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Some progress on the front uprights and building up the rotors and hats.... The rotors are pe and I filed the hats from white metal detailed with rbmotion bolts.. Nexi is the radiator. P1076 ran in '69 with a brass and cooper one in place of the usual ally one. A small oil rad was laid on top of it... ref. pic of P1076 after restoration.. That is all for now. Thanks for looking in ! Randy

Hi Folks, Nick, Thank you for the kind words ! The steering rack is next. I want to be able to 'pose' the front wheels so I need the rack to function. I used shrink tubing in place of knuckle joints for this ... Added the hard lines for the brakes... Next are the spare tire hold down brackets..... I'll post this and start a new one....

Yes, it is my store. Thank you for pointing that out !!! Have just opened last month and I'm sorting thru the gremlins Randy

That weathering on the underside of the chassis looks terrific Ian !!!! Randy

This is a great build thread sir !!! I love the double build of these two cars. Randy

Beautiful work Thierry!!!!!!!! Spent this evening going thru this build thread and really enjoyed it Sir. Randy

WOW !! Wonderful decal work Sir. Randy

Hello Roy, Really appreciate the time you took to give us an in-depth look at the process, Thank you Sir ! Randy

Hello Ian, Since I rarely finish anything I do not get the body paint stage often so I look forward to following this! Randy

Checking the body fit.... The front clip framework just dangles off the front of the tub.... That is all for now, Thank you for looking in ! Randy

This is where we are trying to get to.. The shocks are from RBMotion and they are functional.. Rather crude beginnings of the front uprights and the sway bar built up more...

Hi Folks, Codger, Maybe just a little but no more than others here Dan, Thank you Sir !!! Crazy Crank, Appreciate the comment ! Thank you Roy, will watch your plating close as I will plate a lot of this one. Parryj, Thank you ! Hi Alan, thank you and just the body with some mods. After separating the front clip and the doors I might have to make the 'spyder' out of metal for strength. Thank you Shaun ! Hopefully the PB gods will let me post a bunch today as I try to get this caught up... Work on the engine bulkhead and seat back... Work on the door hinges... Back to front end... will post this before I screw it up, more coming.................

Very interesting and informative build Mark !! The body paint an decal work look superb. Randy

Thanks Codger ! I'm not that neat ! Cleaned up with sandpaper and a moto tool with abrasive wheel. Shifter is next.... A mockup with the kit seats which I won't be using. The shifter will remain loose until later... Photobucket is acting up, I will post a bunch more pics when it settles down. Thanks for looking in! Randy

This car was fitted with a 'crass over' fuel tube connecting the two fuel cells... more...

Hi Folks, New guy here and I must say that after looking around the site I'm very impressed !!!! A lot of gifted builders showing great projects. This is a build I started a couple of years ago and still have a long ways to go. Have always wanted to build a GT40 in 1/24th scale and settled on doing chassis P1076 as it looked when finishing in 3nd place at the 1969 Le Mans race. It is the 'sister' car to the famous 2 time winner of the race chassis P1075. The biggest reason for choosing this car is the reference material available on line for it. The www.racingicons.com site has a restoration of the actual car and lots of pics of other GT40s. The www.cunninghamcompetion.com site has the parts catalog on line for the Mark 1 that was sold to the general public. The www.gelscoemotorsports.com site has a build thread of a replica of this car. My biggest inspiration was following along as Dan built his gorgeous 1/8th scale Mark 1 car. His latest build that he has on this site is further motivation I like to work in metal with just your basic hand tools and fairly simple soldering equipment. I fashion my parts using files , saws and scissors. As the actual plans for the GT40 are one of the most closely guarded secrets in the world, I developed a set of working drawings using known dimensions and photos. I'm using the Fujimi kit for a body with some mods to it. A couple of ref. pics of the 'tub' My start using sheet brass in layers with some copper half rounds..... I'll post this and see if I have everything figured out here, more to follow

Beautiful work as always from your bench Dan !!!! !Randy

I really like the wheel and tire upgrade for this car Shaun !! Randy

Hello Roy, Great stuff going on here sir !!! Look forward to following along on your journey. Randy

Great looking build Sir !!! Randy

Hi Folks, Looks like a whole bunch of skilled modelers on this forum, look forward to seeing all the great builds here ! I like all genres of modeling from Planes to Trains, seem to building Autos lately. Randy