby Lou E » Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:58 pm

Very nicely done, I really like what you did to hide the work on the fins and still keep the gorgeous livery.
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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby Rleog » Thu Apr 28, 2016 6:45 pm

Well done, Dan. I too have a soft spot for these 908/3's and prefer them sans rear fins. Hopefully it'll raise some eyebrows as it runs on Luf's New Targa.

Good luck.
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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby Audi1 » Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:28 pm

Looks potent already, Dan! And, as we know from the first GVSCC proxy, the 908/3 is a very good performing car in that series........................

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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby chappy » Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:36 pm

Well done revival Dan. Looks just likemit came out of the showroom.
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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby VTECFOUR » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:05 pm

Good outcome testing on Big Targa after yesterday's race. Delved into the 7.5s, a very good lap comparable to a well tuned Slot It.

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Performance may diminish with the future driver/engine tray's additional weight but not much. Presently weighs in a 92g.

Pleased with this hybrid plastic/metal chassis formula.

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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby VTECFOUR » Fri May 20, 2016 11:41 am

Some modeling progress in between spring yard work.

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Modified an earlier Fly Porsche 908's driver/interior tray/engine and paint detailed.

That's really made a visual improvement for me. Just need the roll bar and some rear engine/trans detail and we're done. Running-wise it's already there as it can more than keep up with the Slot Its.

Turned out good on the modeling and performance fronts.

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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby Beast Lee » Fri May 20, 2016 11:59 am

Dan, that's a sweet looking ride...!!!

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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby Z-carfan » Fri May 20, 2016 12:33 pm

Looks awesome! Great build.
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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby valie » Sat May 21, 2016 5:16 am

You've nailed it for me! Good job, well done!
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Re: Fly Porsche 908-3 - brass chassied

Postby TuscoTodd » Sun May 22, 2016 7:24 am

That turned out GREAT!
Thanks for sharing!
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