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08-06-07, 01:14 AM
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#21 (permalink)
| | Steve26 A Tenth 
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington Stat GT40: scratch built
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Nice sheet metal work Marcus, keep up the good work.
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08-06-07, 08:40 AM
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#22 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter 
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany GT40: LolaT70 project
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Originally Posted by danimal 
(Instead of a ME.... How about a FW-190???)  | Don`t want to hijack my own thread...but why not buying yourself a brand new FW-190? Flug Werk GmbH - Focke Wulf 190 - | |
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08-06-07, 10:42 AM
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#23 (permalink)
| | danimal A Tenth
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD, USA GT40: none yet... :(
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Originally Posted by marcus | Looks Nice (both your work and the FW)!!!
Why not buy one?? Probably for the same reasons you're not buying a continuation Lola...  | |
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08-06-07, 10:47 AM
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#24 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
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Originally Posted by danimal
Why not buy one?? Probably for the same reasons you're not buying a continuation Lola... |
Hmmmm....spot on. | |
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08-06-07, 06:56 PM
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#25 (permalink)
| | grp2viva Rookie 
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Devon, England
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Here are a couple more pictures for you to browse Marcus. Hope they help...
Regards
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08-06-07, 08:24 PM
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#26 (permalink)
| | Darteaus Rookie
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Menlo Park, CA GT40: [wannabe]
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WOW!!
You've been busy. | |
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08-08-07, 09:58 PM
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#27 (permalink)
| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life 
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
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hum....dunno why...but suspect Marcus one will be a real art masterpiece...go on and keep us always updated..
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08-09-07, 06:52 AM
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#28 (permalink)
| | roclery 3 Tenths 
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Marcus, nice to see you using good old Australian Alcoa aluminium!
I'm watching your build with interest. It's going to be lovely.
Well done so far.
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08-16-07, 03:48 PM
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#29 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany GT40: LolaT70 project
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Still in the process of fabricating all the panels from flat patterns before building the jig and mocking the whole thing up.
Flat pattern of left side pod ("gas bay"): | |
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08-16-07, 03:49 PM
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#30 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
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Flat pattern of right side pod: | |
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08-16-07, 03:51 PM
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#31 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
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Dashbeam (almost) finished: | |
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08-17-07, 07:13 AM
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#32 (permalink)
| | roclery 3 Tenths
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Fantastic work, Marcus. I'd love to build a monocoque one day.
Where did you source your bodyshell?
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08-17-07, 07:33 AM
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#33 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany GT40: LolaT70 project
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Richard,
thank you.
The story on my bodyshell is rather strange. It is an original shell from SL76/147, whose by then owner literally works and lives round the corner from my office.
But I´m still looking for a cockpit section including doors and sills. We´ll see...
Best,
Marcus | |
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08-17-07, 07:49 AM
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#34 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Rep Power: 10 | Re: LOLA T70 scratch build...
Hi Marcus,
So does Raimund Hoeppermans live around the corner from you?
Cheers,
Scott | |
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08-17-07, 08:10 AM
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#35 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany GT40: LolaT70 project
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Originally Posted by 5150
So does Raimund Hoeppermans live around the corner from you?
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Scott,
he doesn`t, he lives near Aachen. When he went bust a couple of years ago the bailiff offered SL 76/147 publicly and this was when its new owner from Stuttgart came into play and snatched away the car before too many people became aware of this offering (...and the price which suggested that the bailiff had no real idea what he had on hand). It was then the new owner whom I bought the body parts from.
Meanwhile the car has been sold again to dealer Jean Guikas and his company G.T.C. in the south of France. Just heard that he is asking around 500.000 EUROS for the car.
Cheers,
Marcus | |
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08-17-07, 04:16 PM
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#36 (permalink)
| | FRPGUY 3 Tenths
Join Date: Jan 2006 GT40: Norwell, Mass. USA
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Marcus, if you are really stuck for doors and sils. I have some.
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08-17-07, 09:47 PM
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#37 (permalink)
| | Scott Calabro Supporting Vendor
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New England GT40: TS40 # 875
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Hi Marcus,
I must be losing my eyesight in my old age as it appears that your friend Darren's tub has a mistake. In the top picture of frame #25 the outboard most lightning hole looks as if it is dimpled 180 deg. out. Like it is fouling (chaffing) on the front bulkhead. Should that particular lightning hole have been dimpled in the same direction (fwd), as the other two inboard of it?
Its late and I have been crawling around airplanes since early this morning, so excuse me if I'm mistaken!
It will be interesting to note the sale price of SL76/147, as this will be at least some indication of the value of what you will accomplish in the end!
Regards,
Scott | |
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08-17-07, 09:55 PM
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#38 (permalink)
| | jac mac 10 tenths 
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gore N.Z.
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Get some sleep & have another look Scott, there is a tube behind that opening for the steering column to pass thru.
Jac Mac | |
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08-18-07, 01:26 AM
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#39 (permalink)
| | marcus Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Germany GT40: LolaT70 project
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5150
I must be losing my eyesight in my old age as it appears that your friend Darren's tub has a mistake. In the top picture of frame #25 the outboard most lightning hole looks as if it is dimpled 180 deg. out. Like it is fouling (chaffing) on the front bulkhead. Should that particular lightning hole have been dimpled in the same direction (fwd), as the other two inboard of it?
Regards,
Scott |
Scott,
for having had such a long day you´ve still got very sharp eyes...
The backward flaring of the outer hole is correct while the other holes of the front upper bulkhead are flared forward.
Best,
Marcus | |
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