IMSA Porsche RSR 3.0

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While visiting recently with my friend Mr. Bradford (HRM) he pulled this gem from his stash. Knowing my affection for Porsche he bestowed it upon me, yes it is good to have friends. Having had it for many years he doesn't recall the source. Only the body and wing are included. It's not a HRM claiber casting but I think I can do something with it.

The wing provided is the wrong style for the car I wish to build.

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I replaced it with a correct RSR wing from Reji, filled the incorrect NACA ducts in the fenders , opened all the various cast closed slots and performed some overall cleanup.

Edited November 30, 2020 by afx

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Cleanup of the rear fenders and improved fitting of the whale tail wing.

Fit a Fujimi chassis.

 

Edited November 30, 2020 by afx

[stitchdup]

That looks good, I'd forgotten just how wide these are

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Thanks Les.  After a marginally successful attempt to make a windshield from clear flat stock I started over with Fujimi 964 kit glass.  After reshaping the opening and replacing all the molding trim I have a decent fit.

 

Carved a channel to accept the back glass.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by afx

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The dry break openings in the hood didn't match my reference so I filled them and drilled new ones.

 

Removed the lip along the bottom of the front air dam as again didn't match my reference.

Edited December 4, 2020 by afx

[porschercr]

Looks good JC.

[TransAmMike]

Lovin' the widebody look.  Gonna be cool for sure JC.

[Belugawrx]

Looking good JC..nice front glass fitting ??

[iamsuperdan]

That's going to be quite awesome when finished!

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Thank you gentlemen for the interest and the comments. 

Wheels and tires are from a Porsche 917 built-up I have in the stash.  I had to repair the beads on the rims where the builder cut them from the sprue. I won't be using the front wheels as the car I'm replicating had the radial cooling fans installed. The radial fan inserts are from the Nitto/AMT 935 kit.  I'm using the 917 kit wheel backs and parts box rims to complete the front wheel assembly.

Edited December 5, 2020 by afx

[Codi]

These cars were almost cartoonish looking back in the day they were so wide.  And I LOVED em'.   This is fantastic JC and the wheels are a great choice too.   Good luck with the rest.  cheers, tim

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Thanks Tim. Yea the size of the rubber on these beasts was over the top.  It was the hairy chested 70s!

 

Edited December 6, 2020 by afx

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Up on her feet.

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Headlights fitted and fabricated an oil cooler.

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Making progress on the chassis including scratch built headers.

[Ralph Henderson]

great work!!  they were wide, right?? (and fast!)

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Indeed Ralph - thanks.

 

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[89AKurt]

Swear I saw a complete resin 911 engine on feeBay recently......
Look forward to watching this build.

[iamsuperdan]

You probably have enough reference pics, but here's a link to some awesome high res shots. Lots of detail here to absorb. I use this site a lot for reference.

https://canepa.com/photo-gallery/1974-porsche-911-rsr6034/

 

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8 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

Swear I saw a complete resin 911 engine on feeBay recently......
Look forward to watching this build.

I think there is some one on ebay offering resin copies of Fujimi's EM 911 and 356 engines. 

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Scored a copy of John Starkey's book, first issue for $30 with free shipping!!  This book usually sells for $100 and up.

Edited December 10, 2020 by afx

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More exhaust work.

 

Tucked up pretty nicely.

[Vietnam Vet67]

Porsche and endurance racing...................it doesn't get much better than that !!!?

[Vietnam Vet67]

Porsche and endurance racing...................it doesn't get much better than that !!!?

Here is another great site for pictures: You can pick out a year and a particular race from that year to get awesome pictures from that race:https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo.html