Hippie Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I'm planing on building a 917 chassis out of brass, in 1/6 or 1/8 scale, haven't decided yet, if you got any ideas I'd love to hear them. but before i spend a bunch of money on a few dozen feet of brass I've started a "mini" version, wheelbase was shrunk to 80mm, Plan is hopefully I'll learn something building it before i tackle the big one. So I'm not spending much time squaring anything up or being really specific, quick and dirty, so far I've only put like 3 hours in, enough ramblings here's some pics... some pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 What you've got so far for a small-scale Q&D looks pretty good to me. Are you planning to do an entire 917 in 1/6 or 1/8...I assume scratch-building everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 whow cool , btw i also dig the bike in the bg !! what scale is that 1/12 or 1/16 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportandmiah Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Subscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker D Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Wow, this is wonderful work. If I weren't new around here I would probably know "Excellence was expected"-ha! I just finished reading "The unfair advantage" and the development work Donohue did with the 917-10 and 917-30 versions-it was very interesting. I love the Can-Am, but prefer the vision of the coupe blasting down the Mulsanne in the rain. Thanks, I'll enjoy watching your work. Edited November 18, 2013 by Tanker D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lower99 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Amazing!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonW Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Looks like yours will be stronger than the real ones!I love 917s but they were no place to have an accident!Brilliant brass work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Amazing project you've got going there! Given the detail you're putting into it don't forget the Schrader valve. To check for cracks they pressurized the chassis with air and watched a gauge for loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Kucaba Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Something I'd like to do. Very nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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