afx Posted October 10, 2020 Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Want to do an RSR conversion for the Fujimi kit. Started with a smashed flat nose body much list this to create the front faring. Removed the rubber moldings Filled the light openings Enlarged the oil cooler opening Cut the bumper free from the body Attached the bumper to the Fujimi RS 3.0 body and created the brake cooling ducts. Edited October 10, 2020 by afx
afx Posted October 11, 2020 Author Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) The RSR wing ("whale tail" or "tea tray" whichever you prefer) was much larger than the production car version. Germany would not allow Porsche to install the larger wing on the production cars. Thankfully Reji offers the competition wing. It is designed for the Tamiya Porsche 934 kit but can be massaged to fit the Fujimi body. I added a brass pin to hold the wing in place. www.spotmodel.com/product_info.php?products_id=18240 Edited October 11, 2020 by afx
Randy D Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 JC's building another Porsche, I'm in !!!! Excellant body work going on here my friend Randy
Belugawrx Posted October 17, 2020 Posted October 17, 2020 Nice work on the conversion JC,..I gotta follow!
afx Posted October 18, 2020 Author Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 5:39 PM, stitchdup said: cool, i'll be following Thanks Les. On 10/11/2020 at 10:29 AM, Mattilacken said: Cool project! Will be following! Thanks Anton On 10/11/2020 at 1:37 PM, iamsuperdan said: You have my attention. I know you are a fellow Porsche fan Dan. On 10/11/2020 at 7:36 PM, Misha said: I’m on board too! ? Thanks MIsha. 21 hours ago, afx said: Hood pin plates Fuel filler and vent 20 hours ago, Justin Porter said: Very slick building. Thanks Justin. 14 hours ago, Randy D said: JC's building another Porsche, I'm in !!!! Excellent body work going on here my friend Randy Your "Porsche Hot Rod" project is amazing Randy, really enjoying your thread. 12 hours ago, Belugawrx said: Nice work on the conversion JC,..I gotta follow! Thanks Bruce.
afx Posted October 18, 2020 Author Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) The car is running a fuel cell so I removed the gas tank and fabricated a cover plate. My preferred technique on Fujimi Porsche builds is to use the curbside chassis, suspension and interior tub and add the EM parts to it. Edited October 18, 2020 by afx
afx Posted October 18, 2020 Author Posted October 18, 2020 Racing exhaust from Scale Production cast in white metal.
afx Posted October 22, 2020 Author Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) Thanks Trevor. The cross bar on the Fujimi roll hoop is installed behind the passenger's head down behind the driver seat. That seems unusual to me, typically it angles the opposite direction. However I have found period photos showing this orientation. Edited October 23, 2020 by afx
porschercr Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 I agree with you JC, it does seem odd that it would angle that particular way.
afx Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Another photo showing the cross brace oriented per the Fujimi kit. Edited October 23, 2020 by afx
afx Posted October 24, 2020 Author Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Black bars from the kit, I added the white bars. Edited October 24, 2020 by afx
afx Posted November 8, 2020 Author Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Hobby Design SSR Formula Mesh wheels, Scale Productions tires. Edited November 8, 2020 by afx
TransAmMike Posted November 8, 2020 Posted November 8, 2020 Looking great JC, looking forward to future work. Got my first Porsche model kit (911 GT2 Road) a few weeks back but haven't got started on it yet so I like tolook at these Porsche builds as reference.
afx Posted November 8, 2020 Author Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Thanks Mike. Tamiya's GT2 is a great kit. I have the road version but have only built the race version so far. Edited November 8, 2020 by afx
TransAmMike Posted November 8, 2020 Posted November 8, 2020 Good to know JC, thanks. I'm pretty anxious to get started on it but a couple other builds are ahead of it.
afx Posted November 16, 2020 Author Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) Had to remove the front body mount to make room for the oil cooler I fabricated. Created an old school AMT style body mount. The oil cooler will receive a debris screen during final assembly. Found some nice brake rotors (cross drilled them and added color detail). I believe they are from a Fujimi wheel set, don't recall which one. Edited November 16, 2020 by afx
Tortuga Kustomz Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 Awesome work so far, i've been planning a 911 turbo with a lot of modifications, but i havent really started yet, only thing done to the body so far is open the doors, maybe i'll posted later
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