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This is based on the Airfix kit. A Scalextric F*!d Escort chassis was to be used even though the wheel base was wrong but being my first attempt at a conversion I never plucked up courage to cut it. Needing larger wheels and tyres a visit to the local Scalextric dealer lead me to believe that F1 type rear wheels were my only option. Knowing that the Porsche 911 also used these sized tyres I waited until I could obtain such a car. When I did I was pleased to find that the Porsche's wheel base was just right for the B. Minor modifications were made to the chassis to allow the body to clip on. |
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Not liking the F1 type wheels I came across the wheels on the model in a spares pack and although they are a little smaller than I would have liked I thought they looked like a set of alloys a boy racer would buy for this type of car. I have since been told that the wheels come from the Ferrari F10 (A boy racer with little taste then!).
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The driver figure from the Escort was used with a full tonneau cover over the passenger side. Rather than risk damage to the kits windscreen a folded flat "Brooklands" type screen was fitted for the driver. |
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The axles still need to be trimmed a little as the wheels stick out too much particularly at the back where the tyres are not standard for the wheels and are a mm or 2 wider than the those at the front. I made the tyre change as I found it handled better with this combination. The paint work is based on a number of MGB works cars from the 1960's. I don't like the windscreen and will replace at some time with a more accurate looking one.
The car is now undergoing some modifications using the minilite wheels and Brooklands screen from a Caterham 7. The pictures will be revised when the project is finished. |
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