Maserati A6GCS Spyder

[Dave B]

There's also an excellent DVD "Long Weekend at Longford".

Well worth a look.

[absmiami]

Did Max forget to release the parking  brake ??

[absmiami]

Back to the Maser:   I stared and stared and stared at the chass plate and figured that i had to replace it - because the resin plate is too thick … the new chass plate is abbreviated so i can install the drive train and the tanks etc - 

[absmiami]

The kit frame members are valuable as a guide for my drawings - but not much more … the chassis tubes are .125 Evergreen tubing with a flat scraped w an Xacto …

 

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

The engine bay chassis tubes are slightly smaller than the main chass tubes- used .100 Evergreen rod - and thin Evergreen sheet to box the forward floor boards …

[absmiami]

The forward section of the chassis has a cross-brace that evolved fr the first to the third series A6GCS chassis - this is a drawing of the frame on the Series I - which  is what i think was raced at Sebring in 54 - would have been a 53 car - which i think was Series I …

[absmiami]

As i add parts with Tamiya liquid glue I’m removing sections of the chassis plate - the liqud glue gives me a strong  bond - frame will be plenty strong when I’m done …

[absmiami]

The main forward chassis tubes are glued into the cross brace - they are bent in multiple places - the left hand tube has to be bent inward to clear the exhaust pipes - 

[absmiami]

Not much left of the  chassis plate - but the chassis tubes were glued to it - so it was both a jig for the chassis - and it kept everything straight and strong … yet to make the right hand forward chassis tube …

[absmiami]

Not much left of the  chassis plate - but the chassis tubes were glued to it - so it was both a jig for the chassis - and it kept everything straight and strong … yet to make the right hand forward chassis tube …

[Bainford]

Very interesting stuff, Andrew. Glad to see you back at this one. The chassis is coming along.

[absmiami]

Gracias

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

Making the front suspension - without scale drawings of the chassis - which is a fool’s errand - the yellow/brown resin assembly is found in the Profil24 Maserati 450 kit - im referring to it to give me a rough idea of what the length and width of the susp arms mite/should be … the detailed drawings of the suspension - these were published when the car was first produced - tell me exactly what the components look like - but this is basically spit-ballin’. …

[absmiami]

The susp arms are narrower on top and wider on the bottom - my first crack at the uppers was a fail - 

[absmiami]

The second wasnt much better - the arms were forged - this is not the correct shape - so …

[absmiami]

Got the shape right right on the third try - so now ill fashion pick up posts for the lowers …

[Pico]

Great work!

 

[absmiami]

The front spindles are lovely forgings that should be made out of brass - so ive made mine out of plastic … bits and peices of Evergreen - rod - tube - H shape - drilled for pins top and bottom - 

[absmiami]

Once i had acceptable spindles i pinned up one side and started on the lowere susp arms - these are wider than the uppers …

[Randy D]

Okay, you had me at Maserati !!!

Really outstanding scratch building on display here my friend!!

Randy

[absmiami]

Randy - would you send me two reject brass spindles ??  -  i’ll gladly pay you in hamburgers…

[Pierre Rivard]

Working suspension, that's scratch building extraordinaire!