RickRollerLT1 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Monogram Exotics Series 1/24th scale kit. I had originally built one of these, in a failed attempt with a baldy warped frame/interior shell and horrible glass, back in 2008. I had acquired a parts kit cheap at an auction back in 2016 that was missing the body shell and it's pieces along with some other small parts, which inspired me to find the pieces of the original one I had built back in '08. Since then, I had located the body w/ rear bumper glued on, the rear deck with it's spoiler, and whatever remained of the DOHC 4 cyl it had. I always customize my BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH and wasn't going with a 4 banger set-up for the new build. I found a chrome molded Chevy 350 block (which could be from a AMT ZR1 since they had chrome engines and had provisions for a separate transmission) and used the DOHC heads and valve covers from the mint Lotus motor and the built one to make a wild DOHC V8 combination that would look dayumm in the Lotus! I located a front cam/fan belt assembly piece from a Ferrari V8 that fit on the 350 block and mated up nicely with the Lotus heads. I also went with a roots supercharger setup with a custom intake to drive the wild factor to 11. I also added a NOS bottle and headers from some unknown source that fit on the Lotus heads, and made a custom exhaust system using parts from a Revelle Corvett Sting Ray III. From the box I saw issues with the front ride height sitting too high making it ride like a 4x4, so I lowered the front spindles and made adjustments to the rear to fix the truck like stance it had. I also went with wheels and tires from a Revell ACR Viper since the kit's pieces were just tripe. I had to trim around the rear hatch to fit the tip of the motor and intake for the Supercharger, and decided to use the hatch's glass as a molded body piece that also acts as a hood scoop for the motor. Spoiler fit is a bit weird, don't know if it's lazy engineering by Monogram Interior or what, but I think it needed something ether way. Interior is Rustoluem Advanced Formula Flat Brown, and exterior is Tamiya TS-73 Clear Orange cleared with Pledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Very nice!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Those wheels really suit it, and the stance of perfect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Another Esprit!!....very cool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeRS Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Love what you done here. If that engine is from a ZR1 Corvette, then its quite appropriate as GM had Lotus design the heads for this V8 back in 1989. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Great concept. Definitely a supercar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Nice save! That's what they shoulda coulda woulda done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Such a cool car, somewhat underappreciated. Looks great in yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/14/2020 at 3:24 PM, RichCostello said: Wasn't there a problem with the 8 lug wheels in the instructions too? Yours look great, as does the rest it, colors are different, and cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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